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Problems at Work for Nevada Nurses

You've probably heard the parable about the group of blind men who went up to an elephant to learn more about the animal. One man feels the leg and says the animal is like a pillar. Another man touches the tail and says the animal is like a rope. Another touches the trunk and says it is like the branch of a tree. And so on. Each man felt a different part of the animal and came away with a different impression or partial understanding of what an elephant was like. Each one gained a different perspective. I'm telling this story because I'm going to talk about problems nurses have at work in the State of Nevada, from my perspective. I'm sure the NSBN, the medical facilities, patients, and docto

The NSBN, Protecting the Public, and You

I've been using a static website for a number of years and decided it was time for a change. It's time to share with my readers some of the lessons I've learned representing nurses over the past few years. First and foremost, my goal is to help Nevada nurses avoid being among the nearly 2,000 Rns, Lpns, and Cnas against whom an investigation is opened each year. Footnote 1. My second goal is to help them if or when an investigation might begin, and see it through all the way to the end. In the near future, I'm going to write various detailed articles on common legal problems that can arise for nurses who practice in Nevada. Although I am an attorney, and while there may be similarities betwe