Topics About 'Malpractice'.

Nursing ResponsibilitiesWhen nurses embark on to practice their profession, they are considered responsible and accountable for the quality of performance of their duties and responsibilities. Nurses who are employed in agencies, institutions, or hos...

Working in Remote AreasWhile working for Health & Welfare Canada as a community health nurse, I received advanced training for outpost nursing at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In our training, we were taught the cardinal signs for...

Many times nurses are not named individually in a lawsuit; it is their employer. The employer has an obligation to defend you and cover you for any of your actions as long as you were acting within the scope of your employment at the time of the alle...

Furthermore, a culture of blame discourages health care workers from reporting near-miss situations, while the identification of a person to blame deflects attention from the underlying problems that caused the incident to happen. Considerable t...

NSO, Proliability. Great prices obviously because they're rarely (if ever) used. Curious if anyone on here has any actual experience where they've had to use the malpractice insurance? What was the experience like?

Hello! I am a new grad nurse in the operating room and I’ve heard some very differing opinions on getting your own malpractice or liability insurance. I’ve heard having it can make you a bigger target but I’ve heard not having it could screw you if y...

Hi! So, I diverted medication as an RN, had a regulatory complaint, completed all the necessary programs and fines. I have since almost completed school for PMHNP. I am getting ready to start clinicals and I keep getting turned down for NP Student Li...