Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC
The Pat Iyer Group
softcover, 208 pages
$29.95
About the Book
Falls, pressure sores and IV therapy-related events may lead to high treatment cost, prolonged suffering, and denied reimbursement for hospital care. They may even cause to the patient’s death. Healthcare providers are increasingly aware of the clinical and financial risks. Attorneys are increasingly seeing plaintiffs alleging deviations from the standard of care related to these events. These events often culminate in litigation.
Are you a legal nurse consultant, attorney or clinician? Analyzing Falls, Pressure Sore and IV Therapy Cases was written to help you understand:
- What causes these events
- What are the clinical results or damages
- How these problems are prevented
- How to analyze the liability
The text is chock full of practical wisdom, tips, explanations, and guidance for the analysis of these cases. It builds on the author’s experiences as an expert witness and legal nurse consultant since 1987.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Why Falls Happen
Chapter 2 Injuries From Falls
Chapter 3 Fall Prevention
Chapter 4 Liability for Falls
Chapter 5 Why Pressure Sores Happen
Chapter 6 Pressure Sore Injuries and Treatment
Chapter 7 Pressure Sore Prevention
Chapter 8 Liability for Pressure Sores
Chapter 9 Why Infiltration and Extravasation Happen
Chapter 10 Injuries and Treatment: Infiltration and Extravasation
Chapter 11 Prevention and Early Detection of Infiltration and Extravasation
Chapter 12 Liability for Infiltration and Extravasation
Chapter 13 Why Nerve Injuries from Venipuncture Happen
Chapter 14 Prevention and Liability Analysis of Nerve Injuries
Chapter 15 IV Catheter Embolism and Air Embolism: Causes, Treatment
Chapter 16 Liability for Air Embolism
Chapter 17 IV Catheter Sepsis
Chapter 18 Liability for IV Catheter Infections
$29.95
Pat IYER, MSN RN LNCC is the former president of Med League Support Services, Inc., a company she founded in 1987 and sold in 2015 which provided legal nurse consulting for attorneys at www.medleague.com. She is also President, The Pat Iyer Group, where she helps legal nurse consultants succeed. See the resources for legal nurse consultants at this site www.LNCAcademy.com.
Pat Iyer has been a legal nurse consultant since 1987 when she first began reviewing cases as an expert witness. She achieved national prominence through her texts and many contributions to the legal nurse consulting field. She was the chief editor of Legal Nurse Consulting Principles and Practices, Second Edition, the core curriculum for legal nurse consulting. She completed 5 years on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants including a term as president.
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