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CNA IGNORES BOARD OF NURSING NOTICES WITH SERIOUS RESULT
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - April 2025 Certification and licensure as a CNA in the state in which you practice may...
Nancy Brent April 1, 2025
DID THE STATE NURSE PRACTICE ACT REQUIRE A SWORN STATEMENT OF MERIT (AOM) TO BE FILED BEFORE A PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE ACTION AGAINST AN LPN COULD GO FORWARD?
In the state in which this case was filed, an Affidavit of Merit (AOM), a procedural requirement, was required to...
Nancy Brent March 5, 2025
What Caused This Stillborn Death?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - February 2025 In the following 2024 Supreme Court of Alaska case, parents of a stillborn male...
Nancy Brent February 4, 2025
DID THIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM VIOLATE SEVEN NURSING STUDENTS’ RIGHTS?
In my June 2024 blog post, I discussed a case in which a nursing student was dismissed from a private...
Nancy Brent January 2, 2025
This Expert Witness Was Not Qualified To Render An Expert Opinion About Pressure Wounds Development
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - December 2024 Expert witness opinions in any case alleging professional negligence by a nurse or other...
Nancy Brent December 3, 2024
Defamation alleged when physician uncouthly questions RN with Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree using title “Dr.”
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - November 2024 In my blogs, I have mainly discussed cases where an injured patient or a...
Nancy Brent November 5, 2024