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
Nurse Law
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
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
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
Law, Ethics & Conflict Resolution
Ethics may seem an unlikely topic for a column about legal aspects of nursing, but the two are inseparably intertwined.
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
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