Surgeon "Loses Clamp" Behind Patient's Heart During Bypass. Nurse's Responsibility To Pick Up? #nurseup #nursefriendly

Surgeon "Loses Clamp" Behind Patient's Heart During Bypass. Nurse's Responsibility To Pick Up? #nurseup #nursefriendly:"Summary: During any surgical operation, there is an inherent "duty" owed to the patient that the operation will be carried out competently. This includes carrying out specified procedures and taking measures to prevent "foreign" objects from being left in the body cavity. In this case, during a coronary artery bypass grafting, a clamp slipped from the surgeon's sight. It would be found on x-ray later sitting behind the patient's heart."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/​nursing/clinical.cases/​082999.htm
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Support your fellow nurse, Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, #nurseup #amandatrujillo

Support your fellow nurse, Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, #nurseup #amandatrujillo:"We see, read, and hear so much about horizontal violence and nurses not being supportive of each other, and also about other healthcare professionals being unsupportive of nurses. Another such case is occurring, but what is striking to me, is that while this one nurse is going through this tough time, nurses on the web are rallying together to support her and encouraging others to do the same.
The case is of Amanda Trujillo, a registered nurse in Arizona. According to a letter she wrote and the posts of many nurse bloggers, Amanda has been fired from her job, her nursing license is in question, and she is undergoing psychiatric evaluation after educating a patient about his illness and options. The patient decided to forgo surgical intervention and explore hospice care. The details of her case can be read on a number of nursing blogs, including vdutton’s posterous (with the transcript of details recorded by her attorney), Those Emergency Blues, and Emergiblog. The Nerdy Nurse also has several posts and an extensive list of resources about the case and ways to show support."<br>
http://www.nursingcenter.com/​Blog/post/2012/01/26/​Support-your-fellow-nurse...
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Student Nurse Journey’s Profile: Amanda Trujillo, RN – Nurse fired for being a patient advocate, @PatIyer #amandatrujillo #nurseup

Student Nurse Journey’s Profile: Amanda Trujillo, RN – Nurse fired for being a patient advocate, @PatIyer #amandatrujillo #nurseup:”We would like you to learn more about this case. As students, you should be aware of pitfalls in clinical practice. Amanda Trujillo, RN ”
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Stress In = Stress Out!, Michael Pergrem, @coachperg, #nurseup #nursefriendly #nursing

Stress In = Stress Out!, Michael Pergrem, @coachperg, #nurseup #nursefriendly #nursing:"How one handles stress varies widely from individual to individual. What I would consider horrendously stressful another might see as a walk in the park.
It’s all relative to the individual.
An associate of mine who has a wife with late stage MS and cared for her at home until recently (when she progressed to requiring 24/7 skilled nursing care), said that years ago when he would hear someone complain about something that seemed trivial compared to his situation, he would think to himself how he’d trade places with them in a heartbeat. He then came to learn that their struggles were just as difficult for them, as his were to him."
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Sponge Count Off, Patient Develops Sepsis, Surgeon Blames Nurse. #surgery #surgical #surgeon #nursefriendly

Sponge Count Off, Patient Develops Sepsis, Surgeon Blames Nurse. #surgery #surgical #surgeon #nursefriendly:"Sponge Counts are a basic and critical safety measure during a surgical operation. In this case, the standard three counts were not performed. A sponge was left in the patient that would later lead to infection. When the issue went to court, the surgeon claimed "it was not his responsibility" to keep track of the sponges. The patient was admitted for surgical repair of a hernia. The operation was performed and the patient returned to the floors without obvious incident."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/052399.htm
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#SouthDakota State Nurses, Could This Happen To You? #nurseup #nursefriendly #healthcare

#SouthDakota State Nurses, Could This Happen To You? #nurseup #nursefriendly #healthcare:"If you have been the victim of a situation like Amanda’s we’d like to hear your story. It is a story that is being repeated with the “Kennedy Nurses” in New York, with the “Sunrise Nurses” in Nevada, previously with the “Winkler Nurses” in Texas.
In each of these cases, it is interesting to note where the nurses turned for support. These situations happen every day. We would like Nurseup.com to become a clearinghouse for nurses in these types of situations. We want to compile lists of organizations that can help nurses in these types of situations."
http://nurseup.com/wordpress/2012/03/south-dakota-state-nurses-could-this-happen-to-you-nurseup/
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#SouthCarolina State Nurses, Could This Happen To You? #nurseup #amandatrujillo #nursefriendly

#SouthCarolina State Nurses, Could This Happen To You? #nurseup #amandatrujillo:"If you have been the victim of a situation like Amanda’s we’d like to hear your story. It is a story that is being repeated with the “Kennedy Nurses” in New York, with the “Sunrise Nurses” in Nevada, previously with the “Winkler Nurses” in Texas.
In each of these cases, it is interesting to note where the nurses turned for support. These situations happen every day. We would like Nurseup.com to become a clearinghouse for nurses in these types of situations. We want to compile lists of organizations that can help nurses in these types of situations."
http://nurseup.com/wordpress/2012/03/south-carolina-state-nurses-could-this-happen-to-you-nurseup/
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Sleep Apnea Monitor Turned off or Ignored By Nursing Staff, Patient's Coding Goes Unnoticed #nurseup #nursefriendly #healthcare

Sleep Apnea Monitor Turned off or Ignored By Nursing Staff, Patient's Coding Goes Unnoticed #nurseup #nursefriendly #healthcare:"Monitors and Monitored patients present special challenges to practicing nurses. Like a call bell, when alarms on a monitor are activated, they can signal benign or life-threatening events. In this case, a patient's monitors did not alarm as expected. The patient was in distress and would be found without respirations and pulseless by the nurse on duty.
Odom v. State Dept. of Health and Hosp., 322 So. 2d 91 -LA (1999)
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Show Me How Much You Care, AzNA - Nurse Ratched’s Place, @motherjonesrn, #nurseup #amandatrujillo #nursefriendly

Show Me How Much You Care, AzNA - Nurse Ratched’s Place, @motherjonesrn, #nurseup #amandatrujillo #nursefriendly:"There is a big discussion going on over at the Arizona Nurses Association’s Facebook page about the Amanda Trujillo case. Many of their members think that their organization has been unfairly depicted in social media and are voicing their displeasure. I’m all about public discourse, and I welcome the dialogue. It’s about time that nursing organizations are finally talking about this case.
Some additional details have come out about Amanda Trujillo’s case. To recap, Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center fired Amanda Trujillo after she educated a patient that was slated to begin pre-transplant testing the next day."
http://www.nurseratchedsplace.com/2012/02/show-me-how-much-you-care-azna/
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Shahina Lakhani, RN, MSN, ThroughLifeAndDeath, @ShahinaLakhani, Georgia Nurse Entrepreneurs #nursefriendly #nurseup

Shahina Lakhani, RN, MSN, ThroughLifeAndDeath, @ShahinaLakhani, Georgia Nurse Entrepreneurs #nursefriendly #nurseup:”Personal empowerment coaching for people going through major life change and serious illness. Support and coaching for caregivers and terminally ill.
Personal empowerment/self help book: The forbidden love.
Speaker on Personal empowerment, issues in nursing, hospice and palliative care and how to provide holistic care for the sick and the dying."
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/directory.entrepreneurs.georgia.lakhani.shahina.throughlifeanddeath.htm
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