Agency reiterates no drugs or vaccines are approved for COVID-19 treatment The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters to seven companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 treatment products. These products are unapproved drugs that pose significant…
With this weekly column, Elite Healthcare provides readers with insight related to the legal implications of healthcare – offering practical guidance on scenarios that should be avoidable and providing suggested courses of action when appropriate. The examples provided here are those that all providers…
With this weekly column, Elite Healthcare provides readers with insight related to the legal implications of healthcare – offering practical guidance on scenarios that should be avoidable and providing suggested courses of action when appropriate. The examples provided here are those that all providers…
With this weekly column, Elite Healthcare provides readers with insight related to the legal implications of healthcare – offering practical guidance on scenarios that should be avoidable and providing suggested courses of action when appropriate. The examples provided here are those that all providers…
With this weekly column, Elite Healthcare provides readers with insight related to the legal implications of healthcare – offering practical guidance on scenarios that should be avoidable and providing suggested courses of action when appropriate. The examples provided here are those that all providers…
Thanks to the Safe Harbor for Nurses Act, protection for nurses rejecting certain assignments could be on the horizon In a profession loaded with professionals who often feel overworked, a profession facing a well-publicized shortage that is projected to grow over time, it stands…
The symptoms of dis-ease will never disappear until we are brave enough, patient enough, and diligent enough to address the core issues that create the dis-ease. There is no question that our world is experiencing dis-ease. Various dictionaries describe dis-ease as “a harmful development,”…
An intoxicated, agitated, aggressive patient presented to the emergency department and was placed in four-point restraints for his own safety. An ED nurse monitored and assessed the patient every 15 minutes. While the nurse performed her rounds, the patient attempted to burn off his…
Free ENA program teaches ways to mitigate violence toward emergency healthcare providers “I’m sorry. I was tired of waiting,” the teenage patient told Rita Anderson, BSN, RN, CEN, FAEN, the emergency nurse she struck a few hours earlier. Anderson approached the girl in the…
“Katie” went to her mailbox and found a card stating that the mail carrier had tried to deliver a certified letter from her county court. She thought, “What could the court possibly be sending to me?” Curiosity was getting to her as she hopped…