Lorie Brown, Nurse Attorney, discusses problems that are the result of a Pyxis audit and how to protect your Nursing License. This includes how it may look like a nurse is diverting medications and making sure you are administering and wasting medication properly so you protect your license. … [Read more...]
They slip, you fall: Have policy and procedures for hazards to avoid accidents, legal grief
"If I were the risk manager, I'd be putting procedures in place" to prevent foreseeable injuries, says Lorie A. Brown, RN, MN, JD, founder of the Brown Law Office P.C. in Indianapolis. "Policies and procedures set the standard of care. Without that, there's no standard. It helps everybody to do the same thing. If you follow the rules and follow the policy, and the standards are reasonable, and are followed, no jury will find you guilty of negligence. If you don't, it's a breach of your duty of … [Read more...]
What You Say Can And Will Be Used Against You, Part II, a/k/a Silence Is Golden
Nurses always want to be helpful and will share with anyone. However, there are some instances where silence is golden! 1. WORK STATEMENT. If your supervisor calls you in wanting you to write a statement, be very careful. Don’t be pressured into writing a statement. Or, if you want time to think about it first, definitely do so. When you are … [Read more...]
The Perils of Travel Nursing
I receive so many calls from travel nurses who either don’t read their contract or don’t negotiate their contract and wind up having issues. So, I thought I would warn you about some of the perils of travel nursing. Keep all Boards apprised of your current address, even if your license is expired in that state. As travel nurses, you probably have licenses in many states. You must keep the Boards apprised of your current address so that if there is a complaint against your license, … [Read more...]
Can A Med Error Result In Criminal Charges?
On December 26, 2017, Charlene Murphey was a patient at Vanderbilt Medical Center where she was being treated for a subdural hematoma. A PET scan was ordered and she was transported to that department where she stated she suffered from claustrophobia and was afraid to have the PET scan. Versed was ordered. Why Versed was ordered is unknown without monitoring. Radonda Vaught, a Tennessee Registered Nurse since 2015 went to the medication dispensary machine to find Versed for the … [Read more...]
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