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Our small town newspaper's headline screamed the story: "Baby Saved by CPR." Choking and turning blue, the infant had stopped breathing when a neighbor, trained in CPR, was able to appropriately address the choking and proceed with CPR until the baby...
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I'm not crazy. I'm not the only one. Frozen with emotions, Susan shifted between relief in the acknowledgment that there were other people who had residual problems from the shots, meaning it wasn't in her head, and fury that this brutality took plac...
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Driving to get her MRI under fluoroscopy, Susan kept reflecting on the fact that she was told that her first one didn't show any damage to her left shoulder. Being claustrophobic added to her anxiety as she pulled into the parking lot. However, she d...
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Susan stepped up to the next available person and handed her the flu shot questionnaire filled out and signed. The tiny room was full of activity. There were piles of syringes and alcohol pads next to papers on the wood table. Office chairs were push...
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Identification, a rather common word integrated into daily life, whether while using a credit card at a retail store, calling the bank or even when applying for a loan. Identification is key and vital for everyone in order to ensure safe identificati...
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We have all heard of 3 D printers. Some of us may even own one or will buy one in the future. In 2013, income generated from 3D printers was $3.07 billion. By 2020, less than two years away, this figure will skyrocket to an estimate of $21 billion. I...
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The following reflection will describe my understanding of the current status of health care quality and safety and my ideas for the best way to improve patient safety. I am just finishing my third semester of the Masters of Science in Nursing progra...
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I couldn't breathe. My chest was aching with a fierceness that made me want to pass out. There was a pounding echoing in my ears so loud that I could hear my heart coupled with irregular breathing. Where did I screw up?! Inside my head I could hear m...
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This is a frustration many leaders experience: patient survey results that do not align with what patients say during rounds. The problem lies in the questions we ask during rounding and the information these questions gather. Many leaders ask patien...
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Two stories, same basic question. Story #1: Elderly gentleman, kyphosis with limited neck mobility, oxygen dependent, severe COPD, walker dependent, very mentally sharp but medically fragile- refuses to stop driving in spite of his family doctor's or...
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Recent research documents that a hypertensive ward found the BP readings of 1/3 their patients were in error when they switched to disposable washable cuffs to prevent cross-contamination. Another research just came out documenting the bladderless cu...
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Ann was not a run-of-the-mill patient for the surgical floor. Actually, she was not a surgical patient at all. An elderly woman who had fainted, Ann needed to be hospitalized for observation and to rule out the possibility of stroke or M I. These ser...
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Did you know that there are close to 6000 accusations filed by the BRN against RNs each year, in California alone? Most of those are the result of a BRN investigation, but many investigations don't make it to the Accusation stage. This means that the...
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A "safe house" for drug users to use drugs with clean equipment and trained professional supervision using public funding.....what the what????!!! Am I reading this correctly? This instantly stirred up strong feelings and opinions for this nurse, mom...
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The screaming echoed down the hallway followed by a string of curses and a crashing sound! My steps slowed down as I listened. The voice was familiar---too familiar. I rang the doorbell of the apartment and all sound stopped. The door slowly opened a...
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I work in LTC so this may not be applicable across the board, but here goes. We've picked up some new grads on 3-11 and I'm not exactly happy with them. The one that's off of orientation and working the floor had an admission that she said she let th...
