Monthly Archives: November 2019
Privileged Communications in Missouri
- 30th Saturday 2019
- Professional Licensing
The state of Missouri recognizes that a fiduciary duty exists on behalf of the physician or another medical professional, including psychologists, to maintain confidentiality of the patient’s records. However, as ...
Continue Reading....Privileged Communications in Kansas
- 20th Wednesday 2019
- Professional Licensing
Patients expect that their conversations with psychologists, psychiatrists, and doctors would be privileged, and not merely confidential. A privileged communication in Kansas is one in which the psychologist cannot disclose ...
Continue Reading....The Suicide of Nurse Underscores Pressures of Nursing Profession
- 18th Monday 2019
- Professional Licensing
News that a 35-year-old nurse working in the United Kingdom (U.K.) died by her own hand after working twelve-hour shifts following a promotion shocked and dismayed her coworkers. Sadly, the ...
Continue Reading....Unmanaged Stress Can Lead to Mistakes and Professional Discipline
- 1st Friday 2019
- Professional Licensing
Stress is a normal reaction to certain situations. Stress actually benefits us as humans in the long run. Our fight or flight stress response helps keep us alive. Additionally, experiencing ...
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