Supervision / Education Articles

Hospital beds are designed and constructed to provide safety, comfort, and mobility for a broad range of patients with varying conditions and treatment plans. While the adaptability and versatility of hospital beds and related safety devices allow caregivers to meet the diverse needs of their patients; care must be taken to ensure necessary user training, inspection protocols, and routine maintenance and safety checks are followed.

Falls are the most common type of incident associated with hospital beds, however pressure injuries and entrapments are also notable safety concerns. In this article, Christian Mongrain, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Durable Medical Equipment Expert, provides an overview of hospital bed injuries and proper safety.

In this article, the supervision, healthcare, and education experts at Robson Forensic provide an overview on the standard of care for providing food and fluid to individuals with dietary restrictions.

In this article, clinical psychologist, Justin Ramsdell, Psy.D discusses the challenge faced by law enforcement officers when confronted with individuals who struggle with severe emotional/mental health issues. His discussion includes an overview of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and best practices in law enforcement for de-escalating potentially tumultuous situations.

Dr. Ramsdell specializes in issues relating to mental health treatment in correctional/custodial environments and law enforcement interactions with individuals with severe mental illness.

In this article, Registered Nurse and Healthcare Expert, Stacy Donnelly, RN, BSN discusses the process by which adverse medical events are evaluated by medical professionals and forensic experts. The article describes the concept of an adverse event and provides two models that are used to evaluate the quality of care and preventability of a specific incident.

The experts at Robson Forensic are frequently retained to investigate adverse events within healthcare and other managed care settings. Our experts approach these investigations from the perspectives of nurses, physical therapists, and other direct care professionals. We also have experts who specialize in the operations and administration of nursing homes, hospitals, and managed care facilities.

In this article, injury prevention expert and former physical education teacher, Dr. Laura Miele-Pascoe describes the role of teachers and administrators in preventing and managing student injuries in physical education.

Dr. Pascoe and other experts from Robson Forensic are frequently retained to investigate incidents of injury and abuse that occur in schools, child care, and other forms of youth programming.

In this article, supervised care expert, Dr. Lisa Thorsen broadly discusses Plans of Care as they apply across a range of supervised care environments. The experts at Robson Forensic are regularly retained to evaluate the quality of care provided to individuals within educational, healthcare, and group living environments.

The classification of an event as either a “conflict” or an act of bullying (HIB) is frequently contended in legal disputes as it impacts the way in which educators and administrators respond to a situation. In this article, former teacher and school principal, Marion McGrath provides an overview of how the determination is made between a conflict and a bullying incident.

In this case, Aquatics Expert, Maria Bella, was retained by defense counsel to investigate a drowning incident that occurred at a gated apartment pool.

In this article, supervised care expert, Lisa A. Thorsen, Ed.D., C.R.C., C.P.S.I., introduces the framework by which organizations establish the policies and procedures to stem sexual abuse.

In this article, supervised care expert, Lisa A. Thorsen, Ed.D., C.R.C., C.P.S.I., discusses some of the criteria used to evaluate the adequacy of child supervision, and provides several examples of state specific child supervision ratios.