Hoosier_RN MSN

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    Gloves Are Getting Scarce

    Hoosier_RN replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    We have stopped getting nitrile, but now get ill fitting vinyl gloves because that's what's available. We can't stop gloving up with all of the presence of blood (hemo) or need for aseptic connection...
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    Sabotaged at Work

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

    I'm wondering how they are changing your password to the EMR, did you give your password to them so that they could? Everywhere I work has some learning modules on how to avoid this for HIPAA reasons,...
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    Anyone get their Booster yet?

    Hoosier_RN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Me
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    Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    Hoosier_RN replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Semantics ? either way that it's voiced, until it stops, there will be no change. It's
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    Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    Hoosier_RN replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Until our politicians get their grubby mits out of the pockets of healthcare entities-mainly insurance and pharmaceutical companies, nothing will change. Granted, it would tank my 401k, but I wouldn't...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    Hoosier_RN replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, there are plenty of bad caregivers to go around. But I've seen state walk in, look at charting, leave and state "nothing here", at the most horrific places with caregivers who are there for...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    Hoosier_RN replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, the state nursing associations and ANA don't give a rats butt, they're in the pockets of the owners/corporations. The only time that they make a statement is to throw "the negligent nurse"...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    Hoosier_RN replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    The local hospitals in my area don't have supervisors at all hours of the day, other than house supervisors that don't take any patients due to need to circulate through facility and problem solve,...
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    Where’s the limit to accommodate a patient

    Hoosier_RN replied to Lanimisses's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with what's been said. I justwant to add to get social worker involved. This pt tracking your whereabouts is not correct in any way shape or form, and needs to be addressed from the MSW...
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    Anyone get their Booster yet?

    Hoosier_RN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Did insurance not cover it? Me and hubs both got ours for free, first round, but pharmacy says 2nd will be free as well. They are expensive. Around 200
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    I'm Done

    Hoosier_RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That is a discussion that you should be having with your cardiologist, and your dialysis patients should do the same as well, if any of you have concerns. Every doctor treats things differently,...
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    I'm Done

    Hoosier_RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have no idea, but I do know that she is masking up continuously, handwashes religiously, and keeps contact with others to a minimum. As of yet, she hasn't had so much as the sniffles since before...
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    I'm Done

    Hoosier_RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In some cases, it may actually be true. One of the patients that come the clinic that I work at has been advised by her cardiologist to not get the vaccine d/t dx and med regimen, and this is backed...
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    New Grad Programs - Do they not tell you what shift you work?

    Hoosier_RN replied to newnursewhodiis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's been years since that. NCLEX with short notification time has been going on for years. Pencil and paper stopped 20+ years ago, along with the long wait times. Up until covid, many hospitals...
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    If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

    Hoosier_RN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the guilty patients can give "the lecture", as they call it, better than any nurse in any clinic. One lady, when she calls in and we start to provide education, states "save it, I know the...
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    Do you get annoyed when people ask you about your job outside of work?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    That'll shut em up! If it doesn't, give them an application for nursing
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    How much quiet do you need?

    Hoosier_RN replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes after 8 hours, depending on how intense of a shift it was. My hubby has the TV going, cooking, etc. Me, I just crash into the chair and call it a day. My drive home is 35
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    If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

    Hoosier_RN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    #1-To the patient who continuously arrives to treatment with a 7-12kg gain, but denies excess fluid/sodium intake: yes, I bet you got that fluid in the shower via osmosis! #2-To the patient who...
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    I'm Done

    Hoosier_RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My neighbor was over a few weeks ago. She retired from the ER in 2016 (early retirement to take care of dying spouse, she's only 56), and contacted her former boss about coming back. She thought that...
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    New Grad Programs - Do they not tell you what shift you work?

    Hoosier_RN replied to newnursewhodiis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think we had more hands on at clinicals + more clinical time. Current students in my area do 1 day a week of classes and 1 day a week of clinicals-and they are back in clinical areas at least, thank...
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    ER and schedule VS hospice and schedule?

    Hoosier_RN replied to justanurse19's topic in General Nursing

    Thats why I ended up leaving hospice. It started happening more and
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    I'm Done

    Hoosier_RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The 1 retired that did come out of retirement is working at the local health dept (drumroll) administering vaccines-flu, rona, pneumo/prevnar. They don't feel like being beat to death in the hospital...
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    I'm Done

    Hoosier_RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nope, all of the retired nurses that I know say nope, not coming out of retirement. Not enough money to make it happen. Some actually view better treatment as an incentive to stay in a job, it's not...
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    I'm Done

    Hoosier_RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was getting ready to say this in regards to all my friends and relatives (nurses) who are retired and say the same thing. Not enough money to get them to even remotely think about leaving the safety...
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    Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    Hoosier_RN replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    alties Just about all specialties are profit driven if we're honest, we don't make money if we don't treat sick people. But not just anyone can get dialysis treatments, a patients labs must be...