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Lorie Brown, Nurse Attorney, discusses why you can’t be a perfectionist and have a successful LNC Business. If you are interested in a one-on-one call with Lorie, please visit www.CallWithLNCMentor.com to schedule. If you are interested in one of Lorie’s LNC Retreats, please visit www.LNCRetreat.com.

Lorie Brown, RN, MN, JD, discusses the amount of stress that nurses are under and ways to relieve some of the stress in order to protect your nursing license. Lorie also talks about the importance of relieving stress and taking time for yourself so you can be there for your patients and not make mistakes. She also talks about different […]

Each year at this special time, I get to write my favorite blog which is on The Top 10 Blogs of the year we just put behind us.  And 2021 was definitely one that we have been wanting to do away with for quite some time! What I think is so interesting is what YOU are interested in. NUMBER 10: […]

  This past summer, Medscape conducted a survey asking 10,700 LPNs, RNs, NPs, Nurse Midwives, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists about their career satisfaction. Despite the challenges that nurses have been through this past year, a third of RNs and LPNs said that the most rewarding aspect of their work was making a difference through their helping […]

  I hated math when I was in school and, to be honest, I still don’t like to have to deal with it whether it’s balancing my checkbook or preparing a budget. However, I will unashamedly say I do like making money because that means I get to help more people!  As you know, that’s actually the whole reason to […]

Lorie Brown, R.N., M.N., J.D., interviews Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice Attorney, Amy Davis, J.D., of the Law Offices of Amy M. Davis – www.IndyInjury.law. The discussion includes what to do if you are involved in an automobile accident. They also discuss protecting and taking care of yourself, protecting your rights and don’t give in to pressure to settle early. […]

Around the country, there are 16 health organizations suspending COVID-19 injection mandates due to the litigation temporarily blocking the CMS from forcing mandates in 10 states pending the outcome of litigation. However, 13 hospitals in other states not affected by the injunction are shutting down various departments and ending services due to the lack of staff. Yet other states are […]

The Biden administration in its “Build Back Better” plan has provisions that require nursing homes to have 1 registered nurse on duty at all times.  Currently, the law is for a solitary registered nurse to be on duty for only 8 hours every day.  The plan will additionally require mandatory minimum staffing without additional compensation. Not only do we need […]

Recently, I came across an ever so interesting article in Becker’s ASC Review regarding statistics on why ambulatory surgery centers are concerned. According to a Medscape study, the hourly rate for a full-time registered nurse is $40/hour with part time R.N.’s earning $42.00 per hour.  What caught my eye was that, though they do not get the full-time benefits, part-timers […]

Many years ago, a friend of mine with others hiked from Cusco, Peru in southern Peru to the top of Machu Picchu, the famed site of a 15th century Inca citadel near the top of a ridge towering almost 8,000 feet in the mountains.  She arrived at Cusco early to acclimate her breathing to the local elevation before starting on […]