MacNinni123

MacNinni123

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  1. Can a RN legally supervise BSN's and MSN's?

    MacNinni123 replied to cosmicjustice's topic in General Nursing

    I bet the nurse questioning degee preference for supervisorship is a brand, spanking new BSN. What do you bet? I'll never forget when I was in my ADN nursing program many...many...moons ago, I went...

  2. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    IF Ms. Vaught is truly "a passionate advocate for safety and improvement," why does she not spend her time doing just that, for free, telling her story, making her mistakes known, fighting for safe...

  3. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! It does not change the fact that nursing and telephone operating are female-dominated professions...right? But, it would be interesting to know if you have run into other male nurses who...

  4. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    RN Summer Seas makes an excellent observation. Unfortunately, what she says is true. However, again unfortunately, it is not just nursing in which this occurs. Many, many years ago...before I became a...

  5. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...my point exactly. Otherwise there IS time to follow the safety

  6. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...and if it must be that quick...we have crash

  7. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The solution is to take all the steps necessary to assure the safety of the

  8. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago, we had a fire at out facility and all patients in that area were moved to an armory where we practiced MASH nursing for a couple of weeks. No

  9. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not where I practiced ...from Maine to Florida...if over-ride was necessary, one picked up the phone, called pharmacy, and did it

  10. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I never disagreed with anyone. I simply said the information I received was not enough to base a decision

  11. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I simply posted on what All Nurses presented in its email to me...and clearly said

  12. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    To Klone and any others who wondered what happene-rid to me. I'm still here...but gave up trying to explain myself once I realized no one was paying attention to what I said. Once more...I read ONLY...

  13. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that she didn't read the label is another piece of info missing from the All Nurses query I

  14. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    So, the meds were allowed to be pulled "the wrong way." Enough

  15. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    There may be a lot of information of which you are aware, and that you may have written of before, but I am only seeing the question and background offered within an All Nurses query. I see nothing...

  16. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Talked about? Completed? How? Are over-rides still being allowed, encouraged? Over-rides should only be done by the

  17. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have enough information to know if Vaught is a "scapegoat" or not. We do know she gave the wrong medication. We also know she used over-ride, which should not be accomplished by any one but...

  18. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am not surprised at your reply. I expected it from someone. However, I am not making any excuses for any body...nurse or hospital. You have been a nurse for a long time. You have seen what I...

  19. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Retired oncology nurse here. I do not believe there is enough information here to make a decision on RaDonda Vaught. Her med error certainly is egregious...the patient died. However, the nursing...

  20. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It's great that you take your positions seriously....however, I can assure you your situation is not par for the course. I have worked several hospitals and seen over and over how little the unions...

  21. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! I have a nurse friend who works at a large city hospital.....it has more than 10 CEOs. EACH receives a million dollars a year in bonuses. Nurses with seniority ....and therefore larger...

  22. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! I have a nurse friend who works at a large city hospital.....it has more than 10 CEOs. EACH receives a million dollars a year in bonuses. Nurses with seniority ....and therefore larger...

  23. Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    MacNinni123 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    This is nothing new. It is no different than use of morphine to control pain in terminally ill patients...which, at the same time eases them on to expiration. The article says all the patients'...

  24. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    MacNinni123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Acuity should be the greatest determiner of staffing ratios. Experience is also extremely important. Therefore, the ratios can be different every day, every shift, and for every nurse. The...

  25. Port-a-cath issues!!!!

    MacNinni123 replied to Tolos's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    My daughter had a port installed about 3 months ago, which has not been right since the beginning. Blood return happened easily only once...the first access. Since then, she has had to do the dance,...