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I see this everyday, people come into our office with all their "evidence" thinking it will hold up in court. What most people don't know is the rules of evidence, the thresholds to bring claims, each prong must be met and proven. So there are a lot of hurdles to be jumped. The fact that something isn't documented is not enough to prove negligence. It is probably enough to get you fired though. haha. If anyone wants to read more about this, look into the rules of evidence, torts, civil procedure. etc

Documentation for billing reasons v. documentation for "legal" reasons creates an interesting conundrum. I would assume during a dep. the attorney would explore the statement "we've discussed it with the RN" I also think that once the attorneys have a party admission, regarding the procedure being ordered, but not recorded, the focus would shift to "what caused the catastrophic results." Further I really don't think the DON's admission would hold any weight unless she was physically there. Coming from the legal field and going into the nursing field I find this all very interesting.

the burden of proof is not on the defense. Many times the defense says very little and let's the plaintiffs case implode on itself.

While I understand your thinking here, your manager has point. Your statement assumes you will never make a mistake, but if you do, you just hung yourself with your charting. Lawyers love this, and your detailed charting will provide them all the evidence they need, and they will use it against you. If you document in a little less detail it can provide you some wiggle room, and your attorney will be able to provide you a better defense. Remember "anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law" applies not only in criminal proceedings but in civil as well. This just comes from my experience of working in a plaintiffs firm. I am not a lawyer.

I am in county. When I applied I checked-off day/evening, whichever was available, and was accepted to the evening program. My Teas score was 85, with a 90 in the reading section.

Hi everyone, just wanted to let everyone know that some acceptance letters are out. I just got mine yesterday, for the evening program.