BlondieRN19

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1. School Wellness Committee

   BlondieRN19 posted a topic in School

   My school district is beginning a Wellness Committee made up of administrators, PE and Health teachers, Food service, etc. Does anyone have an agenda template that I can work from? Aside from staff introductions and a review of our (new) Wellness P...

2. OTC Meds Given Without Written Consent

   BlondieRN19 replied to Reneec's topic in School

   I could have written this post myself! I am the first school nurse ever in my district. Secretaries and Administrators have been providing medications to students "for years" without proper authorizations despite a district-wide policy that reviews...

3. CoWorker using a patient's medication

   BlondieRN19 replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Relations

   I've been a full-time practicing RN since 1989. Stealing is never right. Integrity is doing the right thing even when nobody is watching. And I am so glad that none of my loved ones live in Texas if the nursing care is so poor there that the Texas BO...

4. CoWorker using a patient's medication

   BlondieRN19 replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Relations

   I was asking if I would be "mandated" to report this to the BON. That does not equate to your "strong desire". And not all of us have done something "boneheaded" that was worthy of a report to the BON. I am educated in my state's NPA, my hospital's ...

5. CoWorker using a patient's medication

   BlondieRN19 replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Relations

   I witnessed the taking of and the use of the prescription medication. This coworker has been telling everyone what she did, there is no discretion. Pharmacy had a question regarding the proper billing of this medication which is how management became...

6. CoWorker using a patient's medication

   BlondieRN19 posted a topic in Relations

   My RN coworker took prescription ointment from a patient diagnosed with scabies and used it on herself, fearing she would be exposed and did not want to take scabies home to her family. She had no signs/symptoms of scabies, just very nervous. Am I m...

7. Question to all nurses who work in Psych

   BlondieRN19 replied to VegGal's topic in Psychiatric

   The unit I work on does not allow patients to be admitted who are in need of IV or O2 therapy. Too much danger regarding tubes which can be used as a ligature.

8. Anyone Ever Actually Used Their Malpractice Insurance?

   BlondieRN19 replied to PMHNP2023's topic in General Nursing

   I have carried NSO malpractice insurance for 30 years (since prior to graduation from nursing school). I ended a relationship with a man who then made an (unfounded) complaint against my nursing license. Since the BON "investigates" every complaint, ...