Do You Understand “Informed Consent?” by Jennifer Olin, @JOlin2 RN @RNCentral #nursefriendly #healthcare

Do You Understand “Informed Consent?” by Jennifer Olin, @JOlin2 RN @RNCentral #nursefriendly #healthcare:”Because nurses do not perform surgery or direct medical procedures, in most situations, obtaining clients’ informed consent does not fall within the nursing duty. Even though the nurse often assumes the responsibility for witnessing the client’s signature on the consent forms, the nurse is not legally responsible for obtaining the informed consent.
What that means is you, as the RN, are merely collecting the signature, not responsible for the information included on the form or provided by the physician. You are like a notary when you sign it yourself. You are simply verifying that the patient signed the consent voluntarily.”

http://www.rncentral.com/blog/2012/do-you-understand-informed-consent/

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Discuss #AmandaTrujillo on the American Nurses Association #LinkedIN forum! @ANANursingWorld #nurseup #healthcare

Discuss #AmandaTrujillo on the American Nurses Association #LinkedIN forum! @ANANursingWorld #nurseup #healthcare

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#Didyouknow the #Healthcare #Hashtag Project lists daily #tweetchats? #nursefriendly @tmlfox #nurseup #patients

#Didyouknow the #Healthcare #Hashtag Project lists daily #tweetchats? #nursefriendly #nurses #patients @tmlfox:”So once again I invite you to come explore the Healthcare Hashtag Project. Please provide us with feedback on how we can help better meet the needs of current and prospective Twitter users who have a passion related to health and medicine, how we can facilitate the removal of barriers so as to encourage greater participation, and how we can demonstrate that a “web presence” is so much more than just a website. Thomas M. Lee, B.S., NHA – @tmlfox”

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#Didyouknow The #Nursefriendly National Directories are on #Faceboook too? #Nurseup

#Didyouknow The Nursefriendly National Directories are on #Faceboook too?

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Petition: Arizona State Board of Nursing: Remove Amanda Trujillo’s nursing license from ”under investigation” status | Change.org

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#Diabetic Coronary Artery Bypass #Patient, Septic & Noncompliant #Nursing Duty-Responsibility? #nursefriendly #nurseup

Diabetic Coronary Artery Bypass Patient, Septic & Noncompliant. Nursing Duty and Responsibility Questioned.:”Patient noncompliance can present serious challenges to nurses and physicians providing care. If aware of the proper measures to be taken, what happens when the patient does not agree or comply with the course of treatment? In this case, a patient after having a coronary artery bypass grafting developed a sternal infection. When advised by a nurse to return for treatment, the patient refused.”
Kind v. State Ex Rel. Dept. of Health, 728 S.o. 2d 1027 -LA (1999).

http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/070499.htm

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Del E. Webb Medical Center, Sun City Arizona AKA @BannerHealth Nurse Incident #nurseup #nursefriendly #amandatrujillo

Del E. Webb Medical Center, Sun City Arizona AKA @BannerHealth Nurse Incident #nurseup #nursefriendly #amandatrujillo:”This is the original post which prompted us to
mobilize and form the “Nurseup” movement. It reprints an email Amanda Trujillo, RN sent to Echo Heron, RN We are deeply grateful to Vernon Dutton, RN @nursingpins for bringing this issue to our attention and continuing to support it tirelessly.Andrew Lopez, RN.”

http://nurseup.com/wordpress/2012/02/del-e-webb-medical-center-sun-city-arizona-aka-banner-health-nurse-incident-bannerhealth-vduttons-posterous/

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#Debt Collector Is Faulted for Tough Tactics in #Hospitals, Pay Up Front, or Care Is Delayed? #nurseup #nursefriendly

#Debt Collector Is Faulted for Tough Tactics in #Hospitals, Pay Up Front, or Care Is Delayed? #nurseup #nursefriendly:”The tactics, like embedding debt collectors as employees in emergency rooms and demanding that patients pay before receiving treatment, were outlined in hundreds of company documents released by the attorney general. And they cast a spotlight on the increasingly desperate strategies among hospitals to recoup payments as their unpaid debts mount.
To patients, the debt collectors may look indistinguishable from hospital employees, may demand they pay outstanding bills and may discourage them from seeking emergency care at all, even using scripts like those in collection boiler rooms, according to the documents and employees interviewed by The New York Times.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/business/debt-collector-is-faulted-for-tough-tactics-in-hospitals.html

