Nurse practitioners have limited scope of practice in Texas
Advanced practice registered nurses should practice within their education, training and experience
read moreLawsuit: Infant dies after nurse practitioner fails to tell family about spot that's suspicious for cancer
Delay in diagnosis and treatment allowed neuroblastoma to spread
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Wrong patient taken to kidney transplant surgery
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are all sentinel events that should never happen
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What medical care should look like after syncope (passing out)
Some causes of syncope are life-threatening
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Houston Court of Appeals rules against behavioral care facility physician in medication overdose case
Court opinion found that trial judge abused discretion
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Hand-off communications: The right hand needs to know what the left hand is doing
When there's a break in the flow of clinical information, patients are endangered
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What you should know about thrombocytopenia and medical malpractice
Platelet and clotting problems shouldn't be ignored
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Jury returns $7.6 million verdict in medical malpractice lawsuit over heart attack care
Patient was left alone, unmonitored and died with 30 minutes of arriving at the emergency room
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What's in a name? What you should know about the health care professionals who are treating you
Training and qualifications are less obvious than ever
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Respiratory therapy medical malpractice in Texas
Respiratory therapists care for intubated patients and those with cardiopulmonary conditions
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