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1. Accessing your own medical record

   CompuNurse replied to CompuNurse's topic in Informatics

   Thanks for the feedback so far, and I absolutely agree with you that the production data bases should be free of test patients. Unfortunately, I came into this situation with these practices already in place, so it will take some time to correct. I ...

2. Accessing your own medical record

   CompuNurse posted a topic in Informatics

   I have a question, especially for other nurses working with computerized systems. Does your hospital have a policy against staff accessing their own online records? If so, is this policy written or unwritten? Is it based on hospital policy or stat...

3. I'm outta here

   CompuNurse replied to catrn10's topic in Agency

   Don't give up just yet. If you are a good nurse, there are indeed other things you can do, even if staff nursing is no longer an option. I was 23 years old when I had my first hip surgery. After 3 months, I was able to return to my staff nursing po...

4. LTC Drug Addicts

   CompuNurse replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

   This is a great thread for discussion. As a chronic pain patient myself, I'm working very hard to stay off pain meds for as long as possible. In order to cope with my ever-increasing arthritis pain, I find I must very carefully monitor my rest, my a...

5. Nurses with disabilities

   CompuNurse replied to bestblondRN's topic in Disabilities

   This is a topic that is also (unfortunately) near and dear to my heart as well. I have been a nurse for 23 years, although due to severe arthritis and multiple joint replacements, have not been able to do any bedside nursing for the past 13. I am c...

6. Stalled IT projects

   CompuNurse posted a topic in Informatics

   I'm presently managing a Pharmacy and CPOE project in an academic health center. Unfortunately, the organization is in a state of chaos, due to poor revenues, staffing layoffs, reorganization, and general poor morale. I've been in healthcare IT for ...