Are There Limits to a Nurse’s Duty to Advocate for Patients?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - December 15, 2017 In the following case1, an LPN and a charge nurse’s attempted management of...
Nancy Brent December 15, 2017
Patient Access to Treatment Records
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - December 2017 While mental health treatment records are owned by the practitioner (assuming a private practitioner/sole...
Richard Leslie December 1, 2017
Injury from Swinging Kettlebell Results in Suit Which Withstands Summary Judgment Motion
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - December 2017 In a case from New York,[1] the plaintiff was injured when he was struck...
David Herbert December 1, 2017Effective Communication Among Team Members Essential in Avoiding Patient Injury or Death
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - December 1, 2017 Effective communication among nursing staff and other caregivers on the patient care team...
Nancy Brent December 1, 2017Cyber Liability: Laptop Theft and Other PHI Breach Risks
Published November 22, 2017 Cyber risk: we've all heard about it. It's making headlines nationwide with large companies such as...
CPH Insurance November 22, 2017Real Time Disciplinary Actions Against Registered Nurses for Professional Misconduct
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - November 15, 2017 In my October 6, 2017 Bulletin, I reported a case of a nurse...
Nancy Brent November 15, 2017