Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
Online Edition 2017
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Cumulative Online Edition Index 2013 - 2024
January 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/january2017/january2017.pdf
Nurse As Patient Advocate/Emergency
Department/Chain Of Command
Nurse/Therapeutic Boundaries
- Powdered Gloves/FDA Ban
Skilled Nursing/Civil Monetary
Penalty/Substantial Compliance
Mental Health/Arbitration
- EMTALA/Nurse
- Labor & Delivery Nursing
Nurse/Disability
Discrimination/Reassignment -
Sexual Harassment
Nurse/Anxiety/Depression/Disability
Discrimination -
Restraints
Visitation Rights
- Family Member/Emotional
Distress
Nurse/Post-Mortem Care - Preauthorization/Insurance/Medicare
February 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/february2017/february2017.pdf
Hearing Impaired Family
Member/Discrimination/Hospital
Child Abuse/Mandatory Reporter
- Skin Care/Billing Records
Patient Eloped From Psychiatric
Care/Family’s Lawsuit
Age Discrimination
- Nurse’s Accent
- Nurse Float Policy
Nurse Whistleblower
- Labor Law/Nursing
Supervisor -
Job Offer
Nurse Negligence
- Physician On-Call List
- Sexual Assault
Transfer/Discharge Rights/Nursing
Home -
Deaf Patient
Sexual Assault - CMS/Home Health Regulations - Ebola Virus
March 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/march2017/march2017.pdf
Emergency Department
Nursing/Stabilization/Discharge/EMTALA
Fall/Hospital
- Patient vs.
CNA/Racial/Sexual/Harassment
Alcoholic Patient/Nurse
Assaulted/Patient Arrested
Nurse/Age Discrimination
- Nurse/Comparator/Age
Discrimination
Fall/Hospital Bed Too Small
- Worker’s Comp/Disability
Discrimination
EMTALA/Reverse Dumping
- Arbitration/Health Care
Proxy
Incident Reports/Quality Review
Privilege -
Patient’s Fall
Patient Leaves Hospital AMA - Patient Teaching/Patient Safety
April 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/april2017/april2017.pdf
Nurse/Patient Advocate/Patient
Suicide -
Nurse/Fall Risk
Nurse
Practitioner/Hypertension/Patient Teaching
CNA/Discrimination/Sleeping
- White Male
Nurse/Discrimination
Surgical Tech/Whistleblower
- Nurse/Employment
Retaliation
Nurse/Narcotics Diversion/Disability
Discrimination
Nurse/Post-Mortem Care/Emotional
Distress -
Nursing Negligence
Nurse Practitioner/Medical Records
- Home Health/Medicare/Fraud
EMTALA - Labor Law/Nurses/Supervisors/Unfair Labor Practice
May 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/may2017/may2017.pdf
Nursing
Documentation/Negligence/Cauda Equina Syndrome
Patient’s Fall/Nursing Standard Of
Care -
Post-Operative Nursing
Nursing Facility/Marketing/False And
Deceptive Practices
Nurse/Employer Retaliation/Family
And Medical Leave Act
Nurse/Disability Discrimination
- Nurse/Job Stress
- Racial Bias
Labor & Delivery Nursing/Standard Of
Care
Nursing Assessment/Patient History
- Against Medical Advice
Home Health/CMS Regulations - Hospital Bed - Whistleblower
June 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/june2017/june2017.pdf
Mandatory Immunizations/Disability
Discrimination
Deaf Patients/Disability
Discrimination/Rights/Obligations
CRNA/Whistleblower/Good Faith Report
- CNA/Back Problems
Nurse Float Policy/Race
Discrimination -
CRNA/Narcotics/Wasting
Family And Medical Leave
Act/Employee’s Rights/Interference
Skin Care/Nurse Expert/Standard Of
Care -
Vulnerable Adult
Patient’s Fall/Bed Alarm/Nursing
Negligence -
Wheelchair
Positioning - Incident Report/Quality Review Privilege
July 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/july2017/july2017.pdf
Nurse As Patient Advocate
- Labor & Delivery Nursing
Psychosocial Nursing/Mental Health
Examination/Patient Suicide
Employment
Physical/Nurse/Discrimination -
Telemetry Data
Narcotics/Wastage/Documentation
- Vulnerable Adults
Disability Discrimination/Reasonable
Accommodation
Emergency Department
Nursing/Cardiac/Blood Pressure Monitors
Intubation/Extubation/Nursing
Negligence -
Insulin Dosage
Nurse Practitioner/Contraception - Emergency Triage - CMS
August 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/august2017/august2017.pdf
Labor & Delivery Nursing
- Patient Transfer/Negligence
Emergency Department Nurse Manager
- Skin Care/Negligence
Psychiatric Hold/Nursing Negligence
- Racial Remarks/Retaliation
Nurse/Race Discrimination
- Patient’s Fall/Nursing
Negligence
Physician Removed/Texted Nurse Photo
- Understaffing
Quality Assurance
Privilege/Nurse/Incident Report -
Critical Care
Arbitration Agreement/Nursing Home
- False Claims Act
Jehovah’s Witness/No Blood/Death - Medication Patches
September 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/september2017/september2017.pdf
Nurse/Whistleblower/Wrongful
Termination -
Informed Consent
Nurse Practitioner/Emergency
Department -
Fall/Call Bell
Involuntary Psychiatric
Hospitalization -
Nurse/HIPAA Violation
Nursing License/Discrimination
- Nurse Kissed Patient/Abuse
Pregnancy Discrimination/Light Duty
- Skin Care
Deaf Mother/Pediatric
Patient/Communication/Discrimination/ASL
Incident Reports/Quality Review
Privilege -
Fall/Statute Of Limitations
Nurse/False Claims Act - Choking/Dentures - Union Representation
October 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/october2017/october2017.pdf
Quality Review Privilege/Documents
Shielded From Civil Discovery
Deaf Patient/American Sign Language
Interpreter/Discrimination
Overtime/Fair Labor Standards
- Psychiatric
Nursing/Immunity
Cardiac Telemetry
- Nurse/Race Discrimination
- Patient Assessment
Medical Confidentiality/Unauthorized
Persons/Treatment Area
Quality Review/Documents Not
Shielded From Civil Discovery
Arbitration Agreement/Mental
Capacity -
Fall/Wheelchair
Home Health/Non-Competition Agreement - Labor Law
November 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/november2017/november2017.pdf
Nursing Experts/Specialist vs.
Specialist -
Patient’s Fall/Alarm
Choking Death/Nursing
Negligence/Director Of Nursing
Fall/Nursing Standard Of Care
- Nurse/Pregnancy
Discrimination
White Male Nurse/Employment
Discrimination/Retaliation
Nurse Practitioners/Partnership
Agreement -
Operating Room
Nurse Whistleblower
- Surgical Consent/Healthcare
Surrogate
IV/Standard Of Care
- Hot Beverage Spill
- Hospital Discharge
Feeding Tube/Aspiration - Nursing Home Abuse/Hidden Video Camera
December 2017 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/december2017/december2017.pdf
Hospital Emergency Department/Heroin
Overdose Death
Coumadin Overdose/Nursing Negligence
- Emergency Nursing
Chemical Dependency/Psychiatric
Problems/Disability Discrimination
Nurse/Workers Compensation/Partial
Permanent Disability
Nurse/Narcotics Diversion
- Nurse/Religious
Discrimination
Dementia Care/Elopement/Assisted
Living -
Patient’s Fall/Verdict
Nursing Assessment/Liver Toxicity
- Patient Assault On
Caregiver
IM Injection/Location/Standard Of Care - Forensic Nursing