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INVOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS TO A PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY REQUIRE ADHERENCE TO STATE LAWS GOVERNING THOSE ADMISSIONS
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - September 2026 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing is a specialty of nursing practice that requires not only knowledge...
Nancy Brent September 3, 2026
CAN A STATEMENT TO A NURSE SURROUNDING A DRIVER’S USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BE RELEASED UNDER THE STATE’S WITNESS TESTIMONY STATUTE?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - August 2026 Confidentiality and privacy in health care requires that when a patient shares information with...
Nancy Brent August 5, 2026
Were the CNAs ordinarily negligent or professionally negligent when they transferred a patient who fell when they used a Hoyer lift?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - July 2026 Everyone is required to conduct themselves in a non-negligent manner. In everyday life, if...
Nancy Brent July 8, 2026
WHICH PROFESSIONAL WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PATIENT’S PRESSURE WOUNDS?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - June 2026 Patients often present for care in the ED and hospital setting with pressure wounds....
Nancy Brent June 5, 2026
ETHICS AND LAW IN NURSING-FRIENDS OR FOES? REVISITED DURING NURSES WEEK-2026
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - May 2026 This week, May 6 through May 12, is National Nurses Week. Because of this,...
Nancy Brent May 6, 2026
NURSING STUDENT’S CHALLENGE OF DISMISSAL FROM NURSING PROGRAM UNSUPPORTED
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - February 2026 In my June 2024 post, I discussed the dismissal of a student from a...
Nancy Brent February 5, 2026