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Was This LPN’s Negligence Professional Negligence or Ordinary Negligence?
Professional negligence is a legal principle you are probably familiar with. Nurses are considered professionals in the eyes of the...
Nancy Brent October 1, 2024
DID THIS NURSE PRACTITIONER FAIL TO INSPECT THE REMOVED DRAINAGE TUBE SHE REMOVED AFTER LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY SURGERY?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - August 2024 In this Michigan Court of Appeals decision (Ahern v. Henry Ford Health System, et...
Nancy Brent August 1, 2024
WAS THIS LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE’S DECISION TO TERMINATE AN IV EPIDURAL INFUSION OUTSIDE HER SCOPE OF PRACTICE?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - July 2024 Intrapartum nursing is a challenging and rewarding area of nursing practice. One of the...
Nancy Brent July 8, 2024
DID THE NURSE AND HEALTH CARE TEAM FAIL TO INSTRUCT THIS MOTHER ABOUT SAFE INFANT SLEEPING?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - May 2024 According to a 2022 Technical Report in Pediatrics, The American Academy of Pediatrics indicated...
Nancy Brent May 2, 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