A Guest post from Robert Hauser… All medical professionals should have a good malpractice policy in place, including nurses. A lot of nurses think they are immune from malpractice claims; after all, it is doctors who are most commonly sued, right? Unfortunately, this is not the case. Nurses can be sued for malpractice as well, and a nurse who is not protected by a nursing liability insurance policy is in danger of losing his or her career and even being forced into bankruptcy. Malpractice is defined as damage or injury to a patient that is the result of misconduct, negligence or breach of duty on the part of a professional…