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For attorneys · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read
MDS Assessments in Nursing Home Litigation
How the Minimum Data Set works, which sections matter in fall, pressure injury and weight loss cases, and how a nurse compares the MDS against the chart, the care plan and the CNA records.
For attorneys · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Medical Chronology vs Medical Record Summary
A medical chronology and a medical record summary answer different questions. What each contains, which one fits each stage of a case, and how to scope either so the work product is usable.
For attorneys · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Missing Medical Records: How a Nurse Spots the Gaps
How an experienced nurse finds what is missing from a medical record production, from skipped pages and orders with no follow-through to device data that never printed, and how to ask for it.
For attorneys · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Nursing Care Plans as Evidence in Negligence Cases
A care plan records what the nurses themselves decided a patient needed. What it contains in hospitals and nursing homes, which versions to request, and how a nurse reviewer tests it against the patient's risks and the care actually given.
For attorneys · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read
How to Organize Medical Records for a Nurse Review
Practical steps for preparing medical records before a nurse consultant starts: keep productions intact, number every page, index what you have and what is missing, and send a one-page brief.
For attorneys · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Rapid Response and Code Blue Records: What to Check
Rapid response and code records show what the team did, but the nursing case usually turns on the hours before the call. What each record contains, the device data to preserve, and what a nurse reviewer checks before and during the event.
For attorneys · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Telemetry Alarm Records in Cardiac Monitoring Cases
Telemetry systems log every alarm, who was notified and how fast someone responded, along with the ECG itself. What these records contain, why they can disappear quickly, and what a nurse reviewer checks between the rhythm change and the bedside.
Case types · Nov 4, 2026 · 2 min read
Nursing home neglect cases: the records that prove the claim, or sink it
Care plans, MDS assessments, CNA flowsheets, staffing data and state survey reports. What to request in a nursing home case, and what a long-term-care nurse looks for in each.
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