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Thursday, 21 March 2019

Nursing Conferences 2019

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Nursing Career Guides and Resources

Registered Nurse Guide

Find out more about how to become a registered nurse, and what the career is all about to decide if it’s the right career for you.
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Nurse Practitioner Guide

A look at nurse practitioner careers, including the highest-paying specialties, educational paths, and how NPs are changing the health care field.
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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) Guide

LPNs and LVNs are a vital part of the healthcare system and can offer a quick, rewarding path to starting your nursing career.
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Certified Nursing Assistant Guide

Certified Nursing Assistants are an integral part of the healthcare system. Being a CNA is also a great launchpad for a nursing career. Find out what CNAs do and what advancement opportunities are available.
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Healthcare Leaders Scholarship

The Healthcare Leaders Scholarship is offered to students entering or currently pursuing an educational program related to nursing or medicine.
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Nursing Resume Guide

A nursing recruiter's guide to writing your resume with easy-to-follow, actionable advice for a targeted, engaging resume. Includes worksheets and resume templates.
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Nursing Interview Guide

Interviewing for a nursing job isn't the same as doing so for any other job. With expert advice, helpful exercises, and useful checklists, you'll have everything you need to ace your next interview.
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Continuing Education Guide

The ultimate guide to Continuing Nursing Education for specific CEU requirements, finding approved programs, and the best professional development opportunities.
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Certified Nurse Midwife Guide

CNMs are an important part of women's health. Find out what it's like being a Certified Nurse Midwife and the steps it takes to get there.
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Clinical Nurse Specialist Guide

Clinical Nurse Specialists are experts at diagnosing and treating illnesses for specific patient populations, settings, health conditions, or care type. Discover the education requirements, salary, and job description of this exciting career path.
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Dermatology Nurse Guide

Dermatology nurses work specifically in the treatment of patients with diseases, wounds, injuries, and other skin conditions. Find out what dermatology nursing is all about including salary, job description, and career path.
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Family Nurse Practitioner Guide

A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) provides services for individuals and families throughout the lifespan. This can be especially rewarding for those who enjoy developing long-term relationships and getting to know people over time.
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Forensic Nurse Guide

Forensic nursing is a key component to the healthcare and legal systems in the US. Find out the salary, education, and certification requirements for this unique career path.
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Labor & Delivery Nurse Guide

Labor and Delivery nursing is one of the most important specialties in the field. Explore what it's like to work in L&D, how much you can earn, and the education path to get there.
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Legal Nurse Consultant Guide

Legal Nurse Consultants provide valuable expertise to attorneys about medical issues. Find out how much LNCs make, the job description, and how you can become one.
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Military Nurse Guide

Being a nurse in the armed forces is both heroic and rewarding. Find out the requirements to become one as well as the salary and benefits that go along with it.
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Neonatal Nurse Guide

NICU nurses care for the smallest patients - newborn infants. Learn about the different Levels within the unit along with education requirements, salaries, and job outlook.
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Nurse Administrator Guide

A career in nurse administration carries a great deal of responsibility but can be extremely rewarding. Find out the education requirements, salary and job outlook for this exciting specialty.
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Nurse Anesthetist Guide

If you're a Registered Nurse (RN) looking for more autonomy working with patients in an operating room, intensive care unit, or surgical facility, then becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) might be the perfect job for you.
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Oncology Nurse Guide

Oncology nurses are in one of the most important segments of the nursing industry, as cancer becomes more prevalent in society. Explore career opportunities, and job outlook.
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Pediatric Nurse Guide

Pediatric nursing brings special challenges and unique rewards. Find out more about this high-demand specialty, what it takes to become one, and how to get started.
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Perioperative (Surgical) Nurse Guide

Peri-Operative or Surgical Nursing provides many opportunities to make a difference. Explore the education path, certification requirements, salary, and job outlook for this important specialty.
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Psychiatric Nurse Guide

Psych nurses play a vital role in improving the health and lives of patients, families, and communities. Find out more about this versatile career path including work settings, skills, and patient populations.
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Trauma Nurse Guide

Trauma nurses are on the frontlines of healthcare. Find out the education requirements, salary range, and job outlook for this important nursing specialty.
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PACU Nurse Guide

