Cannabis Use Leads to Nursing Student’s Dismissal
A nursing student sues for disability discrimination after being terminated for medical marijuana use.
A nursing student sues for disability discrimination after being terminated for medical marijuana use.
This month’s Legal Advisor column looks at the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it relates to COVID-19.
A nurse practitioner sues her former boss for defamation and wins, only to have him declare bankruptcy.
A court rules that some social media posts by a nurse practitioner are acceptable as evidence.
During the 2 hours that the patient had been in the emergency department, she was examined by a physician once, 30 minutes after her arrival.
Is an overheard murder confession by a patient
admissible in court?
A nurse’s investigation of the source of a scabies outbreak leads to her dismissal.
After treating an Ebola patient, a nurse is cleared for airplane travel.
Negligence was alleged on the part of a surgeon and a nurse caring for a patient following colostomy reversal surgery.
What happens when a police officer and nurse have a difference of opinion over whether blood can be drawn from an unconscious patient?