Comments for Nursing Influence http://nursinginfluence.com Topics That Influence Nurses & The Influence Nurses Have On The Community Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:06:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Once Bitten Twice Shy by Amy Sellers http://nursinginfluence.com/once-bitten-twice-shy/#comment-1099 Amy Sellers Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:06:40 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=152#comment-1099 Sorry to hear about what happened to you. Situations like this are never a good thing for any person involved (especially the person who got bit) I am definitely not an expert in the legal field (nor do I claim to be an expert in ANY field really), but I would say that your best course of action would be to file a complaint with your facility. I know that my facility has a process where I can report the physician and he/she will be required to respond to the complaint in front of a group of his/her peers. Staff complaints have caused physicians to get their privileges at the hospital suspended (which causes them to lose income). Also, I have seen these hearings change physician behavior after they see their peers reprimanding them for their poor behavior and/or decisions. Again, I'm no legal expert, but I can't imagine that suing the physician (and paying the legal fees associated in doing so) would be worth your cost in antibiotics and 9 hours lost at work. Sorry to hear about what happened to you. Situations like this are never a good thing for any person involved (especially the person who got bit)

I am definitely not an expert in the legal field (nor do I claim to be an expert in ANY field really), but I would say that your best course of action would be to file a complaint with your facility. I know that my facility has a process where I can report the physician and he/she will be required to respond to the complaint in front of a group of his/her peers. Staff complaints have caused physicians to get their privileges at the hospital suspended (which causes them to lose income). Also, I have seen these hearings change physician behavior after they see their peers reprimanding them for their poor behavior and/or decisions.

Again, I’m no legal expert, but I can’t imagine that suing the physician (and paying the legal fees associated in doing so) would be worth your cost in antibiotics and 9 hours lost at work.

]]> Comment on Once Bitten Twice Shy by Manda http://nursinginfluence.com/once-bitten-twice-shy/#comment-1098 Manda Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:52:20 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=152#comment-1098 Yesterday at work, I had a patient who almost bit the end of my finger off. The patient was postical and was not oriented to his surroundings. I was attempting to place a dobbhoff tube that had been ordered by his physician but when he bit me I was no where near his face...he literally sat up in bed and latched on to my finger. It took 6 RNs to control this patient! The really aggravating this was that I had called his attending the night before (because he was becoming agitated) to tell him the patient appeared to be going into DTs secondary to his long history of ETOH abuse. He excused my concern and later had a seizure on the night shift. Being fully aware of the patients confusion and combativeness, the physician still wrote no orders for physical or chemical restraint and because of his lack of concern for my assessment of the patients mental states the patient had a grand mal seizure and I got bit, requiring a tetnus shot, 10 days of antibiotics (which I had to pay for) and lost 9 hours of work which I will not be compensated for because I am a pool RN. Do I have legal right against this MD? This not the first time our staff has delt with these sort of injurys with this MD as the attending! Yesterday at work, I had a patient who almost bit the end of my finger off. The patient was postical and was not oriented to his surroundings. I was attempting to place a dobbhoff tube that had been ordered by his physician but when he bit me I was no where near his face…he literally sat up in bed and latched on to my finger. It took 6 RNs to control this patient! The really aggravating this was that I had called his attending the night before (because he was becoming agitated) to tell him the patient appeared to be going into DTs secondary to his long history of ETOH abuse. He excused my concern and later had a seizure on the night shift. Being fully aware of the patients confusion and combativeness, the physician still wrote no orders for physical or chemical restraint and because of his lack of concern for my assessment of the patients mental states the patient had a grand mal seizure and I got bit, requiring a tetnus shot, 10 days of antibiotics (which I had to pay for) and lost 9 hours of work which I will not be compensated for because I am a pool RN. Do I have legal right against this MD? This not the first time our staff has delt with these sort of injurys with this MD as the attending!

]]> Comment on my fears r/t the beginning of my NP program by Chris Cruz http://nursinginfluence.com/my-fears-rt-the-beginning-of-my-np-program/#comment-1071 Chris Cruz Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:56:46 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=672#comment-1071 I like your attitude. Good luck with NP school. I like your attitude. Good luck with NP school.

]]> Comment on Surgery Update: I survived by Amy Sellers http://nursinginfluence.com/surgery-update/#comment-1070 Amy Sellers Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:03:11 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=695#comment-1070 He's actually waiting on me "hand and boot" haha :) He’s actually waiting on me “hand and boot” haha :)

]]> Comment on Surgery Update: I survived by Nick http://nursinginfluence.com/surgery-update/#comment-1068 Nick Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:14:53 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=695#comment-1068 Glad to hear the surgery went well. Take it easy, finish the quilt and make Chuck wait on you "hand and foot." :) Glad to hear the surgery went well. Take it easy, finish the quilt and make Chuck wait on you “hand and foot.” :)

]]> Comment on Going Under the Knife by Kristin Edwards http://nursinginfluence.com/going-under-the-knife/#comment-1067 Kristin Edwards Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:50:59 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=682#comment-1067 Good Luck! Break out some good movies and take a break in T- 6! Kristin Edwards Good Luck!
Break out some good movies and take a break in T- 6!

Kristin Edwards

]]> Comment on Starting Grad School with a Bang… Or A Shot to the Face by Amy Sellers http://nursinginfluence.com/starting-grad-school-with-a-bang/#comment-1066 Amy Sellers Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:34:34 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=676#comment-1066 Ideally, they would pay for the total cost of my NP program. :) That'd be pretty sweet. haha Ideally, they would pay for the total cost of my NP program. :) That’d be pretty sweet. haha

]]> Comment on Starting Grad School with a Bang… Or A Shot to the Face by Amy Sellers http://nursinginfluence.com/starting-grad-school-with-a-bang/#comment-1065 Amy Sellers Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:34:03 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=676#comment-1065 Thanks for the comment, Kristin. Sounds like you have quite the busy life - I can only imagine the work of keeping up with an ER doc at home.... haha :) I appreciate the positive thoughts. Have a great week! Thanks for the comment, Kristin. Sounds like you have quite the busy life – I can only imagine the work of keeping up with an ER doc at home…. haha :)

I appreciate the positive thoughts. Have a great week!

]]> Comment on Starting Grad School with a Bang… Or A Shot to the Face by Kristin Edwards http://nursinginfluence.com/starting-grad-school-with-a-bang/#comment-1064 Kristin Edwards Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:25:17 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=676#comment-1064 Hi Amy! I just found your blog and I enjoyed reading your post. I am an ICU RN, grad student, mother of 2 young children and the wife of an ER doc (this one take most of my emotional energy!) I encourage you to not lose heart. It will all be worth it when you graduate! This blast will only make you stronger! Hi Amy!
I just found your blog and I enjoyed reading your post. I am an ICU RN, grad student, mother of 2 young children and the wife of an ER doc (this one take most of my emotional energy!) I encourage you to not lose heart. It will all be worth it when you graduate! This blast will only make you stronger!

]]> Comment on Starting Grad School with a Bang… Or A Shot to the Face by Chris Lee http://nursinginfluence.com/starting-grad-school-with-a-bang/#comment-1063 Chris Lee Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:41:09 +0000 http://nursinginfluence.com/?p=676#comment-1063 Lame, lame, lame... You'd think that since it's at least partially their mistake that they'd cut you some slack and let you stay in the program or at least help you with the cost of a class. Lame, lame, lame… You’d think that since it’s at least partially their mistake that they’d cut you some slack and let you stay in the program or at least help you with the cost of a class.

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