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Why Do Nurses Become Legal Nurse Consultants?
Posted: July 15, 2022 Author: Georgina Tyburski
Legal nurse consulting is one of the newest yet fastest-growing nursing specialties. In the 1980s, nurse expert witnesses were increasingly called into the courtroom as medical malpractice litigation rose throughout the United States. Attorneys discovered that these nurses were incredibly helpful when reviewing voluminous amounts ...
Posted: July 8, 2022 Author: Georgina Tyburski
Respiratory therapists (RTs) are healthcare workers who specialize in respiratory system dysfunction. Because part of their job is managing ventilators, RTs typically work in step-down or critical care units. There are many health conditions which, if seen in medical records, should prompt the attorney or legal nurse to pay specia...
COVID-19 Pandemic And Depression
Posted: January 7, 2022 Author: Georgina Tyburski
In 2019, the world was introduced to a new virus known as Sars-COV2 and more commonly COVID-19 creating a deadly world-wide pandemic. By early 2020, the majority of the world was sent into lockdown as an extreme measure to prevent the spread of the virus. Now, there are still many things that we do not know about the COVID-19 viru...
Preventable Surgical Complications: Retained Surgical Items
Posted: December 3, 2021 Author: Georgina Tyburski
Surgeries of all types have a risk for complications. Routine complications can include things such as the body's refusal of an implanted device, delayed healing, bleeding, wound dehiscence (opening up) or infection. Other complications can be preventable and are indicative of malpractice. One of the most common types of surgical complications t...
The Importance Of Early Identification Of Sepsis
Posted: November 5, 2021 Author: Georgina Tyburski
Infections are a common medical ailment. Infections can be a complication of a healing wound, a surgical site, or secondary to an invasive procedure. Infections may also develop from common illnesses such as a urinary tract infections or community acquired pneumonia. When someone develops an infection that is localized, this is of...
Hidden Or Missed Car Accident Injuries
Posted: September 3, 2021 Author: Georgina Tyburski
There are over 6 million car accidents every year in the U. S., and nearly half of these lead to injury, disability or death. The nature of car accidents means that victims can be exposed to serious injuries with heavy physical and financial consequences. In addition to ...
Posted: August 6, 2021 Author: Georgina Tyburski
Patient Status: Bailey Allen is a 30 year old female who is married and works as a CNA. She reports smoking marijuana/cannabis daily and drinking alcohol occasionally. Mrs. Allen has a past medical history of hypertension, anxiety, and eczema. Her past surgical history is a tonsillectomy.
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Injuries In The Workplace: A Review Of Common Safety Violations
Posted: July 2, 2021 Author: Georgina Tyburski
While workplace safety has continued to improve over the last few decades, many workers are still exposed to the risk of injury or even death on a regular basis. Naturally, some jobs such as those in construction, logging, and fishing carry much higher risks than others. However, even low-risk jobs can become hazardous affairs due to negligence ...
Thank You To All Healthcare Professionals & Workers On The Front Lines
Posted: May 3, 2019 Author: Georgina Tyburski
Today, we want to dedicate this post to thanking all essential workers and everyone else who is placing themselves on the front lines against COVID-19. We're tremendously grateful for people such as healthcare professionals, first responders, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, auto mechanics, and many more who are working to...
Posted: April 5, 2019 Author: Georgina Tyburski
Over the last few months, the coronavirus epidemic and subsequent shutdown has drastically changed the lives of many not just in the U.S., but across the entire world. At the time this was written, there were nearly 3 million confirmed cases across all countries, and over 900,00 cases in the U.S.
Today, we w...
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