"01", "Feb"=>"02", "Mar"=>"03", "Apr"=>"04", "May"=>"05", "Jun"=>"06", "Jul"=>"07", "Aug"=>"08", "Sep"=>"09", "Oct"=>"10", "Nov"=>"11", "Dec"=>"12", ); $date_elements['m']=$Mtom[$date_elements['M']]; } // print_r($date_elements); // for testing $dummy_ts = mktime( $date_elements['m'], $date_elements['d'], $date_elements['Y'] ); return date( $date_format2, $dummy_ts ); } //Returning Last Day of any given month to help in exh. period and resolving the MMYY PO number equivelent. // Take an integer month and year and returns the date of the last day in MM/DD/YY format function lastDay($month, $year){ $lastDay; $longMonths = array(1,3,5,7,8,10,12); // Months that end in 31 $shortMonths = array(4,6,9,11); // Months that end in 30 if(in_array($month,$longMonths)) $lastDay=31; else if(in_array($month, $shortMonths)) $lastDay=30; else if($month==2){ // February, check for leap year if(date('L',mktime(0,0,0,1,1,$year))==1 ) $lastDay = 29; else $lastDay =28; } return date('Y-m-d',mktime(0,0,0,$month,$lastDay,$year)) . " 23:59:59"; } function firstDay($month, $year){ return date('Y-m-d',mktime(0,0,0,$month,01,$year)) . " 00:00:00"; } //Status Code Resolved function StatusCode_Resolved($sdcode) { $SDNames = array('SD1','SD2','SD3','SD4','SD5','SD16','SD7'); $SDLabels = array('Draft Order','Order Posted','Order Approved','Lab Recieved','Materials Delivered','Closed','Voided'); for($i = 0;$i < count($SDNames);$i++) { if($sdcode==$SDNames[$i]){ return $SDLabels[$i]; } else { return "Not Found"; } } } function ShortenText($text,$chars) { if(strlen($text) > ($chars -3)){ $text = $text." "; $text = substr($text,0,$chars); $text = substr($text,0,strrpos($text,' ')); $text = $text."..."; } return $text; } ?> Blogs - Legal Nurse Consultants USA
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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 ...

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When To Check The RT Notes

 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Personal Injury Case Study #1

 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. 

Accident Details: ...

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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 ...

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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...

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An Overview Of COVID-19

 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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