Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
Online Edition 2016
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Cumulative Online Edition Index 2013 - 2025
January 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/january2016/january2016.pdf
Whistleblower/Patient Safety
Issues/Wrongful Termination
Nurse/Arrest Warrant
- Nurse/Catheterization
- Swan-Ganz Catheter
Diabetic Patient/Hypoglycemia
- Skin Care
- Nurse/DUI
Nurse/Medication Error/Fraudulent
Concealment/Statute Of Limitations
Nurse/Transgender Blood Donor
- Nurse/Hospital/Computer
Fraud
Drug Rehab/Opioid Toxicity/Patient
Death -
Schizophrenia/Psych Med
Heparin/Physicians' Orders
- Hospital Discharge
- Dialysis
Vulnerable Adult/Abuse - Stress Test - New CMS Regulations
February 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/february2016/february2016.pdf
Deaf Nurse/ASL
Interpreter/Disability/Reasonable Accommodation
Emergency Department Nurse/Asthmatic
Patient -
Stroke Symptoms
Surgical Preparation
- Assisted Living/Resident's
Fall -
Narcotics
Restraints/Nurse Violated Facility's
Policy -
Race-Based Assignments
Patient's Fall/Negligence/Expert
Testimony -
Medical Confidentiality
Credentials Committee/Defamation
- Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Department Nurse/Discharge
Against Medical Advice
Nurse Whistleblower - HIV/FDA Guidance - Medicare Part B
March 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/march2016/march2016.pdf
Nurse/Medical
Confidentiality/HIPAA/Family Member
Deaf Patients/American Sign Language
Interpreter -
Bruising/Abuse
Nurse/Race
Discrimination/Non-Minority Comparators
EMTALA/Pediatric Patient/Emergency
Medical Screening
Nurses/Drug
Addiction/Diversion/Disability Discrimination
Nurse/Chronic Migraines/FMLA Rights
- Patient Suicide Attempt
Patient's Fall
- Unexplained Fractures
- Emergency Nursing
Home Health/Medicaid Regulations - Nursing Home/Arbitration
April 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/april2016/april2016.pdf
Nurse/Influenza/Wrongful Termination
- Insurance Coverage/Fraud
Drug Allergy/Charting
- Advanced Practice Nurse
Practitioners
Physician vs. Nurses
Harassment/Clinical Privileges Revoked
Nurse Anesthetist/PACU
Nurses/Morphine/Overdose
Nurse/Family And Medical Leave Act
- Gender Discrimination
Nurses/Patient's Race-Based
Caregiver Request -
Confidentiality
Nurse/Medication/Informed Consent
- Nurse/Sexual Assault
Arbitration - Reasonable Accommodation - CDC/Vaccine Information
May 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/may2016/may2016.pdf
Perioperative Nursing/Retained
Foreign Objects/Res Ipsa Loquitur
Dehydration/Malnutrition/Substandard
Nursing Care -
Nurse Juror
Patient's Fall/Nursing Negligence
- Abandonment Of Employment
Nurse/Knee Injury/Disability
Discrimination -
Nurse/Whistleblower
Flu Vaccination/Religious
Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation
Substandard Skin Care/Punitive
Damages -
EMTALA/Discharge
Nurses/US Customs/Illegal Search And
Seizure -
Cardiac Cath
Fair Labor Standards/Hospital Attire - CDC/Vaccine Information
June 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/june2016/june2016.pdf
Patient's Fall/Nurse/Nursing
Student/Documentation
Deaf Patients/ASL /Disability
Discrimination/Deliberate Indifference
Change In Health Status/Federal
Regulations/Nursing Care
Wrong
Medication/Battery/Fraud/Emotional Distress
Neonatal Nursing
- Narcotics
Diversion/Defamation/Immunity
Confidential Incident Report
- FMLA
- Abuse Reporting
Atrial Fibrillation/Nursing Care
- Corrections Nursing
