RNchat Transcript for July 9, 2010
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This document provides a summary of a Twitter chat session (#rnchat) focusing on the public health ramifications of the oil spill, particularly in relation to nurses' roles and digital technology in healthcare. Participants discuss the impact on public health, wildlife, and the need for a unified approach among nurses to influence policy. Additionally, the conversation touches on the future of digital technology in nursing, emphasizing the importance of using mobile apps and social media effectively.
RNchat Transcript for July 9, 2010
- 1. ctsinclair: RT @emacartney: How a pediatrician makes a blog work: Seattle Children's 'Seattle Mama Doc' explains http://ow.ly/29hdD #hcsm #RNchat 7/9/2010 14:58 cerner: Survey- Uptick in Health IT Use Will Help Doctors Take on More Patients: http://bit.ly/9VZ1jC #HCSM #RNchat 7/9/2010 16:01 rnchat: Topics on tonight's #RNchat 9pm EST: #BP cleanup ramifications | What #nurses are/could be doing with digital technology. 7/9/2010 16:44 rnchat: Welcome my friends to the Friday night edition of #RNchat! We'll get started in a moment but first introduce yourselves. Welcome newcomers! 7/9/2010 21:00 rnchat: @EllenRichter OK - Might be a slow night anyhoo, but we'll see. #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:00 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat Lynne Siegel RN CHN II methadone dispensing RN HHS Montgomery County GOV MD Outpt addiction services! 7/9/2010 21:02 InfusionNurse: Good Friday evening to all...Cora - infusion nurse - its been a while..glad to be here tonite!! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:03 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat and NEW pt . 7/9/2010 21:03 rnchat: OK, we'll start our first #RNchat topic in a minute. Note: When responding to a topic add T1, T2, etc. to your tweet. Relax & enjoy!! 7/9/2010 21:04 jrobinsonRN: Hurry up Ellen. I'm multitasking to try to do this. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:04 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat to a Cardiology practice, ughhh!same one I used to work for in Feb 1999!LOL! 7/9/2010 21:04 rnchat: T1 Public Health Ramifications of #BP Spill: What are/can nurses do to mitigate damage to crews, populations, etc? #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:05 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat T1 #BP encourage them to move away. find family members in other states,link resources for social services! 7/9/2010 21:07 ocdgirl2000: RT @rnchat: @NurseSallie @jrobinsonRN @ocdgirl2000 Welcome! #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:08 jrobinsonRN: T1 - Not sure if nurses are going to even have a say in anything going on down there. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:08 holisticnurses: Hi there! T1 The oil spill is a public health issue. Educate, advocate, and encourage ppl to report symptoms ASAP. Call Congress too #Rnchat
- 2. 7/9/2010 21:11 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat T1 peeps lose income from jobs like fishing, restaurants, lose health insurance..drug use goes up, relapses in "our industry". 7/9/2010 21:11 nursekama: @rnchat Hello! Sorry I'm late joining...looks like we have a good crowd out tonight. :) #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:13 jrobinsonRN: T1 - Hmm, liver and renal probs from the oil dispersant - that's kinda scary. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:14 rnchat: @nursekama Good to see here & @holisticnurses too! #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:14 rnchat: @jrobinsonRN Good point - and that's problem, huh? #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:15 holisticnurses: RT @jrobinsonRN: T1 - Hmm, liver and renal probs from the oil dispersant - thats kinda scary. #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:16 jrobinsonRN: T1-reading that CDC report abt dispersant makes me wonder if cure for the spill isn't worse than the oil #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:19 holisticnurses: T1 So we know all these things are at risk or already happening...what now? Many affected...How fast is BP paying out claims? #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:19 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat T1 Our country & our clinic, in particular, had plans in effect, to take transfers (patients/cases) from Hurricane Katrina.local gov 7/9/2010 21:19 holisticnurses: @jrobinsonRN And is the dispersant local to that area? Can weather patterns bring it farther inland? #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:20 EllenRichter: Hello everyone! Just got in! Whew, TGIF!! Going to read up on everyone's T1 answers!! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:23 jrobinsonRN: T1 @holisticnurses - Doesn't seem like the dispersant would be able to go far inland. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:24 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat T1 with the hurricane season, the oil will be spreading everywhere. up all the coastlines. EVERYWHERE!BP is bad! 7/9/2010 21:24 EllenRichter: T1 I know from a public health perspective, the oil spill is serious, but my heart truly breaks for the wildlife :( #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:25 ocdgirl2000: @EllenRichter #rnchat welcome! long time no see! 7/9/2010 21:25
