A Nurse Has Missed 10 Days of Work While Involved

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse has missed 10 days of work while involved as a defendant in a malpractice lawsuit. Must the hospital where this nurse is employed and that was also named in the suit pay the nurse for those days?

• A) In most cases, the hospital is only required to pay the nurse for one-half of time missed.
• B) No, since the nurse caused the lawsuit to be filed, the hospital has no responsibility for pay.
• C) Yes, the hospital is always responsible for expenses associated with work whether or not the expenses are related to a lawsuit.
• D) Not necessarily, it depends upon the hospital's insurance policy and what it covers.

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