Archive for 2019
LNP 295 Wheelchairs and Their Risks: More Than a Seat on Wheels
In our previous podcast, LNP 294, Steve Henry shared his knowledge about the intricacies of wheelchairs. The chairs Steve described were specially fitted orthotic devices. As I interviewed Steve, I thought of the type of wheelchair that I was more familiar with – the kind used for transport. Intended to move patients from one place…
Read MoreLNP 294 Wheelchairs for Catastrophically Injured Patients Steve Henry
Steve Henry is talking about a subject that influences catastrophically injured people and has a direct impact on the work of life care planners and legal nurse consultants Steve has vast experience in home care, durable medical equipment, adaptive feeding, and complex rehab technology. That technology seems to be changing and improving all the time.…
Read MoreLNP 293 How to Get Along with Decisive and Conscientious Attorneys
In our previous podcast, Curtis Johnson and I talked about how personalities affect the practice of law – and legal nurse consulting. After almost 30 years of working with attorneys, I’ve seen that their personalities tend to be one of two types. As Curtis mentioned, there can be a natural style and an adaptive…
Read MoreLNP 292 The Power of DISC to Understand Attorneys Curtis Johnson
Curtis Johnson is an author, a speaker, a coach, and a consultant. He started his company, Cuvey Group, two years ago. He’s in the business of accelerating the performance of people and affecting businesses and organizations. Today we’re going to be talking about something that influences you when you’re working with attorneys, with staff, with…
Read MoreLNP 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…
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