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  1. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    twinsmom788 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    quote I will say this about Vandy. My experiences with Vandy are several years old - however, their clinical processes and systems approaches to care were squared away. One must keep in mind that...

  2. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    twinsmom788 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You have no idea what you are talking about. No one is perfect and this is a VERY large medical center. Mistakes and tragic ones happen when so many humans are involved. Not defending what...

  3. Out to a stressful start.

    twinsmom788 replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked surveying many facility types, but never prisons. As far as I know, CMS does not have the authority to do so because of the issue of medicare/medicaid coverage. Good question. as far...

  4. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    twinsmom788 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    "Either things in Vanderbilt are run by a group of recent Acute Psych unit escapees, or I do not know." "Or I do not know" That is correct. You don't know. Trust me, Vandy is run by a expert and...

  5. Send video tape to state boards

    twinsmom788 replied to Curious1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you are a nurse, as you say you are, you are obligated to report abuse and/or neglect of patient. Apparently, you witnessed this. You must follow the policy and procedures for reporting...what are...

  6. Reminder why the seven rights are important

    twinsmom788 replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    If Vandy did not report the serious error, then the Tennessee Department of Health most likely sent surveyors in to conduct an investigation as a result of a complaint received.This is not the first...

  7. Advice for working floor with "attacks" (anxiety?)

    twinsmom788 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I highly recommend yoga and actually regular massages. They both worked for me when I was experiencing some stress/anxiety when my father was terminally ill and I was being asked to travel much more...

  8. Should I leave the ICU? New grad

    twinsmom788 replied to tianova's topic in Critical Care

    I was afraid that I would make (or had made) mistakes that could harm my patient, I was afraid I looked stupid to the physicians and more senior nurses. I was so afraid of giving injections that I...

  9. Should I leave the ICU? New grad

    twinsmom788 replied to tianova's topic in Critical Care

    Please think about what you came to the ICU for. Stay with it and realize that it a tough assignment. I made it right out of college and so will

  10. needs input to keep my inner peace

    twinsmom788 replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    they are so wrong always

  11. How much orientation?

    twinsmom788 replied to loriangel14's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    PLEASE do not feel stupid, you are being safe and saving the facility from a huge nightmare, if you gave residents the wrong medication. It will get better, I promise you

  12. "He just wanted to know..."

    twinsmom788 replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have thought of multiple answers to this thread and I have posted a couple. I do have several thoughts and IMHO: 1) If the OP or anyone does not want coworkers to share her personal information,...

  13. I hate my current job and want to work in a hospital

    twinsmom788 replied to nr92's topic in Nursing Career

    OK, this is a message board, not a crystal ball. We have no idea of the types of jobs you might be interested in or where you might like to work. I've always found Google to work

  14. J-tube. RN/LVN

    twinsmom788 replied to cjkekoa's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please train (orient) your new staff to your facility Policies and Procedures. That would cut down on much discussion about "how to do things". Nurses who deviate from the accepted procedures end up...

  15. YES, Nurses Are Salespeople! How Nurses Can Sell their Way Into a Job or School

    twinsmom788 replied to Spine_CRNA's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This article made me smile. We need more nurses with this great positive

  16. To Specialize or Not to Specialize?

    twinsmom788 replied to HMendee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is NOT that important. Please don't listen to anyone who wants to tell your differently. If you got a job offer, go for it. I loved SICU right out of school because I could concentrate on my one...

  17. Can I Change Specialities After Becoming a CRNA?

    twinsmom788 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    ^^very

  18. Shoplifting , can I get into nursing school?

    twinsmom788 replied to nikiiii123's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Don't be worried and please carry on with your plans. As I have said many times on this board....there are many other much more serious things in life to worry about. Best wishes in your career...

  19. RN, ADN being obsolete

    twinsmom788 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    All RNs have the same basic scope of practice as defined in the Nurse Practice Act for your

  20. "He just wanted to know..."

    twinsmom788 replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Reports of what? Actually, the BON has no say in staffing. That would be a state law that Health Care Facilities or whatever controls the staffing of Nursing Homes and Hospitals in your state. CMS...

  21. "He just wanted to know..."

    twinsmom788 replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In theory, I can see your position. However, there is nothing the BON could possibly do regarding this situation. It seems to be a she said/she said dilemma in which the board investigators would not...

  22. Nurse's Legal Responsibilities for Patient Care

    twinsmom788 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    It seems that the Standard of Care is defined by the polices/procedures of your facility. When I would interview nurses as a surveyor, the last thing I wanted to hear, was " well not sure about the...

  23. Voluntarily Surrendering My License

    twinsmom788 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh My Goodness- I would not surrender my license for that tiny bit of of missing CEUs. Just take another quick course and submit it and say sorry...I used to audit nurses in my state and send out...

  24. Working under expired license

    twinsmom788 replied to caseylriley's topic in Nursing Career

    Just renew the license ASAP. Believe me, a month late is nothing compared to some I've

  25. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    twinsmom788 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    Until someone actually observes the person committing the act, they feel there is not much more that can be done. I'm sure people are keeping an eye out to see who might be doing it, but ultimately,...