http://allnurses.com Nurse Managers networking with other Nursing Management discussing strategic professional information and services that nurses need to excel as health care leaders. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:08:17 GMT vBulletin 60 http://img.an-file.info/misc/rss.jpg http://allnurses.com http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/med-error-equals-438199-new.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:17 GMT Our medsurg manager and DON suspended a nurse for practicing medicine without a license due to a... Our medsurg manager and DON suspended a nurse for practicing medicine without a license due to a med error. She gave the wrong med and realized what she did and immediately notified the doctor and wrote herself up w/ incident report. Our nursing leaders decided to ignore the non-punitive error reporting policy that is in place. To top it off, these nurse "Leaders" are on the safety committee from which this policy came to be. The patient did not suffer any adverse reactions. The nurse in question filed a grievance w/ HR and luckily HR overturned the DON & medsurg mgr and stated they were wrong and gave the nurse her pay she lost. It was a one day suspension but the MS mgr go enjoy the day w/ your kids.

I would like to say that he...MS mgr... is the ONLY department head who does not help their own unit. The moral is at an all time low and mgt are oblivious to it. Just had to vent.....thanks! ]]> Nursing Management scoobie47331 http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/med-error-equals-438199.html http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/acls-telemetry-intermediate-436773-new.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:03 GMT What are your hospital or unit policies or norms for the percentage of ACLS nurses on any given... What are your hospital or unit policies or norms for the percentage of ACLS nurses on any given shift when ACLS is required for your unit.

For example, I manage a 12 bed intermediate care unit. ACLS is required for my nurses. When we have sick calls the float pool nurses that cover the unit do not have ACLS. I'm wondering if there are other units in this same situation and what percentage of non-ACLS trained nurses would be appropriate and safe for patient care?

Thanks! ]]> Nursing Management cardiacnurse9063 http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/acls-telemetry-intermediate-436773.html http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/online-ms-healthcare-435874-new.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:39:12 GMT I know there are a lot of accredited distance programs for MHA. Anyone in one currently that they... I know there are a lot of accredited distance programs for MHA. Anyone in one currently that they love? Or have heard good things about? ]]> Nursing Management childpsych http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/online-ms-healthcare-435874.html http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/studies-literature-effects-434279-new.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:34:07 GMT Can anyone point me in the direction of material on this topic which they may have used in practice?
Can anyone point me in the direction of material on this topic which they may have used in practice? ]]> Nursing Management robred http://allnurses.com/nursing-management/studies-literature-effects-434279.html