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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
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
This LPN’s Conduct was Criminal and Breached Professional Boundaries with Her Patients.
One of the obligations a licensed nurse, including an LPN, has is to maintain a therapeutic relationship with clients and...
Nancy Brent September 9, 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