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
Nurse Law
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.
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
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
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