Expertise
554 Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risks Crystal Crawford
While any illness in a premature baby must be taken very seriously, Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) demands special and rapid attention. Crystal Crawford, a highly experienced nurse, LNC, and expert witness, shares her experience in neonatal intensive care, particularly her deep knowledge of care for premature babies. NEC, a gastrointestinal disorder often associated with blood transfusions…
Read More553 Nurse Practitioner Liability Hot Spots – Rebecca Paschall
Nurse practitioners (NPs) play an essential role in primary care and other medical settings. Increasingly, they are being named as defendants in malpractice suits. Rebecca Paschall, who both works as an NP and a legal nurse consultant, shares her experience in these areas of expertise. She learned that her LNC work deepens her diagnostic and…
Read More551 Wound Ostomy Continence Challenges & the LNC – Emily Dean
Wound Ostomy surgery is one of the most delicate and difficult of procedures—not only in the surgery portion but during the recovery, which can be psychologically traumatic and physically challenging Wound, ostomy, and continence nurse Emily Dean shares her expertise in this complex area of medicine. Throughout this interview, she accompanies her explanations and descriptions…
Read More550 Insights of an ex-Board of Nursing Nurse – Maggie Ortiz
Even if nurses are familiar with the term, Board of Nursing, they don’t always realize the potential impact it could have on their careers. Anyone can complain about their professional performance, and that complaint may lead them into being investigated. Maggie Ortiz, who worked for the Board of Nursing in Texas, became disturbed by the…
Read More549 The Canadian View of Legal Nurse Consulting – Joan Davis
Legal Nurse Podcast, although based in the U.S., has an international audience, A highly experienced nurse, Joan Davis has worked in both Canada and the U.S. In this podcast she describes how malpractice suits work in Canada. To put the Canadian legal environment in perspective, we need to realize that, although it’s a large country,…
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