They will not cover you. The only cover from the day the policy is implemented forward; claims are not retroactive.
I have never had a complaint, but twice have had the threat of one...one I...
Jory replied to NurseyNurseNursey's topic in General Nursing
Nope...all you are doing is documenting. Employment records will show you work in quality and not bedside and never examined the patient. Yes, you are over-thinking it
A feeding tube defeats the purpose of hospice and is an artificial sustainment of life unless, the patient had a medical reason, can ask for it, etc. Our hunger naturally goes away as we move through...
Sorry if this is harsh, but you felt your patients was safer with LESS staff than with you there? How did that benefit the patient? If they report it to the state, you could be in
I am not an FNP, but just wanted to ask this out of curiosity. When you graduate from FNP school, is there a time limit where you can take the exam? Like 1 year, 2 years, 3 years? Or is there no end...
This shouldn't even be up for debate. The dean needs to know about it because the professors have made it clear that they have a problem with minority students. I'm sorry, that is racist and there is...
You don't need a legal expert, all you need is to go to your BON website and see what reasons the BON are sanctioning licenses. In the example you gave, you don't need to go into that much detail b/c...
As a midwife, hysterectomies are rarely "recommended" for endometriosis anymore. In fact, it's a lazy providers way of dismissing the patient. A hysterectomy doesn't necessarily solve the problem as...
It's a dumb move. Yes, it's fun while it lasts, but once things go south you have to still work with that person. Let's say you are the one that got dumped? How would you feel if you had to show...
Jory replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical Care
I have a massive question...why was the placenta manually removed at all? That is very important because the overwhelming majority of PPHs are preventable and caused my mismanagement of third stage...
When you say, "You didn't package them properly", HOW did you transport them. Rule #1 in transporting medication is seeing if the medication requires refrigeration.
If you took them out of...
You don't get that choice as a nurse and the law doesn't require you to act as a police investigator. The only requirement for mandated reporting is "reasonable suspicion".
The last time this...