343 Failure to Rescue: The LNC Role

We talked about some of the reasons why a nurse might be forced to go before the Board of Nursing on Podcast 343 (the last podcast). One of the reasons relates to clinical judgment. Certainly, in addition to Board actions, a nurse might find himself or herself in a courtroom because of decision making in…

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341 Miscommunication in Labor and Delivery

Collaboration and communication form the cornerstone of effective care. Obstetrical nursing exemplifies this principle. The involvement and interaction of labor and delivery personnel have a critical impact on the outcome of mother and baby. The outcome is influenced by the degree of interaction and communication between nurses and physicians. Labor and delivery nursing and team…

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339 Nursing Liability for Neurological Injury

A patient arrives in the emergency department with a possible spinal cord injury. The defense attorney contacts you to find out if his client, the hospital, has exposure for the ultimate outcome of this patient. One of the first things emergency department nurses do is to assess the patient and determine if there are any…

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