The Impact of Negligence Claims on CRNAs: A Qualitative Study.
Adverse events may cause emotional distress among clinicians. Negligence claims compound this stress, leading to emotional effects such as litigation stress syndrome. Repercussions of being named in a claim extend beyond the individual, affecting interpersonal relationships. There is a notable gap i...
| Published in: | AANA Journal Vol. 93; no. 6; pp. 409 - 417 |
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American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Dec2025
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