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
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BJ Strickland
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
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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
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Crossing the Boundary
Have you ever shared personal information about yourself with a patient or known of another nurse who got “too involved”
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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
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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
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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
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A Deceptively Simple Phrase
Every area of expertise has its own words and phrases with meanings specific to that field. Sometimes, however, a term
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Law, Ethics & Conflict Resolution
Ethics may seem an unlikely topic for a column about legal aspects of nursing, but the two are inseparably intertwined.
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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
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