The actions of the sheriff, hospital, and county attorney in response to Anne Mitchell and Vicki Galle's whistle-blowing on a physician for unprofessional conduct
The nurses were charged with unprofessional conduct, and were fired....retaliation
(Charges were later dropped; sheriff, attorney, and hospital administrator were indicted; Nurses then sued the county and settled for $750,000)
100
Six common signs of impairment
What are
1) nurse as workaholic
2) nurse who works in area of high volume of abused drugs
3) volunteering to care for pts who have lessened awareness
4) patients say pain medication is not effective
5) peers c/o lessened quality/quantity of work
6) nurse volunteering for OT?
100
Three reasons nurses do not want to join a union
What are
1) oppose free enterprise / promote welfare state
2) individualism 3) allows mediocre & substandard practice
4) professionals should not unionize
5) identify with management 6) fear of employer reprisal
7) fear of lost income?
100
Five items to be included in a portfolio
What are education, resume, goals, certifications, competence checklist, professional development, presentations, publications, community activities, awards, letters of thanks?
200
This protects federal employees who reveal government waste, abuse, fraud
What is the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989?
200
While some nurses agree to work with nurses recovering from drug or alcohol addiction, they were less likely to trust a nurse who performed this
What is drug diversion?
200
In order to strike, union members must give this notice
What is 10 days notice of intent to strike?
200
The largest nurse credentialing organization in the U. S.
What is the American Nurses Credentialing Center?
300
Originating from a Civil War statute, this encourages whistle-blowers to come forward with fraud against the federal government
What is the False Claim Act?
300
The name of the program in MI addressing the support of substance abuse and mental illness for health care professionals
What is the Health Professionals Recovery Program (HPRP)?
300
The ANA's position on nurses striking
What is that nurses have the right to strike, a professional responsibility, and ethical duty if it means maintaining work conditions conducive to providing high-quality care?
300
How many states participate in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and what this means
What are 25 states; allows a nurse to be licensed in one state and practice in another?
400
Another name for whistle-blower lawsuit
What is qui tam?
400
5 Common methods of diversion
Removal: 1) when pt does not need it 2)for discharged pt 3)of a duplicate dose 4)of fentanyl patches 5)without an order 6)under a colleague's sign-on 7)substitution of noncontrolled for controlled 8)theft of pt meds from home 9) failure to waste 10)frequent wasting of entire doses
400
3 reasons nurses join unions
1) increase power of the individual 2) wage advantages
3) input into organizational decision making
4) eliminate discrimination/favoritism
5) required to do so as condition of employment
6) social need for acceptance 7) to improve pt outcomes
400
Arguments against NCLEX reexamination
What is little agreement about what it would look like, how it would be given, how often required?
500
As of 2014, how many states have False Claim Acts/Qui Tam Laws?
What is 32?
500
3 nonmodifiable risk factors for nurses
What is 1) easy access to narcotics 2)do shift work 3)suffer from fatigue
500
2 roles of the ANA
What are
1) professional organization for RNs
2) collective bargaining agent
500
The idea of periodic reexamination of key providers came from this publication