RiskManager

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    Caregiver taking naked picture of patient

    RiskManager replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it spelled 'fetishist'? Asking for a
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    Caregiver taking naked picture of patient

    RiskManager replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    This also makes me think that the photos are for documentation of care or some apparent concerns that the caregiver has about the care to the patient (infiltration, bruising, multiple sticks, skin...
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    Caregiver taking naked picture of patient

    RiskManager replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    The oddest such case I ever had to look into was a young woman who had her boyfriend taking close-up pictures with his cellphone, in a semi-private room, prior to surgery, of her clitoral hood...
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    Caregiver taking naked picture of patient

    RiskManager replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of facility is this? With this new information, the first thing I think of is that the patient is in long-term care, and the caregiver may have some concerns or suspicions that the patient...
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    Caregiver taking naked picture of patient

    RiskManager replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    As the risk manager, I would want to hear about this. I would followup to see if the photography was for a legitimate clinical purpose (wound care, decubiti, evidence of abuse or neglect) or some...
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    How hard is it to find a Mon-Friday day time job as an RN out of school? In Seattle, WA

    RiskManager replied to Cruisin1313's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought this article would be timely to this thread. Many of the local healthcare systems are offering signing bonuses for MAs. Medical assistants in high demand in Seattle area | The Seattle
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    Medic should I do an Adn or absn

    RiskManager replied to isisha's topic in General Students

    Out of sheer curiosity, given your academic credentials, is there a reason why you are not looking in healthcare management in the civilian sector or the
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    How hard is it to find a Mon-Friday day time job as an RN out of school? In Seattle, WA

    RiskManager replied to Cruisin1313's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am going to speak up here from the peanut gallery in the Seattle area on terms of ambulatory care hours. My system includes many primary and specialty care medical clinics. Just about all of them...
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    APRNs - What Happens if You are Sued?

    RiskManager replied to traumaRUs's topic in Advanced Practice

    1. Here is a somewhat helpful list of medical malpractice laws by state: Medical Malpractice - Laws & Legal Information - AllLaw.com Having said that, realize the limitations of summaries...
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    Professional Liability Insurance

    RiskManager replied to AuntC_NC's topic in General Nursing

    The CNA policy, as sold by NSO, provides for up to $ 25,000 reimbursement of legal defenses for a 'licensure defense' action. What usually happens is that the provider pays the legal bills from the...
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    Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    RiskManager replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is a timely post for me insofar as I was at a deposition today of one of my providers. The provider was being deposed in a civil personal injury case regarding a DUI resulting in severe bodily...
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    If I see one more tooth...

    RiskManager replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    If the OP's area is served by a Community Health Clinic, Migrant Health Clinic or other Federally Qualified Health Clinic, many of these clinics offer dental outreach services to local schools. This...
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    If I see one more tooth...

    RiskManager replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I make the occasional call to Child Protective Services for untreated dental disease, which my state considers as evidence of
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    APRNs - What Happens if You are Sued?

    RiskManager replied to traumaRUs's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am not TraumaRUS, but as the risk manager who does this sort of thing for a living, here are my thoughts: First, did you read my article and do you still think it is necessary to buy your own...
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    Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    RiskManager replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is an interesting thread, and I need to chat this up with our HR and Legal departments to see if we have a standard approach to this. I can say that based on previous experience, our local LE...
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    Liability Insurance-School won't share?

    RiskManager replied to sunnyRN1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In regards to buying your own policy, here is my standard comment: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing...sk-999441.html ^^^I generally recommend the CNA policy most commonly sold by NSO. The Liberty...
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    Malpractice Insurance

    RiskManager replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/general-nursing...sk-999441.html ^^^I generally recommend the CNA policy most commonly sold by NSO. The Liberty Mutual policy sold by ProLiability is also an option as is the...
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    Liability Insurance-School won't share?

    RiskManager replied to sunnyRN1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What they are probably talking about is a certificate of insurance (COI) that proves that you have insurance coverage. You are not the actual policyholder; the school is. In the insurance world, we...
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    Family member died in the hospital...too many questions

    RiskManager replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    The main benefit of asking these sort of questions, and it varies by the individual, is to gain understanding and closure as to the events. If the MIL does not want to pursue these questions, I think...
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    Family member died in the hospital...too many questions

    RiskManager replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    If you have questions about the care, I would start off with the facility ombudsman or risk manager. Given that you are the daughter in law, they will likely want permission from the next of kin...
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    Trying to have a baby in flyover country

    RiskManager posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maternal Health Care Is Disappearing in Rural America - Scientific American It is getting more and more difficult to find a provider to deliver your baby and a hospital to do it in. Lots of reasons...
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    Divorce before graduating to avoid alimony?

    RiskManager replied to NJRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    This depends entirely on your state law: if it is a community property state or not, if they have alimony/maintenance or not, etc. Most states follow the principle of an equitable settlement, which...
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    Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    RiskManager replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a 57 year old white male, it appears I should be thankful that all I am taking is 40 mg. simvastatin once daily. No other acute or chronic healthcare problems other than the musculoskeletal aches...
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    When Nurses Make Fatal Mistakes

    RiskManager replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I do 'just culture' for a living, and although many errors are indeed systems or process issues, there can still be issues of personal accountability for issues within the span of control of staff and...
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    Trying to have a baby in flyover country

    RiskManager replied to RiskManager's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^Another factor contributing to provider recruitment and retention in rural areas is a job for the spouse/significant other. The provider can find a job easily enough, but if the spouse/significant...