by Judy A. Young | Dec 24, 2021 | From the President's Desk
The Effects of Alcohol on Wound Healing Healthcare providers have always been under pressure to ensure a good outcome for their patients. However, while they can control the care they give, providers can never guarantee the positive results of a patient’s...
by Judy A. Young | Jul 20, 2021 | From the President's Desk
Medication Errors and Patients’ Rights of Medication Administration – Implications for Medical Experts It is estimated that medication errors are among the top three medical malpractice allegations in the United States. Up to half of these may have been...
by Judy A. Young | Mar 13, 2021 | From the President's Desk
Not Just Stress: Recognizing the Signs of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease In the summer of 2018, the family of a distinguished New York judge in her early 50’s began to worry about her health. She complained of feeling exhausted and frequently forgot...
by sjbennett | Sep 1, 2020 | From the President's Desk
What strange and stressful times these have been! As legal nurses many of us are no longer at the bedside, but we can still imagine what our colleagues in the trenches are enduring. I recently read an article written by Lisa Mancuso, BSN, RN, PCCN, CCRN, CLCP, LNCC,...
by sjbennett | Apr 1, 2020 | From the President's Desk
Cruise Ship Cases: Think Outside the Box I recently had the opportunity to talk to an expert who dealt exclusively in cruise ship injuries, causing me to ponder personal injury, and medical malpractice cases outside the “norm.” Although most cruise travel has been...
by sjbennett | Jan 19, 2020 | From the President's Desk
BURN INJURIES: Pitfalls to Recognize In researching a recent burn injury case, I came across some information that might interest some of you and be useful in your own cases. Burn injuries can be devastating and are one of the leading causes of accidental death and...
