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May 20, 2009 10:43 AM

Malpractice Insurance


As a new CNA my friend and I were wondering, can a CNA carry malpractice Insurance? I've heard that LPN/LVN's and RN's do but never heard anything mentioned about CNA's. Thanks


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from fuzzywuzzy
Old May 20, 2009, 11:58 AM

Default Re: Malpractice Insurance
Do we really need that? We don't have licenses. We don't pass meds or do invasive procedures, or anything else that puts someone's life or death in our hands- how much damage could you do? I mean I guess you could drop someone, causing them to break a hip, which ultimately leads to their death. Or you could see someone choking to death and ignore it. But that's pretty far-fetched, and ultimately it would technically be the responsibility of the nurses, since we work under their supervision. That would be horrible if a nurse got sued for something a CNA did or didn't do, but it does explain why we don't need insurance.
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