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit or PACU nurses treat patients in their most vulnerable states - before and after surgery. Find out what it takes to enter this high-demand, high-salary field.
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Arizona Nursing Resources

The Grand Canyon state always needs qualified nurses. Find out everything you need to know about nursing in Arizona.
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California Nursing Resources

With high job demand, top salaries, and staffing ratios, California is one of the best places to be a nurse. Find out everything you need to know about nursing in the Golden State.
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Colorado Nursing Resources

The Centennial State offers great opportunities for nurses. Learn about licensing, salaries, and the best hospitals in Colorado.
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Florida Nursing Resources

The Sunshine state is calling. Find everything you need to know about being a nurse in Florida.
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Georgia Nursing Resources

Soak up some southern hospitality and great nursing opportunities in the Peach State.
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Kentucky Nursing Resources

Kentucky has some of the best nursing schools in the country, and because of that, some of the best nurses. Find out everything you need to know about being a nurse in the Bluegrass State.
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Massachusetts Nursing Resources

Make you mark in the historic state of Massachusetts. You find everything you need to know about being a nurse in the Bay State.
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Michigan Nursing Resources

The Wolverine State offers great opportunities for nurses. Learn about licensing, salaries, and the best hospitals in Michigan.
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North Carolina Nursing Resources

The Tar Heel state is a great place to spend your nursing career. Find everything you need to know about being a nurse in NC.
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Ohio Nursing Resources

With some of the nation's best hospitals and excellent salary and benefits, the Buckeye State is a great place for nurses to spend their career.
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Travel Nurse Guide

Travel nurses receive high pay, housing, and meal stipends. Better yet, they don't have to deal with hospital politics and they get to adventure somewhere new every 3-months. Learn more about this exciting career.
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Cosmetic Surgery Guide

Plastic surgery nurses work alongside the physicians before, during, and after cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. Find out about this specialty and the steps it takes to get there.
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School Nurse Guide

School nurses are a vital part of the educational system. This guide will take a closer look at all aspects of school nurses and help guide those who are interested in following this nursing path.
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Wound Care Guide

Nurses who decide to become certified in wound care have committed to entering a specialty, one that has increased in demand as the needs of our population increases. Read on to learn about this important branch of nursing!
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Cath/Lab Guide

During cardiac catheterizations, specially trained nurses assist the medical team and perform in distinct roles. This Career Guide will help those interested in entering this field of nursing.
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Thursday, 14 March 2019

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Nursing is a healthcare profession that focuses on the care of individuals and their families to help them recover from illness and maintain optimal health and quality of life.

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Nurses are distinct from other healthcare providers as they have a wide scope of practice and approach to medical care. They play an integral role in promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for all individuals, including those who are disabled or are physically or mentally ill.

Role
They are responsible for the ongoing care of sick individuals and need to assess their health status and help them throughout the process to recovery. The role of a nurse may include to:
  • Promote health and prevent illness
  • Care for the disabled and physically / mentally ill people
  • Engage in healthcare teaching
  • Participate in the provision of healthcare alongside other team members
  • Supervise training and education of nurses
  • Assist in healthcare research
Nurses advocate for the best interests of the patients at all times and focus on holistic health, which encompasses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. They are also involved in the treatment decision-making process to represent the patient’s situation and make recommendations, if required.

Types

There are various types of nurses, according to the level of education and role in the healthcare team. These include
Additionally, a registered nurse may practice in a particular field with a specialization. There are many different types of specializations, including addiction, cardiovascular, mental health, and oncology nursing. In order to become specialized in a certain field, additional study and a certification exam is usually required.

Workplace

The majority of nurses work in a hospital environment and provide medical care to patients with illnesses in this environment. However, there are various other possible workplaces of a nurse, including residential care homes, in-home care services, governmental services, military, schools, and research facilities.

The physical demands of the workplace are significant, and nurses are prone to back injuries due to the need to lift and move objects or patients around the workplace. Additionally, nurses are at risk of infection or illness due to exposure to bacteria, viruses, and hazardous drugs or substances in the work environment. To minimize this risk, appropriate sanitization and safety guidelines should be followed.

