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| Nursing Insights Newsletter |
Today is June 22, 2022. Editor's Picks... 😲 Patient Dies In Lobby; Vaught Error May Have Been Prevented; Were Lock Downs Necessary?; School Nurses Leaving; and more
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😲 Patient Died in ER lobby
A local media outlet reported that a patient died in the ER lobby on June 6 after waiting for hours to be seen. Hospital disputes the details...
Surprised?
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Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors
RaDonda Vaught's deadly medication error could have been prevented with a few system-wide fixes. Certainly, criminalizing her mistake and charging her or any other nurse with negligent homicide and neglect was absolutely the wrong approach.
Do you agree?
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Lock Downs - Do you think they were necessary?
We were so overwhelmed with patients. I know people, however, that think it was all a bunch of BS and should never have been implemented. I think they were necessary.
What do you think?
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Should I go back to the Hospital?
Has anyone left the hospital to do school nursing and then went back to the hospital because they weren't happy with school nursing?
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How Can Admin Help to Retain School Nurses?
Why would anyone leave a cushy school nurse job? The same unruly parents that are chasing teachers away are also impacting the staffing of nurses in the school setting. How can administration help?
Read more
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New Nurse, Thinking About Throwing in the Towel
I don't want to give up too early. I have been in and out of the medical field for years and maybe what I've always known is just clicking -- that healthcare, and now I can say nursing, just kind of sucks.
Feeling the same?
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Accused of Narcotic Diversion
On paid admin leave for a month now for suspicion of narcotic diversion. The 1st investigation meeting showed no proof, then the 2nd meeting they changed to patient safety concerns...
Read on
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Understanding Delirium in the Hospitalized Older Adult | Knowledge is Power
Delirium is a recognized complication of hospital admissions for the older adult and carries a high risk of morbidity, so identification and treatment are vital to better outcomes.
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Kathy Visits the Psychiatrist: Part 2
Life with Kathy is never boring. The story continues...
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