I’m sure you’ve read in the media or on my blog about Nurse RaDonda Vaught who has been charged with reckless homicide for an inadvertent medication error. In a news article released by hospitalwatchdog.org, they described what Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) did not do that could have prevented this tragic incident. Whenever the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services investigates, they prepare a deficiency report. When a deficiency report is received by a facility, … [Read more...]
He Said, She Said … Who Do You Believe?
One of the hardest things about representing a nurse before the Board is that anyone can make an allegation against the nurse and report it. Many times, these can be a “he said … she said” situation. “The nurse gave me only 1 type of codone instead of 2!” “The nurse held my arms so tight; I got a bruise!” “The nurse took money from my wallet!” And the list goes on and on. It is so sad that these allegations are made and the ones in the previous paragraph are just from … [Read more...]
Nurses, Cameras and Privacy
These days cameras are everywhere. In fact, in the United Kingdom, any person can be seen on camera at least 300 times every day as the devices are everywhere. Every time you’re on the street, every time you enter a store, restaurant or bank, drive into a public garage … anywhere and everywhere the chances are likely that a camera is looking at you. And now they are making their way into hospitals around the world. A recent case in San Diego against Sharp … [Read more...]
Know Your Professional Boundaries
When I was practicing years ago, there were no rules regarding professional boundaries. I took care of people in the community where I lived and everyone knew each other. When I would run into them at the grocery store or the mall, I would always say “hi!” Some of my colleagues even went to former patient’s houses for meals or holidays. Nowadays there are rules regarding professional boundaries. As much as we would like rebel against these rules, they really are designed to protect … [Read more...]
An Unusual Nursing Board Case
After getting an unfavorable Nursing Board decision, it is unusual for a nurse to appeal the matter to a court. It is even more unusual for such an appeal to make it all the way to the state Supreme Court. However, Appellants Christine Mulry Francis and Angela L. Caldwell DeBenedictis did just that. The facts of this case are very interesting. Nurses Francis and DeBenedictis were employed in supervisory roles in a Delaware correctional facility where a patient … [Read more...]
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