Tag Archives: scope of practice
The Buck Stops Here
Recently I had a horrible experience with a rescued pit bull puppy (stay with me, here; it relates to nursing, I promise). She was an adorable miniature brindle pittie mix with a history of “cured” Demodex mange. She was a … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Medicine, Nursing
Tagged duty, making decisions, professional responsibility, responsibility, scope of practice
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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
Posted in Health Care, Medicine, Nursing, Nursing Education
Tagged Amanda Trujillo, handling negative publicity, nursing media attention, professionalism, scope of practice
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Do You Know Your Scope of Practice?
I learned about scope of practice in nursing school in a theoretical sense, mainly in leadership class. My teacher was, I think, unusually emphatic about it because she’d sat on a state board of nursing disciplinary committee, and I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing, Nursing Education
Tagged institutional policy, license violations, nurse practice act, scope of practice, state boards of nursing
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