Legal Nursing

Legal nursing
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• Identify the research problem.
Negligence claims against nursing homes was a significant problem between 1998 and 2010 when the study was conducted. The researchers wanted to determine the effects of litigation on healthcare quality.
• Identify the research purpose.
To investigate whether litigation increases or decreases health care quality
• Summarize the review of the literature.
The tort system is created to deter people from repeating certain behaviors. It is therefore established to better the quality and safety of healthcare. However, the effectiveness of the tort system is debatable. Past studies that model the impact of negligence litigation were ecologic.
• Identify the nursing framework.
The article did not mention any nursing framework used.
• Identify the research questions and hypotheses.
Hypothesis: litigation leads to improved health quality
Research question: What is the effect of litigation costs on the quality of care delivered in nursing homes?
• Identify the variables.
Independent variable: litigation
Dependent variable: healthcare quality
• Identify and discuss the appropriateness of the design.
A longitudinal research design was used. It was appropriate as the data results needed to be matched to determine their similarity and differences.
• Discuss the validity of the research.
The research was vital since litigation claim…