Peeps Mcarthur

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  1. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    All of you that took the time to respond and made an effort to keep bitterness and resentment out of your posts.............thank you. Ya know, I actualy started to change my mindset about this but...

  2. we've been having heated - but not yet angry - discussions

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    By Alnamvet How do they tax them without an SSN?? The 15% social security must be matched by the employer if it's taken out also. They are taking "illegals" to a whole new level and commiting a...

  3. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Clearly, nurses think patient care and the ability to perform it makes them experts. That makes everyone that passes the licensing an expert in patient care that supercedes a doctor's patient care....

  4. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That seems reasonable. Testifying as to whether the labs were checked rather than the biochemistry behind the values. I think such semantics are important to discuss and I don't see how it's off track...

  5. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    PA's and doctors should get a "whiff" of what nurses do for a living. Not a nice sterile shadowing of an RN with an aid doing the dirty work but rather the whole experience. Anyone that's going to be...

  6. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I did the same thing as a respiratory therapist and as a student

  7. we've been having heated - but not yet angry - discussions

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread, I admit that I haven't read all 11 pages but I will. This thread has alot of thoughtful ideas. This point may have been made. My point is that why can't we have a program to qualify...

  8. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think it's quite a stretch to say that I'm putting nurses down in some way. I don't feel that i'm being contemptable towards nursing. That would certainly be silly since I'm posting on a nursing...

  9. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's an interesting comment Tmylen. An EMT career doesn't exactly make me out to be an overachiever-type-A personality now does it? :rotfl: I would not waste time pouring through a legal brief to...

  10. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By Sargarcia Being nice to a patient or thier family is not a skill only nurses can perform. It's true that seeing or even hearing of a doctor doing more than the obligatory gestures of kindness...

  11. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By Fergus How do doctors manage the medical care of thier patients without managing what nurses do to fulfill that obligation? I don't see a nursing license making a nurse into a private...

  12. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Doctors not in charge of patient care, as in ultimate responsibility for the patient's overall treatment. Why spend 10 years completing medical school when one can just become a nurse in two and gain...

  13. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By Mellowone I would want someone who cares more about knowing what to do in such a situation........and has prepared for that event should it arise. I don't want someone who wears the title...

  14. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Fergus, You sound like a very reasonable person to work with. The concept of someone like an anesthesiologist not being current on everything that has to do with IVs is difficult to wrap my mind...

  15. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, that was 15 years ago when last I experienced decapitation at the swift blade of an NICU nurse. They would even go as far to dictate where one could stand or walk. Ask a question and thier eyes...

  16. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In regards to interns: Isn't that a student being exposed to the clinical rotation for the first time? It took me two run throughs with IV's before I could set one up as fast myself. Sounds as if...

  17. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    From Ellenester You are correct. My experience has been only with medical professionals. The residents I've worked with as a respiratory therapist were not taught my job in medical school either,...

  18. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Jolie, Fergus, Thank you for your insightfulness. I am just shocked that an MD would not know about such basic care as drawing blood and giving an IM for gawds sakes!!..............AN IV...

  19. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A definition of "medical care" would be that under the direction of a physician, so wouldn't that be any care that the physician has written orders for? Can you give an example of something which a...

  20. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why is it a good thing? I haven't read the decision but it wouldn't matter anyway. I would rather hear it from a nurse's point of

  21. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Uh.......Why wouldn't physicians be the authority in all aspects of patient care? What good are nursing standards if not to decide what care a patient receives? Seems nursing will further distance...

  22. Herbal Remedies

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    A word of caution. Kavakava was responsible for some liver enzymes in studies meant to show its efficacy. General Nutrition Centers pulled it from thier shelves about 2 years ago. Since it is VERY...

  23. Critical thinking exercise

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    Standing on the tubing? That's a good one. With a patient on a vent I would not have thought of that

  24. Critical thinking exercise

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    Look at the patients breathing pattern. O2 toxicity is rare everywhere but in a patient scenario :) . The fact he just had a tx raises the possibility that he is ventillating well enough to shut...

  25. Critical thinking exercise

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    :) I would wash my