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I enjoyed reading your post about therapeutic ridi...

2010-11-17T01:09:34.363-05:00

I enjoyed reading your post about therapeutic riding...it truly is an amazing approach that involves so many different types of therapy- physical, emotional, psychological and they are all wrapped around spending time out doors, being around amazingly soft, kind, sweet creatures that typically respond well to the human touch!

What a fantastic story. Similarly, when my first ...

2010-04-05T14:18:56.874-04:00

What a fantastic story. Similarly, when my first son was born about 8 years ago, I was not pushing & yelling & apparently trying NOT to birth my him, and the midwife asked, "what is it that you are afraid of?" and I think I screamed, "I'm afraid I'm going to split in half!" and she said, "oh, honey. Your pelvis is stronger than that!" and he was born 2 contractions later.

I just withdrew from nursing school in my 2nd out of 4 semesters. I'm not sure that nursing is right for me - I figure if it is, I can go back later for a 2nd degree/MSN program or something. I'm looking forward to reading more of your blog - thanks for your writing!

This is a great post and thanks for the link to Ka...

2010-03-15T09:55:36.156-04:00

This is a great post and thanks for the link to Kairol's site. We posted today about the patient's contributions to quality... great minds.

Excellent post and very good site! I am also a RN...

2010-03-01T14:48:55.463-05:00

Excellent post and very good site! I am also a RN, MBA from Iowa and look for sites that I admire - I would be interested in exchanging links if you allow that. Stephanie

2010-03-01T10:48:25.131-05:00

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thanks for a great, thoughtful post on this topic,...

2010-02-02T09:49:27.020-05:00

thanks for a great, thoughtful post on this topic, barbara. i, too, was left scratching my head at the poorly chosen headline "sometimes sorry is not enough". disclosure advocates are not saying, "the apology is all we care about." disclosure is the first step in making a safer health care system for us all. and a safer health care system is also one that doesn't spend inordinate amounts of time and energy pointing the finger of blame on individuals working in faulty systems.

@susanlindsey we'd like to hope that those wit...

2010-02-01T11:12:12.027-05:00

@susanlindsey we'd like to hope that those with a calling to be a healthcare provider have high ethical standards. my experience is that most of us hold ourselves accountable. unfortunately, punitive cultures may be a deterrent to practice and variance reporting. it's only by well defined processes that clearly outline the consequences that we can practice not with the hope of impunity but with the assurance of positive change and continued recruitment of the highest quality providers.

Thanks Barb for continuing to make this insane cul...

2010-01-31T22:57:41.223-05:00

Thanks Barb for continuing to make this insane culture of perfection (and it's consequences) known.

Half a year later, things in my residency program are different in some ways. I've made some embarrassing (but not dangerous, yet!) big errors - but I knew how to handle it and those around me did too. We are still tip-toeing on eggshells around certain topics in our residency program and our first formal 'dealing with errors' session will occur in March.

Mistakes are still scary as hell, but knowing when/where they commonly occur, and teaching people how to handle them makes a great difference to patients' and health care providers' health.

Wow, great post. I was just checking out blogs abo...

2010-01-18T19:15:35.846-05:00

Wow, great post. I was just checking out blogs about patient safety and rights, and I ran across this blog, quite happily.

What do you think is the most common or somewhat common egregious lapse in patient care?

You might be interested in this article about what Oregon is doing to improve end-of-life care at http://bit.ly/4vHIpM from MDiTV.com

OUR HOSPITAL HAS BEEN USING RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS F...

2010-01-05T16:50:58.958-05:00

OUR HOSPITAL HAS BEEN USING RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS FOR 2 MAYBE 3 YEARS. WE HAVE TRIALED PATIENT/FAMILY INITIATION OF OUR TEAM, WITH VERY FEW CALLS AND YES WE THOUGHT THE CALLS WOULD BE FOR MUNDANE THINGS. AFTER I READ ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE, I WILL CERTAINLY KEEP IT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS...THANKS FOR SHOWING ME WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN OUR PATIENT'S AND FAMILIES LIVES.

Love Charlotte's Web! Thank you for including...

2009-12-16T10:25:25.349-05:00

Love Charlotte's Web!

Thank you for including me.

Thanks, Barbara, for cleverly bringing the IOM dim...

2009-12-16T01:14:19.637-05:00

Thanks, Barbara, for cleverly bringing the IOM dimensions of care to life - and of course for including "A Healthy Piece of My Mind"

Very cleverly done! Thanks for weaving my post i...

2009-12-15T17:43:20.748-05:00

Very cleverly done!

Thanks for weaving my post into your web.

Wonderful job! (And not just because I am biased--...

2009-12-15T10:31:46.852-05:00

Wonderful job! (And not just because I am biased--Charlotte's Web was one of my all-time favorites!) Thanks so much for including my post and pulling all of this together.

What a unique and wonderful way to present GR. Nic...

2009-12-15T09:57:29.555-05:00

What a unique and wonderful way to present GR. Nice!

Thanks for hosting, and for including our post.

That was really great. How cleaver

2009-12-15T09:49:26.081-05:00

That was really great. How cleaver

Great job. Love the theme!

2009-12-15T09:47:22.316-05:00

Great job. Love the theme!

Wonderfully done!

2009-12-15T07:40:49.485-05:00

Wonderfully done!

2009-12-07T10:06:14.580-05:00

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Here's wishing you a Very Happy Birthday Barb!...

2009-12-06T17:09:58.836-05:00

Here's wishing you a Very Happy Birthday Barb!

Thank you for your wonderful endorsement and for p...

2009-12-01T21:35:28.039-05:00

Thank you for your wonderful endorsement and for participating in our blog event!
-Heather Kelley at the INQRI program

It really is such a tragic case for everyone invol...

2009-11-29T09:02:43.507-05:00

It really is such a tragic case for everyone involved. As another patient safety advocates, I can't help but ponder how many supervising pharmacists will report near misses now that there is a genuine fear of reprimand/punishment?

Nice post, thanks for sharing this wonderful and ...

2009-11-20T23:07:44.051-05:00

Nice post, thanks for sharing this wonderful and usefull information with us.

Green Tea

Wow! Thanks Barbara.

2009-11-17T12:50:47.683-05:00

Wow! Thanks Barbara.

Yes, I've thought about that response, and I&#...

2009-11-13T13:03:07.126-05:00

Yes, I've thought about that response, and I'm not loving it (for reasons that are only flickering right now but will likely take the form of a post next week). BTW: My understanding is that the sanction is aimed only at the hospital in which the error occurred and that not all surgeries will be videotaped, just a random number. But check for yourself, I'm just recalling a few things from what I've skimmed.

Barb