Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
Online Edition 2022
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Cumulative Online Edition Index 2013 - 2024
January 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/january2022/january2022.pdf
Patient Fall/Risk Assessment/Morse
Fall Scale Score
Nursing Assessment/Gross Negligence
- Bedsore/Progression
Inpatient
Admission/Discharge/Involuntary Mental Health Hold
Sexual Assault/Background Check
- Employee Misconduct
Racist Taunt/Minority vs. Minority
- Gender Stereotype -
Toxic Mold
Hypertension/Nursing Standard Of
Care -
Nurse/Patient Advocate
Spoliation Of The Evidence/Notice Of
Claim/Relevance Of Evidence
Family And Medical Leave Act - Emergency Nursing - COVID-19
February 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/february2022/february2022.pdf
Nurse Practitioners/Social
Security/Acceptable Medical Source
Perioperative Nursing/Sponge Counts
- Patient Fall/Care Plan
Nurse Assaulted/Patient Committed
- Disability/ADA Compliance
Nursing Student/Due Process Of Law
- Termination/CRNA
PTSD/Nurse/Disability Discrimination
- Nurse Practitioner/Lab Band
Blind Patients/Braille
- Arbitration Agreement
- Patient Left AMA
Sexual Assault/Nurse vs. Patient
- Nurse As Patient Advocate
Medicare/Prior Authorization/Master List - COVID-19 Update
March 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/march2022/march2022.pdf
Bed Rails/Nursing
Documentation/Nursing Standard Of Care
Aspiration Pneumonia/Standard Of
Care -
Nurse Fired/Facebook Post
Psychiatric Patient Assaults Family
Member/Nurse Faulted
Spinal Fracture/Cervical Collar
- Statute Of
Limitations/Fall
Nurse Sexually Harassed By
Patient/Hostile Work Environment
Deaf Patient/Left AMA/Family
Interpreter/Deliberate Indifference
Wound Care/Neglect Of Vulnerable
Adult -
Home Health Nursing
Abortion - Discrimination/Male vs. Female/Different Unions
April 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/april2022/april2022.pdf
Arbitration/Mother Did Not Sign
Agreement For Unborn Child
Deaf Patient/Video Remote
Interpreting/US DOJ Standards
Medical Confidentiality/Nurse
Allowed Hidden Camera In Patient Room
Nurse Whistleblower
-
Nurse/Discrimination/Age/Gender
Nurses Labor Union/Duty Of Fair
Representation -
Expert Witness
Nurse Ignored Panic Lab Values
- Patient Fall
- Call Bell/Response
Family And Medical Leave
Act/Restoration To Previous Position
Gunshot Victim/Police Investigation - Financial Exploitation
May 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/may2022/may2022.pdf
Diabetic Nurse/Disability
Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation
Privacy Curtain/Strangulation Hazard
- Discharge Instructions
Psychiatric Care/Fentanyl
Intoxication/Death/Checks
False Claims Act
- Nursing Student/Free Speech
- COVID-19
Home Health/Employee/Independent
Contractor/Tax Withholding
Nurse Practitioner
- Hostile Work Environment
- End Of Life
Nursing Home/Arbitration Agreement
- Surgical Stapler
Informed Consent - Wrongful Death Lawsuit - Disabled Patient
June 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/june2022/june2022.pdf
Nurse/Social Media/Objectionable
Content/Freedom of Speech
Pressure
Sores/Repositioning/Documentation -
Medication Reaction
Psychiatric Medications/Involuntary
Administration -
Autopsy
Nurse/Age Discrimination/HIPAA
Violation -
Patient Abandonment
CNA Training/Age Discrimination
- CRNA/Apparent Agency
Sexual Misconduct/Imposition
- Hoyer Lift Transfer
- Patient Abuse
Nurse
Practitioner/Opioids/Overprescription
- Workers Compensation
