LilPeanut MSN, RN, NP

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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    LilPeanut replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    So, here's a thought. A housekeeper takes a med, they have no idea which med, and pushes it into a random person's IV, which kills them. Should they be held responsible for any sort of crime, or is...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    LilPeanut replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    They were told that something happened, but didn't get the details until the CMS report was made
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    LilPeanut replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, believe me, I did. I also told every nurse that was there for it that the code was absolutely the appropriate thing to call. If I don't know who someone is, why they are losing consciousness, and...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    LilPeanut replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. We had a situation where a postpartum mom passed out momentarily in our NICU and we called a code blue. Someone later said "oh, you should have called a rapid response instead". Uh, no, I...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    LilPeanut replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Fair. It's just hard to find the really dangerous people until something horrific happens. Someone doesn't go from being a conscientious, attentive RN to not even bothering with any of the five...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    LilPeanut replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    The other point I've made, which does pertain to "just culture", that the end result of the error is not the only thing that determines the severity of action - Even if the patient had been rescued in...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    LilPeanut replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Why should nurses be exempt from criminal
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    Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    LilPeanut replied to MOVAN15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    When I was a bedside nurse, I received a call on my way into work. It was parents' best friends (essentially family to us, they would have taken custody of me and my sister had anything ever happened...
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    Is giving information to the police a HIPAA violation

    LilPeanut replied to YeeHaw2000's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    A general "the patient is critical" vs "the patient is good" is typically not going to cause problems; they have access to that by calling the main information line. Taking samples, providing an...
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    Mistake

    LilPeanut replied to Marie63's topic in General Nursing

    oh agreed, it's just why I don't now automatically say it could happen to anyone, without knowing what
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    NICU (Pros and Cons)

    LilPeanut replied to singlesunshine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    On the flip side though, there are many that do far better than we would have ever expected. I don't remember the study exactly, but it looked at RN vs MD prognostication, and MDs tended to be...
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    RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    LilPeanut replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I really agree that the photo seemed really in poor taste. a professional photo perhaps, or even a posed family photo would have been a better choice. I'm sure the intention was to humanize her, but...
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    RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    LilPeanut replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Do you think it is possible the DA filed charges because of the BoN's lack fo
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    Advice from experienced nurses please

    LilPeanut replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in General Nursing

    In the NICU, we cluster care for the babies. I'm sure it won't work exactly the same with adults, but when you cluster care, you know when each feed, diapering/reposition, assessment is going to be,...
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    Mistake

    LilPeanut replied to Marie63's topic in General Nursing

    The vanderbilt thing though is the same thing that gives me pause though, not in the same way as you. It gives me pause in absolving all errors. Because I don't consider what she did an error. It...
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    NICU (Pros and Cons)

    LilPeanut replied to singlesunshine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Most NICUs are not happy places. Lower level ones maybe, but tertiary centers? they are filled with sad stories and dying babies. We have good endings too, but people who go into the NICU for cute...
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    Respiratory

    LilPeanut replied to dsRN85's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For HFOV ( I don't use jet) FiO2 and MAP affect PaO2/saturations. Delta p/amp affects CO2. Technically, hz can be used as well, but typically, it's just set at either 12 (bigger baby) or 15 (smaller...
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    Where do you practice as a NP?

    LilPeanut replied to Azureshunter's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Neonatal, function much like a hospitalist/permanent
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    Mistake

    LilPeanut replied to Marie63's topic in General Nursing

    That is not necessarily true. most oral meds are not sterile, and the osmolarity is different, so giving a PO med IV usually will have consequences. That's not to say at 12 years you should still be...
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    Hospitals paying for your stay?

    LilPeanut replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing Career

    Right, and as I've said, what you have generalized from NYC to SF does not hold true. In SF, our HOUSING is god awful expensive, gas is bad I guess, if you use it, and the rest is about the same as...
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    $750 CA RN License??? No way!

    LilPeanut replied to Kdm112990's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and no. They also have incredibly generous citizenship policies for their diaspora and
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    Would you be insulted?

    LilPeanut replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I try to remember that not everyone is going to like me. All I ask is that they behave professionally towards me at work. It sounds like she is at least meeting that standard. I probably wouldn't...
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    RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    LilPeanut replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    No, I said the other RN discovered it and told her. I never said that an NP told her, or if I did, it was a typo. It is actually just one single person who gets on the phone and reports it,...
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    Hospitals paying for your stay?

    LilPeanut replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing Career

    I disagree with this characterization of living in the city. There are plenty of RNs who live in the city or who could live in the city, if they chose to. If they have a dual income or roommates,...
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    $750 CA RN License??? No way!

    LilPeanut replied to Kdm112990's topic in General Nursing

    And I'm not nearly so negative about CA as others. As much as some people complain about money sometimes, most of the nurses I work with are constantly doing overseas travel and enjoying a comfortable...