Tag: Practice Tips

Although expensive, it is often advantageous to actually obtain three copies of a chart.

Do not ever take a statue of limitations determination for granted prior to a full evaluation of a claim. Very often, issues, which appear to be beyond the statue of limitations, are not.

In any nursing negligence claim, it is advisable to retain a nurse – who is not necessarily the ultimate expert in the case – to provide a detailed timeline to examine all claims and all sites of alleged negligence or manifestation of injury to determine the proper players in the case.

It is common with nursing neglect claims to focus on nursing negligence and this hinge on the review of a nursing expert.

It is essential to have a physician on behalf of either plaintiff or defendant to relate an injury to the asserted act of negligence.

In all cases involving infection, the practitioner should consult with a physician to address causation issues involving the relationship between that infection and the injuries more directly involved in whatever items of negligence are in the case.

it is a clear violation of the federal regulations (OBRA) for a nurse to fail in complying with a physician’s admission order. These same regulations also strongly suggest that the failure to follow any physician’s order, such as the administration of medication, will constitute a violation of a resident’s nursing home resident rights.

In all aspiration cases, it is important to have a physician carefully scrutinize all X-ray reports.

One should carefully scrutinize issues related to short staffing. Many of theses cases involve a very clear order requiring a two-person transfer, with the actual incident only involving one person.

In all cases involving physical abuse and assault, it is important to commence investigation very early.