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Did the nursing faculty at this private university unfairly dismiss the student from the program?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - June 2024 Faculty in school of nursing education programs are required to adhere to their adopted...
Nancy Brent June 5, 2024
Board of Nursing Determines Licensed Nurse Aide’s (LNA) Professional Misconduct Requires Discipline
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - April 2024 Licensed (or certified) nurse’s aides are legally required to conduct themselves professionally. This includes...
Nancy Brent April 2, 2024
CAN A REGISTERED NURSE BE AN EXPERT WITNESS IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST A NURSE PRACTITIONER?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - July 2023 You may have heard the saying that a professional negligence suit involving health care...
Nancy Brent July 12, 2023
NURSE PRACTITIONER MISDIAGNOSES CANCEROUS BREAST LUMP AS A BENIGN FIBROCYSTIC LUMP
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - July 2023 The 2022 Pennsylvania case, Downes v. Eileen Carpenter, CRNP et al, received national attention...
Nancy Brent
CAN A STATE BOARD OF NURSING DISCIPLINE AN APRN FOR CONDUCT RELATING TO COVID-19?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - July 2023 As you know too well, the COVID-19 epidemic has had far-reaching effects upon your...
Nancy Brent
CAN YOU USE THE TITLE “DR.” AFTER EARNING A DOCTOR OF NURSING DEGREE?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - July 2023 Doctoral-prepared nurses are on the rise. From 2014-2018, for example, the numbers almost doubled,...
Nancy Brent