Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I think I understand why some posters are so opposed to the charges. They're concerned about the effect on "Just Culture" and what it will mean for their practice and for the health care industry....

  2. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    If nurses choose to forgo using the Five Rights and other medication administration safety checks they are practicing below the Standard of

  3. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    This has already been addressed multiple times on this thread. Please stop adding extra drama and emotionality, i.e. "seeking vengeance," etc. Most people on this thread appear to be concerned with...

  4. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Bar code scanning isn't intended to replace the 5 Rights or other medication administration safety checks. It's an adjunct to, not a substitute for, a nurse's critical

  5. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    As was discussed on other threads, licensed professionals in other fields that involve public safety are required to meet safety standards and can face criminal charges when breaches of safety...

  6. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I think these technologies also have the effect of reducing some individual practitioners' sense of responsibility and accountability for their own individual safe practice and in the process...

  7. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I don't believe this will

  8. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Criminal charges can be brought when a professional/legal duty of care exists and there is a serious breach of the Standards of Care which results in serious harm to the person to whom the duty of...

  9. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Nurses have a legal and professional duty to practice as prudent nurses in all situations. An elderly patient with reduced renal and cardiac function who may have a number of...

  10. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Cowboyardee, my understanding is that criminal intent is not required for criminal charges to be brought when a professional duty of care exists, the standards of care are seriously breached, and the...

  11. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Surely the point is that the "override" function is to be used along with the Five Rights and other medication administration safety

  12. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I agree with Rose_Queen and

  13. Hands on Training in school?

    Susie2310 replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    To clarify, I am glad that I live in a state that restricts NP practice. My family sees Board Certified Internal Medicine physicians for their primary

  14. Hands on Training in school?

    Susie2310 replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    Physician education and training versus nurse practitioner education and training. Physician clinical hours versus NP clinical hours. Anyone can research this. In my state NPs' have practice...

  15. FNP in Hospital Setting

    Susie2310 replied to NewBostonFNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you for making this very important point. I continue to be incredulous at the number of RNs who either never learn how to practice in acute care and/or who have no recent experience in acute...

  16. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    Susie2310 replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    Number of clinical hours and number of patients is not a complete measure by itself. One could have a relatively large number of clinical hours but it is important how much of that clinical time is...

  17. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    Susie2310 replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    Critical thinking in nursing has to be based on a foundation of nursing/medical knowledge. For new nurses that knowledge derives from their nursing program. Nursing school is where nursing students...

  18. Gender Bias in Health Care

    Susie2310 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Men are at risk of a heart attack at an earlier age than

  19. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    Susie2310 replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    How much of the care for those three or four patients were you providing? Under your clinical instructor's supervision were you doing assessments, admissions, discharges, administering medications...

  20. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    Susie2310 replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    How much student clinical experience on live patients did you have during your nursing program? What student clinical rotations did you have? How many patients were you assigned to as a student to...

  21. Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    Susie2310 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's wise to keep in mind that: 1) Many people will take action when they perceive a licensed person in any field that has professional and ethical responsibilities to the public is behaving...

  22. HHS Releases Report of U.S. Top 10 Causes of Death

    Susie2310 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    To my knowledge there is no requirement to state on a patient's death certificate that their death was due to a medical error if this is the

  23. ABCDEF ICU Bundle of Care - Interview with Michele Balas

    Susie2310 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    This is great information. Very encouraging. The interview was well worth watching. Thank

  24. New Study Finds Association between Human Error and Surgical Adverse Events

    Susie2310 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Even if it seems obvious that human performance deficiencies contribute to many surgical errors (as they do to medical/ nursing errors in general), a study that demonstrates this and that facilitates...

  25. New Study Finds Association between Human Error and Surgical Adverse Events

    Susie2310 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I read the full article and I believe this is a very valuable study with important findings and implications. I agree completely with the Recommendations for Moving