Given that continuous care is required for patients in hospital, nurses usually work in shifts to provide round-the-clock care. Although the work schedule differs according to individual workplace, nurses are usually required to work night shifts and on holidays or weekends. This can also disrupt sleeping patterns and, in some cases, lead to shift-worker sleeping disorder.

Profession

As a profession, nursing has several ethical principles that guide their philosophy of practice throughout all tasks in the workplace. These are to
  • Provide exemplary care at all times
  • Prioritize the care of patients with respect to individual dignity
  • Cooperate with other health professionals to improve patient outcomes
  • Act with integrity and honesty to maintain the profession reputation
  • In accordance with these principles, nurses are able to care for patients in the best way
  • possible to promote positive health outcomes.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019

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New research offers insight into professional development

Advancing their knowledge and skills is important to nurses, despite challenges
National research into professional development (PD) in nursing, conducted in December and January by Pollara Strategic Insights (on behalf of CNA), shows that nurses are more than eager to advance their knowledge and skills, despite barriers to access that can make doing so more difficult. The results came from an online survey of 1,387 respondents, primarily RNs, and in-depth interviews with 15 nurse leaders who have hiring authority and budgetary discretion for PD.
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PD activities nurses value

According to Pollara vice-president Lesli Martin, “the survey responses show that professional development is an important part of a nurse’s career, and not something they are forced into.” More than three out of four respondents said they had participated in at least one PD activity in the past year. Two-thirds averaged at least three activities each year; one-third at least five. Alongside these high participation levels, just five per cent of nurses chose only those activities that were mandatory. While some pursued PD to advance their careers, most did so to increase their general knowledge, follow an area of interest or acquire knowledge related to their current position. Fewer than one in four enrolled in PD activities to become certified in their area of work, increase qualifications for a new position or improve their chances of getting a promotion or raise.

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Nurses most often chose PD topics related to direct practice (71%), the area with the smallest gap between what is needed and what is available. Topics related to education skills and leadership were the second (47%) and third (45%) choices, respectively. Direct practice courses were the most frequent choice (84%) for nurses with fewer than eight years in nursing; education skills were the first choice (57%) for those with eight years or more.

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Most respondents (64%) described Canada’s PD offerings as “good” in terms of available topics, but fewer than one in five described them as “excellent.” Accessibility was the biggest barrier preventing them from pursuing PD activities — more specifically, problems of affordability, location and time. Cost was the most frequent access barrier. Seventy per cent of respondents said they had paid for PD themselves, although 60 per cent said their employer had reimbursed them for at least some activities. Suggestions on how to overcome barriers related to location and time included scheduling activities when nurses are able to take them (e.g., during work hours) and providing more local and online learning options. According to Martin, many nurses are willing to take these courses on their own time and with their own money, but they do want support from their employers.

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PD activities hiring managers and decision-makers value

While nurses pursue PD mostly for knowledge or interest, 78 per cent of nurse leaders with hiring authority said participation in these activities has an influence on whom they hire; 42 per cent calling this a strong influence. Sixty-nine per cent prefer candidates to have had courses related to direct practice, while at least half say education, skills remediation, leadership and quality improvement are “important” or “very important.” Overall, the courses taken or certificates received can be less critical for getting hired than an applicant’s overall interest in learning, Martin says.

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In the interviews among decision-makers who arrange PD activities for nurses, 40 per cent said skills remediation is the area they choose most often. More than 70 per cent also identified quality improvement and leadership as frequent choices. Most (80%) said their organizations will pay for learning activities, although nearly 30 per cent weren’t sure about the maximum cost allowance. Still, Martin notes, organizations try to provide PD to their nurses as much as budgetary constraints will allow. They will try to pay for the activities and provide leave for nurses wanting to take them or arrange for in-house training where possible.

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Sixty-one per cent of survey respondents have more than 20 years of experience in nursing, and 72 per cent work full time: 57 per cent have responsibilities in direct care, 33 per cent in education and 18 per cent in administration.

