337 Medical Errors and Competency

As a legal nurse consultant, you see medical errors from the perspective of what has already happened. Not listening to the concerns of staff nurses may have played a part in the events leading up to the medical error. In his podcast, Kevin O’Connor discussed what happens when physician competencies are stretched by not working…

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335 Tampering with Medical Records: Red Flags

What are the red flag warning signs that someone may have tampered with medical records? This is Pat Iyer with Iyer’s Insights, one of the twice weekly shows of Legal Nurse Podcast. I’ve spotted altered medical records and want to share some of the clues with you. What are the responsibilities of facilities for maintaining…

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333 Compassion Fatigue in Legal Nurse Consultants

Do you suffer from compassion fatigue? Just what is this? Dr. Charles Figley defines it as a state experienced by those helping people or animals in distress; it is an extreme state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of those being helped to the degree that it can create a secondary traumatic stress for…

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