How likely is to sue nurses?

The nurse can be sued as an individual.

OOOOHHHHH yes, the nurse can be named individually in a lawsuit, and sued separately from the hospital.

Well what if the nurse did it accidentally, and not intentionally? That seems like a lot of pressure for the nurses then. I am not saying that nurses should be careless, but sometimes miscommunication occurs between nurses, etc.

Not a pediatric nurse by any means however, to my knowledge, pediatric dosing (particularly infants) is a big deal with no room for error. So a case for negligence would exist where due diligence can be shown to be the norm otherwise.

On the larger scheme of things regarding nurse culpability and discipline in general. If you look at what nurses are actually disciplined for to the point of suspension and or revocation, by far the largest percentage of infractions are due to substance abuse issues.

most nursing discipline handed out is for drug abuse/diversion occurrences.

What do you mean by "drug abuse/diversion occurrences"?

Thanks for replying everyone!

So is that why during nursing school and mind you I'm just a LPN our instructors said things can go wrong and to think about malpractice insurance so just in case something happens your covered. They couldn't say much about the Nursing License if something bad was to happen that's up to the board and whoever else but at least you won't on the streets. These are my thoughts use them as you wish..Anthony

It is POSSIBLE, but very unlikely. Folks go after the real money - which is hospitals and doctors.

Oh right, malpractice insurance. Forgot about that.

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When someone sues the hospital, about how many cases are successful? Does anyone know a recent statistic? I am just curious...