Is the path to mental health recovery as straightforward as treatments for physical ailments? For example, if something goes awry and a mental health patient commits suicide, should that behavior have been foreseen? Although any medical procedure may have inherent...
Month: March 2016
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RN ASKS, “I AM GOING TO REHAB FOR MY DRUG USE. WHAT DO I TELL REHAB?”
If you are going into treatment for drug use, and have been diverting drugs from your job, you should never disclose this to your treatment provider. You will be admitting to a crime. Although it is necessary for you to disclose to the treatment provider what...
Can a negligence claim jeopardize your medical license?
A recent story illustrates just how much is at stake when an individual has to defend against a negligence claim, and possibly his or her professional license. The article profiled a former doctor who lost his medical license after he was charged for seven counts of...