SafetyNurse1968 BSN, MSN, PhD

Education, Informatics, Patient Safety

If I were in charge of the universe, there would be staffing ratio laws and unions in every state and you'd get written up for NOT taking your breaks.

Patient Safety Columnist / Educator

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    A Checklist for Patient Safety - This Nurse Quit, Will YOU?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Would you be willing to skip a few afternoon coffees and send $10 to the ANA PAC? You can go to this website find out more ways to get involved: Homepage You can enter your name, email and phone...
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    A Checklist for Patient Safety - This Nurse Quit, Will YOU?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am so glad you were able to find a way out of such an unsafe situation. I feel like we have to vote with our feet, but that is not always possible in this
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    A Checklist for Patient Safety - This Nurse Quit, Will YOU?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are quite welcome - I so appreciate your response. I'm in the south - in Asheville, NC - I have only ever worked as a nurse here, so I can't compare nursing experiences, however I do find the...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What is the alternative? Do you just go to work every day like its a job and hope nothing bad happens? Do you move to another state? What is the ANA chapter in your state like? Are they active? A...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hear you, and yet I also find it interesting that depending on the study you read, CPOE or barcode admin can cause an increase in error. I think it has to be more than just tech - it has to be a...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Now that's what I am talking about! If we joined together - just think what we could do? I appreciate the positivity of your statement - we CAN do this - we have to CHOOSE to do
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think what you are trying to say is - stay away from the histrionics - the alarming stories cause more harm than good. It also sounds like we have a difference of opinion as to how to go about...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree BeccaznRN - and I have another question - how can we go about making this happen? It seems like nurses know what needs to happen for safer care, yet "nothing ever changes" - please share...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have two comments already about staffing - and you are SO RIGHT - the next question is - so what are we going to do about it? Would you be willing to share strategies you are using to advocate for...
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    Negative drug screen and jobplace still wants me to meet with IPN

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to Cpblondie81's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Consult a lawyer. You can google Lorie Brown - she is an attorney AND an RN - she will talk to you by email or phone and give you some good advice. I did an interview with her about how to keep your...
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    Was I wrong?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to Munch's topic in General Nursing

    Always treat the patient, not the diagnosis. Sorry this happened to you. So many people see drug addiction as a choice, instead of as a disease. If the patient had cancer, would you even question...
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    How has nursing changed you?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to thoughtful21's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing took me down a peg, and I needed it. I thought I knew everything and that science was the answer to everything. Experiences have taught me that I don't know much...in fact the older I get, the...
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    Safety Nurse in Haiti: A Medical Mission Trip– Origin Story Pt. 2

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A magnitude 7.0M earthquake1 rocked Haiti in January of 2010, when our daughter Riley was only a few months old. A 7.0 is big. By January 24, 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater were recorded....
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    Safety Nurse in Haiti: A Medical Mission Trip– Origin Story Pt. 2

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A magnitude 7.0M earthquake1 rocked Haiti in January of 2010, when our daughter Riley was only a few months old. A 7.0 is big. By January 24, 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater were recorded....
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    Safety Nurse in Haiti: A Medical Mission Trip– Origin Story Pt. 2

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A magnitude 7.0M earthquake1 rocked Haiti in January of 2010, when our daughter Riley was only a few months old. A 7.0 is big. By January 24, 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater were recorded....
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    Safety Nurse in Haiti: A Medical Mission Trip– Origin Story Pt. 2

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A magnitude 7.0M earthquake1 rocked Haiti in January of 2010, when our daughter Riley was only a few months old. A 7.0 is big. By January 24, 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater were recorded....
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    Safety Nurse in Haiti: A Medical Mission Trip– Origin Story Pt. 2

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A magnitude 7.0M earthquake1 rocked Haiti in January of 2010, when our daughter Riley was only a few months old. A 7.0 is big. By January 24, 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater were recorded....
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    EMDR: Another Tool for Your Mental Health Toolbox

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In part one of this article, Keep What You Love, Return The Rest: Healing with EMDR, I described Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - a therapy being used to treat PTSD and other forms of...
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    EMDR: Another Tool for Your Mental Health Toolbox

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    YOU ARE SO BRAVE! Every time someone shares their story, we form a little unit - we are together now - and we can support each other. THANK YOU. I would love to have a nursing union, but in North...
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    EMDR: Another Tool for Your Mental Health Toolbox

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I called around and found a practitioner who takes insurance! I am lucky and my co-pay is only $20; but other therapists I have had have charged $70-120 a session. You can try this link to find a...
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    Medication Mishap

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I worked in an adult day center and their policy was to watch the patient swallow the pill, but they were not allowed to request the patient open their mouth after swallowing to ensure they actually...
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    I wonder if I'm too old...?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Go man go! You are never too old. I am so excited for you! As an oncology nurse, I have been with many people who died feeling unfulfilled. Life is too short and precious to waste it worrying about...
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    RNinRecovery*Help!

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to 2010rn42's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are not alone! The culture of shame and blame that permeates nursing is one of the main factors leading to nurse burnout. The more nurses who have been in rehab, or been fired, or made mistakes...
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    nj bon with drug record

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to xojessicalynnxo25's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is one of the things that truly saddens me about nursing - that you are not allowed to make mistakes. To have a public record of your past errors on display for anyone to see for the rest of...
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    EMDR: Another Tool for Your Mental Health Toolbox

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In part one of this article, Keep What You Love, Return The Rest: Healing with EMDR, I described Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - a therapy being used to treat PTSD and other forms of...