Nurse Safety - We Care About Our Nurses!
At RoyalCare Medical Staffing, we truly care about our nurses. Our founder and owner is a registered nurse - she started this agency because she discovered that some of the other agencies she worked for did not provide her with the proper insurance if an accident occurred to her or one of her patients. She felt that this was not fair to her or her fellow nurses.
According to the American Nurses Association, the top health concerns of nurses are acquiring a disabling back injury and obtaining HIV or Hepatitis from a needle stick. (click here to see the complete survey from ANA)
If you were to get injured on the job or if one of your patients were to get hurt under your care, you will need to have the proper insurance or your health and/or personal assets will be at stake if you were to get sued.
RoyalCare provides all nurses with complete workers comp and malpractice insurance at no cost to you - so you are protected in case of injury or lawsuit.
Please see the important websites below from more information about health and safety concerns that affect nurses:
- Protecting Yourself From Malpractice Claims - Greater nursing autonomy comes at the price of increased legal exposure. Learn how to reduce your liability.
- What to do if You Are Sued (American Nurses Association) - Being sued for malpractice is one of the most traumatic experiences a nurse can have. Regardless of one's guilt or innocence, receiving notification of being sued and the events that follow are not only traumatic but time consuming and expensive.
- Why Have I Been Sued - Nurses continue to labor under the mistaken belief that they are not vulnerable to lawsuits when, in fact, the number of nurses being sued grows exponentially each year.
- Nurse Sued After Morphine Mistake - The estate of a woman who died after experiencing heart trouble due to a medical error where a nurse gave her an injection of morphine is suing the nurse and medical facility who provided care.
- Question - Can Nurses be sued - Nurses can and do become part of lawsuits on a "regular" basis, either by their own hands "errors they personally make" or as part of a healthcare team that is being sued.
- Doctor, Nurse Sued Over Death - The death of Tucson attorney Kimberley A. Taylor after undergoing cosmetic surgery was caused by a failed attempt to intubate her when she stopped breathing during the operation, a lawsuit filed by the family says.
The suit, claiming "malpractice and gross negligence," was filed in Pima County Superior Court in August against Taylor's plastic surgeon, Dr. Armando Alfaro, and his nurse anesthetist, Elizabeth Kayser. - Nurse sued when child dies from error in interpreting drug dosage - The child was having seizures. An emergency room physician instructed the nursing staff to administer 150 milligrams of Cerebyx, a prescription drug used to treat seizures.
- Reducing the Risks of Needle Sticks - Nurses and other health care workers are supporting legislation requiring safer needles in the workplace to lessen the risk of accidents that can lead to HIV and hepatitis.
- Avoiding Rebound Injuries from Huber Needles - Find tips on avoiding dangerous pricks when removing Huber needles, and profiles of associated safety products as well.
- After the Stick - Shares advice on how to emotionally and physically deal with accidental needle injuries sustained on the job. Includes tests to take ASAP.
- Averting Needle Sticks - Presents the cases of two nurses infected with life-threatening pathogens by needle sticks so as to advocate a switch to non-needle systems.
- Don't Make a Splash - Offers an example of the dangers of chemicals handled by nurses, and lists preventive precautions for avoiding accidents.
- Donning Sterile Gloves - Glance at a brief checklist of the dos and don'ts of putting on and using sterile gloves.
- Making Routine Less Risky - Get familiar with a few guidelines to increase the safety of blood collection.
- OSHA's Push Toward Safety - Recounts the effect of a directive issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the use of safety-engineered sharp devices.
- Watch Your Back - One out of 10 serious work-related back injuries involves nursing personnel, and about 12 percent of nurses leave the profession because of back injuries. But some injuries are preventable, and nurses can avoid them if they take precautions.
- Back Care for Nurses - The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics are shown below in Table 1, and nursing easily tops the list of occupation as most associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. By what is this and what can be done to reduce risks?
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