Dickerson v. District of Columbia Archives

20 Jun 2018 | Crystal S. Deese

Nurses Qualify to Testify about Causation

In Frausto v. Yakima HMA, LLC, 393 P.3d 776 (Wash. 2017) the court held that an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) could qualify to provide causation testimony in a pressure ulcer case. The court based its holding, at least in part, on the Washington state statute empowering ARNPs to diagnose illnesses. The court noted that a majority of ... Read More

TAGGED: Frausto v. Yakima HMA LLC, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Bush v. Thoratec Corp, District of Columbia Nurse Practitioner Act, Dickerson v. District of Columbia