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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, 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, 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, 2017Was the Nurse Professionally Negligent When Ambulating This Patient?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - November 1, 2017 In accordance with a physician’s order, it is necessary that a patient get...
Nancy Brent November 1, 2017Was the Nurse’s Conduct in Ordering Seclusion and Restraint Professionally Negligent?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - October 16, 2017 In the September 6th, 2017 Bulletin, I wrote about a case where a...
Nancy Brent October 16, 2017What is Unprofessional Conduct in Nursing?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - October 6, 2017 Nurse practice acts list unprofessional conduct as one of the bases a board...
Nancy Brent October 9, 2017