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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Episode 107
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Welcome to Episode 107 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Fill out the new Nursing Show Listener Cruise survey! Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with … Continue reading
Uncompensated Work During Breaks Create Issues
Uncompensated work during lunch breaks for nurses in Philadelphia led to a lawsuit against seven hospitals in the area. According to the report, the computerized payroll system the institutions were using automatically deducted 30 minutes from their work time whether … Continue reading
The Nursing Show Sponsored in 2009 Podcast Awards
Listeners of The Nursing Show! You can now express your appreciation of the Nursing Show weekly podcast for nurses by voting our podcast in the 2009 Podcast Awards. This awarding event is now accepting votes for sponsored podcasts until the … Continue reading
Anti-Coagulant Labs and Episode 106
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Welcome to Episode 106 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (need iTunes — it’s free) RSS Feed … Continue reading
Health Care Professionals’ Disruptive Behaviors Impact Patient Care
The increased incidence of nurse-physician conflicts in the workplace prompted the Joint Commission to make a zero-tolerance policies, the problem is, how is it going to be implemented? A survey conducted to 13,000 physician and nurse executives conducted by the … Continue reading
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Tagged disruptive behavior, issues, joint commission, nurse conficts, nurse-physician conflicts
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Patients More Satisfied in Care if Errors are Disclosed
Patients do see beyond the error when health practitioners disclose the truth. In the news article from the Boston Globe, results from a conducted survey by Dr. Lenny Lopez of Massachusetts General Hospital from 2,500 patients who had been patients … Continue reading
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Tagged disclosure, medical errors, nursing news, patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality care, study, survey
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Nursing Neurological Evaluation and Episode 105
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Welcome to Episode 105 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (need iTunes — it’s free) RSS Feed … Continue reading
Tattoed or Not Tattoed – Nursing Students Asked The Question
With tattoos becoming more and more noticeable, the question is being debated about whether having a tattoo affects patient care. One Missouri nursing school recently implemented a policy that stated that all tattoos must be able to be hidden by … Continue reading
Posted in nurse career guide, nursing education, nursing news, RN tips
Tagged career, jamie davis, missouri, nurse, nursing school, perception, podmedic, policy, professionalism, rules, self-expression, tats, tattoo, tattoos, university
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Newborn Jaundice Care and Assessment and Episode 104
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Welcome to Episode 104 To take the survey, click here takethesurvey.com/rawvoice The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here … Continue reading
Posted in nursing show podcasts, pediatrics for nurses
Tagged assessment, bilirubin, hyperbilirubinemia, jamie davis, jaundice, labor and delivery, maternity, neonatal, newborn, nurse, nursing, podcast, podmedic, rn
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Hospital Fined and Under Surveillance Due to Increased Incidence of Wrong-Site Surgery
The largest hospital in Rhode Island has been fined with $150,000 after its fifth case of wrong-site surgery since 2007. Prior to the latest fine, the same hospital has been fined $50,000 in the past for three cases of brain … Continue reading
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Tagged medical errors, patient safety, surgical team, wrong-site surgery
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