“Even listing a patient’s initials can be too much information, said Lorie Brown, RN, MN, JD, a nurse attorney and owner of Brown Law Office in Indiana”…[Read Full Article]
How Nurses Can Advocate for Their Patients
“Advocating for patients is within [nursing’s] mission,” according to Susan Perkins, MSN, a nurse practice consultant who teaches in the nursing program at the University of Phoenix® Main Campus. She stresses that nurses should ask patients open questions to help determine their specific needs, and then go to bat for them when necessary. But sometimes, circumstances can make patient advocacy difficult, says Lorie Brown, JD, a registered nurse and practicing attorney specializing in health … [Read Full Article]
5 Tools to Protect Your Nursing License and Your Livelihood
Over the past 20 years, I’ve represented more than 300healthcare providers before the various licensing boards. I’ve seen nurses accused of practicing medicine without a license for misunderstanding the dosage, nurses accused of neglect for failing to answer another nurse’s patient’s alarm like when the other nurse said she would answer it, and nurses accused of abuse for removing a patient’s hand off a foley catheter as the patient was trying to yank it out.…[entire article ]
MTV’s Scrubbing “Hurts Perception of Nursing”
You play the role of the nurturing caretaker and fearless problem-solver in your everyday life. Whether it’s with your children, your coworkers, or your friends, people often turn to you for both advice and for comfort. You’regret at putting the needs of others above your own…[Read Full Article]
How to Get a Nurse Job After Being Fired
“Absolutely you can get another job,” says Lorie A. Brown, RN, MN, JD, an Indianapolis nurse and attorney who represents nurses before state licensing boards. “It’s all how you present yourself as a conscientious professional and being proactive.”…[Read Full Article]
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