SafetyNurse1968 BSN, MSN, PhD

Education, Informatics, Patient Safety

If I were in charge of the universe, there would be staffing ratio laws and unions in every state and you'd get written up for NOT taking your breaks.

Patient Safety Columnist / Educator

About SafetyNurse1968

SafetyNurse1968 has 19 years experience as a BSN, MSN, PhD and specializes in Education, Informatics, Patient Safety.

Kristi Sanborn Miller RN, PhD, CNE is the director of graduate programs at USC Upstate (where you can get your MSN or DNP in as few as 2 years). She is an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina -Upstate. She is also a mother of 4 and loves being in the woods of Western North Carolina, when she's not obsessing over her research or the best way to teach an online course. Kristi is the author of the 7th edition of an informatics textbook (formerly Sewell's Informatics) with Wolter's Kluwer. She has experience in nursing in areas like oncology, integrative health and home health with over 20 years of experience in education.

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    Nursing Informatics Competencies

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am working on the 7th edition of Sewell's Informatics textbook (about to be Millers informatics in October) and found myself looking for a way for nursing students to self-assess their competencies...
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    Nursing Informatics?

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a professor of nursing and I love healthcare informatics (the collection, analysis and use of data, and the transformation of data into knowledge to support patient care). As you may know, the...
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    The Wrong Dose - A True Story of Medication Error

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where is the hospital at which you work? I'm curious as to how you plan to use it? I don't mind if you do use it, just
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    The Wrong Dose - A True Story of Medication Error

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wish I could! I no longer pay for the podcast support. Thanks for
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    Four Days of Nausea, Vomiting and Fever

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    FINAL POST This patient has Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) likely brought on by a urinary tract infection. DKA develops when your body doesn’t have enough insulin to allow blood sugar into your...
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    Next Generation NCLEX - What Is a Bow Tie Question?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So nice to get some positive feedback -thank
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    Next Generation NCLEX - What Is a Bow Tie Question?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCSBON is phasing in the next GEN NCLEX in the Spring of 2023 for entry into practice. So this will be the test nursing students will take after they graduate from nursing school. I wrote an...
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    Next Generation NCLEX - What Is a Bow Tie Question?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you for bringing this up. I definitely should revise it-she has a fever so that is one sign infection so that is a mistake on my part -I shouldn’t have said no signs of infection, however...
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    Four Days of Nausea, Vomiting and Fever

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    My apologies, the PaO2 is supposed to be 95! PaO2 is 95, somehow it got deleted by the computer
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    Four Days of Nausea, Vomiting and Fever

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Check comments for FIRST
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    Four Days of Nausea, Vomiting and Fever

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Please don’t leave your diagnosis here- post it in admin. The responses are for questions and for sharing your nurse brain with new nurses/students. What assessment details are most important and...
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    Four Days of Nausea, Vomiting and Fever

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    FIRST FOLLOW UP POST: Excellent observations and questions – thank you for the rationale! Here are the medicines she is taking: bitter melon (Momordica charantia), often called bitter...
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    Next Generation NCLEX - What Is a Bow Tie Question?

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hope you've read my article about the Next Gen NCLEX, Next Generation NCLEX - Are You Ready?, which debuts in the Spring of 2023. One new component includes stand-alone items. Two stand-alone items...
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    Four Days of Nausea, Vomiting and Fever

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Chief Complaint 70 y/o Asian American female is brought to the Emergency room by her spouse and daughter with nausea and vomiting. The daughter states, "Her fever has been over 102°F for the last...
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    Next Generation NCLEX: Are You Ready?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Safe staffing laws are a must! I do think we could do a better job as educators with clinical judgment skills. I don’t think more clinical hours is the answer- higher quality clinical...