Many nurses come to me after being terminated from their position and tell me, āI knew I should have left, but I just didnāt.ā Nurses get into their comfort zones. They become so loyal to their colleagues and patients that they donāt want to leave. However, I always say, āYou can always find another job, but you canāt get another license.ā If you see signs on the wall or get that pain in your stomach that you need to quit ā¦ donāt wait. Your license is too … [Read more...]
10 Mistakes That Will Get You Before the Board of Nursing
Lorie Brown, Nurse Attorney, lists 10 common mistakes that nurses make that will get them before the Board of Nursing. These mistakes you may not know are violations of the Nurse Practice Act. Are you practicing medicine without a license? Are you committing fraud and material misrepresentation? … [Read more...]
Lorie Brown Discusses The 5 Fatal Mistakes That Nurses Make
Lorie Brown discusses the 5 Fatal Mistakes that Nurses make when they appear before the Nursing Board or talk to investigators without legal representation. The Fatal Mistakes include oversharing, not knowing how to object, what evidence you need to present, not knowing or understanding the ramifications of any settlement you agree to, and how to possibly mitigate discipline on your nursing license. … [Read more...]
Lorie Brown Interviews Kathleen Russell of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Lorie Brown, R.N., M.N., J.D. interviews Kathleen Russell, J.D., M.N., R.N., Senior Policy Advisor, Nursing Regulation of the National Counsel of State Boards of Nursing. Some of the topics include their mission and members, their new Welcome to the Nursing Profession Booklet and video, the nurses' license and discipline database, Nursys.com, and the e-Notify service as well as the continuing education courses they provide on www.LearningExt.com. The e-Notify service will notify you in … [Read more...]
Nurse Practitioner Liability
NSO joins up with CNA Insurance Company to publish Claims Analysis for Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.Ā Here, I want to talk about the analysis for Nurse Practitioners. It was determined that 29.4% of the closed claims, meaning medical malpractice cases against Nurse Practitioners, were medication related.Ā The average claim against NPs was in the amount of $240,471, an amount which is interestingly low. Ā Apparently, this is in line with Physician and Physician Assistant payments. In … [Read more...]
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