EdieBrous

EdieBrous BSN, MSN

Nurse Attorney

Represent nurses before the licensing boards and other regulatory agencies.

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  1. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    That's not a technicality - it's a due process issue. It would have to be proven in court & courts tend to uphold administrative agencies. Even if the argument is successful, it won't reinstate...

  2. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Just as a point of information, professional licenses are not restored from revocation or surrender on "technicalities" - it doesn't work that

  3. Should I apply for a nursing job with a pending DUI?

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    New York does not require self-reporting of convictions until licensure

  4. I Made A Serious Medication Error: Help!

    EdieBrous replied to Hailey.B's topic in General Nursing

    Taking an action of any kind can make you feel better and position you for a defense if there is an issue later. Ask (in writing) to actively participate in the Root Cause Analysis and suggest system...

  5. Discrimination Allegations

    EdieBrous replied to Irabee's topic in General Nursing

    The title of this post says reported to the BON but I don't see that in the description of what

  6. Can you give an opioid without a Dr's order?

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have no idea where your hostility is coming from or why you are so antagonistic & misinterpreting what I am saying as "U S. Superiority." Ekgs & U/As ARE diagnostics. Whether you think it...

  7. Can you give an opioid without a Dr's order?

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    In the U.S. your "initiative" does not include diagnosing/ordering diagnostics or prescribing & I am glad you have had good experiences with doctors, but the nursing boards still consider this to...

  8. Can you give an opioid without a Dr's order?

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Nurses doing these things without orders are exceeding their scope of practice. RNs are not allowed to diagnose or prescribe, but are restricted to following the regimens ordered by those who are....

  9. Completed Recovery But Can't Get Job

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You should never be punished for having a medical problem. See if you can find a nurse attorney in your state to advocate for

  10. Completed Recovery But Can't Get Job

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It depends on why you are on it. I would not try to do it on your own but get a lawyer who practices licensure disciplinary defense & administrative law in your

  11. Completed Recovery But Can't Get Job

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Oh I know that - was just explaining for people who might not know what you were referring to with the OIG

  12. Completed Recovery But Can't Get Job

    EdieBrous replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you are on the OIG exclusion list or excluded from a state medicaid program, you cannot work in ANY facility that accepts Medicare or Medicaid, regardless of how forgiving a prospective employer...

  13. Should Male Nurse Work In L&D?

    EdieBrous replied to Apotheosis's topic in General Nursing

    Not a job I would want

  14. Should Male Nurse Work In L&D?

    EdieBrous replied to Apotheosis's topic in General Nursing

    "Have you had a baby? That informs this dialog." Not sure what that is supposed to mean, except that it sounds like a snotty response rather than a constructive

  15. Should Male Nurse Work In L&D?

    EdieBrous replied to Apotheosis's topic in General Nursing

    Don't a lot of these patients have male

  16. How Can Admin Help to Retain School Nurses?

    EdieBrous replied to LHartnett01's topic in School

    Why would anyone leave a cushy school nurse job? Put "cushy" in quotes. School nursing is extremely stressful. As much as the public doesn't understand what nurses do, even the nursing community...

  17. Nurses Liability Insurance: Yes or No

    EdieBrous replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Ho Boy - Professional liability insurance does not cover you for either of the cases you described. Those policies cover you for being named in a malpractice suit or for being investigated by your...

  18. Nurses Liability Insurance: Yes or No

    EdieBrous replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Being uninsured does not protect you from being named in a suit. It is not true that you can't get blood out of a rock. Unsatisfied judgments can seize your assets, freeze your bank account, garnish...

  19. Nurses Liability Insurance: Yes or No

    EdieBrous replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very common misperception: "Did I have professional Liability Insurance? Not a dime's worth of it. It made me a very unattractive target even for a nuisance suit as you can't get blood...

  20. I Hurt A Patient

    EdieBrous replied to MInurse.st's topic in General Nursing

    Discuss things theoretically, rather than identifying a specific adverse event. Don't self-flagellate & publicly admit to incompetence/negligence/stupidity. Things in cyberspace stay there forever...

  21. I Hurt A Patient

    EdieBrous replied to MInurse.st's topic in General Nursing

    Let's hope you never do need me, but will help or refer you if you do. The bigger risk is licensure discipline. Nurses worry about malpractice lawsuits but they are much more likely to face a nursing...

  22. I Hurt A Patient

    EdieBrous replied to MInurse.st's topic in General Nursing

    I am not referring to ethical considerations, but to the real world of LEGAL ones. I am speaking as an attorney who represents nurses for a living. Removing patient identifiers is NOT considered...

  23. I Hurt A Patient

    EdieBrous replied to MInurse.st's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the need to seek support and validation, however, would strongly recommend that you not post this kind of thing anywhere in cyberspace. If there is a lawsuit or a nursing board...

  24. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    EdieBrous replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing board does not have any jurisdiction over organizational policies and do not get involved with labor management

  25. Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    EdieBrous replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    You are too cynical to have an actual conversation with about this. I was responding to the original post suggesting that the nursing board was supposed to intervene on behalf of the nurses and trying...