Nurses and other medical professionals have long had legal and ethical duties to keep private their patients’ protected health information (PHI). Of course, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the federal crowning jewel of health...
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Nursing Issues
Legal cannabis and nurses licensed in states where it is not
Protecting licenses in a fog of law, policy and health care A whirlwind surrounds the question of whether to legalize medical or recreational marijuana use. In most states, legislators, governors or voters have made various changes to state laws in this regard– or...
Nurse entrepreneurs are creating innovative business models
We all know about nurse shortages and burnout in the wake of COVID-19 due to work load and concern regarding inadequate supplies of personal protective equipment and of ventilators for the sickest patients, the shocking death rate, and the fear of infecting loved...