According to The Doctor’s Company, a medical malpractice insurance company, more and more claims are being filed as a result of Electronic Health Records (EHR). Because of drop down menus and lack of alerts, patients are getting harmed. In one example, a physician intended to order 15mg of Morphine. The drop-down menu gave him the choice of 15mg or 200mg. The physician mistakenly ordered the 200mg. The patient took the 200mg Morphine with Xanax and became somnolent and spent the night in … [Read more...]
Privacy Matters To Patients
I often hear of nurses who made HIPAA violations, none of whom intended to breach privacy but either curiosity or carelessness got the best of them. Here are ten such examples: EMR – If you forget to log out of a computer terminal, someone else can follow you to access anything under you log in. Computers are smart and everything you do on the device can be tracked. Every keystroke you make, every chart you look at, everything! Even if you accidentally pull up a wrong patient’s chart, … [Read more...]
Interview with Yolene Lofton, former nurse and founder of Nurse’s Court
Lorie Brown, R.N., M.N., J.D. interviews Yolene Lofton, former nurse and entrepreneur, about her problems when she had to appear before the Board of Nursing and advice to Nurses that may be going through similar problems. Also, the devastation that losing her nursing license caused and how she was able to find her way back and is now thriving with her businesses, Nurse's Court and Nursing Events Management Production, LLC. Nurse's Court provides support and counseling for Nurses who have to … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Nurse Practitioner License Safe
Recently I attended the Nursing Service Organization Annual Summit where they discussed the results of their annual statistical analysis of claims against nurse practitioners. They look at things such as area of practice, resultant injuries, alleged breaches in the standard of care and on their license protection claims. Here are some of the risk management strategies that they recommended. Professionalism is the key. Nurse practitioners have an amazing way of developing a great rapport … [Read more...]
You’re Always A Nurse
Year after year, nursing is voted as the most trusted profession. And there’s good reason for that because we help people at their most vulnerable times. We are entrusted with their health, their healing and their mental, physical and psychosocial well-being. Historically, nurses were nuns which adds to our trustworthiness and credibility. Anything that you do that could be unbecoming as a nurse, the Board can take action. If you have a criminal matter against you, you must notify the … [Read more...]
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