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A

Abandonment 

Abuse Abuse  Abuse  Abuse  

Advocate (Nurse as Patient's) Advocate Advocate Advocate Advocate Advocate

Age Discrimination

Agency Nurse 

Alarm

Alcohol Withdrawal 
Alzheimer's  Alzheimer's
Ambulance

Anoxic Brain Injury

Anti-Gay Bias
Anti-Psychotic Medication Anti-Psychotic Medication Anti-Psychotic Medication
Anxiety Attack
Apgar
Arbitration 

Assault Assault Assault

Assessment Assessment

Attempt, Suicide

Autoimmune Disorder

Automatic Blood Pressure Cuff

B

Backdating

Back Injury  Back Injury    Back Injury

Bacterial Meningitis

Battery, Medical

Bed Entrapment 

Bed Rails    Bed Rails   Bed Rails

Bedsores

Bed Strangulation

Beta Strep

Blood Bank

Blood Transfusion-Allogenic

Blood Transfusion-Autologous

Blood Transfusion-Disease Phobia

Blood Transfusion-Jehovah's Witness

Bloodborne Pathogens

Body Cavity Search

Bowel Obstruction

Brachial Plexus

Breast Cancer 

Burns  Burns

C

Call Bell Call Button

Cardiac Tamponade

Cardiorespiratory Arrest

Care Plan Care Plan

Catheter  Catheter Catheter Catheter

Cervical Cancer

Cesarean Cesarean Cesarean

Charts Charting Charting

Chemical Dependency

Chemical Impairment

Chemical Sensitivity

Child Abuse Child Abuse

Chlamydia

Choice-Psych Meds

Circulation Checks

Civil Monetary Penalty  Civil Monetary Penalty Civil Monetary Penalty

Clostridium 

Cocaine Screen

Code Status

Combative Patient   Combative Patient   Combative Patient

Commode

Community Integration

Compartment Syndrome Compartment Syndrome

Confidentiality

Consent Forms

Contraband

Contraindicated Medication

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Corporate Negligence Corporations

Corrections

Crime

Cytomegalovirus

Cytotec  Cytotec

D

 Data Set

Decubitus  Decubitus Decubitus Decubitus Decubitus   Decubitus

Defamation
Delegation
Dementia Dementia Dementia  Dementia-Cigarette Lighter
Designated Driver
Detox
Developmental Disability
Diabetic
Dialysis-Medicaid Coverage

Digoxin

Disability Discrimination Disability Discrimination Disability Discrimination

Discharge-Nursing Home-Involuntary

Discharge-Psychiatric Discharge-Psychiatric

Discrimination-Disability-Allergies/Migraines
Discrimination-Disability-Attention Deficit Disorder
Discrimination-Disability-Back Injury Discrimination-Disability-Back Injury
Discrimination-Disability-Diabetes
Discrimination-Disability-Epilepsy
Discrimination-Disability-Erratic Behavior
Discrimination-Disability-HIV   Discrimination-Employment-HIV
Discrimination-Disability-Hypertension  Discrimination-Disability- Hypertension
Discrimination-Disability-Lupus

Discrimination-Disability-Multiple Sclerosis

Discrimination-Employment-Burden of Proof
Discrimination-Disability-Protective Equipment
Discrimination-Disability-Patient in Wheelchair
Discrimination-Disability-Reasonable Accommodation
Discrimination-National Origin    Discrimination-National Origin
Discrimination - Native American
Discrimination-Pregnancy
Discrimination-Restricted License-Narcotics Diversion

Diversion, Narcotics

Documentation

Do Not Resuscitate DNR

Drowning

Drug Abuse  Drug Abuse
Drug Allergy
Drug Reaction   Drug Reaction
Drug Rehab

E

Education, Patient

Electrocardiogram

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Elopement Elopement   Elopement
Emergency Room-Assessment Emergency Room-Assessment
Emergency Room-Cardiac Monitor

