I TELL HIM THAT ALL THE TIME! ThankQ, citizen.
— “Diagnosis is beyond the scope of practice for an RN....”
And sometimes beyond the scope of a physicians as well. Second opinions and consults and more are things you know about, one is sure. Misdiagnoses as well, from an industry which one finds:
“Medical errors are a serious public health problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. It is challenging to uncover a consistent cause of errors and, even if found, to provide a consistent viable solution that minimizes the chances of a recurrent event. By recognizing untoward events occur, learning from them, and working toward preventing them, patient safety can be improved.”
Maybe your just pulling some one’s leg for the fun of it?
Ever heard the old joke about God? Sometimes He likes playing doctor.
Actually I believe you are referring to work based off or directly from two very good texts written in the early 2000s
One is called “to Err is human” and the other “crossing the quality chasm”. When dealing with the issue at hand I agree with what the IOM has written. And there has been extensive discussion about improving safety through CRM (a theory from airline industry) on improving the quality of medicine.
And while it is a nice thought it does not change the fact that in this case based on what this RN wrote and the tone in which it was written He is not a whistleblower, he is attempting to make a diagnosis which on its face is quite shallow (hence my statement post hoc ergo propter hoc). He is entitled to his opinion. He is not entitled to call it fact. For it is not.
I TELL HIM THAT ALL THE TIME! ThankQ, citizen.