Expertise
563 Inside Home Care Nursing – Angela Barker
Today, Angela Barker, a former pediatric ICU nurse working in the area of pediatric private duty home care for pediatric and adult patients, describes the unique complexities of home care nursing for children. As an LNC, she also takes up the liability risks and the documentation to look for. This care may be short- or…
Read More562 The Medical Errors Epidemic-Dr. Kayur Patel
Unfortunately, due to the medical errors epidemic in health care, prior to the Covid epidemic, medical errors constituted the third greatest cause of death. Dr. Kayur Patel describes what’s wrong and how it can be changed. He is Chief Medical Officer of Proactive MD, a healthcare model that serves many U.S. healthcare institutions, He acknowledges…
Read More561 Liability for Infections in Healthcare Facilities – Connie Schaefer
On a worldwide basis, sepsis causes 20% of all deaths. Connie Schaefer, an LNC, registered nurse. She is also an infection preventionist, describes this huge problem and what’s being done to prevent infections in healthcare. Speed of diagnosis and also treatment are essential in order to control and cure a septic condition. This is the…
Read More560 Sage Advice from an Experienced LNC- Cheryl Gatti
Cheryl Gatti, who has been an experienced LNC for over 30 years, compares the early days of LNC work with the current environment and has valuable recommendations for any LNC to improve their business. She considers the AALNC a useful resource and encourages chapter membership. She recommends a self-assessment for areas that need improvement and…
Read More559 Stroke Care Malpractice – Brenda Tousley
You’re going to have an opportunity to hear from Dr. Brenda Tousley, who is a neurology clinical nurse specialist, has her Doctorate in Nursing, and serves attorneys as an expert witness helping them as well behind the scenes with stroke care malpractice. Brenda and I have been speaking about the types of strokes, the catastrophic…
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