RiskManager

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    Who do you tell if someone breaks HIPAA?

    RiskManager replied to ColleenT's topic in General Students

    Speaking as the person who does interviews, I would give full marks to a candidate who would report it to the privacy/compliance officer. Reporting it to your supervisor would also be
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    Who do you tell if someone breaks HIPAA?

    RiskManager replied to ColleenT's topic in General Students

    Speaking as the former compliance officer, I would report it to the facility compliance or privacy
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    Nursing Depts Ran by Non-Nurses?

    RiskManager replied to Reeses30135's topic in General Nursing

    So does the converse hold true? Would people here refuse to work in a non-nursing department that was run by a
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    Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    RiskManager replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    Bear in mind that NSO is just the insurance agent. CNA is the insurance company that writes the actual policy. NSO just collects the premium, passes it along to CNA minus the commission, and does some...
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    Health care administration - non nurses

    RiskManager replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure where the OP has experience, but I have worked for a number of large to very large hospitals and integrated healthcare systems, both at the facility and corporate level. In that setting,...
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    Going for my associates degree but bad at chemistry

    RiskManager replied to Thejumper's topic in General Students

    Chemistry | Khan Academy Learn Chemistry - Help, Tutorials, Problems & Quizzes Learn Chemistry Online for Free with Our Huge Collection of Open Courses | SkilledUp These are the usual resources...
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    Ethic Dilemma - Doctors that should retire

    RiskManager replied to yolonurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Another possibility is to make a report to the state medical licensing/disciplinary board. The board deals with these issues all the time and generally do an investigation as to the ability of the...
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    Independent Nurse contractors

    RiskManager replied to GRN005's topic in General Nursing

    Also, working as an independent contractor is the main circumstance in which I think it is essential to purchase your own individual liability insurance. Since you are not an employee, you are not...
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    On my way to my Nursing dream career but chemistry has overwhelmed me! am I alone?

    RiskManager replied to Nanyanzi's topic in General Students

    https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry Learn Chemistry - Help, Tutorials, Problems & Quizzes Learn Chemistry Online for Free with Our Huge Collection of Open Courses | SkilledUp These are...
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    Need help passing chemistry

    RiskManager replied to gabbyj's topic in School, College Programs

    https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry Learn Chemistry - Help, Tutorials, Problems & Quizzes Learn Chemistry Online for Free with Our Huge Collection of Open Courses | SkilledUp These are...
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    Bought NSO Insurance.. but worried about a particlar point....

    RiskManager replied to SentinelTruth's topic in General Nursing

    As a disclaimer, I know very little about pre-paid legal plans, but as a risk manager, I know that the contract/policy should spell out the details of what is covered and what is not....
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    Bought NSO Insurance.. but worried about a particlar point....

    RiskManager replied to SentinelTruth's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/one-healthcare-risk-999441.html Your question is addressed in my article and the subsequent comments. You are correct that your individual policy and...
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    Patient privacy and pelvic exams

    RiskManager replied to cphillipslpn's topic in General Nursing

    For male providers, I recommend a chaperone whenever it is requested by the patient, but otherwise mandate it for all breast and genital exams of female patients. I have handled way too many cases in...
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    Can Someone else do a nurse's charting?

    RiskManager replied to karentou's topic in General Nursing

    The risk manager does not have a problem at all with this concept. I would want to see the MHT sign the note as a scribe, and to chart that the RN reviewed and approved the note, assuming that the RN...
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    Malpractice Insurance

    RiskManager replied to PCnurse88's topic in Medical-Surgical

    There are multiple thread on this same subject. Search for them or posts I have
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    Tennessee Hospital Performed Procedure on Wrong Baby

    RiskManager replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    Oh, I see these sort of cases all the time, and they are indeed lawsuit or claim -worthy, at least in the minds of the patients and their counsel. This will clearly be a case for settlement, and a...
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    For nurses in WA or CO

    RiskManager replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Washington state, our state Supreme Court has ruled that if an employee is using medical marijuana for a clinical purpose, the employer can still fire them for violation of the employer's drug...
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    Patient Complained About Me

    RiskManager replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Students

    Speaking as the manager who ends up talking to the unhappy patients, when they want to elevate it to the Administration level, I would not worry too much about it. I appreciate it when the staff...
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    What health career should I choose?

    RiskManager replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of jobs for physical therapists as the baby boomers are
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    Home births gone wrong

    RiskManager replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Here in Washington, the commercial carriers stopped writing midwife insurance many years ago, so the local malpractice insurers worked with the State to create a joint underwriting association to...
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    Pen lights

    RiskManager replied to bestallaround's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Bright Flashlights | LED Flashlight |UV | Dive | Underwater This is serious shopping for the flashlight
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    Home births gone wrong

    RiskManager replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I will point out that a possible reason for lack of enthusiasm on the part of some physicians may be because they can be left legally holding the bag if an adverse outcome occurs for deliveries done...
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    Home births gone wrong

    RiskManager replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hate to be RiskManager buzzkill, but doing this would very likely leave you open to civil liability for slander or defamation, which is not covered by your professional liability insurance, but may...
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    Swedish Hospital

    RiskManager replied to TmC1999's topic in Washington Nursing

    Swedish Edmonds used to be known as Stevens Hospital. It is located in Edmonds, about 20 miles north of downtown Seattle. It is a small community hospital of just over 200 beds. It has recently...
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    Home births gone wrong

    RiskManager replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ^^^This is a very key point: I often remind my colleagues that in any aspect of medicine or nursing, 98.4 % (a completely made up number) of the time, everything goes just peachy. When you work only...