Monthly Archives: February 2012
It’s All In Your Head
AJN emphasized mental illness in the latest issue (see this post on their blog), so I have been thinking about my own attitudes and observing my coworkers’ attitudes about it. Not uncommonly I hear “it’s suptratentorial,” meaning the patient has … Continue reading
Who, Me? Precept?
I’ve gotten consistently positive feedback about orienting and precepting, and although I’ve written from the student point of view about how to get the most out of hospital and other clinical learning experiences, I have not spoken to the other … Continue reading
Should Nurses Use LinkedIn?
I have been reading hospital social media policies lately (I don’t recommend it as light reading), and I’ve come away deciding that most nurses cannot legitimately use LinkedIn without violating them. Why? Hospitals are running scared from HIPAA, so they … Continue reading
What Does “Mandated Reporter” Really Mean?
I just went to the grocery store, where, as usual, I picked the wrong time of day to go (I wake up in the late afternoon and end up running errands when everyone is getting off work). Everyone was cranky, … Continue reading
Current Events: Amanda Trujillo
I just attended a meeting in which a roomful of nurses had not ever heard Amanda Trujillo’s name, so evidently this is a topic that needs to be blogged about. Agree or disagree, nurses should be talking about this case, … Continue reading
Rock Nursing School Clinicals
It’s that time of the semester when nursing students are about to start clinicals or have just started. If it’s your first semester, hang on for the ride; if you’re an old hand at juggling paperwork, preclinical visits, and scheduling … Continue reading
Five Ways to Avoid Med Errors
This post is cheating a little, because I didn’t come up with the five ways. Nurses learn them on the second day of nursing school, if not the first day—the five rights of medication administration. They are as follows: Right … Continue reading
