Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
Online Edition 2018
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January 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/january2018/january2018.pdf
Nurse/Sexual Harassment/Disability
Discrimination -
Nurse Overtime
Nursing Documentation
- Family Member/Emotional
Distress
Psychiatric Nursing/Headlock
- Mandatory Flu Vaccinations
Patient/Freedom Of Religion
- Quality Review Privilege
Narcotics Diversion/Age/Race
Discrimination -
Nursing Expert
Physician Expert
- Report To Physician/Medical
Outcome
Nursing Home Admission
- Nursing Home Fall/Standard
Of Care
Nursing Home Arbitration - Nurse/On The Job Injury/Third Party Suit
February 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/february2018/february2018.pdf
Nurse/Medication Error
- Fall/Nursing Home
- Confidentiality
Positioning/Fall
- IM Injection/Nursing
Negligence -
Sexual Assault
Nursing Home/Identity Theft
- Medicare Fraud
- Social Media Posts
Nurse/Work Hours/Falsification
- Nurses Aide/Abuse Registry
Nurse/Medication Error
- Nursing Progress
Notes/Negligence
Litigation/Destruction Of Evidence
- Hospital Inpatient
Admissions
Flu Shot Text Reminder/Telephone
Consumer Protection Act
Confidential Information/Nurse/Substandard Care
March 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/march2018/march2018.pdf
Child Abuse/Emergency
Department/Parents’ Lawsuit
Emergency Department/Delayed Medical
Screening/EMTALA -
HIPAA
Psychiatric Facility/Patient vs.
Patient Assault -
Nursing Students
Patient/Methadone/Danger To Others
- Race Discrimination
Racial
Remark/Coworker/Discrimination -
CRNA/Liability
Patient Fall/Expert Testimony
- Skilled
Nursing/Understaffing
Tracheostomy Care/Bleeding/Nursing
Negligence -
Whistleblower
Antineoplastic/Hazardous Drugs/Healthcare/CDC Update
April 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/april2018/april2018.pdf
Healthcare Fraud/US False Claims
Act/DON/Wrongful Discharge
Emergency Department
Nursing/Documentation -
Fall Assessment
Nurse/Depression/Discrimination
- Nursing
Negligence/Causation
Transgender Nurse/Sexual
Harassment/Discrimination/Retaliation
HIPAA/Nurse/Medical Confidentiality
- Quality Assurance Privilege
Colostomy/Negligent Nursing Care
- Choking/Nursing Negligence
Health Care Fraud/Conviction
- Emergency Nurse/Sexual
Misconduct
Nursing Home/Unfair Labor Practice - Vaccine Information Statements
May 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/may2018/may2018.pdf
Deaf Hospital Patient/Deliberate
Indifference
Corporate Misconduct
- Unprofessional
Conduct/License Revoked
Labor & Delivery/Nurse As Patient
Advocate/Chain Of Command
Nurse/Narcotics Diversion/Defamation
- Discipline/Follow Up
Discrimination/Male Aide
- Whistleblower/Dangerous
Patient
Dysphagia/Aspiration/Death
- Patient Fall/Expert Witness
OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogens
- Spoliation Of Evidence
Medicare/Medicaid/Prior Authorization List
June 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/june2018/june2018.pdf
Sexual Harassment By Patient/Nursing
Caregiver’s Rights
Deaf Patient/No ASL
Interpreter/Discrimination -
Psych Admission
Nurse Expert Witness/Skin Lesion
- Adoption/Parental Rights
Retained Surgical
Sponge/Perioperative Nurses
Nurses Aide/Racial Discrimination
- Nurse/Whistleblower
Visitation/Nursing
Facility/Patient’s Rights -
Nurse/Confidentiality
Memory Care/Short Staffing/Patient
Injury -
Patient’s Fall/Negligence
Nurse/Sexual Assault/Victim Interview - Visitor/Slip And Fall
July 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/july2018/july2018.pdf
Back Injury/Disability
Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation
Emergency Department/Drug
Search/Civil Rights -
ICU Nursing
Nurse/Patient Controlled Analgesia
- Assisted Living/Memory Care
Nurse/Expert Witness/Drug Allergy
- Nurse/Employment Grievance
Nurse/Race Discrimination
-
EMTALA/Hospital/Whistleblower
Skin Care/Nursing Standard Of Care
- Nursing Home Arbitration
Stillborn Fetus/Fetal
Remains/Hospital/Negligent Mishandling
Nursing Home/Abuse/Neglect - Nursing Education - CMS Regulations
August 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/august2018/august2018.pdf
Health Care Fraud/Medicare/Home
Health Nurse
Emergency Department Nursing
- Patient Fall/Nursing Expert
Abuse Reporting/Good Faith/Legal
Immunity
Nurse/Age Discrimination
- Nurse/Gender Discrimination
Nurse/Religious Discrimination
- Patient Sexual Harassment
Nurse/Racial Discrimination
- Family Member Interference
Medical Negligence/Statute Of
Limitations -
Dysphagia/Aspiration
US Patient Safety Act - SANE Nurse - Patient Assaults Nurse
September 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/september2018/september2018.pdf
Nursing
Documentation/Negligence/Legal Cause
- Alcoholic Patient
Medication/Toxic Side
Effects/Nursing Negligence
Psychiatric Patient/Involuntary
Commitment/Premature Discharge
Age Discrimination/Disability
Discrimination/HIPAA Violation
Verbal Abuse/Hostile Environment
- Nursing License
Nurse Whistleblower
- Developmental
Disability/Choking Death
Skilled Care/Assisted Living
- Root Cause Analysis
- Patient Death
Labor Law/Picket/Leaflet/Hospital Premises - Nurse Practitioner
October 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/october2018/october2018.pdf
Fall Prevention/Bed Alarm/Nursing
Negligence -
Femur Fracture
Hearing Patient/Deaf Family
Members/Disability Discrimination
Nurse Practitioner/Social Security
Disability -
Psychiatric Patient
US Trafficking Victims’ Protection
Act/Foreign Nurses/Class Action
FMLA Interference
- Nursing Director On Call
- Disability
Emergency Nursing/Criminal Defendant
- Nurse/Civil Assault Case
Nurse Practitioner/Discrimination
- Nasogastric Tube/Patient
Death
Medicare/Medicaid/Proposed New Conditions Of Participation
November 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/november2018/november2018.pdf
Deaf Mother/Pediatric
Patient/Disability Discrimination
Psychiatric
Nursing/Asphyxiation/Death -
Nurse/Age Discrimination
Contaminated Medication
- CNA/Abuse Registry
- Drug Diversion
Disabled Family Member/Reasonable
Accommodation -
Transfer
Medication
Error/Contradicted/Opiate/Morphine Overdose
EMTALA/Hospital/Reverse Dumping
- Nursing Home/Medicaid
Nurse/Race
Discrimination/Retaliation -
Unused Medications
CDC/Infection Control Guidelines - CDC/Vaccine Information
December 2018 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/december2018/december2018.pdf
Narcotics Diversion/Propofol
Intoxication/Auto Accident
Deaf Mother/Pediatric Patient/No
Disability Discrimination
Hospital Discharge Planning/CMS
Regulations -
Arbitration
Reduction In
Force/FMLA/Reinstatement -
EMTALA/Retaliation
Disability Discrimination/Medical
Leave -
Mandatory Flu Shots
Labor Law/CNA/LPN/Bargaining Unit
- EMTALA/False Labor
Change In Health Status
- Home Health/Physician’s
Order
Labor & Delivery Nursing - E.R. Nursing - Nursing Experts