Dear Nancy, I worked the night shift as a nurse administering medications on my unit. When it was time to manage medications early within the morning,...
Nurse researcher Linda H. Aiken, RN, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, published a study presenting the newest, growing evidence suggesting that a better-educated nursing workforce saves lives. “Our...
One of my readers asked me about delegating responsibilities in nursing and why it might be such an enormous dilemma for nurses during breaks at work....
The nurse was noted to not have been given any details concerning the patient’s grievance when asked for them, despite HR attempting to “write her up”...
Question: Dear Nancy, Is it legal to manage a continuous IM PRN antipsychotic for severe agitation to adults in psychiatric settings against their will? If not,...
I also emphasized that failure to take care of standards of care can lead to liability on your facility. The following case is one other great...
Their daughter has diabetes and apparently the college nurse gave her insulin 3 times during episodes of hypoglycemia. The school denies that such incidents occurred, however...
