EdieBrous BSN, MSN

EdieBrous has 49 years experience as a BSN, MSN and specializes in Nurse Attorney.

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1. Could I get into trouble for this?

   EdieBrous replied to SentinelTruth's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses ARE disciplined for social media posts - free speech or not. I suggest that you get a consultation with an attorney who does licensure defense work in your state so you are prepared if it does...

2. Documentation when a medication was missed

   EdieBrous replied to Elven_RN's topic in Patient Medications

   It is NEVER OK to falsify a medical record. See if that is what you are being asked to do, or if you are being asked to explain "the hole" and if your boss actually does want you to falsify the...

3. Contract canceled

   EdieBrous replied to Nurse1218's topic in General Nursing

   Get legal advice before talking to anyone. Nursing board investigations are no joke and you should be

4. False positive drugs alcohol on job

   EdieBrous replied to Ckahdkwo's topic in General Nursing

   Did you actually see the lab

5. Kansas Board Investigation

   EdieBrous replied to pmhnp-rural's topic in Advanced Practice

   Get the advice of an actual licensure defense attorney in

6. 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...

7. 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

8. 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...

9. 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...

10. 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...

11. 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...

12. 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...

13. 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...

14. 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...

15. 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...