EdieBrous BSN, MSN

EdieBrous has 48 years experience as a BSN, MSN and specializes in Nurse Attorney.

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1. accused of plagiarism

   EdieBrous replied to megan morin's topic in General Nursing

   Copy & paste or cut & paste does create potential legal, clinical, and reimbursement problems. The better practice is to refer to the previous note and just say "no changes from" or "as above." Cloned notes can look like falsified document...

2. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Actually you did, but whatever. Just trying to be constructive rather than argumentative. Take care.

3. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Again, missing the point. She needs to be held accountable. Not debating that. But don't stop there. Look at lurking dangers the investigation discovered and take steps to prevent the next horrible death that is waiting to happen as well. It is ...

4. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Again, it is very simple to think the problem is fixed by blaming her alone. People proofing just means redundancies are built into processes so when human error does occur, there are protective mechanisms in place to prevent harm. We used to keep ...

5. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I think you are missing the point. People were asking what happened to the hospital and I was providing that information. The system didn't make a med error - a person did. But she didn't make that mistake in a vacuum. It isn't either/or. Blaming...

6. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   For those of you asking about the system errors, you can read the 105 PAGE corrective action plan CMS put in place for Vanderbilt when it found that the HOSPITAL placed patients in a serious and immediate threat. https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...

7. Need Advice Regarding Complaint to BON

   EdieBrous replied to 1288's topic in General Nursing

   Whatever, not sure where the hostility is coming from. I was just clarifying things - sorry you take such exception to that. I completely agree with you that she is canned because travelers/agency nurses etc. are always thrown under the bus and tha...

8. Need Advice Regarding Complaint to BON

   EdieBrous replied to 1288's topic in General Nursing

   There might very well be more to come, but, again, the point is that the family will not get money from a nursing board complaint which is what she was writing about. And again, it is more likely that the hospital reported her to the board than the f...

9. Need Advice Regarding Complaint to BON

   EdieBrous replied to 1288's topic in General Nursing

   Not sure what "We shall see" means - am just explaining that families/patients don't make money with nursing board complaints and reports to the nursing board are much more likely to be made by an employer than by a patient. Those are just facts, yo...

10. Need Advice Regarding Complaint to BON

    EdieBrous replied to 1288's topic in General Nursing

    "Patient is fine. Family wants money. " There is no indication that there was a lawsuit - only a nursing board complaint. There is no money in that for a family. Most complaints about nurses to the board are made by employers, not families. An...

11. Is it worth becoming an NP at 45 years of age?

    EdieBrous replied to Sage1's topic in NP

    It's absolutely worth it unless you plan to retire at age 46.

12. How do BON investigations work?

    EdieBrous replied to ScaredCat's topic in Criminal

    Get the opinion of a licensure defense lawyer in your state. There are advantages and disadvantages in resigning vs. being terminated. And you should be represented, or at least advised, before reporting anything to the BON.

13. How do I write a personal letter to the Board?

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    It is very easy to make statements against your interest without realizing it. Get advice from an attorney who represents nurses before the board in your state before submitting anything.

14. Malpractice Insurance for Nurses on Probation

    EdieBrous replied to blackpear1981-MSN's topic in Recovery

    Rates are not higher for individuals. Professional liability insurance is not like car insurance where individual rates go up after a claim. Rates go up across the board when total costs incurred are higher. The insurer will advise you that any po...

15. Should Male Nurse Work In L&D?

    EdieBrous replied to Apotheosis's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your retirement. If your stats are correct, that means 48% of OB/GYNs are male. They can't stay in business without patients so it doesn't make sense that "most" women no longer go to male OB/GYNs. The number of graduates also doesn't ...