In a poll, one thousand consumers were asked to identify the leading factors behind the rise in health care costs. Sixty percent (60%) of the consumers said that prescription drugs are the leading factor followed by the cost of hospital care (51 %), medical malpractice insurance and lawsuits (48 %), and waste, fraud, and abuse (44 %).

The focus of this test question is medical malpractice lawsuits. A quote on page 161 of the text states, “family members of home health patients tend to be so distressed by the demands and frustrations of trying to provide adequate care that by the time a nurse reaches them, they are grateful for someone to help, so litigation cases against nurses in home health nursing remain low.”

Please read the article titled, “I’m Sorry” posted in the Assignments folder for this week.

Write at least a 2-paragraph explanation of how this practice (allowing


 

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