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  1. How to be a Perfect Nurse

    mtnNurse. posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let's define "perfect nurse" so we can know how to be one. A perfect nurse is one who never makes a mistake. One who never makes a medication administration error and therefore adheres to all patient...

  2. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Will probably make people pause when they peel off a warning label that says "PARALYTIC PARALYTIC PARALYTIC PARALYTIC PARALYTIC" Even if she is found guilty I doubt she'll do time. She's either...

  3. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    We're both wanting to be polite...sometimes we don't see what the other writes as so polite though. I think I've had more tolerance than some others about things we disagree on. But, I will try to do...

  4. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Oh. Then replace my bolded phrase above with "in well-meaning efforts to do their jobs and not hurt anyone". So no, ideal work conditions would not change how I feel about criminal charges. And yes, I...

  5. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    The district attorney has made it very clear why RV is being charged and for whatever reason....you keep ignoring this very important and significant difference. I haven't ignored it...maybe you've...

  6. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    What I bolded in your post is one of my points. Nurses have to quit or be willing to be fired in order to 100% adhere to standards of practice at many or even most nursing jobs (but even in ideal...

  7. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I highly recommend to those of you who want the board to act differently -- well then get more involved and fix the BON. Because you could say the same thing about the criminal justice system. If they...

  8. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I don't know what led RV to fail in the ways she did but can imagine plenty more possible causes than just assuming "only happened because of...". I think she should be held accountable for her...

  9. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Yes! Quit or be willing to be fired rather than work in such a place. That is what we should. Easier said than done for sure, and I don't know what advice to give those who need that job to stay in...

  10. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    It makes sense to defend nurses involved in accidents from criminal charges if you think the BON should handle accidents and the criminal court should be reserved for malicious criminals. Of course,...

  11. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    YES on much greater regulatory oversight of health care facilities being necessary! Just one of endless regulations we could think of to improve safety would be: mandated maximum number of patients to...

  12. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Well, shoot, I just replied in another thread called 'I hope this is not the latest trend' -- can we please just pick one thread when it's a long post and if you want to comment in another thread,...

  13. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I've wanted to stick to just talking about nursing rather than including other occupations because I don't know how well other jobs compare to nursing jobs, regarding how in many (most?) nursing jobs,...

  14. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU for speaking up about the reality that many nurses are dealing with all over the country, whether it's LTC or hospitals or other facilities that make money the bottom line over patients and...

  15. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    mtnNurse. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Thank you for posting this to further the discussion of a case for which there is much to be learned. It should be the BON's job and not the DA's or criminal court's to determine how RV should be...

  16. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I told you that I posted that with the best intentions. It was beginning to sound like maybe you were having a terrible experience with staffing issues at your job. I never said you can't post your...

  17. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    You continue to make this flawed emotional argument throughout this forum. No profession is above the law. You are saying that nursing professionals should be above the law; that criminal charges...

  18. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes, but I think you, specifically, need to find a new job. This just sounds like it's hitting too close to home for you. I'm saying that with the best intentions. I hope you know that. ??? I...

  19. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm beginning to think you need to find a new job. I agree, that is good advice to tell nurses to be willing to quit or be fired rather than continue to work with unsafe work loads or to be willing to...

  20. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I know you don't think you are a super nurse, but if you can pass all meds, check for wounds, and do all other care and charting for that many patients then in my book you are not just...

  21. How to be a Perfect Nurse

    mtnNurse. replied to mtnNurse.'s topic in General Nursing

  22. How to be a Perfect Nurse

    mtnNurse. replied to mtnNurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    What I see as the top priority solution regarding my third question is this: Mandated maximum number of patients! -- for Nurses, CNAs, Doctors, NPs, PAs, ALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS! I don't know how...

  23. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU for your honest post showing compassion for fellow nurses who work in horrible conditions!!! If you are a nurse who has been blessed enough to never have had to work in such conditions, or...

  24. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    mtnNurse. replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU for your honest post, and I repeat your questions to every nurse who thinks they could've done better: "How in the hell is it humanely possible to care for 40 people? Even if you were so...

  25. Save yourself; get out of medicine.

    mtnNurse. replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Dear KalipsoRed21, I appreciate your post very much and think it is extremely useful for people who think about becoming a nurse. Not necessarily to discourage them from doing so as the last poster...