Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
Online Edition 2013
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Cumulative Online Edition Index 2013 - 2025
January 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/january2013/january2013.pdf
Operating Room/Circulating Nurse
- Nursing Home Admission
Labor & Delivery
Nursing/Pitocin/Fetal Monitor
Labor & Delivery Nursing/High Risk
Patient/Fetal Monitor
Medication Error/Nursing Negligence
- Correctional Nursing
Age Discrimination
- Race
Discrimination/Minority Nurses
Skilled Nursing/Blood
Draws/PT/INR/Reporting To Physician
Flu Immunization/Public Health
Emergency -
Nursing Assessment
Nurse Practitioner/Pre-Signed Prescriptions - Threat Of Violence
February 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/february2013/february2013.pdf
Labor & Delivery Nursing/Patient
Advocate/Chain Of Command
PCA Pump/Evidence
- Emergency Room Nursing/AMA
Discharge
Patient's Fall/Nursing Assessment
- Nurse/Age Discrimination
Nurse/Race Discrimination
- Nurse/Hearsay/Apology To
Patient
Emergency Room Nursing/Gender
Discrimination
Nurse/Family And Medical Leave
Act/Retaliation -
EMTALA
Nurse/Medical Confidentiality/Faxing
Charts/Copying Charts
Labor & Delivery Nursing - Male Physician/Female Chaperone
March 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/march2013/march2013.pdf
Informed
Consent/Risks/Benefits/Alternatives
- Fall/Bed Alarm
Nursing Documentation
- Nurse Concealed Facts From
Family
Skilled Nursing Admission/Durable
Power Of Attorney
Nurse/Race Discrimination
- Charge Nurse/Disability
Discrimination
EMTALA/Unequal Treatment
- E.R./Nurse As Patient
Advocate
Nurse/Disability Discrimination
- Nursing License/Standard Of
Care
Nurse/Sexual Harassment By Patient
- Narcotics Diversion
Narcotics Diversion/Murder/Director Of Nursing
April 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/april2013/april2013.pdf
Deaf Patient/American Sign Language
Interpreter -
Fall/Bed Alarm
Nursing Home/Sexual Assault
- Nursing Home/Sexual Acting
Out
Nurse/Disability/Lifting
Restrictions/Reasonable Accommodation
Adhesive Tape Allergy
- Defamation
- Nurse/Narcotics Diversion
Nursing Negligence/Asthmatic
Pediatric Patient
Assisted Living/Nursing Negligence
- Nurse/Race Discrimination
Nursing Home/CNA/Race Discrimination
- Battery/Nurse v. Physician
On-Call/Worker's Compensation - Arbitration/Family Member
May 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/may2013/may2013.pdf
Skin Care/Nursing Negligence/Nursing
Documentation
Dehydration/Nursing Negligence
- Sexual Assault
- Racial Bias
Pregnancy
Discrimination/Nurse/Lifting Restriction
Nurse/Whistleblower
- Deaf Employee/Reasonable
Accommodation
Nurse/Latex Allergy/Reasonable
Accommodation
Deaf Patient/Disability
Discrimination/ASL Interpreter
Confidentiality/Health Insurance
Portability And Accountability Act
Patient's Fall/Nursing Negligence/Expert Opinions
June 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/june2013/june2013.pdf
E.R./Patients' Insurance Coverage
- E.R./Nursing Assessment
Disability Discrimination/Sleep
Apnea -
Attendance Problems
Nurse/Forensic Blood Sample/Medical
Battery -
Narcotics
Nurse Whistleblower
- Race Discrimination
- Medication Error
Nurse/Age Discrimination
- Fall/Bed Alarm/Nursing
Negligence
Incident Reports/Quality Assurance
Privilege/Visitor's Lawsuit
Patient's Fall/Nursing
Documentation/Nursing Care Plan
Arbitration Agreement/Family Member/Power Of Attorney
July 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/july2013/july2013.pdf
Operating Room/Circulating
Nurse/Surgical Specimen
Skilled Nursing/Restraints/Patient's
Fall -
Unexplained Fracture
Diaper Change/Abuse
- Nurse Accessed Co-Worker's
Chart
Sexual Contact With Patient
- Nurse/Freedom Of Religion
Nurse/Altered Medical Records
- Nurse/Addict/Disability
Board Of Nursing/Defamation
- Nurse/Patient Advocate
Emergency Room Nursing/Aortic
Dissection/Domestic Violence
EMTALA - Jail Nursing/Deliberate Indifference
August 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/august2013/august2013.pdf
Falls/Transfers/Nursing Assessment
- Intoxicated E.R. Patient
Emergency Medical Treatment And
Active Labor Act/Transfer
Correctional Nursing/Deliberate
Indifference To Serious Medical Need
Threat Of Violence/Discrimination
- Racial Slur/Discrimination
Medication Error/Wrongful
Termination -
Central Line
Perioperative Nursing/Nurse As
Patient's Advocate
Nurse Midwife/Home
Delivery/Negligence -
Disability Discrimination
Hospice Services In Long-Term Care/New CMS Regulations
September 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/september2013/september2013.pdf
Social Media/Privacy Rights/Facebook
Wall -
Nursing/Skin Care
Patient's Fall/Nursing Standard Of
Care -
Medical Confidentiality
Nurses Aide/Self Medication/Document
Falsification/Firing
Nurse's License
Revocation/Medication To Non-Patient
Psychosocial Nursing/Disability
Discrimination -
LPN/Patient Abuse
Nursing Home/Whistleblower
- Nurse/Race Discrimination
Family And Medical Leave
Act/Nurse/Self-Diagnosis
Operating Room/Hot Medical Device - Neuro Intensive Care Nursing
October 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/october2013/october2013.pdf
Nursing Documentation/Abnormal
Findings/Civil Monetary Penalty
Emergency Room/Mental Health
Assessment/Psychiatric Hold
Prison Nursing/Involuntary
Medication/Inmate's Rights
Arbitration/Durable Power Of
Attorney -
Nurse Whistleblower
E.R. Nursing/Intoxicated Patient
- School Nurse/Anaphylaxis
Narcotics Diversion/Disability
Discrimination -
Religious Bias
Nurse/Sexual Relationship With
Patient -
Skin Care
Autopsy/Post-Mortem Fraud - Psych Patient/Four Point Restraints
November 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/november2013/november2013.pdf
Nurse As Patient's Advocate/Public
Policy -
Morphine Toxicity
Neonatal Nursing
- Post-Colonoscopy Nursing
Care
Narcotics Diversion/Altered MAR
- Psych Nursing/Lithium
Toxicity
Narcotics Diversion/Nurse/Americans
With Disabilities Act
Psychiatric
Emergency/Restraints/Forced Psychotropic Medication
Hearing Impaired Nurse
- Freedom Of Speech
- Sexual Harassment
Nurse/Racial Bias
- Nurse/Age Bias
- Nurse/Workplace Bullying
Diabetic/Nurses/Deliberate Indifference - Nurse/Whistleblower
December 2013 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/december2013/december2013.pdf
Degenerative Joint
Disease/Disability Discrimination
Neonatal Intensive Care
- Post-Surgical Nursing
Care/Hospital Bed
Medical Records
- Nursing Home/Disability
Discrimination
Nurse/Age Discrimination
- Nurse/Employee Assistance
Program
Nursing Assistant/Insubordination
- Nurse/Racial Discrimination
Patient's Falls/Nursing
Care/Restraints -
Nursing Assistant/Abuse
Skin Care/Nurse As Expert Witness
- Labor & Delivery Nursing
Nurses/Racial Discrimination
- Nurse/HIPAA Violations