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The War Against #AmandaTrujillo, April 25, 2012, @motherjonesrn, RN, Nurse Ratched's Place, #nurseup #nursefriendly

The War Against Amanda Trujillo, April 25, 2012, Mother Jones, RN, Nurse Ratched's Place:"I still support Amanda Trujillo and some people who have read the allegations against Amanda have questioned my judgment. Frankly, I don't believe these allegations because I personally know two other nurses who have been reported to their nursing boards by their former employers. One of my friends was reported to the BON after she spoke up about unsafe nursing practices at a shady nursing home, and the other was reported after he chastised hospital administration for placing psychiatric patients and staff in an unsafe environment. Their former employers cooked up all kinds of false allegations against my friends who are both stellar nurses. Their former employers crucified their character, but in the end they were both cleared of any wrongdoing by their respective state nursing boards. There is an escalating pattern of abuse as more unscrupulous employers are using nursing boards as the ultimate scare tactic to keep nurses "in their place. " Amanda is just another victim of this ploy."
http://www.nurseratchedsplace.com/2012/04/the-war-against-amanda-trujillo/

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Red Flags & Questions I See in the #AmandaTrujillo, ARNP Case, April 25, 2012 By @BethBoynton #nurseup

Red Flags & Questions I See in the Amanda Trujillo, ARNP Case, April 25, 2012 By Beth Boynton:”Amanda Trujillo is an ARNP yet was practicing as an RN. Now maybe there is a perfectly good explanation for this. Third shift is typically tough to staff and given our economy and the financial needs and family commitments, perhaps this was a perfect job opportunity for Amanda. But, honestly, I wonder why she wasn’t practicing as an ARNP rather than an RN? Scope of practice is an important issue in the case and quite different for RNs and ARNPs. Banner health could face serious liability issues if their RNs on duty are practicing out of scope.”

http://www.confidentvoices.com/2012/04/25/red-flags-questions-i-see-in-the-amanda-trujillo-arnp-case/

Beth Boynton, RN, MS Consulting Services:”Beth Boynton, RN, MS, Nurse Consultant & Author of award-winning book, “Confident Voices: The Nurses’ Guide to Improving Communication & Creating Positive Workplaces”. Speaker, trainer, coach, and writer specializing in teaching nurses positive communication and collaboration skills, emotional intelligence, group dynamics & leadership. Workshops and Speaking “Whole Systems’ work for culture change. Facilitation of small group process work/teambuilding. Coaching Nurse Managers & leaders Change Agent work in preparing staff for culture change initiatives. P.O. Box 192 Portsmouth, NH 03802-0192
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Worried About a #Malpractice Lawsuit? The Board of Nurses Should Worry You More - Taralynn Mackay, RN, JD #nurseup

Worried About a Malpractice Lawsuit? The Board of Nurses Should Worry You More. by Taralynn Mackay, RN, JD:”Most nurses only think about the Board of Nursing [the Board] when they are undergoing the process of obtaining their license or when they are renewing the license; however, the Board is involved with more than just the licensing of nurses. While most nurses worry and plan around avoiding lawsuits, they give little thought to which actions or omissions might attract the Board’s attention. Even though lawsuits affect a nurse’s wallet, the bigger concern is the impact the Board can have on a nurse’s ability to practice nursing. When most nurses think about relinquishing their nursing license, they assume that it will be due to a voluntary action like retirement or maybe a large inheritance or maybe even winning lottery millions. But, few nurses expect to have to give up their ability to earn money as a nurse because the Board revokes their license or forces the nurse to surrender the license.
McDonald, Mackay & Weitz, LLP,
1411 West Avenue, Ste. 200, Austin, Texas 78701
info@healthlicensedefense.com

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