mmccool719

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1. Audio Recording in the Workplace

   mmccool719 replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, "off kilter" is an understand. The pay is excellent and I love my case and co-workers - which makes it hard because I feel literally sick knowing what I know and not being able to do anything about it unless I want to get fired.

2. Audio Recording in the Workplace

   mmccool719 replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

   It’s not agency. I’m directly hired by the family. Some Nurses were suspicious and unplugging the “WiFi extender”. The doctor who installed and monitors actually came in and duct taped the plug to the wall and made a label saying “do not unplug” and ...

3. Audio Recording in the Workplace

   mmccool719 replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

   When you say ONE party consent......would that means one of the two parties whose conversation is being recorded would have to consent? That’s how I interpreted it. None of us consent to this.

4. Audio Recording in the Workplace

   mmccool719 replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for justifying what I was feeling. Part of me was like.....“just suck it up. If you’re doing your job, you shouldn’t worry”. Which is true but from what I understand in Ohio, the person being recorded needs to consent or signs must be posted t...

5. Audio Recording in the Workplace

   mmccool719 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi. If there is a better board to post this to, let me know. I do private duty in a private home for a man in a vegetative state. I’ve always known there are cameras throughout the home. They’ve recently added WiFi booster boxes which not only enhanc...

6. Sand bed-turn or not?

   mmccool719 replied to mmccool719's topic in Wound

   Good question. It’s a very unusual and sad situation in a private house. Stage 7 Alzheimer’s, which is pretty much vegetative. Pt splits time between hospital bed, recliner and sand bed per the family wishes. The wound nurse who visits says we should...

7. Sand bed-turn or not?

   mmccool719 posted a topic in Wound

   Home health nurse caring for elderly man with stage 2 and 3 ulcers on buttock and sacrum. He is in a Clinitron sand bed for about 4-5 hours per day. Is it necessary to do every 2 hour turns? Getting mixed answers from co-workers. Any trusted website...

8. Morally Conflicted

   mmccool719 replied to mmccool719's topic in Home Health

   Yes. Family member is POA.

9. Morally Conflicted

   mmccool719 posted a topic in Home Health

   I recently started a private duty job for an affluent 91 year old total care, advanced dementia, stage 3 bedsore from hospital stay, persistent pneumonia, non responsive, non ambulatory, vegetative, pitting edema all over. Now receiving NT suctioning...

10. CHPN EXAM

    mmccool719 replied to HSPCRN's topic in Hospice

    I just passed using an iPhone app for $6.99. It is called CPHN Exam Prep. TONS of questions.

11. Palliative care nursing (not hospice)

    mmccool719 replied to mrnightinggale's topic in Hospice

    I got lucky enough to get hired as a palliative care RN in an ambulatory outpatient setting. I like it because we are treating patients who are still hoping for a cure from cancer. Sometimes, they "graduate" and sometimes we gently guide them towar...

12. would you take a job with a mean doctor?

    mmccool719 posted a topic in Relations

    I am in the process of interviewing for a RN position in an ambulatory setting, two days a week. As I weigh out the pros and cons of the position, the biggest CON is the physician I would be working along side of. She is excellent at what she does ...

13. Do you feel safe at work?

    mmccool719 replied to Nurse4babies's topic in General Nursing

    I recently started working at an inner city hospital that happens to also be very gang ridden. They recently opened a trauma center and I happen to work there very regularly. This morning, someone stood outside and shot a bullet towards our windows...

14. New to med surg

    mmccool719 replied to JenParrish's topic in Med-Surg

    I am in Ohio. I just don't get it.....why nurses have to be like that. In the last 2 staff huddles I've listened in on.....it's all lectures about being kind/supportive to each other....like school children! Really? These are grown adults here! As...

15. New to med surg

    mmccool719 replied to JenParrish's topic in Med-Surg

    This sounds a lot like where I work. What state are you in? I got 2 days of orientation to a HUGE hospital where I float among at least 15 nursing units from oncology to cardiac to trauma. Crazy! I was also totally new to the state so the culture ...