For this week assignment, write a 1500-word essay addressing each of the following points/questions.

Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 9 (Guido, p. 185-186).
Did the lack of documentation in the admitting nurse's assessment and notes affect the ultimate outcome of this case?
Was there negligence on the part of the nursing staff in the care of this patient?
What could the nurse have done differently to facilitate a different outcome in this case?
How would you decide this case?

Using the sample professional liability insurance policy (Guido, p. 193-194), locate the various provisions:
Limits of liability
Declarations
Deductibles
Exclusions
Reservation of rights
Covered injuries
Defense costs
Coverage conditions and supplementary payments
Did you have difficulty finding some of the sections? Would this be a policy that you would consider purchasing for your own liability coverage? Why or why not?

Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 10 (Guido, p. 198)
What provisions of an insurance policy would you consult to determine if an insurance company should pay such a claim, and what would the limits of the liability be?
Is the nursing home insurance company correct in saying that this is a professional judgment issue?
Which insurance company (the nursing home's or that of the administrator of the nursing home, assuming she has coverage) should pay the court-ordered judgment?
How would you decide the case?
Please combine all of these responses into a single Microsoft Word document for submission.  Submit only completed assignments (not partial or "draft" assignments). Be thorough in your responses to adequately address all aspects of each question.
Submit only the assignments corresponding to the module in this section.

Assignment Expectations
Length: 1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the assignment number (for example, “RHall Assignment 1.docx”)

Chapter 9 case study:
Jimmy, a 15-year-old Floridian, had undergone two liver transplants. An only child, he lived with his mother, a single parent. He was prescribed immunosuppressant drugs that caused severe debilitating side effects in an attempt to prevent his body from rejecting the second liver transplant. Understanding that his life expectancy was limited and that the medications were causing the debilitating side effects, Jimmy elected to stop taking the immunosuppressive medications. When his attending physicians discovered that he was no longer taking the prescribed medications, they instituted court proceedings against his mother for child endangerment. Jimmy was readmitted to the hospital at the same time in an attempt to ensure that he restarted the immunosuppressive mediations.

A juvenile court judge held separate meetings with Jimmy, his mother, and the health care team in an attempt to resolve the issue. His mother, at her meeting with the judge, expressed anguish as she felt that not taking the medications would hasten her son’s death, but she was also resolved to the fact that she felt he was mature enough to fully understand the consequences of his non-actions. Jimmy assured the judge that he understood the consequences of his non-actions, but he was tired of taking medications that merely increased his pain and suffering and wanted, as stated in his final comment, “some time to be free of pain. I am going to die anyway.” The health care team were unable to assure the judge that taking the medications would greatly increase Jimmy’s longevity.

Case study chapter 10
The elderly patient resided in a nursing home for almost a year before she died at the hospital. She had been hospitalized for six days, with admitting diagnoses of gram negative septicemia, gram negative sepsis, and acute myeloid leukemia. Also, discovered on admission to the hospital was a necrotic Stage III pressure ulcer on her coccyx, which was nowhere documented in the clinical records from the nursing home. A review of the nursing progress notes was silent regarding any specialized mattress or other comfort devices used for this patient.

The family sued on behalf of the patient, alleging that the patient’s demise from leukemia was linked to the negligence of the care that the patient had received in the nursing facility. The defense lawyer for the facility denied any negligence in the cause of the patient’s death.

A continued figure shows a sample professional liability insurance policy.