Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
Online Edition 2019
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Cumulative Online Edition Index 2013 - 2024
January 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/january2019/january2019.pdf
Nursing Facility Residents’ Sex
Relations/Federal Regulations
Nurse As Patient
Advocate/Compartment Syndrome -
Psych Nursing
SANE Certification/Expert Testimony
- Quality Assurance Privilege
Nurse/Whistleblower/Retaliation
- Nursing License/Theft
Conviction
Nurse/Opioid Dependence/Disability
Discrimination
Emergency Nursing
-
Dysphagia/Aspiration/Patient Death
Nurse/Skin Integrity/Expert Witness
- EMTALA/Inpatient Care
Hospital/Patient Transfer - Patient’s Fall/Standard Of Care
February 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/february2019/february2019.pdf
Patient Controlled
Analgesia/Spoliation Of The Evidence
Nursing Facility/Visitor Fall/Video
Erased -
Medicaid Application
Deaf Patient/Disability
Discrimination/Americans With Disabilities Act
Mandatory Flu Vaccination/Freedom Of
Religion -
Sexual Harassment
CRNA/Disability Discrimination
- Family And Medical Leave
Act
Nurse As Patient Advocate
- Arbitration/Durable Power
Of Attorney
Death/Nursing Negligence
- Defamation
- Nursing Protocols
Domestic Violence - Drug Diversion - Pregnancy/Lifting Restriction
March 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/march2019/march2019.pdf
Emergency Nursing/Neurological
Assessment -
Sexual Assault
Communication/Disability
Discrimination -
Medical Confidentiality
Nurse/No Direct Patient
Care/Disability Discrimination
CNA Harassed By Patient
- Nurse/Race Discrimination
Nursing Student/Bipolar
Disorder/Reasonable Accommodation
Obstetric/Neonatal Nursing/Legal
Responsibilities -
Hot Soup/Burns
Nursing Negligence/Stroke Patient
- Labor And Delivery Nursing
Emergency Nursing/Forensic Blood Draw - Age Discrimination
April 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/april2019/april2019.pdf
Retained Lap Pad/Circulating
Nurse/Surgical Technician
Patient Sexually Assaulted/Prior
Incident/Hospital’s Investigation
Nursing Facility/Civil Monetary
Penalty -
Nurses/Fair Labor Standards
Nurse Liaison/Emergency
Department/Unethical Practice -
Retaliation
Medical Confidentiality
- Whistleblower/Nurses Aide
Involuntary Mental Health
Detention/Triage Nurse/Emergency Room
Dementia Patient/Assault
- Nurse/Childbirth/Breech
Presentation
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Unfair Labor Practices
May 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/may2019/may2019.pdf
Fall From Bedside Commode/Fall Risk
Assessment/Prevention
Patient Suicide/Assessment/Danger To
Self -
Companion Animal
Mental Health Hold/Forced
Psychiatric Medication/Civil Assault Suit
Informed Consent/Surgical Consent
Form/Arthroscopy
Nursing License/Disorderly
Conduct/No-Contest Plea -
SANE Nurse
EMTALA/Emergency Medical
Screening/Stabilization/Transfer
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
- Skilled Nursing/Sexual
Assault
Diabetic Wound Care - Durable Medical Equipment/CMS Regulations
June 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/june2019/june2019.pdf
Deaf Patient/Emergency
Department/ASL Interpreter
Perioperative Nursing
- Psychiatric Care
- Involuntary Psych Hold
Emergency Psych Detention
- Bipolar Nurse/Disability
Discrimination
Operating Room/Slip And Fall
- Nursing License/Medical
Marijuana
Mandatory Overtime/Discrimination
- Statute Of Limitations
Civil Suit/Service Of Process
- Skilled Nursing/Civil
Monetary Penalty
EMTALA/Discharge/Hypertension
- Chest Tube/Nursing Care
Labor Law/Intimidation - Nurse Practitioner/Standard Of Care
July 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/july2019/july2019.pdf
Medical Confidentiality/HIPAA
Violation/Termination -
Diabetic Patient
Chemotherapy Reaction
- Emergency Department/Video
Surveillance
Mental Health Patient/Privileged
Communication -
Patient Abuse
Disabled Family Member/Associational
Discrimination
Workplace Violence/Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
Affordable Care Act
- Patient Transport/Vehicle
Accident
Sexual Assault/Nursing Notes/Hearsay
Testimony -
Pain Clinic
Nursing Expert/Witness Intimidation - Patient/Sepsis/Negligence
August 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/august2019/august2019.pdf
Fetal Demise/Family Birth
Center/Nursing Triage -
Patient Fall
Deaf Patient/ASL
Interpreter/Discrimination/Deliberate Indifference
Patient Fall/Care Plan
Modification/Nursing Negligence
Back Injury On The
Job/Nurse/Worker’s Compensation
Job Description/Disability
Discrimination/Qualified Individual
Nurse/Whistleblower/Patient Safety
- CMS Standards/Long Term
Care
Oxygenation/Nursing Negligence
- CMS/Arbitration/Long Term
Care
Nursing License Revocation - Post-Partum Hemorrhage/Negligence
September 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/september2019/september2019.pdf
Patient Confidentiality/Unauthorized
Access To Hospital Census
Deaf Patient/Family Member Forced To
Interpet/Discrimination
Deaf Patient/ASL
Interpreter/Deliberate Indifference
- US Regulations
Mandatory Flu
Vaccination/Nurse/Disability Discrimination
Diabetic Nurse/Disability
Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation
Race Discrimination/Minority Nurse
- In-Home Oxygen/Fire
Mental Illness/Involuntary
Commitment -
Arbitration Agreements
Post-Operative Nursing/Nurse As Patient Advocate - Prison Nursing
October 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/october2019/october2019.pdf
Emergency Department/Nursing
Assessment/Patient History
Same-Day Surgery/Post-Anesthesia
Nursing Care -
X-ray Order
Methicillin Sensitive Staph
Aureus/Emergency Department
Psychosocial Nursing/Involuntary
Mental Health Commitment
Race Discrimination/Work Assignments
- Pregnancy Discrimination
Diabetic Nurse/Disability
Discrimination -
Racist Patient
Compartment Syndrome/Nursing
Assessment -
Defamation/Texts
Fall Risk Assessment - NICU Infection Control/New CDC Guidelines
November 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/november2019/november2019.pdf
Extreme Fall Risk/No Privacy Policy
- Post-Fall Report To
Physician
Home Health/Vulnerable
Adult/Neglect/Mandatory Report
Nursing Staffing
- Patient Fall/No Injury/No
Legal Case
Homeless/Hospital/Trespass
- Nursing
Management/Discrimination
Uneven Discipline/Discrimination
- Workers Comp/Parking Lot
Child Neglect/Hospital/Mandatory
Reporters -
Opioid Deaths
Human Trafficking/Foreign
Nurses/Unfair Contract -
HIPAA
Discharge Planning/New CMS Conditions Of Participation
December 2019 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/december2019/december2019.pdf
Guardianship/Incapacitated Patient
- Emergency Nursing
Mental Health Commitment/Stoma
Patient -
Insurance Coverage
Alzheimer’s/Nurse As Expert
Witness/Probate Will Contest
Epilepsy/Psychiatric Nursing
Assistant/Disability Discrimination
Age Discrimination
- Labor
Law/Arbitration/Abuse/Neglect
Labor Law/Nurse Patient
Ratios/Whistleblower -
Post-Anesthesia
Agency Employee/Workers Comp
- Nursing License
Statue Of Limitations
- Pneumonia
- SANE Nurse/Hearsay