Nurse v. Nurses Associations

I recently ran across a post at RN Central about a distressed nurse in Arizona, Amanda Trujillo.  According to the article, Amanda was essentially fired for trying to make sure her patient was aware of all the risks associated with a surgery recommended by the doctor. Amanda apparently reached out to several nursing associations she belonged to for help, but was told to find someone who could assist her in her professional practice.  The author of the article chides "That’s what I thought she did when Trujillo kept contacting them."

In 17 years of nursing, I have seen (and been in) a number of similar conflicts with doctors' recommendations.  I would hope my local nursing association would support me if I had not done anything unethical or otherwise outside nursing guidelines.  I hope everything turns out alright for Amanda.

Travel Nurse Aim Heads to the Rockies

After months of trying to decide which travel nursing assignment I would take, we have decided a trip to the Rocky Mountains is in order.  I am currently negotiating with a travel nursing agency to move my family to Park City, Utah for the summer.  I know most people go to Utah for the skiing, but we just like the weather and the hiking out there during the summer.

The Rockies won out over the Appalachians, Northern California, New York and even Hawaii.  We have family members in Utah which influenced all of the kids' votes.  If it were just me voting we would be heading to Hawaii.  More to come as our move draws nigh.

Also, my oldest son is a freshman in high school and is a cross country runner.  His fastest 5k is 17:01 for those of you who know what that means.  We have been told that training in a higher altitude is good for runners, so my son is really excited.  We'll see.

The following pictures were taken at the Footlocker South Regional Cross-Country Meet in Charlotte, North Carolina.