nellwolfe

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1. Easiest NP school??

   nellwolfe replied to nur2007sing's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Many schools for the MSN/NP only require the MAT (Miller Analogies Test) which is very easy. You might want to look at some of these

2. Risk Management has set back nursing 15 years

   nellwolfe posted a topic in General Nursing

   In my insitution Risk Management has repeatedly stated that staff are encouraged to report errors so that the error can be reviewed as a "systems issue" and appropriate interventions to prevent a...

3. Dangerous coworker and unresponsive management

   nellwolfe replied to nellwolfe's topic in General Nursing

   Well, let me see if I can add fuel to the fire. In this same large midwestern hospital, part of a chain with the same name, I observed a doctor walk around the PACU checking the names on each...

4. Dangerous coworker and unresponsive management

   nellwolfe replied to nellwolfe's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, there IS more to the story. This nurse was forced out of ICU because of her poor interpersonal skills. Our PACU was required to take her because of hospital policy stated that if we had an...

5. Dangerous coworker and unresponsive management

   nellwolfe replied to nellwolfe's topic in General Nursing

   Where is the Nurse Practice Act? It states that if a licensed nurse has knowledge of an activity which harms a patient and that nurse does not take steps to advocate for the patient, the nurse is...

6. Dangerous coworker and unresponsive management

   nellwolfe posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have worked in a large hospital where one of my coworkers NEVER washed her hands or used gloves. She was repeatedly observed catheterizing a patient bare-handed after emptying another patient's...