Emergency Room - Pediatric Patient Emergency Room-Pediatric Patient

Emergency Room-Transfer Emergency Room-Transfer Emergency Room-Transfer
Employment-Argumentative Nurse
Employment-Constructive Discharge
Employment-Progressive Discipline

Employment References

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)    EMTALA  EMTALA  EMTALA  EMTALA

EMTALA  EMTALA EMTALA EMTALA   EMTALA EMTALA EMTALA EMTALA EMTALA EMTALA
Endometriosis   Endometriosis
Enema-Abuse
English Language
Ensure
Epidural
Epilepsy
Epstein-Barr Virus
Erb's Palsy
Errands-Auto Accident-Employer Liability
Euthanasia
Evangelizing
Excessive Force

Experimental Surgery

Expert Witness  Expert Witness  Expert Witness

F

Fainting  Fainting  Fainting
Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall   Fall Fall  Fall  Fall

Fall-Chair

Fall-Operating Room

Fall Risk

Fall-Toilet

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)  FMLA  FMLA FMLA FMLA    FMLA 

Family Member

Family Member Physician
Family Secrets
Feeding Assistants
Female Nurse - Female Patient
Fetal Monitor Fetal Monitor Fetal Monitor

Fetal Remains

Finances
Freedom of Speech Freedom of Speech
Flash Sterilization
Forceps Delivery

Fragrance Allergy

G

Gases, Medical

Gender Discrimination

Gender-Job Assignments

Gentamicin 

Geri Chair

Gestational Diabetes 

Good Samaritan

Group B Strep

Gunshot Wound

H

Haldol Haldol

Hearing-Impaired Nurse

Hearing-Impaired Patient Hearing-Impaired Patient Hearing-Impaired Patient

Hearing Impaired Patient Hearing Impaired Patient

Heat Stroke

Helmet

Hip Dislocation

Hip Fracture

HIV Discrimination-Patient HIV Discrimination-Patient
HIV-Discrimination-Phlebotomist

HIV Harassment

HIV+ Patient-Nursing Student Infected

HIV Status   HIV Status   HIV Status

HIV Test  │ HIV Test  HIV Test-High Risk OB/GYN
Health Maintenance Organization  HMO
Home Health Home Health Home Health   Home Health Home Health  Home Health  Home Health  Home Health

Homophobia

Hospice  Hospice

Hurricane

Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia

Hypotension

Hysterectomy

I  (Back to Index)

ICU Psychosis

IM Injection 

Impairment-Narcotics

Imperforate Anus

Incident Reports

Induction
Infection Control-FDA Standards
Informed Consent Informed Consent Informed Consent  Informed Consent  Informed Consent Informed Consent

Informed Consent

Injection Site Injection Site
Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Insulin Overdose

Intoxicated Patient Intoxicated Patient

IV Insertion

IV Line-Surgery-Pediatric

J

Jehovah's Witness-Blood Transfusion
JCAHO
Jail Nursing

K

Ketoacidosis

Kickbacks

L

Lab Tests

Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery   Labor & Delivery   Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery

Labor & Delivery

Labor & Delivery-Narcotics

Labor Law  Labor Law  Labor Law    Labor Law

Latex Allergy

Least Restrictive Alternative  Least Restrictive Alternative

Libel and Slander

Life Insurance

Lifting Lifting Lifting

Lifting Restriction Lifting Restriction Lifting Restriction 
Light Duty

Living Will

Lyme Disease

M

Macrosomia

Male Nurse-Discrimination
Male Aide - Female Patient Male Nurse -  Female Patient

Malicious Prosecution

Malpractice Insurance

Malpractice-Nursing

Measles Mumps Rubella

Meconium

Medicaid Wage Rates

Medical Battery

Medical Equipment Medical Equipment
Medical Records   Medical Records Medical Records
Medicare Billing Practices

Medicare Fraud

Medication Error

Melenic Stools 

Mental Health Records

Midwifery

Military Service

Minimum Wage

Miscarriage   Miscarriage

Moral Coercion

Morphine Toxicity Morphine Toxicity
Multiple Sclerosis
Munchausen's Syndrome
Murder

