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Transcript of #RNchat – June 23, 2010

Here’s the transcript for last night’s RNchat moderated by Ellen Richter.The topics were

T1 How can RNs work with hospital admin to ensure compliance with mandated ratios when there are staffing problems, sick calls, etc?
T2 We are aware of safety risks when elderly get confused. What measures can we act on to prevent injury while hospitalized?
You can view the transcript below or over here:

On a separate note, I will be attending Digital Pharma West in San Francisco next week (June 28-30, 2010), where I’ll be talking with people about nurses and emerging media. You can follow updates of the conference on Twitter using the hashtag #DigiPharm.Follow RNchat on Twitter and join the discussion!

RNchat Transcript – February 19, 2010

Below is a SlideShare of #RNchat for Friday February 19, 2010, organized in chronological order (from beginning of chat to sometime just after). Topics were:

T1 Grievances: What are best practices for grievances? When should nurses go public? How should they proceed?

T2 Pharmaceutical Industry: Is the industry sufficiently supportive of nursing? How should they be involved? What can they do for us?
T3 Women’s Health: What Dx and Tx disparities do you still see between men and women?
One of the concerns that came out of the chat was that some nursing schools still consider Women’s Health an elective. In my opinion, understanding the different communication styles, presentation expressions and other factors in nursing care with respect to sex and gender is part of the basics of practice – not some sort of option. I’m not a big fan of generalizations, but it is important for students to spot patterns and make the best use of them.

What do you think? Is the profession and facilities doing their ensure that disparities in diagnoses and treatments are resolved? After all cultural biases run deep and exorcising them can be tough business.

As always, thank you to those who joined today. If you’re new to #RNchat, just follow @RNchat on Twitter and we’ll provide updates and links on how to make the best use of this nursing chat. You can also send inquires to info [at] RNchat [dot] org.

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RNchat – Transcript February 12, 2010

Below is a SlideShare of #RNchat for Friday February 12, 2010, organized in chronological order (from beginning of chat to sometime just after). The chat was moderated by Ellen Richter (@EllenRichter on Twitter).The #WinklerRNs case was the topic of conversation. In Winkler County, Texas, nurses who went through the torment of being charged for leaking private medical information. One of the nurses went to trial and was acquitted within one hour. Now the nurses are respondingThis is an important case, one which – among many other things – highlights the need for swift and bold and sturdy nursing organizations. This case isn’t just about defending nurses: it’s ultimately about the safety of patients, the ethical fiber of nurses and doctors and administrators and government officials. Had Anne Mitchel been found guilty, the ramifications could well have been ominous for the integrity of our entire health care landscape.Friday’s RNchat, discussed topical features of this case: the best practices for whistle-blowing and how to get more organizations behind nurses and the public. Feel free to share the presentation below.Let’s hope that nurses don’t become scapegoated victims. Do nurses make technical mistakes? Sure they do – we all do. But it’s critical that nurses never feel afraid of expressing their sincere perceptions, their intuition nor their ethical belief system. People can die under those circumstances.Nurses are the last Jedi Nights of our faltering Republic. A cheesy metaphor? Yes. But it’s true. Anne Mitchell and the other nurses involved in this case are Jedi Knights who fought through a derangement of how ethics and law and responsibility should work.Anne Mitchell has gone through a Kafka-like hell. Let’s hope she receives comfort and equity and sanity.

NOTE: We also are preparing for a special even in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Details upcoming soon!As always, thank you to those who joined today. If you’re new to #RNchat, just follow @RNchat on Twitter and we’ll provide updates and links on how to make the best use of this nursing chat. You can also send inquires to info [at] RNchat [dot] org.

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RNchat Transcript – February 5, 2010

Below is a SlideShare of #RNchat for Friday February 5, 2010, organized in chronological order (from beginning of chat to sometime just after). Topics were:

T1 Domestic Violence – How better (or worse) are healthcare, legal & community systems doing w/DV?T2 Nursing News Sources – Where do you get your news on the profession? What are top sources? Blogs, Journals, etc.T3 Community Nursing – What’s the current state of community nursing? What specific areas need attention?T4 Tech Trends – What are the biggest trends in h/c & nursing tech? (Web, mobile, devices)

We also are preparing for a special even in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Details upcoming soon!As always, thank you to those who joined today. If you’re new to #RNchat, just follow @RNchat on Twitter and we’ll provide updates and links on how to make the best use of this nursing chat. You can also send inquires to info [at] RNchat [dot] org.

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RNchat Transcript – January 29, 2010

Below is a SlideShare of #RNchat for Friday January 29, 2010, organized in chronological order (from beginning of chat to sometime just after). Today’s topics were:

T1 Nursing Informatics: What would you include in a Nrsg Informatics undergrad program?T2 Green Nursing: What efforts to “green” nursing have you seen. What are biggest priorities?T3 Unrestricted Visiting Hours: What are your thoughts? What might justify restrictions?T4 Apple’s iPad: Do you think such a devise is worth investing in? How could it improve nursing process?

As always, thank you to those who joined today. If you’re new to #RNchat, just follow @RNchat on Twitter and we’ll provide updates and links on how to make the best use of this nursing chat. You can also send inquires to info [at] RNchat [dot] org.

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