Help Your Child Not to Be Afraid of the Doctor – Tips from Med League Pediatric Nurse Expert
Many younger children are afraid to go to the doctor, even if they've been there a few times. There are several ways to ...
Presenting demonstrative evidence
What is right for you? The trial attorney is able to select from a variety of methods of presenting demonstrative evidence. The four basic ...
Pain and Suffering Quick Updates
Pain and Suffering Quick Updates Posttraumatic Stress Disorder worsened by history of sexual trauma Women with undiagnosed posttraumatic stress disorder frequently go to primary ...
High Spinal Cord Injury: Respiratory Russian Roulette
High Spinal Cord Injury: Respiratory Russian Roulette Sooner or later, a personal injury attorney or legal nurse consultant with a substantial practice will be ...
Charting Bloopers: Spelling Errors
Charting Bloopers: Spelling Errors Admitting diagnosis: gang green. Patient with history of near drowning: patient had a sinking spell . Previously hospitalized at Mt. ...
Pain and Suffering Analysis a.k.a Federal Rule 1006 Fact Witness Summary Report
[progressBar percentage="75" text="Increased Productivity" id="1" /] Pain and suffering Analysis Report a.k.a Federal Rule 1006 Summary Report Pain and Suffering Analysis (also known as ...
Vision Changes and the Elderly: Is Your Law Firm an Accident Waiting to Happen?
Vision Changes and the Elderly: Is Your Law Firm an Accident Waiting to Happen? “Come quick! A woman fell in the hallway!” When your ...
Why is Litigation related to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) on the Rise?
Why is Litigation related to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) on the Rise? This photo of a nursing home resident was taken by her ...
The Uncooperative Plaintiff
The Uncooperative Plaintiff Plaintiff attorney Bob Arnold stared with dismay at his client who had been injured in a motor vehicle accident. “What do ...
Slips and Falls on the Slippery Slope
Slips and Falls on the Slippery Slope The risk of falls increases as adults age. More than one-third of adults over the age of ...
RRTs: Douse the spark before it becomes a forest fire
RRTs: Douse the spark before it becomes a forest fire Imagine this scene: You are visiting your elderly father in the hospital when you ...
PEG tubes–not a panacea
PEG tubes--not a panacea What can you learn from The American Medical Directors Association's annual conference in March 2006? Plenty, it turns out. This ...
Obstetrical Malpractice
Obstetrical Malpractice More often than not, having a baby is a time of great anticipation, high hopes, and joy for the parents and their ...
Nurse Staffing: Critical Condition
Nurse Staffing: Critical Condition One of the most frequent reasons raised by nurses for why incidents occur is inadequate staffing. The attorney can determine ...
More Than The Blues
More Than The Blues A physician who is named as a defendant in a medical malpractice suit commits suicide. A plaintiff who loses his ...
Malingering: Can it be detected?
Malingering: Can it be detected? One way of defining a good patient or plaintiff is a person who: Presents with objective signs and symptoms ...
Knee Injuries
Knee Injuries Names and some details have been changed in this real case. Sean O’Reilly’s eyes widened in shock as he saw the truck ...
The Hospitalist
The Hospitalist “Bill, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Dr. Miller, your hospitalist.” According to a recent issue of Hospitals and Healthcare Networks, an ...
Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers: The Risks
Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers: The Risks Litigation over hospital-acquired pressure ulcers represents a significant fraction of a medical malpractice attorney’s case load. We frequently ...
Unlocking Medical Records
Unlocking Medical Records The law firm where you work has just signed on a new client. The case involves client injuries and consequently, will ...
Top Ten Ways to Evaluate Chronologies
Top Ten Ways to Evaluate Chronologies Chronologies may be prepared by a legal nurse consultant to achieve many objectives. For example, a chronology may ...
