As a licensed nurse, you are trained to follow orders and document your actions. However, in some circumstances, you may be asked to do something outside your nursing scope of practice. For example, have you ever had a supervisor say, “Just write an order for that. We always do that to help out the physicians”? In that situation, your supervisor has put you between a rock and a hard place. They are telling you one thing but your gut is saying, “Hey! Wait a minute! I don’t have an … [Read more...]
Your License, Your Responsibility!
A Win For Some Nurses
I do not believe any nurse wakes up in the morning saying to themselves, “I want to do drugs today!” I consider substance use disorder (SUD) to be a biological condition where the brain has cravings for a particular substance, and nothing will alleviate it except getting that substance into their system. Unfortunately, a nurse with SUD doesn’t just wake up and say, “I’m not going to do this anymore.” It usually requires treatment and intervention. Some nurses suffering from chronic … [Read more...]
Everything Is Private
Can you imagine seeing on social media a picture of a baby that was born with gastroschisis, a congenital disorder where the infant is born with the intestines outside the body? That is what happened with a photo containing the caption of “My night was going great, then BOOM!” A neonatal care unit nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida decided to post this baby’s photograph and caption on Facebook without the consent of the parents or the hospital. Clearly, this is a HIPAA … [Read more...]
No Vaccine May Equal No License
The Oregon State Board of Nursing proposed new rules that would require nurses to be vaccinated as a condition for being licensed. Similarly, the Quebec Order of Nurses announced that their nurses must be vaccinated or face suspension of their medical licenses. I can understand if your employer requires you to be vaccinated as that gives you the choice to either work for them or not. Besides, you can always get another job elsewhere. Nevertheless, to take away all your choices to … [Read more...]
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