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Monday, March 12, 2012

amednews: Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers :: Feb. 20, 2012 ... American Medical News #nurseup #nursefriendly

For more than a decade, patient safety leaders have urged medicine to shift from an approach that shames and blames individual doctors and nurses for medical errors to a "culture of safety" where open discussion and reporting about adverse events, mistakes, disruptive behavior and unsafe conditions are prized rather than punished.

This less-punitive model of medical-error prevention, inspired by the aviation industry's safety record since the 1980s, is a key element of the Joint Commission requirements hospitals must follow to get paid by Medicare. And a growing body of evidence is showing that higher safety culture scores are correlated with better clinical outcomes and lower rates of hospital-acquired conditions.

Hospitals get poor marks on handoffs and workload

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Yet data released in February by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality show that most physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals working in hospitals believe their organizations are still more interested in punishing missteps and enforcing hierarchy than in encouraging open communication and using adverse-event reports to learn what's gone wrong.

Half of the nearly 600,000 staffers surveyed at more than 1,110 hospitals nationwide said they believe their mistakes are held against them, and 54% said that when an adverse event is reported, "it feels like the person is being written up, not the problem."

Nearly two-thirds said they worry that mistakes are being held in their personnel file. A little less than half of respondents said they "feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority

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Seclusion and Restraint causes 80% of Nurse Burnout #nurseup #nursefriendly

A crisis can be defined as a moment in time when an individual in your charge loses rational, and at times even physical, control over his or her own behavior. This can be very challenging and anxiety producing for those responsible for intervening. Due to the chaotic, unpredictable nature of a crisis, it is vital that staff stay calm and proceed with a plan. These crisis moments do not sprout into being without roots; there are almost always warning signs that let you know an individual’s behavior is escalating.

When the CODE D buzzer sounds – everyone in the building pauses to hear the instructions and location of the crisis. All available staff start running to the area to assist, as you turn the corner you go into a high alertness to see what is going on and what needs to be done to help.

Staff arrive in groups, usually way more people than would ever be needed to handle a crisis. The client or persons who are having the crisis begin to change levels of behavior by just seeing people arrive. They do not always calm down and regain control just because they are outnumbered – some see it as more of a challenge.

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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General #nursefriendly

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General
Executive Summary
Executive Summary [PDF - 270 KB]
Full Report
Full Report: Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults [PDF – 36.6 MB]
Ordering printed copies: To order printed copies of these documents, go to www.cdc.gov/tobacco and click the Publications Catalog link under Tools & Resources.
Consumer Booklet
An easy-to-read guide with practical information and steps every American can take to join the fight against youth tobacco use:
Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: We Can Make the Next Generation Tobacco Free
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Overview of Key Findings from the Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults Report
Hoja Informativa en Español - Prevención del Tabaquismo en los Jóvenes y Adultos Jóvenes: Informe de la Informe de la Cirujana General de los EE. UU

Public Service Announcement: Making Our Next Generation Tobacco Free
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Smoking kills more than 1,200 people every day.
Every tobacco-related death is replaced by two new smokers under the age of 25.

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Friday, March 9, 2012

Petition: Governor, State of Arizona: Address corrupting factors in the Arizona Board of Nursing | Change.org #nurseup #amandatrujillo

Why This Is Important

BOYCOTT ARIZONA FOR NURSES AND PATIENTS

After multiple invitations to a civil dialogue regarding AZ BON, Governor Brewer has not replied or addressed any of the issues raised. In fact, the only response to date hase been an increase in the seeming intimidation and abuses of power directed at a Nurse, Amanda Trujillo, whose seemingly frivolous and abusive case before the Board has languished unresolved for a year to date, leaving her unemployed and impoverished.
Ongoing research suggests serious corruption in both local Nursing management and BON functioning, with many serious conflict of interest, intolerably poor accountability and transparency, and a system that allows for and even tacitly encourages abuses of power. All these concerns threaten the ability of Nurses in Arizona to meet their ethical and professional obligations, and thus threaten patient education and safety. Nurse Amanda Trujillo’s case is but one example.
While reasonable people can disagree on the interpretation of the case that led to her firing, no informed person can reasonably doubt that this case shows the regulation of Nursing in Arizona to be inadequate at best, and harmful to the public safety at worst. It also encourages an environment in which Nurses cannot perform actions within their well-established Scope of Practice and professional responsibilities without fear of retaliatory abuse that can easily ruin a career with little or no accountability on the part of those who file even the most ridiculous complaints.

Amanda’s next Board Hearing is scheduled 3/19/12, and the Arizona legislature is in the process of a scheduled reauthorization of the AZ BON’a rules and powers. These two opportunities for positive change, and the pressing situation I just described, have led a group of Nurse Advocates to post this petition calling for pledges to boycott the following until we see credible, concrete evidence that these long-ignored issues are effectively addressed:

1) All Arizona-based tourism,
2) All possible Arizona health care,
3) All Arizona-based Nurse recruitment and education,
4) All conventions and other public events held in Arizona, and
5) All businesses who, on learning of these issues, nevertheless schedule events in Arizona.

The time has come for accountability in Arizona health care and regulation. As the local business community and government have shown no interest in providing such necessary changes, all American Nurses, patients, and citizens need to shine light on these dark areas and provide an impetus for responsible change.

