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    Advice on a situation

    NurseBlaq replied to Jw305's topic in Emergency

    All the advice is good. You may think the docs are hard but may learn to appreciate what they have to teach. I've had docs who were super arrogant but when I asked a question about why they did or...
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    Gloves required for ALL oral meds.

    NurseBlaq replied to Leonardos's topic in Patient Medications

    2 pairs per shift?! How high were the infections cause I bet they were ridiculous. That's just
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    Protecting Your License: Notes from a Nurse-Attorney

    NurseBlaq replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Despite what the family wanted I would have called 911 and had her transferred ASAP! She was a full code so it wasn't up to the family at that point. I would have rather lost my job than my
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    Protecting Your License: Notes from a Nurse-Attorney

    NurseBlaq replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I'm thinking. How would they know if you don't tell them? I wouldn't even tell the facility/management. They don't need to know, until there's a need to know. Hopefully, they'll never need...
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    Protecting Your License: Notes from a Nurse-Attorney

    NurseBlaq replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I never heard that one. What was the person who told you that rationale? One of my nursing instructors was an attorney and she told us to document like you're walking in court the next day. She...
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    Help me pick a surgery to observe!!

    NurseBlaq replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Students

    I saw a knee replacement during my surgery rotation and it was everything! The surgical team was awesome. They were friendly, explained things, and when I couldn't get a good view of something the...
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    Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked Tele it was
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    Right med but suspended

    NurseBlaq replied to CJ2121's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! She didn't "underperform" the scanner failed. So
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    Right med but suspended

    NurseBlaq replied to CJ2121's topic in General Nursing

    This! If it won't scan manually enter it ASAP and also enter a nursing note. I usually would enter something to the effect of "no side effects noted from ___ medication" as a backup to the manual...
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    Yet they're doing against other religions, nationalities, races, etc in the name of Christianity. People have stopped going to church because of hypocrisy in the church. The folks preaching don't live...
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't "put words in your mouth" I addressed your undermining and lack of respect for everyone else's opinion by continuously rebutting everything with Christianity. If you feel like it's words "put...
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    Good news! -Off topic-

    NurseBlaq replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Don't trust the bloodwork! I say this because I went undiagnosed for years because my blood thyroid levels were normal. One day I had a galactic meltdown on my doctor and he did a thyroid ultrasound...
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    Good news! -Off topic-

    NurseBlaq replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Have you ever tried Armour Thyroid? I was on Levothyroxin, then Synthroid, and neither worked. Endo switched me to Armour and there was a whole complete different feeling. I also had neck swelling and...
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    Blatant false documentation

    NurseBlaq replied to Elpeon75's topic in General Nursing

    Was any harm brought to the patient? Was there a major change in status and that's why the chart was audited? I'm trying to understand if this is a major issue and harm was caused to the patient. Not...
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    You keep losing people because you keep pushing religion into the conversation. You don't seem to respect other people may not be Christians and Christianity isn't the only religion that has morals...
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Annie, I completely agree except not donating. Food pantries have people verify their income before they give food or money so not donating would actually hurt the cause. Please donate, there are...
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    1.5 years?!!!! Mind getting into my messages and helping me find the holy grail of debt management? Please and thank
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    Well said! Let's also add those "Christian" values came here with their religion and murdered and enslaved Native Americans and Black people for decades. They're also used to justify all the bigotry...
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    That's not what I inferred. Also, it still starves children. You're going to starve children because their parents aren't up to par? In this environment there are parents working two and three jobs...
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    Pregnant in nursing school

    NurseBlaq replied to AMJ17's topic in General Students

    Anything that' man made can be unmade (birth control). Nevertheless, do not beat yourself up about it. People have babies all the time and still manage to reach their goals. Many of us have given you...
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    Y'all need to stop with the "put prayer back in school" rhetoric. It was never about prayer, or video games, or music, or TV, etc. It's about how a child is raised by the people in their lives....
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, you want to starve children? How did you remix gun control into child starvation? Please do not have children. That's child
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe schools should start mediation programs where children can speak to one another and air out grievances before it gets to the violent level, especially since bullying and miscommunication seem...
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    Get on the IBR (Income Based Repayment) plan and pay based on your income. You have to recertify each year. Make payments on time for 10 years and the rest should be
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    School Shootings

    NurseBlaq replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    I blame this on the "everyone gets a trophy" generation. Plus I also blame social media where everyone needs attention all the time. Facebook has created far too many narcissists. This "look at me"...