A nurse has missed 10 days of work while involved as a defendant in a malpractice lawsuit. Must the hospital where this nurse is employed and that was also named in the suit pay the nurse for those days?

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Rationale 1: There is no standard by which the hospital must pay the nurse for one-half time.
Rationale 2: The fact that the nurse did or did not "cause" the lawsuit to be filed is not pertinent to whether the hospital will pay this nurse.
Rationale 3: The hospital is not necessarily responsible for these expenses.
Rationale 4: Most hospital insurance policies do not have supplementary payments for the nurse-defendant. This means that if the nurse incurs additional expenses in investigating the claim or loses days of work defending the claim, the nurse must cover those expenses out of pocket. However, some policies do have this coverage, so this is the most accurate answer.

A Nurse Has Missed 10 Days of Work While Involved