Was this error, fraud—or deliberate retaliation?
Nurse Jennifer Robbins* was fired—just like that—and after many years of excellent performance reviews. Why? Allegedly she falsified patient records when she failed to…
Practice Matters
Huddle up for patient safety
You have received report on your patients and are starting your shift on a busy medical-surgical unit. To help control your workflow and manage…
Refining stool consistency descriptors can help prevent adverse outcomes
Stool consistency and form are significant aspects of a GI assessment, providing valuable information about the patient’s bowel motility. Properly identifying and describing these…
Knowing you can make it
They were the darkest days of World War II. Ships—even those sailing far to the north, above the Arctic Circle—were being sunk with disastrous…
Using your GIFTS to protect your nursing license
My new client, Karen, sits across from me, looking scared. She cries as she tells me the state nursing board has received a complaint…
‘PAWSitive’ interventions ease ‘rrrf’ times in pediatrics
Daniel, a 5-year-old child with asthma, is anxious and doesn’t want to keep his oxygen mask on during his much-needed nebulizer treatment. Teary eyed,…
What works: Physician and nurse rounding improves patient satisfaction
In 2013, a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) included the concept of value-based purchasing, a payment method…
A model for ethical decision-making in management
Pam Cipriano, president of the American Nurses Association, said In November 2014 that nurses must know how to make ethical decisions. Indeed! And this…
Viewpoint: Nurse’s refusal to force feed Gitmo prisoners triggers debate
Few Americans know that a U.S. Navy nurse may lose his 18-year career because he decided he could no longer in good conscience continue…
Do you hear what I hear? Combating alarm fatigue
As you enter your unit to begin your shift, a cacophony of alarms from multiple devices greets you. The cacophony continues throughout your entire…
Synchronicity: Meeting Mother Teresa
In 1981, I attended the International Conference of Nurses meeting in Los Angeles. I took this opportunity to visit a colleague who’d just been…
What you need to know about electronic documentation
Electronic health records (EHRs) are here to stay. Beginning January 1, 2014, all public and private healthcare providers were required to adopt and demonstrate…
Was this error, fraud—or deliberate retaliation?
Nurse Jennifer Robbins* was fired—just like that—and after many years of excellent performance reviews. Why? Allegedly she falsified patient records when she…
Huddle up for patient safety
You have received report on your patients and are starting your shift on a busy medical-surgical unit. To help control your workflow…
Refining stool consistency descriptors can help prevent adverse outcomes
Stool consistency and form are significant aspects of a GI assessment, providing valuable information about the patient’s bowel motility. Properly identifying and…
Knowing you can make it
They were the darkest days of World War II. Ships—even those sailing far to the north, above the Arctic Circle—were being sunk…
Using your GIFTS to protect your nursing license
My new client, Karen, sits across from me, looking scared. She cries as she tells me the state nursing board has received…
‘PAWSitive’ interventions ease ‘rrrf’ times in pediatrics
Daniel, a 5-year-old child with asthma, is anxious and doesn’t want to keep his oxygen mask on during his much-needed nebulizer treatment.…
What works: Physician and nurse rounding improves patient satisfaction
In 2013, a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) included the concept of value-based purchasing, a…
A model for ethical decision-making in management
Pam Cipriano, president of the American Nurses Association, said In November 2014 that nurses must know how to make ethical decisions. Indeed!…
Viewpoint: Nurse’s refusal to force feed Gitmo prisoners triggers debate
Few Americans know that a U.S. Navy nurse may lose his 18-year career because he decided he could no longer in good…
Do you hear what I hear? Combating alarm fatigue
As you enter your unit to begin your shift, a cacophony of alarms from multiple devices greets you. The cacophony continues throughout…
Synchronicity: Meeting Mother Teresa
In 1981, I attended the International Conference of Nurses meeting in Los Angeles. I took this opportunity to visit a colleague who’d…
What you need to know about electronic documentation
Electronic health records (EHRs) are here to stay. Beginning January 1, 2014, all public and private healthcare providers were required to adopt…
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