Injured Employee Simulation

The use of simulation allows students to experience hypothetical clinical scenarios without threat of harm to patients. One of the objectives of running the simulation is to allow to experience and learn from various scenarios that they will likely encounter on the nursing floor and provide an opportunity to apply theory into practice. Prior to this simulation, we were introduced to several literature covering concepts on nursing responsibilities when floating, impaired nursing, diversion of medication, reasonable suspicion, and the AACN standards for establishing and sustaining healthy work environments. Such concepts help the nurse to practice her profession safely and transform into a leader that can initiate and influence change towards the success of an organization.

If you are injured while on the clock but due to the negligence of a third-party, a professional and experienced law team can help you receive the maximum legal compensation for your pain and suffering. The responsible party is held accountable for your experience while workers' comp covers the medical expenses and your lost wages.

Worker’s Compensation programs first appeared a century ago in the U.S., introduced on a voluntary basis. At a time when few employers provided insurance or benefits for workers injured on the job it provided workers with insurance regardless of negligence at the cost of forfeiting one’s right to sue.

If you are injured on the job or while performing job-related tasks, you must report the injury immediately to your Supervisor. If medical assistance is required, you will be referred to a health care professional for treatment. If your injury results in time off from work, you may be eligible to receive Workers’ Compensation payments in accordance with Pennsylvania regulations.

I enjoy the simulation very much. I found it very educational as it put you in a situation to learn from actions. I felt so achieved when it finally said I won the game.and my office was fully expanded. So at the end I only missed three. One was about how often your password should be changed. I thought it was every thirty days and the answer was quarterly. The other two questions was about the USB and a firewall. I did not think about the patient’s USB containing a virus. As soon as I answered, I realized why my answer was wrong. Most of the answers are fairly obvious and it just requires the health care worker to be aware of what they say and do. I could see how the simulation could transfer to occupational therapy. Some therapist may be

If a worker sustains an injury(ies) while on the job, the employer compensates them through workers’ compensation (WC) insurance. If an individual suffers an illness or injury that is not related to their work, they can ask for time off for treatment through disability insurance (DI), which is a component of the state disability insurance program (SDI).

Some employers do not carry the recommended insurance to help cover costs in the event of workplace injury. If this is the case, your workers' compensation attorney can help you negotiate a settlement in which your employer will reimburse you for medical expenses related to the injury. There are times this may go to court and end with you suing for a settlement. The entire process is different as there may be no formal documentation filed with your employer.

The growing interest in health and safety is broadening legislation and codes of practice based on the principles of common law. Common law assumes the employer has greater responsibility for employees than between other citizens in the community. Therefore even if an injured employee has contributed to the accident, or if another employee was totally responsible, the employer may be held liable.

Moving to a no fault compensation medical injury system. A fault based tort system is highly unfair to the plaintiffs who fail to establish that the negligence caused the injury/harm. This results in plaintiff receiving no compensation. An example of this is the Edigar vs Johnston case in the supreme court of Canada, where even after

While employees that have been injured on the job do not have the right to sue their co-workers or employers under Workers’ Compensation Law, third parties can still be held liable for negligence. If your work injury was the result of another party’s actions, or if you were hurt at an offsite job location, you may have the right to seek supplemental benefits through a third party claim.

In this simulation exercise I will be discussing about the companies starting layoffs. The situation below will be highlighting the perspective of employees who are working in an environment where people are being focused to leave their jobs for company’s benefit. Company’s inability to afford the employees, start of new venture or change in management can be the reason behind layoff.

DOI: 12/13/2012. Patient is a 64-year-old male security officer who sustained a work-related injury to the right knee when he missed a step and fell down the stairs. As per Omni, the patient had a right knee meniscus tear. The patient had right knee replacement on 11/19/14. Per QME Dr. Murphy on 08/11/15, the patient has a 20% whole person impairment rating. Future medical care includes 4-6 visits per year for recurrent symptoms, narcotic/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in addition to gastrointestinal stabilizing medications, pain management specialist monitoring, office visit with an orthopedic surgeon once a year with X-ray, revision surgery in the future and bone scan.

Workers compensation benefits cover illnesses or injuries that occur due to negligence on behalf of the employer or employee. Obviously, this covers a wide range of incidents. However, there

The other party can be deemed equally responsible for the injuries that were instructed by the other party. For there to be vicarious liability in respect of an employee, the traditional rule is that the act must be “in course of his employment”, which does not rule out negligent or even deliberate wrongs by the employee but excludes cases where the employee has gone off on a frolic of his own (Hill, 2005).

Generally, an employer may be held “vicariously liable” for the negligence of an employee under certain circumstances such as; “the injury occurred while the employee was on the clock, the injury was caused by an activity the employee was hired to perform, and the employer benefited in some way from the activity the employee was performing at the time of the injury”” (findlaw.com