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Tuesday, 5 March 2019

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How To Become A Family Nurse Practitioner Online

If you are a licensed registered nurse you may well be able to enroll in a new online Master of Science in Nursing degree program with a strong focus in Family Nurse Practitioner. This program, offered by Herzing University Online, is available in 27 states in the USA. The University says it is an opportunity for a licensed registered nurse to become a family nurse practitioner.
Dr. Todd Rickel, campus president of Herzing University Online, said:
"With the ongoing shortage of skilled nursing professionals and physicians specializing in family practice medicine, we believe this high quality, convenient learning option will help make it possible for more nurses to fill many of the roles in the healthcare continuum where talent shortages are the most critical."
The course is available for applicants who live in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.


Online nursing courses are becoming increasingly popular The MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) in Family Nurse Practitioner program is designed for busy nursing professionals to advance their careers through convenient online classes that give them the flexibility to fit classes around their work and family schedules."

A nurse practitioner might prescribe drugs, order them, interpret and also perform diagnostic tests, including x-rays and lab work. The nurse practitioner diagnoses and treats chronic, episodic and chronic illnesses. All these duties are performed as part of a medical team or independently.
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner degree graduates can work in family medicine, gynecology, urgent care, pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics, cardiology, and several other medical fields.

Janet K. Noles, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, chair of graduate nursing at Herzing University Online, said:
"The program will allow students to advance their knowledge and clinical skills in order to develop a more independent nursing practice, particularly in under-served rural and urban areas where healthcare professionals are in short supply. Nurse practitioners have many, varied employment opportunities with higher salaries than registered nurses, and we expect these opportunities to grow over time, along with the evolving needs of an aging population."
Herzing University Online says it is currently accepting applications for the new MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner program. The program lasts 20 months and requires at least 48 semester credit hours.

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Wednesday, 12 December 2018

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How to make home care a seamless transition for patients

Patients are discharged as quickly as possible, whether from acute care or rehab, and nurses are ultimately responsible for the seamless transition of patients to home. As a specialty, home care has established best practices to help in this process.
Karen Marshall Thompson, MS, RN, CNS, talked with Nurse.com about these best practices as well as strategies that have worked in her organization. She also shared advice for #nurses who are new to the specialty as well as for those who want to become more involved in professional organizations and political advocacy.

Thompson is the director for the Southern Ohio Medical Center Home Services in Portsmouth, Ohio. She has been a #nurse for 41 years and has practiced #home_care_nursing for 38 years. Thompson also serves as ANCC Magnet co-leader for SOMC and provides administrative direction to the SOMC Wound Healing Center. She is active in her state and national associations for home care and hospice. At the National Association for Home Care and Hospice 2018 annual conference, Thompson and 27 other board members were inducted into the 2018 Caring Hall of Fame.


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Q: What are best practices that help achieve safe patient transitions, and how can #nurses use them effectively in home care?
There are two best practices that promote safe transitions for the patient from the hospital or skilled #nursing facility to the home. The first is the ability of the #nurse to rapidly reconcile a patient’s medication regimen. The second is the ability of the patient to make and keep a follow-up visit with his or her #healthcare provider within two weeks of discharge from the hospital or skilled #nursing facility. These two strategies are supported by evidence as best practices by the Home Health Quality Improvement.
Patients’ failure to follow the prescribed medication regimen is a primary reason for re-hospitalization. Using Quality Assessment Performance Improvement processes, we implemented the following best practice strategies to improve patients’ management of their medications.
  • #Nurses provide patients with pillboxes and assist with prefilling the boxes with their medications.
  • #Nurses were given printers to use in their own homes to print patients’ current medication profiles. They hand deliver the profiles to patients during home visits. Medication profiles are updated and printed on every patient’s start of care, recertification or any time a medication changes.
  • Patients are instructed to take their medication profile with them for review with their providers during office visits.
  • Upon discharge from home care, all patients receive their current medication profile via mail.
  • Patient teaching processes were improved. Plastic accordion-style file folders were purchased for #nurses to store and transport medication teaching sheets.
  • Easy reference sheets were created for #nurses to carry with them. The reference sheets list the purpose and side effects of the most common medications. #Nurses document purpose and side effects on the patient’s home medication profile as they review them with the patient. This information will be present on the next printed copy.
  • By discharge from home care, all patient medications have purpose and side effects noted on the medication profile. #Nurses teach and document this teaching on two to three medications during every visit.

