I’m Interested in Being a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

I found Lacy (not her real name) through Facebook. I sent a message to all my nurse buddies asking for an introduction to a Forensic nurse/Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. I’d already done a lot of research on this occupation...

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What Does a Forensic Nurse Actually Do? – Interview Part 2

I interviewed Lacy, a forensic nurse/sexual assault nurse examiner nurse (SANE). In part 1, I covered the basics of what and how. In this article I describe how to interview and process a victim of sexual assault. Lacy included some interesting stories from her work. Trigger warning – this article describes scenes of violence that may disturb some readers.

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The Top 5 Financial Scams Targeting Senior Adults

Older adults are at increased risk of being scammed by sophisticated con artists. Not only are our patients at risk, but also personal senior family members and friends. And, the risk is significant with an estimated $2.9 billion lost by seniors to financial scams yearly. The first step to advocating for our patients is to raise our own awareness around the most common cons.

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Am I responsible for mistakes made by a co-worker nurse with restricted license?

Hi Lorie I work in a small hospital in central Texas and they have recently hired an RN that is on stipulations. We are at a rural facility and the ER is staffed with 2 RN's and one doctor. She is on stipulations for administering a paralytic to a patient while working in the ICU without a doctor’s order.

Useless Shift Report Information

All I really want to hear in shift report is pretty much the basic patient info, precipitating reason for admission, areas of medical concern, meds & treatments, and current status.

Newish nurse continues to hate job after the golden "one year". Normal?

I am a registered nurse with a year of experience under my belt. I have been at my current job for one year, during which I have hated the job since I started but attempted to make the best of it.

License Revoked for Ethical Reason

Dear Nurse Beth, I have a question. 7 years ago my nursing license was revoked because of an ethical issue. I took over house payments from a longtime family friend whom happened to be my patient.

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