Why People Are Signing

Nancy Wilson

about 13 hours ago

1 person likes this reason

This is important not just for Amanda but for all nurses in Arizona and in America.

Caryl Carver, RN, BSN

about 10 hours ago

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This case has world-wide significance to nurses and to patients. It is vital that the public stands up and makes their voices heard on this issue. Quality Nurses = Quality Healthcare. Abused Nurses = Disastrous Healthcare.

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Three nurses suing Chicago hospital for allege strip search - Chicago CIty Hall | Examiner.com #nursefriendly #nurseup

A third Jackson Park Hospital nurse claimed like two others in the last eight months she was strip searched, and is suing the South Side hospital.

Named as defendants in the suit besides the hospital are Merritt Hasbrouck, president and chief executive officer of JPH; Diane Glenn, director of behavior medicine at JPH; and Vernell Williams, director of nursing at JPH. The hospital is located at 7531 S. Stony Island Ave.

JPH nurses Wilma Joubert and Mable Dortch, filed suit on Oct. 12, 2011 in Cook County circuit court. Camille Taylor filed her suit on February 1, and said

“Never in my 25 years of being a nurse have I experienced something this horrible. I have worked at Jackson Park Hospital for the past seven years and never would have imagined that my world would be turned upside down by having my dignity taken away,” Taylor, 54, said. “No one should have to come to subject themselves to such humility just to keep their job.”

On Aug. 16, 2011, Taylor started her day at work like she always does by arriving early Joubert and Dortch were finishing their overnight shifts that day when Taylor arrived at 7 a.m. to relieve them. Once Taylor punched in to work she learned that a routine inventory of controlled drugs (medicine) turned up one (Vicodin) pill missing. Hospital policy required that she report it and she did.

“After that all hell broke loose,” Taylor recalled. “I, along with Wilma and Mable, were taken to an open conference room where staff and patients could see inside and was violated one by one.”

According to Taylor, she was ordered to take her clothes off and squat down.

“I told them I was against it but was told if I don’t comply I would be fired,” Taylor explained as she chocked up and started crying. “And I know that two previous nurses had been fired in the past for something like this. I was scared of losing my job because I am single and have no one to help me pay my bills.”

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Monday, March 5, 2012

If Nurses Continue To Be The Escape Goats Patients Will Soon become The Sacrificial Goats At The Alter of The Almighty Dollar Without Anyone To protect Their Wellbeing #nurseup #nursefriendly #healthcare

If Nurses Continue To Be The Escape Goats Patients Will Soon become The Sacrificial Goats At The Alter of The Almighty Dollar Without Anyone To protect Their Wellbeing

Shahina Lakhani

According to a gallop poll nurses are the most trusted professionals with 84% positive response. Physicians received 70% positive response and car sales people and politicians received a 7% positive response.

You would think that with such popularity, nursing would be most desirable, safe, enjoyable profession and nurses would be the most well treated people in the world or at least in USA where this poll was done. However, when you look at the recent news and over all work conditions of the nurses, the opposite seems to be true.

Amanda Trujillo RN, was fired for heeding her patient's request for more information and for educating the patient. This resulted in lost revenue for the hospital and the physician because after getting more information, patient decided he/she wanted to explore other options for care.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Assistant Administrator of Houston Hospital Indicted for Alleged Role in $116 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

An assistant administrator of a Houston hospital was arrested today on charges related to his alleged participation in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

An indictment filed in the Southern District of Texas and unsealed today charges Mohammed Khan, 62, of Houston, with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks and five counts of paying or offering to pay health care kickbacks. Khan is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court today in Houston.

“The indictment against Mr. Kahn alleges that he used his position as a hospital assistant administrator to submit millions in false claims to the Medicare program,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “According to the charges, he paid kickbacks to patient recruiters, owners of group homes and assisted living facilities, and beneficiaries so that he could fill his hospital with patients for whom he could bill the government for medically unnecessary services or services that were never provided. We will continue aggressively to pursue individuals who attempt to enrich themselves at the expense of the Medicare program.”

“The defendant charged in this indictment is accused of stealing precious Medicare resources by billing for services that were medically unnecessary or never provided," said Special Agent in Charge Stephen L. Morris of the FBI’s Houston Field Office. “Our health care fraud efforts have never been more collaborative and aggressive. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to protect patients and fight against health care fraud.”

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The Sick, The Disabled, The Elders And The Criminals-What Do They All Have In Common? #Nurseup #Nursefriendly #eolchat #carechat

At one point in our society, taking care of our elders in the home was the norm. No one questioned it. Everyone pitched in. Aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors, strangers everyone was there to land a helping hand.

Now, with the "progress" in society, our elders have become disposable and a burden. There are government supported institution where we are encouraged and rewarded to bring our elders to die.

If we want our loved ones to stay home, there are repercussions. We are punished. Caregivers have minimal financial, physical and emotional help to be home and take care of their loved ones.

In our society, a nursing home can be paid two, three or four thousand dollars a month through governmental programs. But if we talk about bringing our loved ones home the first question is, "How are we gong to be able to financially afford care at home?" Is it just me or there is something really wrong with this picture?

via throughlifeanddeath.com

Thank you Shahina Lakhani, RN, MSN for the article:

Original URL:
http://throughlifeanddeath.com/deserves-good-death