by Theresa Drass | Jul 19, 2024 | #personalgrowth, children, Consultant, Legal Nurse Consultant, LinkedIn, Nurse
This week has been another excellent escapade, and as any legal nurse consultant (LNC) will tell you, that’s a typical week for us (especially when DMEs (defense medical exams) are involved)! LISTEN HERE: Bon Jovi – I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead...
by Theresa Drass | Jul 2, 2024 | CMS regulations, healthcare, Legal Nurse Consultant, Risk Management, Workplace Wellness
🧑⚕️In healthcare, risk management isn’t just about paperwork! It’s about creating a system where caregivers can shine. ✨ 🫙Here’s the secret sauce: the right balance. ⚖️ 👩🏼⚖️While regulations, performance metrics, and outcome measures are crucial,...
by Theresa Drass | Jul 1, 2024 | #personalgrowth, Goalsetting, Legal Nurse Consultant, Motivational Monday
🤹Ever feel pulled in a million directions? We all have that feeling sometimes. But what if there was a secret weapon to help you focus your energy and create a life you truly love? 🎯💖 ❎Enter this powerful quote: “Decide what kind of life you really want and then...
by Theresa Drass | Jun 26, 2024 | Behavioral Health, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Administration, Restraint Reduction, Wednesday Wins
🏅This #WednesdayWins post goes out to a memory that perfectly encapsulates the spirit of my clinical practice! 🚿It all started 15 years (and two days) back, on the extended acute psych unit, when a patient in crisis ripped the sink right off the wall. 💪 🌊 Water was...
by Theresa Drass | Jun 10, 2024 | Advocacy, Behavioral Health, Expert witness, Lawyers, Legal Nurse Consultant, Motivational Monday
⚖️ As I recently testified, in behavioral healthcare, the milieu is fundamental in establishing a safe and therapeutic space… While the attorneys continued to probe about this mysterious concept of “milieu,” I remembered my wide-eyed nursing school grad self,...
by Theresa Drass | Jun 5, 2024 | #personalgrowth, Advocacy, Behavioral Health, Lawsuits, Lawyers, Legal Nurse Consultant, Medical Malpractice
“The court certifies Nurse Theresa Drass as an expert…” That’s how my recent birthday unfolded. Almost 2 years to the day, AND on my #birthday, I realized my (hesitant) goal of serving as an expert witness in a trial for the first time. The experience was...
