Overland1 RN

Overland1 has 22 years experience as a RN.

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   Lost A Great RN This Week

   Overland1 replied to Overland1's topic in Nursing News

   There seem to be a lot of house (and other structure) fires in this area (central NY) lately... not sure why, as there have been recent years in which the number of such fires had diminished
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   Lost A Great RN This Week

   Overland1 posted a topic in Nursing News

   RN Died in House Fire Sondra had been a RN since long before I met her. She worked the ER for most of her career and then Radiology, as well as per diem at a local internal medicine practice. Working...
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   Is this hurting my resume?

   Overland1 replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

   "Retail" = Customer Service
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   House Supervisor Test Question

   Overland1 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   Two questions immediately come to mind: 1.) Who writes these "tests"? 2.) Who pays money to the person who writes these
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   'My Patient died' Facebook post

   Overland1 replied to miladaniels's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Exactly. There is a lot ("alot", for those in Rio Linda) of stuff that folks post on social media that really need not be posted. During the limited time I spend on Faecesbook, I often see stuff about...
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   Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

   Overland1 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

   They usually come in by ambulance for two reasons: 1.) It's "free" 2.) So (they) "get seen quicker" One of the funnier episodes I recall from my ER shifts was the young couple who came in; the female...
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   Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

   Overland1 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

   I still recall a patient who frequently was in my ER many years ago; she complained of various things and "knew the lyrics" because she had been a Paramedic in another city several years before. One...
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   My coworker was high and got away with it

   Overland1 replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

   "Jon" may well have been yanking your and others' chain (so to speak)... for what reason he would do so is anybody's guess and is likely immaterial. But the "hospital gossip" (what... there's gossip...
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   Allnurses needs nurses

   Overland1 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Like many forums on the Intertoobz, there will always be the "noobs" and "pre-noobs" (aka, just looking into it) who will register, log in, and ask a lot of questions. What they see on the forums will...
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    Fox News says patients waiting to see a doctor will have to "settle for a nurse instead"

    Overland1 replied to FrancineRNfrannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What the heck... I'll jump in here...Faux Noise.
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    Fox News says patients waiting to see a doctor will have to "settle for a nurse instead"

    Overland1 replied to FrancineRNfrannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But that's OK because it is only fashionable to criticize Fox News. How about coming to grips with why much of the media follows that line and (generally) looks upon nurses as being beneath...
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    One thing i dont understand(at the nurses' station)

    Overland1 replied to BellaCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Like that which is displayed in the "Terms of Service" here about posting in English. :) The problem with common courtesy (much like common sense) is that is it is not common anymore. I have come...
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    Obese Nurses

    Overland1 replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Eating bacon is an even better hobby. :) Sent from my GT-N5110 using
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    This is not why I became a nurse

    Overland1 replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Being a "zipper flipper" is probably better than being a "stretcher fetcher". Seriously, sometimes we need a break from the routine, and what you did was probably more appreciated by the
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    Too Old to Enter Critical Care Nursing?

    Overland1 replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in Critical Care

    Good for you and her... age is just a number, but I plan to retire at 64 or 65, so the MS degree is not in my plans. I work with a woman in her 50's and is a NP, now working on her PhD... I guess she...