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Posted on December 5 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
tengstrom et al:
There was NOTHING libelous or slanderous in my posts.
I did however write this with regards to the AP who inserted her finger into the rectum of one the patient's;
“It is obvious that their intent was PREVERSION, and NOT PREVENTION of a fecal impaction."
Making reference to the CNA undertaking medical/nursing procedure that exceed the scope of practice for a CNA I said this:
"Better yet, the licensed personnel should have been doing this medical/nursing procedure.
I assumed that it was understood that an RN or LPN is LICENSED and a CNA is CERTIFIED.
THE MANAGING EDITOR EMAILED ME WITH:
"You keep trying to post that they were not licensed. The stories said they were CNAs. That is their license. That's why you keep getting deleted."
THE ABOVE STATEMENTS IS WHY THE POSTS I CONTRIBUTED WERE DELETED.
FYI, there is a HUGE difference in being licensed and certified.
Certification does not refer to the state of legally being able to practice or work in a profession.
That is licensure
Licensure is administered by a governmental entity for public protection purposes and certification by a professional association.
Registered Nurses (RN) are LISCENSED.
RN with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing are graduates of a 4-year program.
Candidates must then sit for a NATIONAL EXAM (State Boards) .
They must PASS this exam in order to become LISCENSED.
Licensed - Permission, accorded by a competent authority, granting the right to perform some act or acts that without such authorization would be contrary to law.
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) are certified.
They must be trained (by law) for a minimum 75 HOURS, and include 16 hours of supervised clinical training. Usual program is a 6-to-12 week CNA certificate program
Federal nurse aide training regulations are mandated in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987).
The individuals at the center of this story are CERTIFIED not LISCENSED.
When posting comments be sure of your semantics and use nomenclature correctly
Posted on December 5 at 2:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
With a little more thought I stand by all comments I made.
Those comments were removed because of a matter of semantics.
The word in questions is "license"
I was accused of calling the APs unlicensed.
There is a HUGE difference in being licensed and certified.
Certification does not refer to the state of legally being able to practice or work in a profession.
That is licensure.
Liscensure is administered by a governmental entity for public protection purposes and certification by a professional association.
Some people can't see the forest through the trees.
Posted on December 5 at 1:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
here's why I was deleted.
I got this in an email from the editor, Tim Engstrom.
"You keep trying to post that they were not licensed. The stories said they were CNAs. That is their license. That's why you keep getting deleted."
OK I retract all statements made that may include the word UNLISCENSED
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Posted on December 5 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Remember this all good people of Albert Lea:
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
- Albert Einstein
Aloha from Hawaii
Posted on December 4 at 9:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/d...
“Not all of the charges are as they appear. Much of this has been distorted by the news media. My daughter was doing nothing more than performing the duties of her job.”
Has the MN Department of Health "DISTORTED" their investigative report???
Uuuuggggh!
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Posted on December 5 at 6:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ms. Burrows,
I think you see through the veil of issues, excuses and accusations quite clearly.
Well done on all accounts.
Katie
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