Anonymous865

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  1. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure the BON gave her a pass. If Vanderbilt never told them, then they would have learned about it in November when the newspaper reported that the DA had decided to charge her. The board...

  2. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting you should use the example of the licensed electrician - an electrician was charged with reckless homicide because he didn't properly ground a bumper car ride and a child was shocked and...

  3. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    In Tennessee the board can file the complaint themselves. Any person may prefer charges against a nurse for violation of any grounds of discipline mentioned in § 63-7-115. The charges shall be in...

  4. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    No one knows. Tennessee like most states does not publish complaints if the board decides to dismiss the complaint. Vanderbilt could have reported it. Then the board could have investigated it and...

  5. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of years ago there was discussion on AllNurses about a school bus driver in Chattanooga, TN who was driving too fast for the road conditions, lost control on a curve, left the road and hit a...

  6. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    In Tennessee they have 1 year from the time they learn of the mistake to file the lawsuit. Minors have 1 year from the time they turn

  7. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure the family didn't pursue civil charges. In the CMS report the Director for Clinical Risk Management said "I had reached out to the family and they had already obtained an attorney - and...

  8. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The Tennessee BON outlines their process and timeline on their website. When a complaint is filed the first thing that happens is the complaint is assigned to a lawyer who will determine if the...

  9. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    According to the state licensure database she still has an unencumbered license. You can look it up here. https://apps.health.tn.gov/Licensure/default.aspx I question whether this was reported to the...

  10. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You are thinking of abuse in the way a layperson defines abuse. The legal definition of abuse is different. The statutes define neglect as a form of abuse. They define neglect as "failure to...

  11. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The Davidson County DA does not report to the Western Tennessee DA. He does not report to the State Attorney General. Neither of those people have any control over whether this nurse is prosecuted for...

  12. Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    Anonymous865 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    What do you think you'll accomplish by contacting the governor of Tennessee? The District Attorney of Davidson County is the person who brought the charges. He doesn't report to the governor....

  13. Math Question Help

    Anonymous865 replied to Eithanhunt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What they are doing is diluting 4 mg in 4ml. Then they are adding the entire 4mg/4ml to the 50 ml D5W. Then they are figuring out what rate to set the pump so that if you run it for 90 minutes the...

  14. Reminder why the seven rights are important

    Anonymous865 replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    I'm sure the reason the news stories mention that these drugs are used in lethal injection is because there have been a lot of news stories about states being unable to get the drugs they use for...

  15. Reminder why the seven rights are important

    Anonymous865 replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    The Tennessean has a more thorough report of what happened. Vanderbilt nurse's error with vecuronium not reported to medical examiner "it appears that a Vanderbilt doctor told the medical examiner's...

  16. Transport chair help

    Anonymous865 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is what you are looking for: Outdoor transfer chair / indoor / on casters / ergonomic - QUATTRO SW Stackable Wheelchair - Mespa The description says "To enhance safety, QUATTRO has an...

  17. sales rep

    Anonymous865 replied to PhillyRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I did sales support for a medical products company for 15 years. I accompanied a sales exec to all calls. I was supposed to be the product expert. The sales rep was the deal closer. You should...

  18. Admitting More ICU Patients than Hospital is Licensed To Take

    Anonymous865 replied to J Friday's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Every state has their own requirements. If you have concerns, you should contact your state's Department of Health. They license healthcare facilities. In my state you can report concerns...

  19. Admitting More ICU Patients than Hospital is Licensed To Take

    Anonymous865 replied to J Friday's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is for India. Unless the OP is in India, I wouldn't base my argument on

  20. Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Anonymous865 replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    Not just 1984. Did we not learn anything from the McCarthy trials in the

  21. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    Anonymous865 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had all 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed when I was 16, so my experience is probably not relevant. Just thought you'd enjoy knowing how it was done in "olden times." In my day you were admitted to...

  22. Indianapolis nurse found Not Guilty of murdering 6 year old child

    Anonymous865 replied to NurseCard's topic in Nursing News

    He is licensed in Indiana. It shows he's a registered nurse and his license status is "Emergency Suspension." It's a very sad situation. The jury's decision is odd. They found him guilty of...

  23. Fired for Falsifying Documents. What to expect

    Anonymous865 replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you seem like a very nice person who is willing to work hard and who wants to do a good job. I do not want to make you feel worse. I don't think that telling you that management is being...

  24. New policies

    Anonymous865 replied to Ronkrn's topic in General Nursing

    Where I have worked, there was a policy on policies. It spelled out the format that had to be used when creating a new policy, the approval process for the new policy, and how the policy had to be...

  25. Magnet behind nurses station?

    Anonymous865 replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    (S)he may be referring to the electromagnetic door locks that are used pretty extensively throughout business. If you swipe your card in a door card reader, you release an electromagnetic lock. If...