Nursing Telephone Triage - Arbitration - New CMS Regulations
July 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/july2016/july2016.pdf
Risk Management/Root Cause
Analysis/Attorney Client Privilege
Pressure
Sores/Development/Progression/Substandard Care
Pressure Sores/Nursing Documentation
- Patient's Fall
Medicare/Medicaid/New Conditions Of
Participation/Nursing Services
Communication With Physician/Nursing
Negligence
Post-Surgical Wound Care/Nursing
Negligence
ICU/Ant Bites
- Unsafe Transfer/Negligence
- Bacterial Infection
Unfair Labor Practices - HIPAA/Discrimination/Wrongful Termination
August 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/august2016/august2016.pdf
Advance Directive/Wrongful
Prolongation Of Life -
EMTALA
Failure To Diagnose Cancer/Nursing
Negligence
Psychosocial Nursing/Less
Restrictive Placement/Conditional Release
Nurse/Whistleblower
- Nurse/Race Discrimination
- Male Nurse
Nurse/Disability Discrimination
- Abuse/Faulty Transfer
Technique
Sexual Assault/Nurse/Fraudulent
Concealment Of Material Facts
Arbitration
Agreement/Signatures/Power Of Attorney
Jail Nursing - Head Injury/Nursing Assessment/Interventions
September 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/september2016/september2016.pdf
Hyperbilirubinemia/Nursing
Negligence -
Labor & Delivery Nursing
Shoulder Dystocia/Nurse
Midwife/Physician/Obstetric History Review
Neonatal Nursing/Infant Scalded
- Psychiatric Nursing/Fatal
Assault
Misuse Of Hospital Email
System/Intentional Misconduct/Termination
Nursing
License/Fraud/Misrepresentation -
Discrimination/Race
Discrimination/Disability
- Skin Care
- Patient's
Falls/Documentation
Skilled Nursing Facility/Involuntary
Transfer/Discharge
Nurse/Whistleblower - Medicare/Medicaid/Fraud - CMS Regulations
October 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/october2016/october2016.pdf
Emergency Department Nursing/EMTALA
Violation -
Biased Juror
Aspirated Dental Bridge/Nursing
Negligence -
CDC/Immunizations
Threatening Family
Member/Restraining Order -
Whistleblower
Pregnancy Discrimination/Light Duty
- Nurse/Racial Discrimination
Impaired Nurse/Disability
Discrimination -
EMTALA/Stroke
Peer Review Privilege/Nursing Home
Negligence -
CRNA/Negligence
Emergency
Department/Miscarriage/Emotional Distress
CMS/Emergency Preparedness - Zika Virus - Civil Monetary Penalties
November 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/november2016/november2016.pdf
Disability
Discrimination/Physicians' Orders -
Patient's Fall
Visitor's Fall
- Nurse
Practitioner/Physician As Expert Witness
Oxygen Saturation/Nursing Negligence
- Discrimination/Age/Race
Nurse/Misconduct
- Patient Death/Nursing
Negligence
Hearing Impaired Family
Members/Disability Discrimination
Anticoagulant/Stroke
- Long Term Care/New CMS
Standards
Labor & Delivery/Shoulder
Dystocia/Nursing Expert/ACOG
Antineoplastic/Hazardous Drugs - HIV Status/Confidentiality
December 2016 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/december2016/december2016.pdf
EMTALA/Medical Screening Examination
- Bedrails Down
Medication Patches/Nursing
Negligence -
Patient vs. Patient Assault
Involuntary Psychiatric Hold
- Understaffing/Nurse
Whistleblower
Nurse/Age Discrimination
- Nurse/Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder
Impaired Nurse/Drug Screen
- Narcotics Diversion
- Labor Law
Patient's Fall/Nursing Negligence
- IV Fluid/Nursing Negligence
Jail Nursing/Deliberate Indifference
- Home Health/Coumadin/INR
Belligerent Family Member - Float Nurse/Race Discrimination