- 3. jrobinsonRN: T1 - yes Ellen, it kills me to think about the animals that are helpless to get away from this. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:26 EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 I know!!! Where have you been, gf?? I miss you! :) #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:26 rnchat: Thar he blows: just had a Fail Whale citing. ;) #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:26 InfusionNurse: @EllenRichter ..hi ellen! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:27 holisticnurses: Agreed! RT @EllenRichter: the oil spill is serious, but my heart truly breaks for the wildlife :( #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:27 nursekama: T1 Agree w/ @holisticnurses that its a public health concern. We know that the environment impacts health. RNs can influence policy #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:28 EllenRichter: @jrobinsonRN I know. My heart just bleeds when I see videos or photos of the oil's devastation of the coastal wildlife #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:28 holisticnurses: @nursekama Yes, affecting policy is a courageous effort for nurses. #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:29 jrobinsonRN: T1 @nursekama - nurses can't stick together for their own issues - do you think they'll stick together to influence policy on this? #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:30 KPNurseRecruit: RT @rnchat: Topics on tonight's #RNchat 9pm EST: #BP cleanup ramifications | What #nurses are/could be doing with digital technology. 7/9/2010 21:30 EllenRichter: T1 I wonder if the coastal vacation town hospitals are slower than usual from less visitors. That will affect nurses. #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:30 holisticnurses: T1 I would hope this serves as an example of how not to do business, but I fear not much will change. Big Corps have to care! #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:31 nursekama: T1 @jrobinsonRN Nurses not sticking together on issues? Hasn't been my experience - most support our professional organization #RNAO #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:32 jrobinsonRN: T1 - @holisticnurses - I'm with you, things don't change when greed is involved. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:32 ocdgirl2000: RT @rnchat: Thar he blows: just had a Fail Whale citing. ;) #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:32 rnchat: Heads up: Our next topic is coming up in a moment! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:33
- 4. KPNurseRecruit: @RNchat Greetings, #RNChat! I'm able to join for the last half. Glad to be here! 7/9/2010 21:33 EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 Oh dear! Sorry to hear about your cardiac adventure! If you have questions, you can always email me! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:33 nursekama: T1 An example of our unified approach, we strategically lobby each year at Queen's Park in Toronto. See http://tinyurl.com/28tbd2r #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:34 EllenRichter: ~~Waving to everyone @ #RNchat tonite! We have standing room only, eh? Too numerous to count? ;) 7/9/2010 21:34 rnchat: T2 Present & Future of Digital Tech: From mobile apps to social media, what are nurses doing? How can we use them to their fullest? #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:35 ocdgirl2000: @EllenRichter thanx! #rnchat I just might do that! been 10 years since I worked for this same practice!LOL! hoodwinked! 7/9/2010 21:35 holisticnurses: T1 Oil isn't an industry about taking care of people or the earth. If we depend on it less... #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:35 InfusionNurse: LOL.. some of my tweets r not showing up here..RT @NurseSallie: T1 fail whale must have encountered oil slick #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:35 EllenRichter: No fail whale citings in Florida so far! LOL~ #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:35 jrobinsonRN: T1 - @nursekama - aha, you're up in Canada - would love to experience more nurses sticking together down here in the US #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:36 EllenRichter: SO WELL PUT! RT @holisticnurses: T1 Oil isn't an industry about taking care of people or the earth. If we depend on it less... #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:36 holisticnurses: @EllenRichter ~ waving back to you and the rest of #RNChat. Amy here btw! I jumped in w/o a hello! It's the topic that got me going. #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:36 holisticnurses: @InfusionNurse Oh no! Yours can't be missed! #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:37 KPNurseRecruit: I'm a Nurse Recruiter at Kaiser Permanente--but I think I keep the "recruitment" dialed down pretty low on twitter! #RNchat (forgot hashtag) 7/9/2010 21:37 nursekama: T1 @jrobinsonRN You're welcome to come up here!!! :) #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:37 jrobinsonRN: T2 - have not gone mobile yet - haven't seen a need. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:38
