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And they should have make-up applied appropriately.

Hospira ad touts how their clients reported that "connecting smart infusion pumps with Hospira MedNet safety software to pharmacy orders and electronic patient records was like adding another nurse at the bedside..." Yikes. Hospira Celebrates 10 Year...

Years ago, when I had Norovirus, I felt so miserable that I thought to myself "I would rather be dead than feel this way." Three days later, I was better. I still reflect on how misery can cause such irrationality.

I think a significant percent of the folks that jump into the "lesser" institutions are likely new grads, desperate for experience. Once one has experience and more contacts in the industry, one is in a much better position to know which institutions...

This article on PCP burnout suggests there is opportunity for NPs, but it also makes me wonder if NPs will be subject to the same burnout as the MDs. If NPs are utilized more in primary care role, will it allow more time to be spent with patients? Wi...

I can agree with the following some of the time, but not all of the time: "It really isn't the hospital's fault that people are job hopping. It's the fault of the job hoppers." If a hospital does not staff adequately, does not have adequate supplies...

I think that nurses tolerate a lot of working conditions that people in other fields would not. My first two positions as a nurse were held for less than a year. My hiring manager (at my current facility where I have been for years now) indicated tha...

Hmmm...good points... I had not thought of things that way. ....but in a "perfect" world, wouldn't there still be death from old age? And wouldn't it be important to take care of the dying? --And what about the minister who works (preaching) on the S...

I am certain that there is at least one Biblical instruction to care for the sick... What about that instruction? Should that be ignored? If we all were of the same faith and abided by the instruction to rest on the Sabbath, what would happen to the ...

But the facility and its systems clearly did not work. I agree with BlueLightRN that it's a system failure. Additionally, the facility should have contingency programs in place to handle misplacement/loss of meds ---such as an E-kit. What if a reside...

What about the person that didn't put the drug in the right place? Honestly, though, I wouldn't fire either of them. I'd talk to them. I'd also review institutional issues. I have heard of the issue related to insurance fraud (in SNFs) as a reason ...

I probably would not expect them to write up a self-report. On the other hand... Where was the sharp left? Was it left in the patient's bed? Was the safety engaged? If the sharp was left open where someone (patient or a worker) might injure themselv...

In this economy, many new nurses may get their first jobs at less than stellar institutions and at shockingly low salary rates. By moving institutions once they have a bit of experience, new nurses may "hop" to a better salaries/benefits and better i...

If you contact your state labor board, they will ensure you are paid for those missed breaks. Not only is that facility cheating you of your pay, they are cheating the Federal and state government of their taxes that would be taken out of that pay. -...

I have had a doctor help with a code brown without my asking. He started as a tech. I have also asked doctors to help me when no one was available to help and received assistance.

I have not noticed this among staff. I have noticed some patients (usually older) discriminate against female doctors, sometimes not recognizing that they are doctors or assuming that a male (lower ranking on the team) is in charge of the female. I u...

I set goals with the patient and often post them to the white board. I explain rationale for compliance. Sometimes, I also enlist aid of provider when pts are not compliant. I also work with family to help ensure goals are aimed for / met. --And as p...

I worked at a LTC where staff would be fussed at for using the facility's supplies when the hospice provider for the hospice patient we had requested supplies for weeks ago continued to fail to deliver supplies. Shameful all around as I see it. I not...

I would hope the camp has some policies regarding handling this, and perhaps some documentation that parents must sign in order to protect the camp and its employees. --Without such policies and documentation, I would worry about liability of the ca...

What was the kid's weight? Per my drug guide, the children's (age above 6 years) dosage for cetirizine (Zyrtec) is the same for adults. Benadryl for children PO is from 12.5 mg to 50 mg per day (1mg/kg for sedative/hypnotic before bedtime)... At the ...

Wow...your experience is thought-provoking. Consider the increasing numbers of law enforcement officers that are being outfitted with cameras to record their day-to-day interactions with the public. --These cameras help ensure that protocols are foll...

Actually, it's not true that a magazine or news outlet must have permission to print a picture of identifiable people in public places. --An advertiser, yes, but not if it's used in the context of journalism. --If a publisher is not the author of the...

Must disagree with your hijack... It all depends on the style manual being used.

I hope things will work out for you. I think your explanations are compelling and should help your case.

There are some other things to consider about the 40+ crowd... Generally, a 40+ person will cost an employer more in terms of insurance premiums than a younger person. Further a young male will generally cost an employer less in terms of insurance pr...