New Law Requires Disclosure About Nurse To Patient Ratios

Laws, Nurses

What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at your hospital? How many are registered nurses? Now you can ask those questions and...

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Expanding Role Of Nurse Practitioners: Good Or Bad For Patients?

Nurses

With a shortage of primary care physicians, 28 states, including New York, are considering expanding the authority of nurse practitioners....

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Hospital Says “No” To Mandatory Nursing Ratios: What You Can Do To Find Out The Nurse To Patient Ratio At Your Hospital

Hospitals, Nurses

Recently, in a contentious negotiation with its nurses, Ellis Hosital refused to accept the demand for mandatory nursing ratios in...

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Hospital Says “No” To Mandatory Nursing Ratios: Steps You Can Take To Make Sure Your Hospital Has The Best Nurse-To-Patient Ratio

Hospitals, Nurses

Recently, in a contentious negotiation with its nurses, Ellis Hosital refused to accept the demand for mandatory nursing ratios in...

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Patient Gets Blood Drawn, Nurse Hits Nerve, Patient Wins $2.5 Million Verdict!

Nurses

A medical malpractice case in another state resulted in a $2.5 million medical malpractice case for the fifty-year-old patient. What...

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Proposed New York Bill Would Require RNs To Earn Bachelor’s Degrees; Kingston, Medmal Lawyer Reacts

Nurses

Proposed initiative “BSN in 10” will require registered nurses to earn a bachelor’s degree within ten years to keep working...

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Medical Malpractice Liability And Nurses; Why Nurses Are Being Sued More And More Often

Nurses

Medical malpractice can occur not just by doctors or more broadly hospitals, but also by support staff such as nurses....

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Medical Malpractice And Res Ipsa Loquitur: An Explanation

Nurses

This week I have written some more legal posts regarding different types of medical malpractice in emergency rooms and additional...

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