kosmopolitan

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1. HIPAA Violation, Fired

   kosmopolitan replied to kosmopolitan's topic in HIPAA

   Thank you, Been there, done that! My point exactly! I mean, I understand, I have no one to blame but myself. But seriously? I would never do what the charge nurse did to me This event happened a long time ago and I have since moved on to bigger and b...

2. HIPAA Violation, Fired

   kosmopolitan posted a topic in HIPAA

   Hi, I am curious to know what others think of this. Scenario I took care of a patient on Unit 1 and the patient had a terminal illness. The patient and family were trying to decide whether to implement Hospice care. I transferred the patient later in...

3. Who gets the write up?

   kosmopolitan replied to kosmopolitan's topic in MICU

   Thank you to everyone that commented. I agree, both get the write up. We are a very small community hospital and do not have lots of options or physicians available for central lines. We rely on a PICC line service to do this for us, so it is typica...

4. Who gets the write up?

   kosmopolitan posted a topic in MICU

   Scenario: your patient is on max dose of Levophed infusing on a pump to a peripheral IV that has a double connector attached. The 2nd connector has a main IV bag infusing on a separate pump, to the same vein. It is a busy day and your co-worker is he...