Have you ever had to lawyer up?

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Specializes in LTC.

I'm wondering how many nurses ever had to get a lawyer involved in a personal work situation. I'd love to hear your stories.

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I got legal help when I found out that a former manager who had promised me favorable references was, in fact, sabotaging my future employment. I went to an employment attorney. The other time, the employer provided legal representation to the nurses named, me included, in litigation concerning one of their patients. The attorneys let us know up front, that the representation could end at any time, and it did. I later wished that I had gone with my first inclination to obtain my own attorney. When you pay for your attorney, they are supposed to represent your interests. These attorneys represented my employer's interests only.

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Specializes in Hospice / Psych / RNAC.

Oh yes twice; but a letter of confidentiality was signed barring me from ever revealing anything about the cases. I can say that I won in both cases.

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Specializes in PACU, OR.

Not yet, but I am considering it; not as defense, but as attack. Matters concerning breach of contract.

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Specializes in Med surg, LTC, Administration.
Not yet, but I am considering it; not as defense, but as attack. Matters concerning breach of contract.

Go for it! This is what is needed in nursing, nurses speaking up and making noise. Kudos!

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Specializes in MSP, Informatics.

yep- currently. not patient related, employer related

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Many situations point the way to the importance of having your own representation and since personal is cheap for RNs and pretty affordable for APNS too, no reason to go it alone.

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