Nursing Liability and Nursing Malpractice – Part 1
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Florida Woman Arrested for Allegedly Posing as a Nurse, Giving Botox Injections-For Second Time
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Nurses, No More Excuses: Get Personal Professional Liability Insurance Policy Now-Part 2
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Nurses, I am writing this to strongly encourage you to purchase your own professional liability insurance policy. I have noticed many nurses fail to carry any insurance to protect one of their most precious assets, their nursing licenses. […]
Advice for Nurses Regarding Department of Health Investigations
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We see and hear about a lot of incorrect legal advice being given to nurses regarding what they should do if they are being investigated. The incorrect advice being given even includes mailings they may have received containing […]
Nursing Professionals Cannot Afford to Not Carry Nursing Malpractice Insurance
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Nurses: Please Protect Yourself With Professional Liability Insurance. I am writing to strongly encourage you to purchase nursing professional liability insurance that covers you for complaints and investigations initiated against you and your nursing license. I am not […]
Florida Registered Nurses Finalize Union Agreement with HCA
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Registered nurses at ten HCA hospitals in Florida have reached a collective bargaining agreement with the hospital chain. After negotiating for over a year, National Nurses United–a union for registered nurses–announced that it finalized the agreement with HCA […]
Nursing Liability and Nursing Malpractice – Part 2
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In this blog I discuss the concept of nursing malpractice. It is the second blog of my two-part series. To read part one, click here. The Duty of Reasonable Care. The plaintiff must first show that the nurse […]