Myocardial Infarction

N

Narcotics Abuse
Narcotics Addiction
Narcotics Diversion   Narcotics Diversion Narcotics Diversion  Narcotics Diversion Narcotics Diversion
Narcotics Diversion

Nasogastric Tube

National Practitioner Databank

Needle, Broken

Needlestick

Neglect Neglect Neglect  Neglect
Neonatal Nursing

Neonatal Intensive Care

Neuro Consult

Newborn Nursery

No Code Order

Non-Competition

Noncompliance  Noncompliance

Nosocomial Pneumonia

NPO

Nuchal Cord

Nurse as Patient Nurse as Patient

Nurse Consultant

Nurse Midwife  Nurse Midwife

Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner

Nursing Facilities

Nursing Home Admission    Nursing Home Discharge

Nursing Home Fall

Nursing Home-Hip Fracture-Unexplained

Nursing Home Patients' Bill of Rights

Nursing Home Resident Fall  Nursing Home Resident Fall Nursing Home Resident Falls

Nursing Home-Tuberculosis

Nursing Malpractice

Nutrition

O

Occlusion, Arterial 

On-Call Physician

Oophorectomy

Operating Room-Bovie Pad

Operating Room-Chart

Operating Room-Circulating Nurse-Documentation

Operating Room-Electrocautery

Operating Room-Fall  Operating Room-Fall

Operating Room-Lap Sponges
Operating Room-Nitrogen Embolism
Operating Room-Positioning
Operating Room-Sponge Count
Operating Room-Training
Organ Transplants
Orthopedic Hardware

Overdose

Overdose-Heroin
Overtime Pay

P

Paralysis
Peer Review
Penrose Drain
Persistent Vegetative State  Persistent Vegetative State
Phobia
Phone Assessment  Phone Assessment 
Photos Physician's Assistant
Pitocin   Pitocin Pitocin

Placental Abruption Placental Abruption

Polio Vaccines 

Posey Vest   Posey Vest

Post-Anesthesia Recovery

Post Mortem Care

Post-Op Nursing

Post-Operative Orders

Post-Partum

Post-Term Pregnancy

Power Of Attorney

Practice Agreement

Preeclampsia

Pregnancy Discrimination  Pregnancy Discrimination  Pregnancy DiscriminationPregnancy Discrimination 

Pregnancy Discrimination

Preemie   Preemie 

Pressure Sores Pressure Sores

Pre-Surgery Medications

Prison Inmate

Private Room

PRN Medication

Progress Notes

Psych Assessment  Psych Assessment
Psych Commitment Psych Commitment
Psychiatric Detention Psychiatric Detention

Psychiatric Discharge

Psychiatric Emergency
Psychiatric Examination
Psychiatric History

Psychiatric Hold

Psychiatric Restraint    Psychiatric Restraint
Psych Medications Psych Medications
Psychosocial Nursing
PTSD PTSD
Public Health Nursing
Pubic Symphysis Diastasis
Pulmonary Edema  Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Embolism

Q

Quadriplegic
Quality Assurance Quality Assurance  Quality Assurance  Quality Assurance
Quality Review

R

Race Discrimination   Race Discrimination  Race Discrimination  Race Discrimination  Race Discrimination

Race Discrimination

Reasonable Accommodation-Asthma
Rectal Bleeding
Reduction In Force Reduction In Force

Refuse to Leave

Religious Discrimination    Religious Discrimination

Research Subjects

Restraints Restraints   Restraints  Restraints  Restraints Restraints Restraints
Retaliation Retaliation
Retaliatory Discharge
Revolving Door 
Rheumatoid Arthritis

S

Saline Lock

Schizophrenia

Second-Hand Smoke

Second Opinion

Seizure-Status Epilepticus

Self-Medication
Seniority Rights 
Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault  Sexual Assault  Sexual Assault  Sexual Assault  Sexual Assault Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment  Sexual Harassment   Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment   Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment-Female vs. Male

