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Magnet Hospitals: Indicator of Quality? Part 2
The process of becoming designated as a Magnet hospital is an arduous one. Compliance in meeting the Magnet Standards of Care and Standards of Professional Performance must be documented. It is then decided if the organizational overview and measurement criteria … Continue reading
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Magnet Hospitals: Indicator of Quality? Part 1
How good is a hospital and its nursing staff? Does it have Magnet status? The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to recognize healthcare organizations that provide nursing excellence. The program also provides a … Continue reading
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Medical errors: it only takes a moment
Medical errors and accidents can happen in a moment, and forever change a life. One night last year, my husband and I were driving separately down a dark road to our house. I was ahead of him. I heard a … Continue reading
How do you evaluate a legal nurse consultant?
Every attorney uses criteria to judge the quality of the work provided by a support person such as a LNC. Here are some questions to ask as the attorney progresses in the relationship with the LNC: * Was the LNC … Continue reading
Top 4 reasons why there is gold in nurses’ notes
1. Comprehension: Nursing documentation is often the key to understanding the events that spawn a nursing or medical malpractice claim. The medical record can refute or support the plaintiff’s or defendant’s version of events. 2. Screen cases: Careful scrutiny of … Continue reading
How Nurses’ Jobs Lead to Trouble: 12 Tips
These twelve tips represent common traps affecting nurses, as shared by JoAnn Pietro, RN, Esq, who practices employment law at Wahrenberger and Pietro. 1. New graduates should not be placed in complex clinical areas that demand more knowledge, experience, and … Continue reading
What’s a medical error? Part 1 by Pat Iyer
I was talking to my son and his girlfriend about medical errors and he asked me to define them. Here are some cases we have handled. * the hospitalized patient who was alert, oriented, and ambulatory until the nurse administered … Continue reading
What’s a medical error? Part 2 by Pat Iyer
I was talking to my son and his girlfriend about medical errors and he asked me to define them. Here are some more cases we have handled. * the oncology patient who suffered from a large extravasation of a chemotherapeutic … Continue reading
Why Doctors Should Not Testify to Nursing Standards of Care by Pat Iyer
The Illinois case called Sullivan V. Edward Hospital, 806 NE 645 (Ill. 2004) involved a man who climbed over side rails and was found on the floor with a head injury. The plaintiff attorney supplied a physician as the liability … Continue reading
Hospital Professional Liability Claims on the Rise by Pat Iyer
This is from Business Insurance, October 20, 2009. According to the 10th annual Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis, the number of hospital professional liability claims is increasing and is expected to increase by 1% per year. The … Continue reading
