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"What's CYA? " I think it probably stands for "Cover your assparagus" :). Ah, yes, the OP's post reminded me of my year as a school nurse. I was shared between a middle and high school, in an...

It is always helpful to get CEU's in your specialty, either past or present. I would encourage you to check the Texas BON site to see what they say. I often "stretch" outside my comfort zone & get...

So glad, OP, that your tinnitus is manageable. I've had tinnitus myself for almost 4 years....allergies, stress, neck strain all contribute to mine. Thankfully, I can still hear heart sounds/lung...

Violation of HIPAA is violation, no matter who the culprit is. Report to the privacy office and let them handle it. As to the manager losing her/his job...if that should happen, it was his/her...

I wouldn't tell her, personally. There really isn't any reason for her to know at this point. I wish you the best!

One thing we miss out on is the privilege of praying for someone when asked regardless of their faith, when we refuse because their faith is not of our own. I remember one time a Muslim friend...

Wow. Just wow......I'm thinking more and more that I don't ever want to leave a loved one alone in a hospital/longterm care facility/fill in the blank location...... I KNOW there are still good,...

While I do not support the father in this case, I can certainly understand why the nurse was reassigned. Safety for her sake, decrease in risk of false accusations by the father, safety for the rest...

OP--you mentioned a nurse told you that she said "no" when asked if she had other records? If the answer should have been "yes", lying on the stand or during a deposition can get one into tons of...

Leslie said it well. I can stop cringing now.....

I access my own records via a website my pcp and the hospital she is affiliated with has for such a thing. I did have to fill out a "permission" form, so to speak, but I can easily type in the web...

What a rude response by that nurse! But, kudos to you for your response in asking for more! Don't worry at all about your experience. I remember having to leave the OR as a student once during an...

Ah, yes....reminds me of the time I called in because I had fever, chills, a bad cough, difficulty breathing, etc. I went to the doctor and was told I needed to stay home as I had a very bad case of...

That is frustrating, OP...... However, really, unless you copyright documents, it is pretty much open to anyone to claim as their own. You won't know the answers to your questions if you don't ask...

Oops....should have read the date stamp on this one......brain tired.....

Oh my word!!! Sounds like someone has too much time on their hands....if that is the case, methinks perhaps they should return to the bedside.......

"If it isn't charted, it wasn't done" is sage advice. I review charts for malpractice cases. One of my hardest things is reading a chart, and seeing that important things were not charted. I cannot...

It is possible for you to hold licenses in more than one states. Compact states, for instance, allow you to hold a license in one state, and practice in another,with approval from the board of...

No answers to your questions. But, congratulations on your sobriety. Best wishes to you for continue sobriety a healthy future!

Congrats! As to ideas? Hmmm.....if you haven't , visit the JC site & see what they state about stroke patients/education/prevetion/etc. And, what do the other nurses who care for stroke patients...

Thank you.

Nursing is often NOT straight forward, so questions on exams should not be either. Critical thinking is crucial in nursing, and that should also be reflected in your exams. Memorization reaches a...

What does your pharmacy say? Or, is there an order to substitute? Never substitute one drug for another unless a)there is a sub order for it; or b) approval from doc/pharmacy

BostonTerrierLoverRN--thank you so much for sharing your story. Congratulations on your years of sobriety! May you have many, many more. You give hope to others, and that's what nursing is (or...

Ah, yes....been there, done that, won't ever, ever again.... the nerve of some people. Sounds to me that NM just didn't want to have patients that day.....