An LPN Is Suspected When a Medication Count Comes up Short
After an LPN worked a night shift, she's told there was a discrepancy with the narcotic medication count after her shift. Now she's under investigation.
After an LPN worked a night shift, she's told there was a discrepancy with the narcotic medication count after her shift. Now she's under investigation.
At any point in your nursing career you may be required to give a deposition in a legal case. Find out what to expect during this process.
An RN sends the nursing board letters in which she makes disturbing claims. The letters raise concerns about her mental health and her ability to practice.
An RN is disciplined for not following procedure when turning a patient. The RN appeals to the state courts, but his arguments aren't considered credible.
When a nursing home patient dies, dehydration is found to be a contributing factor and a nurse and nurse practitioner's actions are scrutinized.
Sometimes nurses have a role in a lawsuit that has nothing to do with patient care. Nurse attorney Nancy Brent explores such a case.
Setting patient safety goals is one of the most important duties for nurses because they protect patients. But they do so much more than that.
Nurse attorney Nancy Brent reviews a case in which adhering to the employer's policies protected an emergency room nurse from a negligence lawsuit.
When a patient dies behind a privacy curtain, the family files a lawsuit alleging that the nursing staff failed to adequately monitor their loved one.
A nurse says she failed to recognize a patient’s cardiac rhythm change and was suspended. Could better documentation of her hand off have helped?