Truth66

Truth66 has 28 years experience and specializes in LTC & Teaching.

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1. Social Media's Impact on Health Information: What Can Nurses Do?

   Truth66 replied to Tonya Lynn RN's topic in General Nursing

   Well said about the serenity prayer.

2. Nurse awarded over 1 Million in damages

   Truth66 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was shocked to read this news article here in Canada today where a judge awarded a Nurse Manager $1.3 Million in damages after she and another nurse was attacked back in 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/van-horlick-court-poir...

3. Social Media's Impact on Health Information: What Can Nurses Do?

   Truth66 replied to Tonya Lynn RN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your kind words. I have seen numerous other examples of where even highly experienced doctors were and continue to be ignored. I think part of my frustration is that the vast majority of what has happened with COVID 19 (in Canada at l...

4. Social Media's Impact on Health Information: What Can Nurses Do?

   Truth66 replied to Tonya Lynn RN's topic in General Nursing

   I have been posting comments after various news articles and videos pertaining to COVID 19 since the Pandemic began. For the most part, it has been a complete waste of time. The level of toxicity that is out there is mind blowing. It doesn't h...

5. Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

   Truth66 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sure almost every frontline Nurse could write a proverbial book on this. It's interesting that most regulatory bodies for Nurses, preach the importance of infection control, ethics, etc. Yet, the reality is that Nurses are pushed to ignore thos...

6. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   Truth66 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   This is completely true with regards to male Nurses having to be very careful with touch. I remember when I was in the Nursing Program back in the mid 90's (how time flies) and we watched a film on the importance of touch, comforting, etc. with the...

7. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   Truth66 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   It's been commented with regards to female patients not being comfortable with male nurses, especially if it involves very personal assessments. The same holds true with male patients not being comfortable with female nurses. Back in 2004 and 2005 I...

8. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   Truth66 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I firmly believe that one of the biggest reasons why Nurses experience such abuse in their professions is because it's a female dominated profession. Do I agree with this, absolutely not. But the reality is that far too many employers view nurses a...

9. Quality Care and Patient Safety: Medication Errors in Long-Term Care

   Truth66 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

   It's obvious that these different research studies are funded by health care organizations to back/justify their unsafe staffing practices. When ever a nurse argues these situations, the health care organization will quickly pull out these hired gun...

10. Quality Care and Patient Safety: Medication Errors in Long-Term Care

    Truth66 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in Long Term Care for well over a decade and I can completely agree that Nurses are rushed in order to get out their medications to numerous residents is such a short period of time. The unit that I worked on had just over 30 residents. Me...

11. Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

    Truth66 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure that most Nurses could write a book on this subject alone, myself included. Several years ago I was in an attendance management meeting as I had missed sereral shifts. The reason being is that several different facilities across the city we...

12. Preventing another Nurse Serial Killer!!

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in Headlines

    I worked in Long Term Care for over 15 years as a Nurse. Again a big part of the Inquiry was with regards to Prevention. If we're going to prevent deaths of these seniors of overdosing of medication(s), then both the Intentional and Un-Intentional ...

13. Preventing another Nurse Serial Killer!!

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in Headlines

    You are correct that Alcoholism and drug dependency is not a work injury. If a person has a significant work injury and is taking various medications to treat that injury which would create impairement then it becomes an issue. Many Workers Compensa...

14. Preventing another Nurse Serial Killer!!

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in Headlines

    WOW!!! I have just gone through a section of Volume 2 of the Inquiry reports. Starting on page 615, there are numerous pages with regards to Wettlaufers Mental Incapacity which included her stealing/taking Ativan. On one incident she had taken 25mg...

15. Preventing another Nurse Serial Killer!!

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in Headlines

    My submission to the Inquiry was with regards to overdose's of medication. If a Nurse is impaired there's a risk of overdosing someone when giving medications. Wettlaufer Intentionally killed these seniors with overdoses of Insulin, yet it could ea...