Ep 158: How to Protect Your License from Litigation
Episode 161 of the Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs podcast, hosted by Jeremy Stanley, titled "Ep 158: How to Protect Your License from Litigation" was published on December 9, 2021 and runs 45 minutes.
December 9, 2021 ·45m · Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Summary
Although you never go into a patient’s room with the expectation that anything will go wrong, sometimes it does. It’s important for nurses to be prepared in the event that a lawsuit is ever filed against you. Today we’ve invited attorney Nick Dowgul to the show to tell us more about the legal process and what can happen to your nursing license after a lawsuit. There’s a lot to learn and we want to make sure you are able to protect yourself and your career. Read more: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ep-158-how-to-protect-your-license-from-litigation/3113/ Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf Make a Memorial or Tribute Gift to the AANA: https://www.aana.com/docs/default-source/foundation-aana-com-web-documents-(all)/memorial-and-tribute-gift-summary.pdf?sfvrsn=de8545b1_0 What we discuss in this episode: 3:24 – Background on Nick 5:19 – Malpractice coverage 8:50 – Lawsuits impacting your license 10:46 – How investigations work 12:06 – Pulling cell phone records of nurses 16:07 – Examples of cases he’s seen 21:31 – Where you can find infractions? 22:14 – Failing to adhere to minimum standards case 24:14 – Following a doctor’s order 30:16 – Should you get a lawyer? 32:00 – Insurance side of this 34:14 – How to find someone like Nick 35:53 – Summarizing the conversation
Episode Description
Although you never go into a patient’s room with the expectation that anything will go wrong, sometimes it does. It’s important for nurses to be prepared in the event that a lawsuit is ever filed against you. Today we’ve invited attorney Nick Dowgul to the show to tell us more about the legal process and what can happen to your nursing license after a lawsuit. There’s a lot to learn and we want to make sure you are able to protect yourself and your career.
Read more: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ep-158-how-to-protect-your-license-from-litigation/3113/
Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf
Make a Memorial or Tribute Gift to the AANA: https://www.aana.com/docs/default-source/foundation-aana-com-web-documents-(all)/memorial-and-tribute-gift-summary.pdf?sfvrsn=de8545b1_0
What we discuss in this episode:
3:24 – Background on Nick
5:19 – Malpractice coverage
8:50 – Lawsuits impacting your license
10:46 – How investigations work
12:06 – Pulling cell phone records of nurses
16:07 – Examples of cases he’s seen
21:31 – Where you can find infractions?
22:14 – Failing to adhere to minimum standards case
24:14 – Following a doctor’s order
30:16 – Should you get a lawyer?
32:00 – Insurance side of this
34:14 – How to find someone like Nick
35:53 – Summarizing the conversation