by AdminY | Feb 16, 2017 | Dallas Nurse Attorney, Dallas Nurse Lawyer, Texas Nurse Best Practices
Social Media in Nursing: How do you know if you have crossed the line? A nursing student took a photo of her 3- year old patient with Leukemia on her personal phone with mom’s permission. She then posted it in her Facebook page with the caption, “This is my...
by AdminY | Feb 9, 2017 | Dallas Nurse Attorney, Dallas Nurse Lawyer, Texas Nurse Best Practices
Before you give your patient either one of these drugs, or both, think about these real-life events reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP): Patient had severe hypoglycemia after a pharmacist added 200 units of insulin instead of heparin to TPN...
by AdminY | Jan 21, 2017 | Dallas Nurse Attorney, Dallas Nurse Lawyer
In many instances, a human being who has the responsibility for the care of another could no longer keep up with the caregiver role because of physical limitation – one of the human factors that could often lead to adverse events in healthcare. Human factors is the...
by AdminY | Jan 20, 2017 | Dallas Nurse Attorney, Dallas Nurse Lawyer, Texas BON
The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) has the power to suspend or revoke the license of any nurse in the state. Any disciplinary action by the BON must be taken very seriously because it can interfere with your ability to earn a living and leave a permanent black mark on...
