withpurpose

withpurpose has 15 years experience and specializes in Quality, Risk, PI, M/S, PEDS, OPSU/PACU.

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1. My interview at a Hospital with the lions

   withpurpose replied to garn12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   If this is any reflection of the hospital's culture, I would not want to be a patient there. This is the type of culture that has set itself up for experiencing preventable errors resulting in...

2. Bullied for reporting a med error by another nurse

   withpurpose replied to StaffNurseMcS's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Sounds like you are in an organization that views incident reporting and actions taken as a result as punitive which is usually a reflection of how leadership deals with incident reports. Incident...

3. Something my clinical instructor said...

   withpurpose replied to Dnap22's topic in General Students

   You can help protect yourself and the organization by recommending (or even drafting) a protocol to be implemented. While I agree that there probably hasn't ever been anyone to lose their license over...

4. Something my clinical instructor said...

   withpurpose replied to Dnap22's topic in General Students

   You cannot run an IV fluid without an order unless the organization has a policy that allows for this practice. While the instructors rationale makes sense, this practice is out of scope for the...

5. Flu shots as a student anyone?

   withpurpose replied to Mrs.RNindeed's topic in General Students

   Many organizations now require anyone coming into contact with patients to have the influenza vaccine (unless they have a documented contraindication). While I respect individual choices to not get...