TBlase

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1. Your EMR, really safe? Don't bet on it.

   TBlase posted a topic in HIPAA

   Six medical employees were fired for unauthorized access to medical records at Mt. Sinai. Amazing even today that people don't realize their every keystroke at work (and becoming more so in your private home) can be traced. Not only did they all get...

2. RNs vs LPNs

   TBlase replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors

   I've worked in quite a few 5 star places that I wouldn't allow a dog to be admitted into. I've worked in even more places that were 2 stars, that were in reality much better than a lot of five star places. I think the average person takes the 'star' ...

3. Do not rehire

   TBlase replied to babyrn1996's topic in Career Support

   Even if you are (yes, I know she died, I'm speaking hypothetically) Mother Theresa and leave with a 5 year notice, and wash the feet of your boss using your hair? You can still be made a 'never rehire'. This is all nonsense. What will happen will hap...

4. R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

   TBlase replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   The hostility towards CNAs in this post would be shocking, if it weren't so typical in real life. There are two types of nurses in LTC. The first, the holier than thou, I'm the nurse and you're my minion, has never worked a day as an aide, never ans...

5. High Cost Medications

   TBlase replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors

   Constantly cutting staff pay, raising benefit costs, monitoring every staff hour on the clock and constant meeting to discuss those hours with the staff at every opportunity, constantly trying to scale back food costs, always trying to dream up ways ...

6. Tattoos/Piercings in the workplace?

   TBlase replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Professionalism

   Here's the definition: Hate | Define Hate at Dictionary.com In my opinion, 'dirty' and 'ugly' fall right inline with it.

7. Extremely Overweight Nurses

   TBlase replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Career Support

   "Iko Iko", by Cyndi Lauper, is a great interpretation of the hypocrisy in America, that is also reflected in this forum. I can smoke dope because I have cancer, but you smoke dope because you're a drug addict, but I'm slim because it's OK to take die...

8. wow! the laziness!

   TBlase replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric

   Wow. Finally someone not ragging the ''lazy aides". A Buddhist, or are you just clear headed and thoughtful? I get ill when I see all this aide bashing. My experience lends itself more to lazy nurses, more than lazy aides, by 'far'. Thanks for the ch...

9. wow! the laziness!

   TBlase replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric

   Operative words are: attempteD, leaD, and workeD. Since you led nobody anywhere, how did achieve your goals of 'MAKING people do the right things'? This post is confusing. You are no longer there, so we have to consider the relevance of your wisdom. ...

10. Coumadin

    TBlase replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Med-Surg

    Based on the scale and directives ordered along with the Coumadin dose, to prevent constant phone calls to and fro: "For INR from 1.00-2.00 give ___ MG of Coumadin","For INR 2.01-3.5give ___ MG of Coumadin", and so forth. Or, "Hold Coumadin for INR ...

11. Expiration date on RN license

    TBlase replied to gikg's topic in General Nursing

    Because your BON doesn't like you, maybe.

12. New Nurse Pain Med Question

    TBlase replied to ricksy's topic in Geriatric

    Tell just one of your 20, or 30 LTC patients on chronic pain meds that you can't give them their drug based on your VS assessments. Just one. Then get back with me, after you are discharged from the hospital with groin injuries.

13. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

    TBlase replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Despite all of the above comments to the contrary: ignore them, all. Everywhere you may go to work, everyone knows how much everyone else makes. From the bottom to the top. It's just a game people play: 'none of your business', and etc. Most places e...

14. Pronouncing patients death

    TBlase replied to ambrosial's topic in Hospice

    Better to be safe than sorry. I'm sure you don't want supoenaed as the nurse (with 5000 posts!) that decided a patient was dead, yet then he started moving at the morgue? I'm just saying- if there's ever a time to follow protocol to the strictest let...

15. Pronouncing patients death

    TBlase replied to ambrosial's topic in Hospice

    An LVN cannot 'pronounce' death. In most states an RN cannot 'pronounce' death, and in those that they can, most require verification by another qualified, licensed person- it's a big deal, really, regardless of how many people die on you routinely. ...