Trauma Nurse/Interview/Interpreter - Forensic Blood Draw
July 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/july2022/july2022.pdf
Patient Fall Off Toilet/No Nursing
Negligence -
Hospital/Visitor's Fall
Nurse As Expert Witness/Nurse
Practitioner vs. Registered Nurse
CNA/Sexual Misconduct/Police
Interrogation/Miranda Warning
Nurse Practitioner/Stress Test
- Russian
Nurse/Discrimination
Nurse/Disability
Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation
Nurse/Child Abuse/Mandatory
Report/Retaliation -
Medication Allergy
Nurse/O2
Disconnected
- Nurse/Clerk/Patient
Transport
Nursing Home/Arbitration Agreement - Prenatal Care/Genetic Risk
August 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/august2022/august2022.pdf
Nurse Practitioner/Pacemaker
Malfunction/Auto Accident
Blood Draw/No Negligence
- Patient
Abandonment/Bathroom Assist
Mental Health Detention/Moot Point
- Psychiatric Patient
Restraint
Hard Of Hearing/Employment
Discrimination -
Gender Discrimination
EMTALA/Necessary Stabilizing
Treatment/Appropriate Transfer
Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner/Hearsay -
Standing Orders
Restraints/Staff Convenience
- Patient Abuse/Legal Defense
Reproductive Health/EMTALA - Nursing Home/Voting Rights
September 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/september2022/september2022.pdf
Nursing Triage/Evidence Of Habit Or
Routine Practice
Fall Risk Assessment
- Diabetes Educator/Expert
Witness
Hoyer Lift Transfer
- Impaired Nurse
- Psychiatric Commitment
Nurse/Pregnancy
Discrimination/Supervisor's Bias -
Arbitration
Patient Abuse/Self-Defense
- Nurse/Age Bias/Adverse
Action
Search Warrant/Forced Urinary
Catheterization/Civil Rights
HIPAA/Roommate's Identity
- Deaf Hospital
Patient/Discrimination
Medical Records - Non-Discrimination - Danger Invites Rescue
October 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/october2022/october2022.pdf
Fetal Death/Family Members' Emotional Distress/Hospital Liability
Antipsychotic
Medications/Involuntary Administration/Patient's Rights
Nursing Shifts/Eight vs. Twelve
Hours/Disability Discrimination
Discrimination/Race/Sexual
Orientation/Nurse's Family Members
Religious Discrimination/Reasonable
Accommodation -
Racial Bias
HIPAA/Nurse/Patient's Privacy
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
Assault/Patient vs. Patient/Waiting
Room -
Identity Theft
Fragrance Allergy/Disability Discrimination - Nursing Experts
November 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/november2022/november2022.pdf
Sexual Assault Examination/Nurse As
Agent For The Police
EMTALA/Patient Stable At Discharge
- EMTALA/Reverse Dumping
EMTALA/Notice Posted To E.R.
Patients -
Medical Confidentiality
Nurse/Reasonable Accommodation
- EMTALA/Appropriate Transfer
Associational Disability
Discrimination -
ADHD/Discrimination
Deaf Hospital Patient/Discrimination
- HIPAA/Nurse/Testimony
Witness Statement/Legal Privilege
- Cardiac Telemetry
Nurse As Expert Witness - Discrimination/Clinical Experience
December 2022 = http://www.nursinglaw.com/december2022/december2022.pdf
Adverse Event/Quality Review
Privilege/Power Point Slides
Incident Report/Anticipation Of
Litigation -
Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Department/False
Imprisonment -
Mandatory Reporter
Visitation/Disability Discrimination
- Child Victim/Video/Hearsay
Unwitnessed Injury/Workers Comp
- Parental
Interference/Neglect
Patient Fall
- Child Abuse/Mandatory
Reporter -
Nurse Victim
Mass Shooting/Security Consult
- Sexual Abuse/Defamation
Switched At Birth
- Patient/Criminal Suspect
- Nursing Expert