 As a licensed nurse, you are trained to follow orders and document your actions. However, in some circumstances, you may be asked to do something outside your nursing scope of practice. For example, have you ever had a supervisor say, âJust write an order for that.⯠We always do that to help out the physiciansâ? In that situation, your supervisor has put you between a rock and a hard place.⯠They are telling you one thing but your gut is saying, âHey!⯠Wait a minute!⯠I donât have an … [Read more...]
What is Happening with the Nursing Boards During Covid?
As a member and president elect of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA.org), I have relationships with many nurse attorneys who practice before the various nursing boards throughout the country. Â In Indiana, where my office is located, the Board has filed very few cases against nurses so far and we had our first virtual hearing this week. Â Each state has taken a different approach on how to handle their cases against nurses. Â I did an informal survey and the answers were quite … [Read more...]
Privacy Is Everything
This past week, a Maryville, Tennessee, nurse was fired for allegedly posting racist and violent messages through her Facebook account. It was later learned that she could not have made the comments because hospital security footage showed that she was in a patientâs room at the approximate time the comments were made. Then it was learned that the horrible posts were composed by her fiancĂ© on her social media account. He even went to the hospital to tell officials that it was he rather … [Read more...]
Interview with Criminal Defense Attorney, Marc Lopez of Marc Lopez Law
Lorie Brown, R.N., M.N., J.D. interviews Criminal Defense Attorney, Marc Lopez, J.D. of Marc Lopez Law - www.MarcLopezLaw.com. The discussion includes what happens when the quarantine is lifted, the possibility of having a higher tolerance due to drinking during the stay-at-home orders, DUI/OWI, and protecting your nursing license and professional healthcare license. … [Read more...]
Nurse-Attorneys? Yes. Lawyers Are Donning Scrubs Again to Help Battle COVID-19
âNursing is in your DNA. Weâre called to serve,â said Lorie Brown, the president-elect of the nurse-attorney association. Brown, who works as a nurse-attorney at Brown Law Office in Indianapolis, couldnât leave her law practice to go back to nursing. But she did devote time preparing a guide about self-care and mental health for nurses, covering such things as mindfulness, meditation and yoga. [Read Full Article] … [Read more...]
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