Article Title,Year,Volume,Issue,Page Range,Author
Suicide in Air Force Hosp.--R.N. liability? Case in point: Abille v. United States (482 F. Supp. 703--CALIF.),1980,21,1,4,Regan
Assaults in hospitals: nurses and patients. Case in point: May v. Triple C Convalescent Center (578 P. 2d 541 - WA),1981,22,7,4,Regan
Nurse assaulted in hospital: Worker's Compensation. Case in point: Martirez v. Meharry Medical College (673 S.W. 2d 141--TN),1984,25,5,2,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. NC: is suicide attempt compensable? DC: patient raped: lack of nursing supervision,1985,26,6,3,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. AL.: Dr. assaults nurse: punitive damages; IN.: practicing pharmacy without a license,1987,27,12,3,Tammelleo
E.R. patient commits suicide: nurse sued. Case in point: Keebler v. Winfield Carraway Hosp. (531 So. 2d 841--AL (1988,1988,29,7,4,Tammelleo
Suicidal patient jumps: contributory negligence,1988,29,5,1,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. N.Y.: suture scissors stabbing; CO.: alcohol addiction and proof,1988,29,4,3,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. FL.: hospital's insurer sues nurse: indemnity; FL.: patient jumps from roof: agency sued,1988,29,3,3,Tammelleo
Report suspected child abuse immediately. Case in point. Milburn v. Anne Arundel County DSS (871 F. 2d 474--MD (1989)),1989,30,1,4,Tammelleo
Nursing assistant rapes patient: hospital vicariously liable. Case in point: Samuels v. Southern Baptist Hospital (594 So 2d. 571--LA (1992)),1992,32,12,4,Tammelleo
Patients die in hospital fire: failure to follow protocols. Case in point: Stacy v. Truman Medical Center (836 S.W. 2d 911--MO 1992.),1993,33,8,4,Tammelleo
Refusal to return meds: pt. threatens and commits suicide. Case in point: Hartley v. Kassen 859 S.W. 2d 367--TX (1992),1993,34,6,2,Tammelleo
Should O.R. nurses know whether standard of care is violated? Case in point: Vogler v. Dominguez 624 N.E. 2d 56--IN (1993),1994,34,9,4,Tammelleo
Auto accident in traveling; "going-and-coming" rule. Case in point: Toolin v. Aquidneck Island Med. Resource 668 A. 2d 639--RI (1995),1996,36,9,2,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. Minn.: tylenol/codeine PRN: orders; LA.: retarded patients and accidents,1980,20,11,3,Regan
Mental patient sets self on fire: nurses sued. Case in point: Valentine v. Strange (597 F. Supp. 1316--VA),1985,25,9,4,Tammelleo
MI: independent living home pt. drowns: failure to follow nursing care plan,1995,36,4,3,Tammelleo
Unattended patients drowns in tub: liability issue. Case in point: Kanter v. Metropolitan Medical Center (284 N.W. 2d 914-MN),1986,27,1,2,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. MI: epileptic pt. drowns: nurses terminated. IL: R.N.'s M.D.'s and limitations: Double standard,1985,25,12,3,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. MI: bathtub death: nurses held immune. NJ: mental patient killed: supervision issue,1983,24,6,3,Regan
'Reckless' neglect of elders violates Elder Abuse Act,1999,39,11,1,
Nurse's testimony key to child abuse conviction,1999,39,12,1,
Combative pt. injures nurse: physician's duty to warn. Case in point: Adams v. Elgart 623 N.Y.S. 2d 637--NY (1995),1995,35,12,4,Tammelleo
Failure to follow protocols: hospital vulnerability. Case in point: Romo v. Union Memorial Hospital Inc. 878 F. Supp. 837--NC (1995),1995,35,12,2,Tammelleo
Nurses plea for "cash deposit waiver" denied: suicide,1990,30,10,1,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses: LA: suicide: nursing service adequate. GA: O.R. hijinks: no liability,1981,22,5,3,Regan
Smoking patients: fatal burns and liability,1981,22,6,1,Regan
Legal case briefs for nurses. NE.: sexual assault: Respondeat Superior issue; N.Y.: physician's failure to communicate: orders,1989,29,9,3,Tammelleo
Legal case briefs for nurses. PA: $550000 award; post-op errors; OR: $358888.75 awarded in suicide,1982,23,4,3,Regan