Is Your Employer’s Liability Coverage Sufficient?
Even though your employer offers RNs company provided liability insurance, it is worth asking yourself if that is sufficient or
Author: BJ Strickland
Should you have professional liability coverage?
When you are driving, how much control over other drivers, road conditions, the weather and other factors do you have?
Why Should I Care About Nursing Law and Where Does It Come from?
One of the purposes for the posts on this site is to give you important information that can impact, protect
Are You Up-to-Date on Your Nursing Laws?
Given the pace of advances in medical knowledge and technology over the last fifty years, it can sometimes be hard
What Happens when Evidence Disappears?
I have a long list of potential topics to write on for this page; and generally, I like to start
Law, Ethics & Conflict Resolution
Ethics may seem an unlikely topic for a column about legal aspects of nursing, but the two are inseparably intertwined.
A Deceptively Simple Phrase
Every area of expertise has its own words and phrases with meanings specific to that field. Sometimes, however, a term
Abandonment: What It Is And Is Not
Over the years I have seen and heard many nurse leaders threaten to report nurses for patient abandonment. State boards
Are You Fit for Duty?
While it may sound like a term out of the military, fitness for duty is an increasing matter of concern
Fit for Duty, part 2
In my latest post, I gave you the definition of “fit for duty” and talked about the trend toward mandatory reporting
When an Assignment is Unsafe
Imagine that you are a new nurse, about six months out of school and working on a cardiac floor at
Working with Law Enforcement
Several weeks ago news outlets aired video of a Salt Lake City police detective roughing up a nurse in the
Is Your Social Media Showing?
Even under the best of circumstances, social media can pose legal and ethical risks for professional nurses. Consider the three
Crossing the Boundary
Have you ever shared personal information about yourself with a patient or known of another nurse who got “too involved”
Me Too – Nurses and Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment has been a hot topic in the news the last couple of months. It is one that most
Yelling about Yelp (and other review sites)
These days it seems that everyone you do business with wants feedback about their services; healthcare is no exception. (Press
Do You Have One?
If you are like approximately two-thirds of nurses, you don’t have an advance directive. Surprising as that number is, even