Sexual Misconduct

Shoulder Dystocia    Shoulder Dystocia   Shoulder Dystocia 

Sickle Cell  Sickle Cell

Side Effects

Side Rails

Signature

Skin Care

Sleeping on the Job

Slip and Fall   Slip and Fall-Visitor Slip and Fall-Visitor   Slip and Fall-Visitor

Smoking Smoking-Burns
Spend Down
Spina Bifida

Spoliation, Evidence

Sponge Count    Sponge Count
Status Epilepticus

Statute of Limitations

Stealing Medications

Sterilization    Sterilization

Strangulation  Strangulation

Strike   Strike

Student Nurse

Subpoena-Medical Records

Substandard Practice

Suicide  Suicide  Suicide

Suicide Assessment  Suicide Assessment  Suicide Assessment

Suicidal Patient    Suicidal Patient 
Suicide-Nursing Home

Suing Patient

Supervisors

Surgical Complications

Surgical Prep

Surrogate Decision-Maker
Surveys

T

Tampering

Tax Deductions

Terrorist Threat 
Threats Threats Threats Threats Threats  Threats

Thrombolytic

Tissue Grafts

Toradol  Toradol 

Tracheostomy

Transfer

Transient Ischemic Attack

Tubal Ligation

Tuberculous Meningitis

Turning

U

Understaffing  Understaffing Understaffing
Urinary Catheter  Urinary Catheterization
Urine Sample
Urostomy

V

Vaccinations

Vaginal Speculum

VBAC  VBAC  VBAC

Violence

Visitors  Visitors

Voting Rights

W

Wanderer  Wanderer
Wheelchair  Wheelchair  │Wheelchair
Whistleblowers  Whistleblowers    Whistleblowers Whistleblowers
Worker's Compensation  Worker's Compensation  Worker's Compensation 
Wrongful Life  /  Wrongful Life

X Y Z

Feature Articles:

Patient's Seizure: Court Rules Nurse's Slow Response Is Neglect Of A Vulnerable Adult  (Back to Index)

Post-Surgical Nursing Care: Court Reinstates Jury Verdict For The Deceased's Family

Medicare/Medicaid: SNF Was Not Treated Fairly, Court Nixes Civil Monetary Penalty

Opioid Analgesic: Respiratory Depression: Court Upholds Nursing Negligence Lawsuit

Labor & Delivery: Nurses Failed To Report Changes, Substantial Verdict For The Infant

One-Person vs. Two-Person Assists: Court Discusses The Nursing Standard Of Care

Patient Hemorrhages, Dies Just Out Of The Hospital: Jury Blames Discharge Nurse

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Nurses Not Properly Trained, Court Sees Negligence

Patients' Falls: Nurses Ruled Not Negligent Based On Solid Nursing Documentation

Patient-Controlled Analgesia: Jury Relates Patient's Death To Nursing Negligence

Breast Cancer: Nurse Manager Not Disabled, Cannot Sue For Disability Discrimination

   Disability Discrimination: Quad On Ventilator Could Not Communicate With His Caregivers

   Nurse As Patient's Advocate: Cardiac Care Nurse To Share Liability With The Physician

ICU Nursing: Death Of Patient Post-CABG Surgery Tied To Substandard Nursing Care

Patient's Falls: Court Allows Internal Incident Reports To Come Out In Patient's Lawsuit

Terrorist Threat: Nurse Broke Psych Patient's Confidentiality By Phoning Secret Service

Medication Ordered Is Contraindicated: Court Discusses Nurse's Legal Responsibilities

Nasogastric Tube: Feeding Continued While Position Still Being Checked, Patient Dies.

