It’s September, and school is back in session in Kentucky. School buses are out on the roads, and kids are crossing streets—not always walking, and not always in a crosswalk. Last year, there were 1,627 school bus–related accidents, which resulted in 506 injuries and five…
It may seem incredible that a surgeon could leave a pair of scissors in a patient’s body during a procedure. After all, these items are counted beforehand to prevent these mistakes from happening. So it’s surprising that, in almost 90 percent of cases of retained…
It’s a frightening experience to put your life in a surgeon’s hands. You are trusting him to perform a complex procedure while you are asleep, and you can only hope that he is a competent professional. But many patients awake to find that while their…
In recent months, schools in Louisville and throughout the United States have laid off or reduced the hours of on-site school nurses. This unfortunate move has come about as a response to tight education budgets, and it has had serious consequences for many children. The…
Your concern is understandable. With fewer schools having a full-time, on-site nurse, medication errors that used to occur only occasionally are now happening more and more here in Kentucky, as in the rest of the country. The following are suggestions for parents, as provided on…
That depends on a number of factors. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) states that exempt executive job duties include all of the following: You regularly supervise at least two other employees; Management is the primary focus of your job; and You influence the job…