September 2013 - Page 2 of 3

16Sep2013

Are You All In or Just Sucking the Lollipop?

Decay, degradation and dissipation all take a toll no matter how or where they occur. Certified Legal Nurse Consultants see this in cases they review regarding hospitals and other facilities. It starts with finding a shortcut to performing a task, and then a shortcut to the shortcut followed by another shortcut. Soon, instead of following established protocols for treating a patient, the parties simply take their temp, give them a lollipop to raise their blood sugar and send them on down the chain.

13Sep2013

This Tip Is No Secret – Really!

In our home the bedroom has two functions. One is sleep – the other I’ll leave to your imagination. We recently put blackout shutters on our bedroom windows. When they make snore shutters I’ll be installing them too. But for now, I’m sleeping better than ever – not that I ever had an issue with sleeping. Tom’s always been stunned by how quickly I can go from fast to off. I’m often asleep before my head fully settles into the pillow. I joke with him that it’s simply a matter of good living and a clean conscience.

12Sep2013

My Most Memorable CLNC® Case: I Saved an RN from Going to Trial Based on a Physician’s Misdiagnosis

After reviewing more than 800 medical malpractice cases, one case is most memorable. This case involves a 36-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of a neck injury after a fall from a boat. The RN defendant cared for the patient for a brief period of time in the ED just prior to transfer to a medical nursing unit. The patient was deemed stable by the ED physician prior to transfer. Early the next morning the patient was diagnosed with an acute vertebral artery dissection, locked in syndrome and quadriplegia. The RN who cared for the patient briefly in the ED was alleged to have failed to diagnose her neurological condition.

11Sep2013

Take a Moment Today – Imagine

Today, I am taking a moment to remember the past and imagine a bright future.

10Sep2013

Tom’s Tuesday Tech Tip: Legal Nurse Consultants – Put Up the Umbrella and Text!

Certified Legal Nurse Consultants love texting – some more than others. But what is a CLNC amigo to do when they’re caught in a rainstorm and need to group text that fact to their CLNC Alliance members? Easy, they purchase a Brolly text-friendly umbrella. No, the umbrella doesn’t text but it has a specially built 4-finger grip that keeps your thumbs free for the vital purpose of updating your status.

9Sep2013

Who Wants a Cupcake? Or Not!

I was little late reading the August issue of National Geographic and I quickly regretted that I missed the cupcake on the cover. Normally I’m immune to cupcakes, but there was something about this one that got my attention. I WANTED that cupcake.

6Sep2013

Certified Legal Nurse Consultants – Tame the Social Media Beast

If you’re constantly asking where do all of the hours go, you are the perfect candidate for disconnecting. Smartphone apps make it fun and easier than ever to read our friends’ status updates and to see the photos they’ve posted on Facebook. It makes us feel good when they “like” something we’ve posted or when we’re tagged in one of their photos. That’s one reason social media is so addicting – it’s like experiencing human hugs all day long. Now that you understand why you like it, it’s time to tame the beast and take back your time.

5Sep2013

The Real Patient’s Bill of Rights

Every healthcare provider would agree in theory with the “Patient’s Bill of Rights” and the need for them (Yes, there is more than one floating out there). I’ve been educating RNs to become Certified Legal Nurse Consultants for 31 years now and the consensus among these nurses is that there’s the ideal Patient’s Bill of Rights and there’s the “Real Patient’s Bill of Rights.”

4Sep2013

Ask Vickie: How Important Is a Website to the Success of My CLNC® Business?

How important is a website to the success of my CLNC business?

3Sep2013

Tom’s Tuesday Tech Tip: Instant Karma – Just Add Passengers

Some people believe we get the karma we deserve. That may be true, but sometimes we get the karma other people inflict on us. There are two things I like to do when I fly. The first is work on my laptop. The second is rock out to Mark Knopfler or Daft Punk on my iPod while I’m working. My karma must show on my face because when I fly, I seem to attract the two things I detest the most to interfere with what I love.

Month: September 2013