Surgical Consent Forms, Informed Consent: Court Finds That Nurse Acted Appropriately

Nurse Finds Illegal Contraband In Patient's Clothing: Patient's Rights Were Not Violated

EMTALA Violation: Hospital's Procedures Not Followed, Patient Discouraged From Staying

Failure To Report Child Abuse: Large Verdict Rendered For Physician's, Nurse's Inaction

ICU Psychosis: Jury Holds Physician and Nurse Responsible for Patient's Suicide

EMTALA: Intoxicated Patient Leaves AMA, Court Says Hospital Did Not Violate The Law

Hospital Bed Entrapment: New Guidance From FDA

Nurse As Patient Advocate: Nurse Should Have Questioned Why No Order Was Written

 Home Health: Nurse Has Firefighters Break Into Patient's Home, Trespass Lawsuit Nixed

Narcotics Diversion: Other Nurses Were Not Following Procedures, Case Not Proven

Duty to Assess, Report, Advocate: Patient's Death Tied To Negligent Nursing Care 

Code Status Not Clarified: Court Upholds Penalty Imposed On Skilled Nursing Facility 

Acute Care, Hypotensive Patient: Jury Faults Nurses, Fall Caused By Nursing Negligence  

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ischemia: Court Faults Hospital's Emergency Room Nurses

 EMTALA: BP Still High At Discharge, Court Says Hospital Failed To Stabilize Patient 

Incident Reports: Court Points Out Exception To Quality-Review Privilege

 Hospital E.R. Restrains Combative Patient: Court Throws Out Excessive-Force Lawsuit

No Designated Driver: Court Refuses To Place Liability Burden On Discharge Nurses

Patient Education: Nurses Are Sued For Talking Down To Patient, Case Dismissed

Patient Leaves Against Medical Advice: Court Throw Out Allegations Faulting Nurses 

Bowel Obstruction, Emesis, Aspiration: Hospital Nurses Faulted For Patient's Death

Family And Medical Leave Act: Nurse Can Get Same Shift On Return From Leave

Diabetic Patient: Court Validates Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Facility

No Assistance To Bedside Commode, Wheels Not Locked, Jury Finds Negligence

Positional Asphyxia, Patient Strangled In Restraints, Court Allows Lawsuit To Go Forward

Understaffing: Court Blames DON For Death, Aide Did Not Have Time To Read Charts

Assessment Started, But No Fall Care Plan In Place: Court Finds Nursing Staff Negligent

Quadriplegic Falls From Exam Table: Court Finds Nurse And Doctor Negligent

Transfer To Wheelchair: Facility's Rules Not Followed, Court Finds Negligence

Patient Wanders To Roof, Falls To Death: Court Holds Medical Facility Liable

Patient Falls, Develops Decubitus Ulcer: Court Upholds Verdict For Negligence

Patient Falls: Nursing Notes Prove There Was No Negligence, Lawsuit Dismissed

Wrong Drug Ordered: Nurses Must Intervene

Pressure Sore Was Avoidable: Civil Monetary Penalty Upheld

Urinary Catheterization: Nurse Followed Proper Procedures, Lawsuit Dismissed

PTSD: Court Upholds Workers Compensation Award For Psychiatric Nurse

Transient Ischemic Attacks: Court Faults Nurses

Nurse Switched Patient's Medication: Patient Can Sue For Medical Battery

Employment References: Court Says Nurse Cannot Sue For Defamation

Restraints/Failure To Answer Call Bell: Large Verdict For Nursing Negligence

Lifting Restriction: Court Turns Down Nurse's Disability Discrimination Case

Saline Lock Left In At Discharge: Court Overturns Jury's Verdict Against Nurses

Meningitis: Diagnosis Delayed, Nurses Ruled Not Negligent

Wound Care: Nurses Ruled Negligent, Delegated Nursing Functions To Aides

EMTALA: Nurse, Physician Properly Screened Patient

Alzheimer's: Nurse Assaulted By Patient Cannot Sue

Pitocin Drip: Court Says Nurse Should Have Monitored The Patient More Closely

Suicidal Patient: Court Says Nurse Should Have Recommended He Be Hospitalized

Asphyxiation Death: Court Says A Family Member Should Not Have Fed The Patient

Nursing Negligence: ICU Nurse Reinstated

CNA Refuses To Care For Patients Who Have AIDS: Termination Upheld By Court

Alzheimer's: Nurse Attacked By Patient Has No Right To Sue, Court Rules.

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