- 5. EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 I'll DM you my email address! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:38 KPNurseRecruit: RT @rnchat: T2 Present & Future of Digital Tech: From mobile apps to social media, what are nurses doing? How can we use them to their fullest? #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:38 jrobinsonRN: T1 @nursekama - don't tempt me, I'm ready to move farther north - too hot down here. :) #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:39 DebErupts: Nurses protest this show! TV show Cali Nurse casting for young nurses or nursing students - http://ping.fm/tr6lH #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:39 holisticnurses: @nursekama ha! we can't even agree on how to deliver our healthcare. ;) off topic! I dig you, Canucks! #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:39 InfusionNurse: aww. thanks. good to c u again..RT @holisticnurses: @InfusionNurse Oh no! Yours cant be missed! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:40 nursekama: @holisticnurses and @jrobinsonRN - You two just made my day! :) #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:41 holisticnurses: T2 Nurses should design credible apps. #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:41 jrobinsonRN: LOL !! AMEN RT @holisticnurses: @nursekama ha! we cant even agree on how to deliver our healthcare. ;) off topic! I dig you,Canucks! #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:42 ocdgirl2000: RT @DebErupts: Nurses protest this show! TV show Cali Nurse casting for young nurses or nursing students - http://ping.fm/tr6lH #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:42 dorameulman: I would like to hear from other nurses about their experiences with Family Centered Care and Open Visitation. #RNChat #nurses #nursing 7/9/2010 21:43 jrobinsonRN: @NurseSallie T2 - guess I'm an old fogie - I still prefer my drug book in my hand, not on a computerized device #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:43 ocdgirl2000: @EllenRichter okies! #rnchat i am also getting ready to go to DD wedding San Diego! flight takeoff 7/22-8/4!yay! 7/9/2010 21:44 holisticnurses: T2 or at the very least plug great apps: http://blogs.vnsny.org/2010/06/20/ten-iphone- apps-for-creative-caregivers/ #plug #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:44 InfusionNurse: T2 - some r still slow to adapt but they don't have a choice... #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:44
- 6. nursekama: T2 Would be nice if more of us could figure out how to utilize #opendata to address some system issues. Ie. housing, environment... #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:45 EllenRichter: T2 I love the ease of web based medication programs like Micromedex to search drug compatibilies, actions, warnings, etc #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:45 KPNurseRecruit: RT @holisticnurses: T2 or at the very least plug great apps: http://blogs.vnsny.org/2010/06/20/ten-iphone-apps-for-creative-caregivers/ #plug #Rnchat 7/9/2010 21:46 EllenRichter: Uh....the fail whale reared its head in south Florida! Darn thing! Ate my tweets! ;) #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:47 nursekama: T2 Examples of #opendata - http://vantrash.ca/ and http://www.fixmystreet.com/ #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:47 jrobinsonRN: @EllenRichter T2 - did not like to have to "fight" for computer access at hospital - always not enough terminals to go around #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:48 EllenRichter: T2 My facility is FINALLY going electronic medical records this September. I cannot wait! I'm sure we'll have growing pains too! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:48 EllenRichter: @jrobinsonRN T2 We've been getting more terminals each year. They finally realized they get more out of us if we all have web access #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:49 jrobinsonRN: @EllenRichter T2 - ugg, give me handwritten records to review any day - don't like the printed format of EMRs that I've seen so far #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:49 jrobinsonRN: @EllenRichter T2 - at least they have clued in, still too many places trying to get by on scant number of computers #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:51 EllenRichter: @jrobinsonRN Oh I agree! To audit & review an EMR is a nightmare! Its so fragmented. But at the bedside, it really cuts paperwork #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:51 jrobinsonRN: @EllenRichter T2 - way 2 easy to hide things in the EMR with the fragmentation - & when they use chart by exception ARGGGGGGG!! #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:52 ScottGodes: @EllenRichter Has anyone in risk management there looked into cyberinsurance for the switch? #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:53 EllenRichter: T2 We can make EMR pros & cons a whole 'nother chat topic next time, if everyone likes!! Right Phil? :) #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:53 nursekama: T2 @EllenRichter Lucky! We're 1/2 electronic & 1/2 paper. I dread the thought of any of my peers being called to court in this state #rnchat 7/9/2010 21:53
- 7. ocdgirl2000: #rnchat T2 biggest issue 4 us, I am only RN that is "growing" with this software program that we use to dispense methadone.2 of us in COUNTY 7/9/2010 21:53 EllenRichter: T2 I'm very jealous of the cutting edge facilities that utilize products like iphones for nurses in patient care areas #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:54 jrobinsonRN: T2 - What apps besides drug calcs & books would U need clinically? Most stuff is in my head already from college & CEs. #RNChat 7/9/2010 21:55 rnchat: OK - we'll be wrapping up soon! Before we go: give us your follow recommendations (nursing or otherwise)! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:56 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat T2 training a new RN to use this program (I'm trying to do so NOW!) is time consuming, NOT my job, and really takes months to learn! 