Patient satisfaction with medication management processes improved and #clinical outcomes related to medication management also were improved.

Another example is our implementation of the HHQI Zone Tools for those with congestive heart failure and #chronic obstructive #pulmonary_disease. The tools help patients better manage these chronic conditions at home and reduce hospital readmissions.

Zone Tools are color-coded green (all clear), yellow (caution) and red (emergency-act now).  The tools list specific symptoms in each category and specific actions for the patient to take.  The Zone Tools also serve as a guide to #nurses on how best to intervene for the patient, based on the zone of symptoms.

Q: What best practice tools does your staff use to improve your patients’ care at home?
Using best practices supported by evidence is required of #nurses and other healthcare providers to help standardize care, reduce variability in the care patients receive, improve patient outcomes, and improve cost control. The HHQI is a terrific source of evidence-based best practices in home health. We have implemented many of the best practice tools provided by the HHQI.
One example is the LACE index tool, which identifies the patient’s risk of rehospitalization. Based on the patient’s risk level, specific strategies can be implemented by the home care #nurse. Patients who score 10 or greater on the LACE index tool are deemed to be at high risk for hospital readmission. They receive front-loaded skilled #nursing visits twice per week for two weeks, a follow-up phone call at the end of each of the first two weeks on service to assess the patient’s status and the possible need for an additional #nursing visit, and a social work referral to identify social barriers to care. They also may receive physical and occupational therapy evaluation visits.

Our 30-day readmission rate decreased by 5% in four months because of the LACE tool.

Q: How would you advise #nurses who are new to home care?
I have practiced #nursing for 41 years and have been in home care for most of my career. I think that home care is an area that #nurses are not lukewarm about; you either love it or hate it.
Home care provides unique challenges of an uncontrolled environment and requires the #nurse to be able to serve the patients on their turf.

The great thing about home care is nurses can see patients improve and help them better manage their illnesses on a day-to-day basis. On the other hand, the home care #nurse can assist the patient in moving along the wellness-illness continuum through referrals to #palliative_care and hospice.

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Monday, 26 November 2018

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An RN submitted a question about her patient care technicians not signing off on their work and sometimes not taking patients’ vital signs.

Repeated reporting of these omissions to her supervisor resulted in no change. In fact, the RN stated she had been written up for complaining to the PCTs.

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In addition, since she states she is unable to “close shifts” at the end of the day, she also was written up for not doing so. Her supervisor told her to document the information and sign the PCTs’ names to any labs, meds or care. The reader asked if this constitutes falsifying documentation. The simple answer is, “Yes.”

Any time you sign another person’s name on a patient record with the intent to deceive another person or entity, falsification occurs. It is seen as a felony under criminal law and is especially a concern when the person doing so falsifies a legal record to obtain financial gain.


The reader said her supervisor told her not closing the shift results in the healthcare entity’s parent company losing money.

In addition to the potential for criminal liability, the nurse also can face disciplinary action by the state board of nursing. Most nurse practice acts list falsification of a patient record or document required by his or her nursing practice (e.g., time cards) as a basis for professional discipline. Last, but by no means least, any falsification involved within your nursing practice is unethical.

What can you do to protect yourself?

Rather than handle the PCTs’ refusal to fulfill their job responsibilities as the supervisor suggests, the nurse does have several options, and they all rest on principles of good supervision of delegated patient care and good documentation.

The PCTs are supervised by the RN. Their care is delegated by her and they are required to report to her concerning the care that she has delegated. So, at least verbally, she should regularly receive information about patients’ statuses.

For example, the RN might document: “Mary L, PCT, reported to me [or this RN] at 2:30 p.m. that patient John Jones’ blood pressure readings were 150/80 at 8:30 a.m. and 135/80 at 2 p.m. – Nurse Smith, RN.”

The reader did not include how the PCTs “sign off” their work, but it is assumed if they do not document directly in the patient record that they document their findings on “worksheets,” which may or may not become part of a patient’s record.

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