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  1. Rush Limbaugh VS Hippa regulations

    Gldngrl replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that the HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices lists in its disclosure statement that the medical provider may provide the patient's health information in certain situations without...

  2. Husband shoots wife and self in Icu in CA

    Gldngrl replied to Geeg's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Despite the man's intentions, they could have been easily thwarted by a nurse or physician, any hospital employee entering the area and another tragedy could have occurred...the man could have shot...

  3. Family Members of an Old Patient of mine....

    Gldngrl replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    A few years back, a former patient saw me at the mall, pointed and yelled out "That's my nurse" to his family...I stared at him for a moment and then recognized him b/c it was the first time I had...

  4. Jeh. Witnesses refuse blood products and albumin, but accept organ transplantation...

    Gldngrl replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    fab4fan- Thank you for the link to the site.

  5. Jeh. Witnesses refuse blood products and albumin, but accept organ transplantation...

    Gldngrl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just recently saw this situation- I'm aware of the rationale for refusing blood products, but logically, I thought it would also extend to organs as well. Thought I'd throw the question out for those...

  6. disciplinary nightmare

    Gldngrl replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic: To clarify, JD graduates take the bar exam, not boards:)

  7. A unit clerk tells all!

    Gldngrl replied to FRN24's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, we do not have a clerk all the time and we are expected to perform her duties in her absence and I noted we've started competencies for such. So yes, I can competently perform my...

  8. Post Op Care

    Gldngrl replied to onenutshy101's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Think about why the heart rate has increased and the blood pressure decreased- the body tries to maintain homeostasis and is compensating. Think about the the amount of the NG drainage and the amount...

  9. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    Gldngrl replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    jt-thank you for putting forth those points so clearly to help others understand what the issues are! Smiling-from personal experience, Tenet was not the kindly corp to work for. 10-12 pts in...

  10. KROGER'S ON STRIKE - - 3 states involved- - guess what they want???

    Gldngrl replied to passing thru's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't mean to digress but to those that think Walmart's the greatest thing since sliced bread, here's some interesting reading : http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/stores.html (PBS: Storewars:...

  11. This news STINKS! Calif ratios threatened...

    Gldngrl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Which is why nursing association and nursing unions need creative lawyers to counter what the hospitals are trying to

  12. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    Gldngrl replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm sorry you feel that way ExtREmeRN, but you need to understand that this is Tenet's modus operandi, they've done this in other strikes and they do not care about whether or not nurses are operating...

  13. Drowning Nurses Given Cement Overshoes

    Gldngrl replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    I take it to mean that this system is only a nursing documentation system and not a CPOE (Physician Order Entry System)...I wish JCAHO were as focused upon physician handwriting errors and system...

  14. I can feel the sqeeze.

    Gldngrl replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    One of the problems is that nurses are not included in problem solving. Knowledge is power and if we were given factual information that could assist the hospital in providing quality care and...

  15. Hi need help going from LPN to RN

    Gldngrl replied to pipelineaudio's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it depends...if the program has enough room for students and she/he qualifies, this most likely will not be a problem b/c the school will see it as providing a service for a fee(unless the...

  16. Blood cultures

    Gldngrl replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital changed its policy about a year ago to using chlorhexidine for blood culture prep instead of betadine. Preliminary research supported lower contamination rates. We use chlorhexidine for...

  17. Can Pittsburgh Stop a National Epidemic?

    Gldngrl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Are they talking about a mutant strain of Vanc resistant MRSA? There are multiple cases of MRSA treated with Vanc and the pts remain colonized so we treat them as infected upon every admission. I...

  18. Can Pittsburgh Stop a National Epidemic?

    Gldngrl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I care for transplant patients, immunocompromised, so many have MRSA, VRE, and a host of other things, (some I hadn't heard of until I entered "Transplant Land":D). And many of our ICU rooms aren't...

  19. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    Gldngrl replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Callacodebrown- Thanks for that email site. My support to you all during this tough time. Thought you might be interested in this site:...

  20. Processing physician orders

    Gldngrl replied to redthread's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our system is completely done by computer. The physician, NP, or nurse enters the orders in the computer, they spit out the printer and are in the system. We have computer generated kardexes for pt...

  21. Looking for a book that was included in another thread...

    Gldngrl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking for a book that someone had recently discussed reading...it was about hospitals/corporate management practices and I think the title had the word "Silenced" in it. If anyone can provide...

  22. Can nurses refuse to care for angry patient?

    Gldngrl replied to skybirdrising's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your work policies may provide you with some guidance on this issue. I refused to care for a verbally abusive/non compliant patient and notified the clinical administrator, med. resident, and wrote...

  23. safety for home health nurses

    Gldngrl replied to STM's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ANYONE can call the police for a dangerous situation. I understand that the employer may not want the negative publicity or complaints from family/patients stemming from the incident, but there's a...

  24. How do YOU feel about nurses striking?

    Gldngrl replied to LydiaGreen's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/ethics.htm There's a larger picture to focus on, rather than simply moving past picketers...strikes are carefully planned and are subject to detailed regulations and...

  25. Scope of practice question

    Gldngrl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a stepdown surgical unit that uses a 70/30 RN/LPN mix. We are trying to work out a policy of what gtts the LPNs can take (or can't and why not) and I'm looking to see what others are doing...