RN_rescue_ninja

RN_rescue_ninja specializes in ER.

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1. Healthcare for All: How Obamacare Impacts Nursing

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   If you get insurance through the healthcare marketplace, you get credits/refunds from te government to ensure your premium payments aren't more than 1% of your income; meanwhile, if you're paying your premiums through insurance at work, there's no re...

2. Healthcare for All: How Obamacare Impacts Nursing

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   I'm an ER nurse. I haven't noticed any increase in patients who are insured. The ACA has made it easier for those really seeking/wanting health insurance to obtain it, Good for those who have lost thei insurance, etc. But nothing has changed for thos...

3. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to plinytheRN's topic in Safety

   im in also an ER nurse. I believe that for stable, non-critical patients, the no phone-report thing is okay so long as the receiving nurse knows that there is a pt coming, and the ER nurse is going to be transporting / with the pt to the floor where...

4. A question of ethics

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to Kris0215's topic in Relations

   I wouldn't take home anything that had a pt's name on it, and I wouldn't mention the pt's name as a reference to anyone or for any reason, either. Not going to take a chance violating HIIPA that way...

5. Why nurses eat their young?

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to yayita's topic in Relations

   Insecurity.

6. Nurses don't do anything

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in Relations

   True. I've caught maaaaany mistakes by docs that would surely kill patients if I had carried out the orders and not used my brain to think it through.

7. Nurses don't do anything

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in Relations

   I was a nurse aide for 3 years before finishing nursing school. I still work for the same hospital. I'm pretty observant. I feel like the NA's attitudes about nurses largely depends on the culture of the unit. For the day shift group, which is what I...

8. My PT called 911

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

   There was a pt in med/surg who was confused, had a very distended belly, felt awfully bloated (ended up as a complete SBO) and called 911, screaming "It's gonna blow!!" (referring to his abdomen) and that was at first treated as a bomb threat, until ...

9. Most Stressful Day

   RN_rescue_ninja replied to TSgtRodrigues's topic in Emergency

   Maybe this was their [dysfunctional] way of grieving?

10. Ebola... What'cha Gonna Do When It Comes to You

    RN_rescue_ninja replied to Music in My Heart's topic in COVID

    continue strict hand washing techniques...good and often. Promoting this to parents, children, elderly, etc. I'm always irked by the elderly people who's idea of washing their hands is running water over them for a few seconds, turning off the faucet...

11. Lining and labs/ hemolyzed specimens

    RN_rescue_ninja replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Yes! All this is definitely true. One thing I have noticed (when I have time to stop and think about these things long enough ) is that when the catheter flushes,but does not draw back, it is because the catheter is not an optimal size (i.e. too big)...

12. Lining and labs/ hemolyzed specimens

    RN_rescue_ninja replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    This is ridiculous. it is counterproductive, a waste of time, causing unneeded pain for the pt to name a few. Wouldn't the logical first step to resolve this issue be to have an in-service for the nurses/techs (if applicable) on how to prevent hemoly...

13. The imposition of chemical restraints...

    RN_rescue_ninja replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric

    Talk to the MD who actually ordered this medication. Does he/she have a belief that this patient's episodes are related to pain? Could be the reason for the Norco order. Also, talk with the MD about your observations that pt symptoms/QOL improve with...

14. The imposition of chemical restraints...

    RN_rescue_ninja replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric

    There still has to be an MD order.

15. Pearson Vue: Bullies?

    RN_rescue_ninja replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    FYI...most states do pretty much the whole shebang electronically; this is a huge benefit to new grads who are anxious to get instant results. In FL, for example, who recently went completely electronic, my pass/fail status was available on the BON w...