melstei

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1. Venipuncture

   melstei posted a topic in General Nursing

   I started on a Med-Surg as a new grad about 6 weeks and cannot seem to grasp venipuncture or IV starts. I've had one successful IV start and one successful (although not a true success because the vein blew when I had just enough sample). I'm so ne...

2. Nurse Competencies

   melstei replied to Stormy_RN's topic in General Nursing

   We use HealthStream, Mosby's Skills and Mosby's Nursing Consult

3. Mandated Flu vaccine?

   melstei replied to mol42's topic in COVID

   The hospital I work for requires ALL personnel (even the Administrative staff and those that have no direct contact with patients) to get flu vaccines or face suspension and/ or termination. The only opt out is medical or religious reasons. Althoug...

4. Work for a mass immunization company?

   melstei replied to cappuccinoLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I did too.......and I'm having the same thoughts! The interview was weird. Over the phone, a series of yes and no questions then a you're hired. Same thing for you??

5. HIPAA question

   melstei replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric

   Remember that there are a whole slew of "identifiers" that are protected under HIPAA that go way beyond patient name (date of birth, diagnosis, test results, plus tons more!) If any of these are on your home computer, you can be slapped with a priva...