I used Nurses Services Organization. NSO. I retired more than ten years ago, but the last time I renewed my policy the number was 1-800-247-1500. There may be other companies that offer malpractice...
Perhaps, perhaps not. It did save her one more worry, and she gave up the profession just due to the stress of having the threat of the suit. Criticize her, if you will, but none of us know what we...
The only nurse, whom I know, and was sued, along with the hospital did have her own liability/malpractice insurance. Doctors and other nurses were mentioned in the suit, too. Sadly, she left the...
Great advice. In 1955 when I was a nursing student, and later as a new RN, no RN carried her/his own malpractice insurance. Nurses were rarely, if ever, sued. Today our entire society has become more...
I wondered the exact same thing. Know that a lot of folks will post and never look at the discussion again, I googled HIM. It means Health Information Management. The next post has CDI. Again,...
Was this doctor a hospitalist? If so, yes, I can understand why his contract was terminated. If he was in private practice, with admitting privileges, and thus bringing money into the hospital's...
Chacha has given the poster excellent advice. Check the job postings in your own facility. Ask friends, network among those whom you know, in other areas. I was able to transition into a patient...
Beth is absolutely correct. Nursing offers so many options other than in clinical areas.
I, too, felt burned out and had the opportunity to parley my knowledge into the area of patient education....
When the discouraged student passes her boards, she may not find the position that she for which she is satisfied, but she will find employment. The best part of a profession, such as nursing, is that...
(Quote) What would be the benefit of admitting an adult parent to a pediatric unit simply because there is no adult present to care for an otherwise well child Most of the Pedi Units, in my area, are...
The RN on the Ortho Unit mentioned that, in an emergency, she could have obtained diapers from the hospital's Pediatric Unit. I was wondering why the mom and babe were not admitted to the Peds Unit?...
I can understand why you might have been reluctant to take a postpartum mom and baby on an adult Ortho Unit. At our hospital, it was not unusual to have a postpartum patient be readmitted due to her...
It sounds as if that place might have resembled "Snake Pit," or the facility from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." On the serious side the situation is dangerous for the overburdened staff and their...