I'm a RN supervisor working in a subacute/rehab facility. There was an incident a few weeks ago involving one of our residents which resulted in injury. The attending nurse on duty was an LPN. Obviously for confidentiality reasons i am not able to give details regarding the incident and case .
I have been notified the family is taking legal action against our facility. Since i was the supervising RN on duty and the immediate nurse was an LPN, i am aware legally i am responsible for the care and treatment of this resident. So obviously I am very concerned this may implicate me in the law suit, although to my knowledge I am not being named in the suit and it is only against my facility.
I was wondering if anyone had any advice what i could expect from this? What would a worst case outcome be? If this case goes to court, would i have to appear in court? Would they take action against my license? Can this jeopardize my future in nursing?
Any feedback you can give me regarding what to expect would be welcomed.
