NayRN

NayRN has 4 years experience and specializes in med/surg.

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1. Meds & jail

   NayRN replied to both sides's topic in Addictions

   This is an interesting topic-and one I am considering for a masters thesis. I think it could be a really awful thing if meds such as benzos or narcs aren't provided and prisoners go into withdrawals in jail, among other ethical issues. Anyone else ha...

2. Current and former sacred cows in nursing

   NayRN replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

   I think complete bed rest for a DVT was going down the tubes when I was on the floor, too. I dunno. Kinda miss floor nursing sometimes. Sort of. Been away for 1.5 years now.

3. MSN-CM or MBA?

   NayRN replied to fostercatmom's topic in Case Management

   As far as the career path you should be on, I can't help you there. But if it makes you feel better, I am in Loyola's MJ in health law program and it is $1220 an hour. So feel happy about the $800! I about fell over when I saw the tuition!

4. Medication Storage/tracking

   NayRN replied to HeadingWest's topic in Disabilities

   In a lockbox in a locked cabinet or locked room would solve your double locking problem. As far as regs for med disposal and tracking go, I'd check your state regs. for what they want.

5. 10 states with 30M uninsured hold key to ACA success

   NayRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Yeah, I don't qualify for Obamacare subsidies-income is too low. I live in a state that didn't expand medicaid. But the good news is I am also exempt from it and from the penalty. Yay.

6. C. Diff in the hallways!

   NayRN replied to dubspot's topic in Safety

   the hospital i used to work at used to bug me with this as well. we had c diff and mrsa patients going out to smoke. the thing is that you can educate until you turn purple, but a patient can claim that they were falsely imprisoned if you won't let t...

7. manager refusing comp time, and other issues

   NayRN replied to Dean7's topic in Relations

   Interesting pay situation-I suggest you go to your union, since you have that option. So many of us don't. They are also the ones who negotiated the pay. I worked med-surg/tele on a 40 bed unit for 4 years. Our patient ratio was 6 or 7:1, sometimes w...

8. ASA without "SAIDS"?

   NayRN posted a topic in Safety

   So, I was sitting at the pharmacy yesterday waiting for my scrip to be filled, and a lady came up to ask a question. Lady: "My husband is supposed to take a baby aspirin every day, but all the ones I have found have saids in them. Do you have any wit...

9. Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

   NayRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Relations

   My issue would be that a nurse is probably acting outside their scope of practice if they are giving medical advice to patients.

10. Would you consider a company car a HIPAA violation

    NayRN replied to HHN2472's topic in Home Health

    When I did my home health rotation the nurse I rounded with didn't even wear scrubs for safety reasons. In some of the neighborhoods he visited home health personnel wearing scrubs had been robbed at gunpoint by people looking for drugs. Logo on the ...

11. Can nurses collect unemployment?

    NayRN replied to dsanto3's topic in General Nursing

    Generally speaking, unemployment benefits are only available to those who were fired without cause. Like in a layoff or downsizing situation. If you were fired with cause, your employer can dispute your unemployment claim. File and see what happens.

12. Ever have a patient complain about you?

    NayRN replied to love lilacs's topic in Relations

    I have been fired twice. The first time I had a complaint, it was a patient who was extremely unhappy about her clear liquid diet (so unhappy, in fact, that she threw her jello, in the dish, at my nurse manager when said manager heard her yelling fro...

13. who has left nursing ?

    NayRN replied to sabatical's topic in Retired

    Oh, not if you saw my Sallie Mae account you wouldn't! But thanks :)

14. My school is saying I owe 1750!

    NayRN replied to futureRN_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have a BS in business as well, so that was enough to get me into my grad program. It is not nursing specific. And yeah, to other comments: This was a pretty normal refund for me-I have received this much back for previous semesters, so I didn't thi...

15. who has left nursing ?

    NayRN replied to sabatical's topic in Retired

    I let nursing in October of 2012 after 4 years working med-surg. I was becoming burnt out and I tried to get another job, but after 5 interviews and a year and a half of putting in applications and still nothing, I lost my confidence and decided I ne...