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Might You or Your Employer Be Liable if a Patient Signs Out Against Medical Advice (AMA)?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin – May 1, 2018 One of the recurring questions I have been asked during my years of...
Nancy Brent May 1, 2018Nursing Assistant’s Conduct Found To Be Criminal
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - March 15, 2018 Nurse Assistants are often utilized in health care facilities, especially in long-term care. ...
Nancy Brent March 15, 2018Nursing Staff’s Professional Negligence Causes Death of Patient
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - March 1, 2018 Lloyd Thomas, seventy-one, underwent bypass surgery and was hospitalized for eighty-four days after...
Nancy Brent March 1, 2018Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and/or Neglect: A Liability Concern?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - February 15, 2018 As you are hopefully aware, nurses are among the health care providers who...
Nancy Brent February 15, 2018Are There Limits to a Nurse’s Duty to Advocate for Patients?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - December 15, 2017 In the following case1, an LPN and a charge nurse’s attempted management of...
Nancy Brent December 15, 2017Real Time Disciplinary Actions Against Registered Nurses for Professional Misconduct
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - November 15, 2017 In my October 6, 2017 Bulletin, I reported a case of a nurse...
Nancy Brent November 15, 2017