ilhamtony MSN

ilhamtony has 17 years experience as a MSN and specializes in Regulatory Nurse Specialist, State Government.

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1. It Is Not Just Nursing 101

   ilhamtony posted a topic in General Students

   Why a Career as a Nurse? Did you plan on nursing from: Your first hospital experience, visiting an ill family member? Watching television shows that portrayed nursing as glamorous? Having had a procedure performed? Perha...

2. Advice please

   ilhamtony replied to Abhnurse9's topic in HIPAA

   If your facility is part of an incident reporting program; you enter an event/or incident that identifies the circumstance genuinely. You get this burden off of your chest, and move forward. The reason you enter this information is to provide awarene...

3. Am I going to get dismissed from the nursing program?

   ilhamtony replied to Bunnie90's topic in HIPAA

   The meeting is more than likely related to requirement under HIPAA - and the host facility policy and procedure to disclose and discuss the inadvertent and accidental disclosure of patient protected information. These events do occur even with the ti...

4. Did we/she violate HIPAA?

   ilhamtony replied to hippahippo's topic in HIPAA

   Since there is only one reply, I would like to add to the reality of the corporate compliance officer availability. There are additional resources; but none better than a direct communication with the Corporate Compliance Officer, facility Risk Manag...

5. Reflection: Healthcare Quality and Safety

   ilhamtony replied to gypsyd8's topic in Activism

   Interestingly enough; airline travel remains quite safe with a 97% plus survival rate in regard to an aircraft crash; as demonstrated recently; it was the exact people who are charged with the responsibility of saving people; who actually ran over an...

6. Standing up to my charge nurse prevented a mistake

   ilhamtony replied to 002rn05's topic in Safety

   Without doubt; part of investigating the "order to not draw" would be to contact the physician and re-visit that order to have it changed for the "emergent"; or perhaps not so emergent need depending on the reference of the order to not draw: absolut...

7. Standing up to my charge nurse prevented a mistake

   ilhamtony replied to 002rn05's topic in Safety

   Agreeable with any comment that reflects that the charge nurse has a responsibility to step up to the plate, make the draw him or herself; especially with your reflection of being a new nurse-these are all circumstances that under strong leadership; ...

8. staffing issues...any suggestions?

   ilhamtony replied to hkraus_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Wow, When I first heard of the Nurse Patient ratio's for labor and delivery-considering that for every Mom, there is a baby to care for as well-3=6 patients that need various interventions throughout any shift. Yes, Over 6 patients to one nurse, your...

9. Dear preceptor

   ilhamtony replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   As a preceptor, my empathy goes out to you for having to deal with less than an ideal situation for learning, and becoming a new staff member. TO all who read these, if you are ever placed with a preceptor with whom you are not satisfied: 1. Tell you...