Professional Liability Insurer Section Nurses Protection Group Patient Compensation Fund Unable to Collect from Nurses Professional Liability Insurer Patient's Comp. Fund v Lutheran Hosp. Please contact us if you wish to reproduce our content for your newsletter, seminar or journal.
Nurses frequently question the logic of having their own personal liability insurance coverage.
A common misconception is that it will make them more likely to be named in a lawsuit. The fund then attempted unsuccessfully to recover from the Nurse and her policy. The patient was admitted preoperatively for ureteral stenosis. Following surgery, the physician would order Morphine Sulfate and Belladonna suppositories for postoperative pain and to prevent bladder spasms. It promotes analgesia, euphoria, and respiratory and physical depression.