7/9/2010 21:56 EllenRichter: @jrobinsonRN T2 Lab value app, heart sounds app, IV solution app, insulin sliding scale app just to name a few! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:57 EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 T2 But teaching technology to your colleagues IS a part of your job! Why shouldn't it be? Train the trainer concept. #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:58 InfusionNurse: gonna say bye b4 the whale eats my tweets . So good to see familiar names. Thanks for the great chat..have a great weekend to all!! #RNchat 7/9/2010 21:58 EllenRichter: @InfusionNurse Same to you! Hey, how has the IV chat worked out? #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:00 jrobinsonRN: @EllenRichter T2 - Guess that could help newer nurses that don't have everything already crammed into their head #RNChat 7/9/2010 22:00 rnchat: Wow - hour is up! THANK YOU everybody for participating. Transcript will be up soon. Like us on http://Facebook.com/RNchat #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:00 nursekama: RT @EllenRichter: ...teaching technology to your colleagues IS a part of your job! Why shouldnt it be? Train the trainer concept. #rnchat 7/9/2010 22:00 nursekama: #ff @holisticnurses @jrobinsonRN @EllenRichter @rnchat @ocdgirl2000 Have a great night everyone! #rnchat 7/9/2010 22:01 EllenRichter: @jrobinsonRN T2 LOL, believe me, I'm not a newer nurse & I rely on programs & apps to help me every day. They improve our nursing! #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:02 rnchat: Excellent Show tonight!!! Hope you all had fun! I'll put the transcript up soon (may be tomorrow). Cheers! :) #rnchat 7/9/2010 22:03
- 8. ocdgirl2000: @EllenRichter #rnchat T2 the "acting Nurse Manager "1.can't teach.2. doesn't understand much of it herself.3.language barriers 4.vacations! 7/9/2010 22:03 InfusionNurse: Doing well, we have it every other week..join us sometime..RT @EllenRichter: Same to you! Hey, how has the IV chat worked out? #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:03 EllenRichter: @jrobinsonRN T2 I just saw your EMR comment abt charting by exception! I miss reading descriptions & individuality in pt responses #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:05 EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 Sounds like YOU should be the next nurse manager, then! :) #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:07 holisticnurses: Good night, everyone! Had to step away for a bit but enjoyed the chat and great info! #Rnchat 7/9/2010 22:07 ocdgirl2000: #rnchat T2 I'll be out of town for 3 weeks, can't wait to see the methadone software fiascos in our clinic when I'm gone!LOL!OMG!!hahaha! 7/9/2010 22:08 EllenRichter: @RNchat Great topics tonight! Sorry I blew in late! Day from hell @ the hospital. Enjoyed the chat! Love the company of great RNs! #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:10 EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 LMAO Think word will get to the streets? Maybe they'll err in the patients' favor!! #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:10 ocdgirl2000: @EllenRichter #rnchat no joke! when I get back,after I get through a possible procedure or two? hmmm? maybe~ I might take a crack @ the job! 7/9/2010 22:10 holisticnurses: Huh uh! RT @jrobinsonRN: T1-@holisticnurses - have read some stuff that says bp litigation will be slow 4 citizen claims #RNChat 7/9/2010 22:12 ocdgirl2000: RT @nursekama: #ff @holisticnurses @jrobinsonRN @EllenRichter @rnchat @ocdgirl2000 Have a great night everyone! #rnchat 7/9/2010 22:14 EllenRichter: @ScottGodes Out of curiousity, what would cyberinsurance protect against during switch from paper to electronic medical records? #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:14 EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 GF, I think you have been ready for that role for as long as I know you. That job has your name written on it! It does! #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:15 ScottGodes: @EllenRichter Policies should be written to cover a data breach. Think about how much data can be held electronically on a drive. #RNChat 7/9/2010 22:20 rnchat: @EllenRichter Thank you for coming! Great time! #rnchat
- 9. 7/9/2010 22:21 ScottGodes: @EllenRichter A tiny 8GB flash drive reportedly can hold 3809 photos. http://www.flashbay.com/usb_drive_data_capacity.html #RNChat 7/9/2010 22:22 EllenRichter: @ScottGodes OMG I imagine policies re: data storage & breaches go hand in hand w/ transition to EMR, no? Are hosps that carefree? #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:24 EllenRichter: @ScottGodes Once the whole nation ends up using EMRs fully, imagine how a computer glitch could ultimately cripple the system? #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:27 ScottGodes: @EllenRichter I hope that they are on top of it. Or know good coverage lawyers! #RNChat 7/9/2010 22:28 EllenRichter: @ScottGodes Is that your area of law? Do you work with cyberpolicies? I'll bet this is a good time to specialize in that area :) #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:29 EllenRichter: @ocdgirl2000 It could be time for the next person to wear the "schmuck crown" in the kingdom. Maybe you are ready to step down! ;) #RNchat 7/9/2010 22:31 EllenRichter: OK, my poor dogs are literally crying at the door!! I came home & went RIGHT to #RNchat! I can use a nice walk too! Just to decompress! :) 7/9/2010 22:38 onlinenursing: @EllenRichter Darn - I missed #RNChat ! Good thing I will be able to read the transcript. 7/9/2010 23:32