HarleyvQuinn MSN, RN, NP

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    Venomous Snake Bites: Here's What To Do

    HarleyvQuinn replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    You can't cure it, but you can generally sedate and intubate it ? Along with snakes, please don't bring spiders or any other creepy crawlies with you into the ER/Urgent Care/Office. Pictures are...
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    Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    You too? I always considered it a good day when the doors still unlocked when I used my badge at the end of a shift and I was able to leave and go home.
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    Longest Shift You've Worked

    HarleyvQuinn replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I was in as an RN and deployed as part of a CSH. Our operations were always ongoing. Between routine care/procedures, emergencies, traumas, and receiving incoming fire, we were always on call. There...
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    Longest Shift You've Worked

    HarleyvQuinn replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it all comes down to where you were and when. ?‍♀️ Also who you were with. Even in downtime, you are still in a more intense "on-call" type of situation 24/7. We never had a situation...
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    Will suspended nursing license show up on background check

    HarleyvQuinn replied to sb_peds_er_rn's topic in General Nursing

    After everything that everyone has experienced during the pandemic and what mental health experts are suggesting could be in the future for all healthcare professions, I have to wonder how this will...
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    I just lost it!

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Likely. A lot of people had left/were leaving. I wasn't even FT at that time. Retention was always a bit of an issue there, but it had become severe by the time I left.
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    Longest Shift You've Worked

    HarleyvQuinn replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Wait. Wait, wait, wait. Are you ever really -off- shift in a combat zone? If not, I got 6 months on you.
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    Venomous Snake Bites: Here's What To Do

    HarleyvQuinn replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about insurance, but antivenin is extremely expensive. You also need to be aware of your region and what snakes normally live there, as they aren't going to stock for every type of snake out...
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    I just lost it!

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Uh. . . Last year I was assaulted by a patient. I was grabbed by the neck. Left alone on the unit at the time because our staffing sucked. We were threatened that if we didn't take lunch breaks...
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    Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    OH OH! I KNOW THIS! The correct question, Alex, is what is HCA!
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    Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember the wonderful required substance abuse and tobacco use mini-counseling required in the admission assessment for psych patients? How many times did that just get clicked through,...
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    Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When the pandemic first started, we were literally transferring patients from locations in the state with active infections to locations without active infections. Because they checked for open beds...
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    Cheating in Pre-Reqs

    HarleyvQuinn replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Number 2 of your lessons learned is a key point I've heard, as well. If you have time to devise a plan to cheat, you have time to study. Studying also shouldn't begin right before a quiz or exam. It...
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    How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The point of many of these tests is that they narrow down your differential and point you to the most appropriate imaging to be performing. They're really part of a more comprehensive assessment of...
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    BSN - no experience and lots of children

    HarleyvQuinn replied to kat1822's topic in General Nursing

    I recently finished NP school as a veteran RN with 14 years of experience behind me and only my pups to care for. I still barely had time to take care of myself and them with classwork, clinic hours,...
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    Please Help: Student Loan Debt

    HarleyvQuinn replied to natbrizam's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You do realize you're approaching medical school-sized student loan debt just for an entry-level RN degree, right? This is insanity. There is no reason to accumulate this much student loan debt for a...
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    Chest Tube LCS

    HarleyvQuinn replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Just couldn't wait until after helping the patient and you out to tattle, eh? Yeesh. That says a lot right there. I mean, what good does it do anyone to immediately run up management's skirt, leaving...
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    New Grad NP Working Alone

    HarleyvQuinn replied to LuckystarNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    He's not happy he has to try and find his next victim to be the one he throws under the bus. You did the right thing. Never sacrifice your values, mental health, dignity, or ethics. I'm rooting for...
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    Bad Clinical Experience Today

    HarleyvQuinn replied to j0622's topic in General Students

    What I got from the scenario she described was that the nurse wanted her to start an IV on the patient with the port, not access the port itself. I've seen this practice where they avoid accessing the...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Other's Office Space

    HarleyvQuinn replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap the size of the lady nuts on that one. Who does that?! If you're not using the computer for work-related tasks, you move. Especially if you're sitting at the freaking manager's desk. This is...
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    My voluntary alcohol detox was reported to the board..?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to MsLuckyWon's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I, personally, never reported anyone. I was just a staff nurse working in the facility. I found the practice uncomfortable. I can't say whether admin would run someone's name to check if they were...
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    How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was glad my program included the professional models and even standardized patients for us to learn with. Many programs out there do not have any of these experiences at all. We also had time with...
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    HarleyvQuinn replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    What if the window ninja happens to be a very bored patient or one with dementia?
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    Lies my mother told me

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Merrie82's topic in General Nursing

    The really sad thing is that I've seen crap like this happen all the time in inpatient psych. Septic patients, patients actually having an acute MI/CVA, subdural hematoma, or in DTs and no one wants...
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    How to Deal with Opportunists in Pre-Reqs

    HarleyvQuinn replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in the same type of program. I feel lucky that we have a small cohort of peers, we're all motivated, and we all get along really well. I ran into a lot of those issues during my BSN program, but...