āShould I carry my own malpractice insurance?ā Thatās a question I hear quite a lot. As an employee, your employer is responsible for your actions as long as you are acting within the scope of your responsibilities. If you do something that is clearly outside that scope, your employer will not cover you. Some extreme examples are having inappropriate relations with a patient, purposefully injuring a patient or practicing medicine without a license. Choosing to have your own malpractice … [Read more...]
Interviews With Lorie + Renee Thompson About Nurse Bullying
This first video is me interviewing Renee about what is bullying and what can be done about it. This second video is Renee interviewing me about the legal aspects of bullying and what we can do in negative employment situations. … [Read more...]
No Longer A Job For Life!
In the time when I was growing up, the goal of my parentsā generation was to get a job and stay there for life. It would be a job for which you could contribute to a retirement so that someday you would be able to retire. So, when I got out of nursing school, it became my goal to find that job for life! I knew I wanted to continue my education but always believed I would be working at the same facility and move up the ladder. However, as we have all come to realize, the culture has changed. … [Read more...]
Friend Or Foe
When Sarah arrived home after working the evening shift at an extended-care facility, she found a white envelope from her State Attorney Generalās office in the mail. To her dismay she learned that her prior employer had file a complaint against herā¦[entire article ] … [Read more...]
Nursing Care Malpractice Part One
We all make mistakes just because we are human beings.However, the question is:When does a nursing mistake become malpractice?...[entire article] … [Read more...]
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