Tag: health
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It’s About Trust, Not Free Speech
For the Xenia, Ohio School Board, It Should be a Matter of Trust, Not Free Speech RE: Two educators placed on administrative leave pending investigation. Public servants like doctors, nurses, police officers, teachers, and judges, only qualify as such if they can be trusted. What does that mean? It means they can be trusted…
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Medication Administration and the Myth of Multitasking
I love my new Chevy Colorado pickup truck. But one day, as I put some items in the back jumper seats, and proceeded to my destination, upon parking and turning off the engine, a surprising alert message appeared on the dashboard along with a chime that said, “Rear Seat Reminder Look in Rear Seat.” What’s…
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A Nursing Old Wives’ Tale: Effective CPR Always Results In Extensive Rib Fractures
Written by Paul M. Dohse, LPN, ADN, CDP. In nurse training, there is a heavy emphasis on fact-based care or “best practice.” However, once nurses are working the floor, little additional research or study takes place, and seemingly, fact-based care, in many cases, is replaced with opinion, ideology, and in more recent times, politics. Nurses…