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Oct 19, 2023 · New data shows that errors are growing in Canadian hospitals, as one in 17 hospitalizations from March 2022 to March 2023 involved a patient experiencing harm, according to a new report from the...
- Clarice Shen, Toronto
- Meaghan Thumath, Vancouver
- Shaye Fleming, Calgary
Clarice Shen, 25, is an acute care nurse at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. In January, just a year out of nursing school, she was caring for a patient who was exhibiting symptoms of a virus that didn't even have a name yet. He turned out to be the first patient to test positive with COVID-19 in Canada. "There was a lot of uncertainty,...
Meaghan Thumath is a registered nurse who wears many hats. She works with homeless and marginalized communities in Vancouver's notorious downtown East side. She also teaches nursing, does clinical research, and participates in international deployments with The World Health Organization that have included work on Ebola and other outbreaks overseas....
Shaye Fleming has been off work since September. That's when the 29-year-old caught COVID-19 while on a regular shift as a cardiac nurse at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre. "It's been over two months now, and I'm just starting to feel a little bit back to normal," she said. "I still get quite short of breath, and this isn't like me, you know? I ...
- Job hopping. Although a lengthy job history can provide a nurse with a range of experiences in a variety of care settings, a job-hopping nurse can spell trouble.
- A bad attitude. If you encounter a nurse who become easily frustrated, is curt with patients or complains constantly, run in the other direction. Now, everyone has a bad day once in a while, but a continuously disgruntled nurse is in no position to care for sick patients and family members who are sad, scared and overwhelmed.
- Gossiping. Nurses should be loyal to their patients—period. Although some patients can be especially challenging to deal with, that is no cause for a nurse to badmouth them behind their back.
- Ignoring protocols. This is a no-brainer and can have potentially serious consequences for patients and co-workers. If a nurse ignores contact protocols in isolation rooms, he or she could be responsible for spreading highly contagious illnesses to other patients and co-workers.
Mar 25, 2024 · Professional misconduct by nurses is a critical challenge in providing safe quality care, which can lead to devastating and extensive outcomes. Explaining the experiences of clinical nurses and nursing managers in this regard using an in-depth qualitative method can be beneficial.
Due to the potential impact on a nurse’s practice, nurses are encouraged to secure legal representation at the outset of complaints and/or investigations. Many employers do not provide legal representation for complaints and/or investigations with regulatory bodies.
Recently, the nursing literature has demonstrated growing interest in the phenomenon of missed nursing care (MNC), defined as any omission, delay or failure to complete necessary patient care (Kalisch et al., 2009, 2013).
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This paper challenges the idea that the nursing identity is unchangeable and the notion that 'a nurse will always be a nurse'. By doing so, the paper contributes to a debate on the supposed 'true' nature of the nursing identity and opens a discussion on the need for it to change.
