RiskManager

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    Got hit on by a patient and it wasn't a granny.

    RiskManager replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Absofrickinglutely.
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    Got hit on by a patient and it wasn't a granny.

    RiskManager replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I looked up 'cute' in the dictionary and oddly enough, my picture was not there. #ILookLikeARiskManager
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    insurance

    RiskManager replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    [quote=NedRN;8789000 It is more likely that private nursing insurance is so cheap because nurses are seldom found to be primarily at fault, and as you said, often others bear primary fault or major...
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    insurance

    RiskManager replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Read the linked article above to see how this is a common misperception about individual nursing policies. You will not have your own attorney for a malpractice claim or a BON report unless coverage...
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    insurance

    RiskManager replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/one-healthcare-risk-999441.html If you decide to buy a policy, the typical cost is around $ 100/year, although this can vary depending upon your...
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    Legal question POA

    RiskManager replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I did some Googling and found this article on the state of the law (as of April 2015) on consenting to healthcare for minor children in North
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    Legal question POA

    RiskManager replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    This issue is heavily dependent on the unique statutory, regulatory and case law of a given jurisdiction. What people may quote as the practice in their state will likely be different in North...
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    PMHNP and JD

    RiskManager replied to kj954's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It will probably not contribute at all to your job prospects if you are seeking clinical work providing patient care. It might contribute to your job prospects if you are seeking work as a junior...
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    Insurance advice for nurses practicing in multiple areas

    RiskManager replied to cdillingham's topic in General Nursing

    The typical CNA (sold by NSO) or Liberty Mutual (sold by ProLiability) individual nursing policies cover you for the practice of registered nursing and for any 'claims' arising out of a 'medical...
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    Naroctics diversion...Am I going to prison? Help

    RiskManager replied to whodatme's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In my experience, criminal charges in diversion usually only occur in one of a few scenarios: Someone (a patient, family member or other) was injured or died as a result of the diversion. The employer...
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    Legal Nurse Consultant

    RiskManager replied to Lindarn2015's topic in Legal

    I occasionally get resumes from LNCs who think it qualifies them to be a risk manager, or ask me for referrals to my plaintiff counsel colleagues. I run into a fair number of people with 'LNC' behind...
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    Will soon be starting in Risk Management...any advice...anything I should start reading?

    RiskManager replied to bluelion's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the profession, although I always find it interesting when a facility hires a risk manager with no training or experience in the field. Risk Management Handbook for Health Care...
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    Wall street journal

    RiskManager replied to target98765's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Interesting article. Everyone wants to be a magnet these days. I am old enough that many of my nursing contemporaries went to a hospital nursing school, or a diploma or associate's program. The...
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    Firearms

    RiskManager replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    You have just described my life as the person who has to do the paperwork, memos and meetings on this sort of stuff! And yes, from a liability and insurance perspective, there are few benefits and...
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    Firearms

    RiskManager replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    Mrs. RiskManager, the elementary school teacher, likes to tell her kids to 'use their words' when they are speechless with anger or frustration. I will tell her to do the same if one of the little...
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    Ambulatory Care Walk-in Clinic Triage

    RiskManager replied to bean1985's topic in General Nursing

    In the ambulatory environments in which I have been the risk manager, the Barton-Schmitt triage protocols (triagelogic, cleartriage, stcc-triage, etc.) in electronic or book form have been the...
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    Reinstatement Attorney

    RiskManager replied to 4reinstatement's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    It may depend on the statutory, regulatory or case law of your jurisdiction, but an attorney may be able to petition a professional board to modify or set aside a previous finding and action. Whether...
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    Insurance For Flu Shot Clinics

    RiskManager replied to amysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you are an employee of the flu shot clinic, the corporate entity should have liability coverage that covers you as an employee. If you are working for the flu shot clinic as an independent...
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    Disability: genuinely curious

    RiskManager replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    ^^This is correct. Many of the third-party disability insurance programs actively push or require their clients to get on the SSDI programs to reduce or eliminate the benefits paid out by the...
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    Disability: genuinely curious

    RiskManager replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    Many of the findings in the NPR article are consistent with what I see in my clinics. Especially for people with minimal education, or the plant closes and they need retraining, or they have a...
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    Disability: genuinely curious

    RiskManager replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    In my ambulatory clinics, we see a ton of people trying to qualify for disability. In many cases, disability has become the new welfare. In some jurisdictions, the state government actively pushes...
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    For those wanting to practice independently, how do you justify the risk?

    RiskManager replied to Jilly99's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Speaking as someone who does the malpractice claims, I do not see a disproportionate number of malpractice claims for NPs (or PAs) compared to physicians in the same specialty. Most non-physician...
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    Did you marry a doctor?

    RiskManager replied to KayStanley's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My plan for retirement is to marry a 45 year old red-haired diagnostic radiologist. Preferably female, since I can't switch teams at this age. Diagnostic radiologists make excellent money and pretty...
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    Triage RN a quasi-provider?

    RiskManager replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I can comment on some of this. We have triage nurses in my ambulatory clinics, and many of them do the sort of tasks you describe, while others work in our call center doing phone triage. This use...
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    Firearms

    RiskManager replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    The Seattle City Council recently passed a tax on firearms and ammunition sold in the city limits. One of the recipients of the revenue will be Harborview Hospital, our Level 1 trauma center to help...