5 Red Flags in Surgical Positioning Injuries: What the Operative Record May Reveal
An unexpected postoperative injury raises important questions. Does the perioperative record provide the answers?
5 Red Flags in Surgical Positioning Injuries: What the Operative Record May Reveal
An unexpected postoperative injury raises important questions. Does the perioperative record provide the answers?
5 Red Flags in OR Documentation That Can Change a Case What plaintiff and defence counsel should look for when the surgical record doesn't tell a straightforward story
Operating room records are dense, fast-paced, and built around checkboxes, flowsheets, and counts rather than narrative charting. That's not a reflection of careless nursing, it's a reflection of the pace of the room. But it does mean these records reward a closer look before a case theory gets built on top of them.
“We’ve Always Done It This Way” Isn’t a Policy. It’s a Liability.
Every unit has one. The workaround nobody questions. The habit that got passed from preceptor to new grad so many times nobody remembers where it started, or whether it was ever actually right.
5 Red Flags in Perioperative & Perianesthesia Charting That Can Change a Case
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The Record Wasn't Missing. The Policy Was.
Three times I requested the diabetic protocol flowsheet. Three times I was told it didn't exist.
The Moment It Clicks
There's a moment in every medical record review where the noise falls away and the timeline just clicks into focus.
Legal Nurse Consultant vs. Paralegal in Canada: What's the Difference?
Lawyers often ask why they'd need a Legal Nurse Consultant when they already have a paralegal. It's a fair question, most just haven't worked with an LNC yet, so they assume the two roles overlap. They don't.
The Record Wasn't Missing. The Policy Was.
Three times I requested the diabetic protocol flowsheet. Three times I was told it didn't exist.
The Moment It Clicks
There's a moment in every medical record review where the noise falls away and the timeline just clicks into focus.
Legal Nurse Consultant vs. Paralegal in Canada: What's the Difference?
Lawyers often ask why they'd need a Legal Nurse Consultant when they already have a paralegal. It's a fair question, most just haven't worked with an LNC yet, so they assume the two roles overlap. They don't.