āAdvocating for patients is within [nursingās] mission,ā according to Susan Perkins, MSN, a nurse practice consultant who teaches in the nursing program at the University of PhoenixĀ® Main Campus. She stresses that nurses should ask patients open questions to help determine their specific needs, and then go to bat for them when necessary. But sometimes, circumstances can make patient advocacy difficult, says Lorie Brown, JD, a registered nurse and practicing attorney specializing in health ā¦ … [Read more...]
BEFORE YOU QUIT NURSINGā¦
I hear it from so many nurses: āIām going to quit nursing becauseā¦ā That open-ended statement can be filled with the doctorās administration, my co-workers, working odd shifts, mandatory overtime, too many holidays, and the list can go on and on. However, before you quit nursing, ask yourself one question: āWHY did you go into nursing in the first place?ā Many of us in the profession have had a calling from a very young age. We love the job of being a nurse and taking care of patients. … [Read more...]
5 Tools to Protect Your Nursing License and Your Livelihood
Over the past 20 years, Iāve represented more than 300healthcare providers before the various licensing boards. Iāve seen nurses accused of practicing medicine without a license for misunderstanding the dosage, nurses accused of neglect for failing to answer another nurseās patientās alarm like when the other nurse said she would answer it, and nurses accused of abuse for removing a patientās hand off a foley catheter as the patient was trying to yank it out.ā¦[entire article ] … [Read more...]
10 Ways To Stay Super Excited About Your Job
Guest post by Caroline Porter Thomas Hello & Thank you for reading! A special thanks also to Lorie, for having me. My name is Caroline Porter Thomas and Iām so excited that you are reading this! I believe that you can truly be happy in your career as a nurse, but, it does take a little work. The nursing job can be very physically and mentally challenging. Most of the time you are working short handed and there will be multiple times that you will have to handle people directing … [Read more...]
The Truth About Impaired Nurses
Many nurses incorrectly believe that the only nurses who end up before the Licensing Board are impaired. This is simply not true. An impaired nurse is someone who uses alcohol or a controlled substance on a regular basis and to the extent that it interferes with their work. And hereās a sad fact, many of these nurses donāt know that they have a problem. Yes, there are a fair number of impaired nurses and, surprisingly, the incident of impaired nurses is the same as the general public … [Read more...]
