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    Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    Asystole RN replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    What did your project proposal look like? Need help drafting an
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a source for this? I would be incredibly shocked if any facility would employ her now that she is infamous. I could see someone hiring her after the initial incident but once it became...
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ignoratio
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You tend to get famous when you kill people with an astounding degree of stupidity, hubris, and not a small amount of negligence. Someone died. Its unfortunate to me that you didn't mention Charlene,...
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    Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    Asystole RN replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    What is odd about your particular
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    Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    Asystole RN replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital architecture is an interesting subject. Must of what you see is due to legacy facilities that had different workflows in mind. You can see this in especially in older hospitals, they were...
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    Pre-employment health exam asking for my last menstrual period date

    Asystole RN replied to Noodle28's topic in General Nursing

    You can require a physical after a conditional job offer is made. So as long as the company states that the pre-employment paperwork and physical are a part of the conditional job offer they are in...
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    Can I get Fired?

    Asystole RN replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    They can fire you with cause. This is not just about providing "treatment" but has significant OSHA implications as well. Damn near every hospital will have about 87 different policies that would...
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    Pre-employment health exam asking for my last menstrual period date

    Asystole RN replied to Noodle28's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be trippin, asking about menstrual cycles is a standard question for
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Muno - "All she did was give someone some medication." Everyone Else - "Yeah but she killed someone through gross negligence!" Muno - "It's still just medication! If you don't mean to kill someone...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Generally you investigate before filing charges, you know to determine if there is evidence to support charges? Even then it wen to a grand jury to levy charges. From my understanding the adult...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, still doesn't make sense to me though. From my understanding there were already multiple investigations undergoing at the time of the DoH letter that notified her that there were not going to...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Please expand upon this more, what regulatory bodies are you referring to and what interventions should they have taken? Are you thinking a harder NCLEX? Or maybe license renewal through routine NCLEX...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that flailing was mentioned but the oh so basic of basic assessments, "the ABCs" if you will, were not mentioned speaks volumes to
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Overriding a medication without giving the the medication name a single glance beyond the first two letters on the Pyxis, nor giving the physical medication a single glance, let alone checking...
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    What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    Asystole RN replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, whoa, whoa. Lets not be sexist. As a male nurse I can personally attest to the fact that female on male sexual harassment is alive and well. Sexual harassment does not
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am guess that in the medication error case the patient death and subsequent criminal charges was far more sensational allowing for more advertising revenue than a wrong site surgery which as...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    From the little information I have seen I think the physician is very much in the wrong. Honestly though, I have not seen much beyond a vague news story. If he went over the fail safes then he should...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It can be said most all mistakes, especially within a hospital, are failures of the system. This is a large reason why incident reports and event reviews are not supposed to be punitive. If the system...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever asked yourself why LPN/LVNs, CNAs, or phlebotomist do not give IVP medications? Lets be honest, as a task it is not complicated and any lay person can physically give IVP medications....
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It can be said that it is a standard of practice to monitor and assess the patient for adverse reactions regardless of the medication. Considering the the method of delivery and the type of...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If someone wanted to win a large civil case it is in their best interest to encourage an initial criminal case in which sometimes monetary compensation is rewarded as well. Generally, criminal cases...
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    Drawing labs from CVCs

    Asystole RN replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    I think we are. Always a debate with catheters if you use anatomical distal or use the catheter
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    Drawing labs from CVCs

    Asystole RN replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    This highly depends on the type of catheter. Some catheters have a staggered lumen design where the openings are separated and are designed to allow for draws with fluids running. Arrow catheters are...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This slope has been sloping for many, many decades. The only difference was a fateful slow news cycle where one nurse was highlighted in the news. My mother was on a board of nursing for a large...