HarleyvQuinn MSN, RN, NP

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    Did I make the wrong call?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, don't feel too bad. I've had patients literally bite their pill in half and throw the other half in the trash, in front of me. Had to document that half dose, but what else can you do in that...
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    Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

    HarleyvQuinn replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I also work for the same Emperor Palpatine as you and wish I could like this 3,000 times. Presently, our workload on an acute inpatient psych unit is being overhauled into a situation where one nurse...
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    Code Green and Emotional Trauma: How Nurses Help

    HarleyvQuinn replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree. Several of our staff have pointed out the weaknesses in the CPI basic techniques, which are only directed at defensive maneuvers for staff and provide absolutely no training for...
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    Code Green and Emotional Trauma: How Nurses Help

    HarleyvQuinn replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    As someone trained and working in the inpatient psychiatric realm, I want to caution that there is a stark contrast in how you respond to a person who is agitated and acting out and a person who has...
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    What's Happening at the VA Hospitals?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    A great example I have for you occurred after my subtalar joint fusion. The surgeon wanted to keep me for a week, but I had talked him down to only overnight so long as I was doing well. During that...
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    Documentation

    HarleyvQuinn replied to LovingLife123's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Always a blast when my patients are banging on the nursing station windows demanding attention while I'm trying to complete the mountains of documentation about them. Take a worksheet for group...
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    HarleyvQuinn replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    Just a side note - When you're the nurse on your own, you don't want to leave the patient in the bathroom by him or herself. Especially if this is a patient you need to assist to the bathroom in the...
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    When Police and Nurses Disagree Over Blood Draw Consent - Know What to Do

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing News

    Actually, refusal wasn't common at all. These blood draws are generally for patients brought in for allegations of DUI/DWI. For the patients I cared for, I never had one refuse the legal blood draw....
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    When Police and Nurses Disagree Over Blood Draw Consent - Know What to Do

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing News

    The ER I worked out informed us we were not permitted to refuse to draw for the police, that it was part of our duties as staff in the ER, unless the patient refused consent/was unable to consent and...
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    Legal obligation for disaster relief

    HarleyvQuinn replied to kardz30's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You'd think they would at least find a way to have arrangements for people to have their pets safely somewhere with them, even if crated. I would not leave my dog alone in a house knowing she was...
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    HarleyvQuinn replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    This is not the staff nurse's problem nor responsibility, though. They do not work for your University or program. They are not compensated for teaching you. They are employed by the hospital and...
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    BON - Pending Case Review?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to vmoore1990's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Did you still submit that documentation and check "yes"? They have access to expunged records in their background checks. The BON even has access to Article 15s from military service and counts that...
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    Infection Control issue? - Pre-set up of yaunker and tubing to wall suction "just in case"

    HarleyvQuinn replied to TheMursingMurse's topic in General Nursing

    We did that in the ER, too. We changed everything out with each turnover of the room after the patient was admitted/transferred/discharged, though. I do admit it was wasteful if the suction wasn't...
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    Murder-Suicide of Elderly Couple Worried About Healthcare Bills

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    This is becoming increasingly out of reach in our society. Even for those who spent their working lives at one company and were lucky to retire with a vested pension - all the company has to do is...
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    Scared RN ?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to JenMH88RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's going to depend on your program, too. You need to be a disciplined student and able to proactively manage your studies so that you set yourself up for success. Keep on top of your reading...
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    pre-employment

    HarleyvQuinn replied to fishinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some hospitals in Virginia. It
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    Nurse Fired by HCA After 20yrs - Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Filed

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not shocked. Not the only HCA facility this is happening it. They'll retaliate in a
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    Help with Staffing Incentives?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to tfloyd's topic in General Nursing

    This. Even if it's for extra money, picking up extra time isn't always worth it if you know you're going to still be very short staffed and just end up feeling like you played chicken with an...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. God bless Cali. On the opposite coast we aren't having luck with unions. Same situation with high turnover,
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If your sneeze or fart so much as sound like the word union in an HCA facility, their alarms in HR go off and you will be terminated immediately. HCA describes their staffing as "FTE neutral," which...
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    Did I do the right thing in this code situation?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Nurse162's topic in General Nursing

    Not my first loss, as I'd worked ER/Trauma and Military prior. Just my first loss that young (<1 mo). I did speak to the NP and a couple others involved and provided updates about the outcome as we...
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    Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Virginia Doctor Inappropriately Touches Nurse

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    BON would have revoked license to practice
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    Found out I have a pretty significant back problem, how to keep nursing?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to TammyTho's topic in General Nursing

    I don't recommend psych nursing. It can be very physically demanding in its own way and is frequently requiring more and more lifting,
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    Options for Family Nurse Practitioners?

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

    My Podiatrist recently hired an FNP to work in his office seeing patients. I'm currently in FNP school and plan on specializing ortho. Duke offers a post-masters one year program for ortho to prepare...
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    Did I do the right thing in this code situation?

    HarleyvQuinn replied to Nurse162's topic in General Nursing

    I second the debriefing. It's absolutely necessary and it gets completely disregarded in clinic settings. We had a code when I was the only RN in a Peds clinic and management disregarded my request...