Re: Should a Risk manager who is a nurse also perform direct patient care Originally Posted by christyPI71 
The reason I had asked is there was possible occurence in the ED and it was her patient and she didn't want to write it up. I guess the way I looked at it was if you are doing patient care and something happens you won't want to critique yourself.
When I answered your original post, I wondered if that was the issue.
When she works as a staff nurse, I assume she is under the "supervision", although probably not directly, of the ER nurse manager, charge nurse, nurse educator or CNS. I would expect one or more of those people to address her on any issue of quality of care or nursing judgement. It seems odd that an experienced Risk Manager would shy away from an incident report, since she should be well-versed on the concept that they are intended for identifying problems, learning, and protecting the interests of the institution, and not for disciplinary purposes.
It makes me wonder just how far out of the norm her "incident" was, and whether she has the skills and experience necessary to work independently in the ER.
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