What is an “Unresonable and Foreseeable Risk of Harm” to a Patient
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - November 2013 You may remember that in one of the earliest Bulletins, I wrote about professional...
Nancy Brent November 1, 2013Nurses and Mandatory Reporting Laws
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - April 2013 Federal and state laws require that certain individuals, particularly those who work in health...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2013Happy Nurses Week!
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - May 2013 May 6-13, 2013 is National Nurses Week. This year’s theme is “Delivering Quality and...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2013What are the Defenses to Allegations of Assault and Battery?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - February 2013 When a patient alleges that you committed an assault or a battery against him...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2013What is Informed Consent for a Surgical Procedure and was it Obtained?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - October 2013 In Miller v. Markowitz, Dalecki and Memorial Hospital For Cancer & Allied Disease 1,...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2013Are You at Risk for an Allegation of Patient Abandonment?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - October 1, 2013 Many nurses are concerned about patient care situations that may result in an...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2013