Abstract
The purpose of this manuscript is to review the past 4 years of malpractice allegations
against nurse practitioners. Specifically, the article covers 5 areas: states with
the highest litigation rates, top 5 allegation groups, specific malpractice allegations,
severity of injury as a result of alleged malpractice, and mechanism of payment. The
data for this study were derived from the National Practitioner Data Bank as of December
2010.
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In compliance with national ethical guidelines, the author reports no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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© 2011 American College of Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
