Gain an understanding of the medical aspects of nursing home care and the proper procedures of caring for patients. An emphasis on the legal aspects of neglect and abuse. Click on the book title for more information

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Each chapter in this highly praised book has been revised and updated and new chapters have been added to cover more issues in nursing home litigation. It is an excellent reference for attorneys and others involved with nursing home litigation, with perspectives from experienced attorneys, physicians, nursing consultants, pharmacists, and nursing home specialists. The four sections of the book discuss legal strategies used during investigation and pretrial preparation,liability issues in the nursing home setting, common allegations that occur in nursing home cases, and defense strategies for nursing home cases. Click on the book title for more information

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Learn what to look for when choosing a nursing home, how to communicate with the attending physician, key points when monitoring care, and which questions to ask along the way. Be the vital link to overseeing quality care for a relative involving dozens of professionals to whom access is often difficult and where frustration can be a daily occurrence. Ongoing oversight, constructive comments, and appropriate interventions can make a dramatic improvement in the care a loved one receives. Click on the book title for more information

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Written for the healthcare professional, claims adjuster and trial attorney, this book provides detailed information on how to analyze pain and suffering cases. You will read chapters written by legal nurse consultants, physicians and attorneys and see how pain and suffering patients and cases are viewed and treated on all sides. Each section of this valuable text is designed to fully explain each aspect of this hot topic in health care. The authors teach to you how to understand medical records and commonly used pain assessment tools. You will then focus on high-risk populations, pain and suffering in children, and cancer pain. The last section is dedicated to your presentation of pain and suffering cases in the courtroom. By combining the clinical information in the first two sections with the legal strategies in the last section, this book becomes a must read for any attorney litigating medical, nursing, or nursing home negligence cases. Click on the book title for more information

Use this book to answer your questions on how to determine fault and liability between the plaintiff and the defendant in a slip and fall case, applying the traditional premises liability model. With the very useful Fall Prevention Manual that is included, you will find potential trouble areas around a building before an accident occurs. This book also covers background information on the mechanics of falls as well as environments, human, and medical factors involoved in falls. Click on the book title for more information

This easy-to-follow book is one of the most complete of its kind. It is divided, for ease of use, into four sections concerning different aspects of drug injury. Part I details the pharmaceutical process, covering liability of pharmaceutical companies, warning labels and clinical trials. Part II examines high-risk drug therapies that result in pharmaceutical litigation. Part III details the role of the professional pharmacist and related malpractice claims. Finally, Part IV covers forensic and toxicological issues, particularly recreational drugs, drug testing, and pain equipotency. You’ll find this text indispensable for the comprehensive information it provides on the pharmaceutical industry. Click on the book title for more information.

Guide for Assessing Hospital Liability examines legal challenges confronting hospitals, provides insight into basic hospital organization and governance, and recommends practical strategies for comprehensive assessment of hospital liability, risk, vulnerability or responsibility. No other book presents such a straightforward discussion of how hospitals actually work or should work, in such an easily understood manner, regardless of experience, exposure or expertise. Author Pat Cornelison (d. 2009), a former hospital CEO and current management and forensic consultant, offers an insider’s view, with the knowledge and understanding required to provide effective strategies for those investigating, prosecuting or defending hospital liability cases.