Silver_Rik

Silver_Rik ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Operating Room vs. Med Surg Decision Tool

    Silver_Rik posted a topic in Operating Room

    This may be useful to someone thinking about switching to the OR from med surg (or other floor nursing position), or a new grad deciding between a first job on the floor vs a Periop internship....

  2. On call pay, called in rate, etc

    Silver_Rik replied to CHIRN08's topic in Operating Room

    Central Kentucky On call pay $7.50 / hour. Call back is at 1.5X base pay plus shift differential, 2 hour minimum It's nice to pick up the extra money but it's not enough that many...

  3. How can I ensure a job with good preceptors? Quit Job Due To Hostile Preceptors

    Silver_Rik replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It may help to confront the difficult preceptor directly. Of course be diplomatic and don’t do anything that can be seen as retaliatory against them for doing their job. During orientation in...

  4. To my OR nurses

    Silver_Rik replied to ktc18's topic in Operating Room

    You said you recently switched to OR. Where are your preceptors and what are they doing to support you? Even as an experienced nurse in another department, you should be getting at least a 6 month...

  5. Nurses Can Be Sued for Following Doctor’s Orders, NC Court Rules

    Silver_Rik replied to chare's topic in Nursing News

    I’m not a lawyer, but I don’t think that’s an issue for a jury to decide. The judge or appellate court would make the determination of whether it applies to a non advanced practice nurse. I...

  6. University of Miami vs Bellarmine Univeristy ABSN

    Silver_Rik replied to RNsoon15's topic in Nursing Career

    Not a red flag at all, just boilerplate cover your azz language: Bellarmine University cannot confirm whether its courses or programs meet requirements for professional licensure in states other than...

  7. OR to Cath Lab

    Silver_Rik posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    How difficult would it be for an OR circulator (2 years experience) to transfer to Cath Lab? How much orientation would they need to be able to work as a Cath lab nurse? I’ve only visited...

  8. It's not a legally binding contract? Bill Rates Dropping Fast!

    Silver_Rik replied to Travel_RN_0714's topic in Travel

    True

  9. It's not a legally binding contract? Bill Rates Dropping Fast!

    Silver_Rik replied to Travel_RN_0714's topic in Travel

    Not a lawyer, but my brother and my dad went to law school and I know that the basic elements of a contract are offer, acceptance, and consideration and just because they say it’s not a legally...

  10. The Supreme Court has overruled Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision establishing the right to abortion.

    Silver_Rik replied to Julie's topic in Nursing News

    That’s not in the Bill of Rights, it’s from the declaration of Independence. Since abortion before 16-20 weeks wasn’t prosecuted in colonial America, the first state to pass an abortion law was...

  11. Texas Abortion Law

    Silver_Rik replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Again, just because TX passed a law that says you can sue for this doesn’t mean they can violate the privacy of patient medical records to find people to sue. or I should say they can...

  12. Texas Abortion Law

    Silver_Rik replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Fair enough, they are a stretch but it doesn’t mean the law authorizes snooping in your medical records. Has anyone actually brought a lawsuit yet under this law, what was their relationship to the...

  13. Texas Abortion Law

    Silver_Rik replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Does the TX law create an exception to the hearsay rule? If it was a criminal prosecution I would agree with you that the prosecution could subpoena the medical records. HIPAA allows that. But this...

  14. Texas Abortion Law

    Silver_Rik replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That’s not a necessary condition. You can volunteer the information. Example: you tell the man who impregnated you. He gets mad because he didn’t want the pregnancy terminated and sues under the...

  15. Texas Abortion Law

    Silver_Rik replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If someone subject to HIPAA accesses your medical records without your permission to find out you had an abortion so they can sue under Texas law they don’t have immunity to liability under federal...

  16. Texas Abortion Law

    Silver_Rik replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just because TX law says a private citizen can sue another for having / performing an abortion does not mean they can violate HIPAA and just snoop in your medical records to find out who had an...

  17. Texas Abortion Law

    Silver_Rik replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You made the assertion that the Dobbs decision eliminated medical privacy. It’s not my job to prove that SCOTUS didn’t overturn HIPAA. You’re asking me to prove a negative. But I’ll...

  18. Nurse Arrested For DUI, Sober But Exhausted After 12 hr COVID Shift

    Silver_Rik replied to Julie's topic in Nursing News

    I personally hate the Dobbs ruling; but your analysis is incorrect. Her health diagnosis privacy is protected by federal law- HIPAA - the SCOTUS decision did nothing to change

  19. The Healthcare Hero Paradox and the Alleged Nursing Shortage

    Silver_Rik replied to AM408's topic in General Nursing

    The legislature in my state is proposing to go down this road to “solve” the problem. Remove capacity limits for nursing programs and lower the standards for nursing school instructors. Now you...

  20. On Call Pay Rate

    Silver_Rik replied to Steph T's topic in Operating Room

    Kentucky. $7.50/hour on call pay. 1.5X time plus $3.50 shift differential, 2 hour minimum. If you live more than 30 minutes from the hospital they reimburse cost of a hotel room when on call (until...

  21. Starting A Career In My 50's: CNA or LPN?

    Silver_Rik replied to blueang's topic in Nursing Career

    CNA until you start your LPN program and consider continuing to work as a CNA part time or PRN while you’re in nursing school. After you become an LPN you might look at bridging to RN I started...

  22. Reasons nurses get fired

    Silver_Rik replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Yes places will fire you for this but if you can prove it was due to this it’s actually one of the few reasons that isn’t legal for them to do as long as you weren’t organizing on company time....

  23. Time Out Policy

    Silver_Rik posted a topic in Operating Room

    We are getting audited pretty heavily on conducting proper timeouts. One point of emphasis is doing a new timeout before any new procedure. For example in urology if we are doing a cysto with stent...

  24. Time Out Policy

    Silver_Rik replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Operating Room

    This makes sense, if there are any changes in personnel or position, and even without planned changes it could catch errors or unintended changes. wrong site / side surgery is super scary and our...

  25. Stanford

    Silver_Rik replied to dpop89's topic in Operating Room

    Did you learn to scrub on the job or attend a surgical tech program? How long have you worked in the OR? Do you see a trend away from circulators knowing / being taught to