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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it's possible. But I don't think that's really relevant. The pressure on someone who is assigned to the care of a particular patient who you are legally responsible is different than the pressure...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Please, please read the report I linked. You do not know the facts of the case as they were recounted by the RN
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    @tiffanyselah you sound like a very conscientious nurse who cares a lot about the safety of your patients. I think that before putting so much energy into posting here and sending off uninformed...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If only she had made just
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    @Horseshoe I just watched the videos you posted... In his passionate defense of the nurse, ZDoggMD said, "she made a mistake." As if she is just like any of us. But actually, "she made an mistake,...
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    What is Abandonment?

    mtmkjr replied to nycmoon's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That may be job abandonment, a fireable offense, but not patient abandonment which is reportable to the
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct. "I've read every single post and come away with the impression that most believe she should lose her license. It is a minority who thinks criminal charges are
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've read every single post and come away with the impression that most believe she should lose her license. It is a minority who thinks legal consequences are appropriate. The poll results show 80%...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine a person in a rush to get to a job -there is extreme pressure not to be late. People are depending on him to be on time. He walks out to the car and sees that it is covered with a coating of...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    So many comments here have recreated the scenario in which Nurse RV was working that day. They speak as if it is fact that she was overworked, stressed, pulled in to many different directions. I know...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've read many comments from people who are concerned that criminal charges for a med error set a dangerous precedent. While I disagree, due to the nature of this "error", I am also thinking of the...
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    Capstone Project Ideas - experienced nurse, but new to ED

    mtmkjr replied to tachyallday's topic in Emergency

    I locked my little bit in the car when he was 6 months old. Fire Dept came to jimmy the lock. Fire chief gave me a little lecture and left. Then I turned to get him out of the car and realized same...
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    What if/Is it possible?

    mtmkjr replied to CollegeStudStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe so. Nursing is not just about the "facts". It is heavy on critical thinking and that isn't something that is easily learned just by reading
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    How to be a Perfect Nurse

    mtmkjr replied to mtnNurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    That is the wrong question because it is not even speaking of reality - obviously 100% of the responses should be "you can't". The first paragraph caused me too much stress to continue... The right...
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    Aspiring Christian & Nursing student

    mtmkjr replied to gopats1234's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    In a similar way, nursing gives me more opportunity to see the work of God in people's lives. Suffering and in pain are unavoidable but sometimes it is the only way that we ever see and know God. We...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    We are held to the standard of care that would be expected of a prudent nurse in a similar situation. She will not be judged on what she was thinking in that particular moment, but on the actions of...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the question was answered, so I don't think I understand what you are asking. There are so many posts...can you
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Just last week I was giving insulin to a patient who had been taken to another area. I had my WOW with me. I had pulled the correct dose from the pyxis, checked the vial, expiration date and applied...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    There are no fail safe measures. What can the hospital to do to ensure nurses always follow the 5
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    So the nurse told the tech she gave 1mg? I thought she gave the whole 2mg. How did she even know how much she
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Let's say the perfectly sober but distracted pilot just didn't do any of the safety checks before taking off! I mean, after all... He is under so much pressure to be on
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    How about a drug calculation
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    What is your procedure for passing ice water?

    mtmkjr replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse techs fill the water pitchers with just ice for anyone on thin liquids, and not NPO. They can't take the pitchers to the nourishment room for infection control reasons, so they fill baggies and...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I came across a Facebook comment section today where a nurse, I believe, from radiology who spoke as if she was there that day, was saying that the reason the helper nurse came to administer the...