Archive for May 2019
LNP 291 Spinal Cord Injuries: Nursing Liability
Spinal cord injuries cause devastating injuries. Lawsuits may result with the injuries occurred as the result of someone’s negligence: falls on someone’s icy sidewalk or in a healthcare facility, or injury from motor vehicle crashes, for example. Paralysis from a spinal cord injury causes major emotional, physical, and also financial damages. Despite improvements in early recognition and…
Read MoreLNP 290 The Board of Nursing: What Happens to Nurses Who Are Reported Melanie Balestra
Melanie Balestra is speaking to us about what happens when nurses are reported. She also focuses on legal and business issues that affect physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers. Part of what Melanie does is representing these individuals in front of their respective boards and advising them as well on starting up their…
Read MoreLNP 289 The Art of Listening
It was a beautiful South Florida day – clear skies, light wind. Our older son, who lives in India, was staying with us for a few precious days. As I thought about the fun things I could do with him while he was here, I decided to arrange for us to go sailing. I’d never…
Read MoreLNP 288 The Art of Practicing Law David Kempston
David Kempston is an author. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1992, Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif. He has spent over 26 years as a litigator. He has tried over 400 cases. He has been voted a “Super Lawyer” every year since 2000. He was recently named the…
Read MoreLNP 287 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
I am in the process of finishing ghostwriting a book with an author whose childhood in a very rough part of Chicago exposed him to a variety of traumatic experiences. Against all odds, he escaped the environment and made a huge success of himself. Why he succeeded when so many of his classmates and family…
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