Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. Is this a hipaa violation?

    Susie2310 replied to NurseRatchedTheBest's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Very good information. A number of nurses and other health care workers appear to have big gaps in knowledge about HIPAA. Would you consider re-posting this as an

  2. Breaking confidentiality?

    Susie2310 replied to milesims's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In addition to HIPAA, if your post makes it possible for you to be recognized, or for the situation/people you have referred to in your post to be recognized, then it is possible that someone may...

  3. Caring

    Susie2310 replied to ajw49886's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if your program is the way to go, but I do agree that a method of getting some nurses to practice better manners towards patients/family members is necessary. Simple things such as: Tell...

  4. Kudos to this doctor

    Susie2310 replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    In your OP you "overheard" a conversation at the nurses' station, and in your post above you have been gathering information from staff who provided care to the patient and their mother. If you were...

  5. Kudos to this doctor

    Susie2310 replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    While you mentioned that the nurses have been educating the patient as to the need to get up, ambulate, and use the incentive spirometer, you didn't mention what efforts the staff have made to...

  6. No pain meds in ER??

    Susie2310 replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    I'm so sorry for what you and your family have been through. I hope you continue to make a good

  7. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Susie2310 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    If you are the author of a study you need to use your own name not mine. I did not write the proposal example above, nor do I agree with everything you have written. Yes, qualitative research is...

  8. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Susie2310 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Both BSN prepared nurses and ADN/Diploma nurses are licensed nurses qualified to provide nursing care, so the study participants would be receiving care from licensed nurses who are equally qualified...

  9. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Susie2310 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The study question would be whether RN's with a BSN provide care that results in superior clinical outcomes for patients versus care provided by ADN's/Diploma nurses when both groups have a similar...

  10. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Susie2310 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I would be interested to read of some randomized controlled trials with sufficiently large sample sizes that claim to show that care provided by nurses with a BSN yields superior patient clinical...

  11. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Susie2310 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I have read that today some practitioners are not thinking of patients as individuals, but are instead thinking of patients as "populations" and are approaching their care from this perspective. This...

  12. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Susie2310 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I accompanied a family member who receives Medicare to a hospital ER (of note, my family member had been discharged from an inpatient hospital stay within the previous thirty days, so admitting them...

  13. 6 months in the ED -- should I "get it" by now?

    Susie2310 replied to dee789's topic in Emergency

    OP, what did the physician's order say in regard to the administration of the IV fluids and

  14. 6 months in the ED -- should I "get it" by now?

    Susie2310 replied to dee789's topic in Emergency

    The OP's preceptor was mad with the OP because the patient had been there a long time and had not received the ordered fluids, so presumably in this case based on the patient's condition receiving the...

  15. 6 months in the ED -- should I "get it" by now?

    Susie2310 replied to dee789's topic in Emergency

    You made the statement that "those vital signs provided looked pretty stable to me" and suggested that the OP's preceptor was overeacting: "your preceptor seems to think that you're treating septic...

  16. 6 months in the ED -- should I "get it" by now?

    Susie2310 replied to dee789's topic in Emergency

    This is incorrect. Depending on the patient's usual blood pressure, 140/70 may be high for them, and BP elevation would not be unusual in the early stages of sepsis. The patient was tachycardic (HR...

  17. Why 1/2 normal saline?

    Susie2310 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    My thinking is that the doctor wants to replace/correct volume without increasing the serum sodium or chloride. My understanding is that this will expand the extracellular fluid and provide some free...

  18. Can blogging hurt or harm your career

    Susie2310 replied to btcoonhound's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I think that unless you are someone who writes, whether by nature, intention, or both, encouragingly and optimistically, making an effort to consistently support other people through kindness and...

  19. How to think like and ER nurse

    Susie2310 replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Why you are discharging the patient if they are dehydrated? An ER physician started the discharge paperwork for a family member of mine who ended up being admitted for sepsis and spending three days...

  20. How Do I Tell My Boss?

    Susie2310 replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    When you have a new job offer, if I was feeling as you do I think I would say something like: "Unfortunately, our family have had a change of circumstances, and it is necessary for me to have a...

  21. How much money can you make by adopting medically need children?

    Susie2310 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Are you interested in offering a medically needy child a stable, loving home? Your post only focused on how much money you can make from adopting a child with medical needs. Children are not cash...

  22. Advice for the new hire (hint: don't show your faults for awhile 😇)

    Susie2310 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you should check your attitude towards patients. If patients can't resolve a situation that regards their care with their nurse, then they are justified in asking for the supervisor, and...

  23. Please help review for med admin through g tube

    Susie2310 replied to nrse76's topic in General Nursing

    What does your facility policy say about administering meds through

  24. Health care administration - non nurses

    Susie2310 replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a highly regulated profession which requires much specialized knowledge and experience together with knowledge of the laws that pertain to nursing practice. To say that someone with a...

  25. I want to be a nurse!!

    Susie2310 replied to LucidDreamer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will need to check at what age you can legally work as a CNA in your