ashagreyjoy

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1. Suicidal Ideation and Muscle Twitches | Case Study

   ashagreyjoy replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

   anhedonia, suicidality, memory problems, fasciculations/muscle twitching...she needs a neurology referral

2. Second Guessing Myself. Did I handle this situation correctly?

   ashagreyjoy replied to RosalindaRN's topic in General Nursing

   You provided excellent care for your patient despite barriers and this is what being a nurse is all about. The hospitalist isn't in charge of your license, let that roll off of you. They don't have to like being wrong and they might even learn someth...

3. PAPR, mask underneath, protect others?

   ashagreyjoy posted a topic in COVID

   Fellow RN's using PAPR. Are you wearing a mask underneath the PAPR? Was instructed by our authority that masking underneath the PAPR to protect the patient was not needed. My brain cannot reconcile the written policy that 1. If I wear an N...

4. New Grad Needs Advice - Hostile Work Environment

   ashagreyjoy replied to aap2020's topic in General Nursing

   This is what Allnurses is about!! I love reading the strategies of tenured, professional nurses, Been there,done that & Curious1997 thank you for taking the time to share your strategies.

5. Pre-pour in jail

   ashagreyjoy replied to CCFCP's topic in Correctional

   West coast state, biggest jail in the state. We been prepackaging meds for years and years. Our 0400 med pass is always pre-poured regardless and since Covid we are having to pre-pour even more dorms for the day and evening med passes.

6. COVID-19: Ivermectin

   ashagreyjoy replied to Kooky Korky's topic in COVID

   We have transitioned to PO ivermectin tablets for human scabies treatment as our protocol rather than permethrin topical cream in jail. Ivermectin is used for human treatment already...but Im guessing its not the veterinary formulation

7. Hailed as heroes, hospital workers for years have been bitten, hit, kicked. And ignored.

   ashagreyjoy replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

   And this is one of the reasons I don't know if I will ever return to the hospital from the Corrections environment: jail isn't perfect but compared to the hospital I worked, its safer than the hospital.

8. New to Correctional Nursing

   ashagreyjoy replied to trailrunningrn's topic in Correctional

   I had a little bit of progressive care unit experience and thats it before I started in Corrections. Your hospital experience will serve you very well. Your ED experience and therefore likely acute psych will be very, very useful. My favorite study t...

9. COVID-19 and extinction of human species

   ashagreyjoy replied to DannyBoy8's topic in COVID

   Shout out to everyone I encounter with a nursing degree still referring to the virus as Corvid-19. All those crows and ravens love the attention!! Bring it!! Myself I will in future be referring to the pathogen as The Bat Soup Sickness or The Pangoli...

10. Can I Refuse to Work If My Facility Does Not Have Proper Personal Protective Equipment?

    ashagreyjoy replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in COVID

    Sounds like you are mixing up being a nurse with serving in a military organization. I am a nurse, not an officer. The government organization wherein I practice direct patient care nursing is a lockdown and dangerous setting. My organization has no...

11. Can I Refuse to Work If My Facility Does Not Have Proper Personal Protective Equipment?

    ashagreyjoy replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in COVID

    DannyBoy8, Ms. Brown is per her listed credentials, both an attorney and an RN. Based on her credentials as an attorney, I take issue with the, in my opinion, professionally lacking legal perspective that she provided, on a public forum, for nurses i...

12. Can I Refuse to Work If My Facility Does Not Have Proper Personal Protective Equipment?

    ashagreyjoy replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in COVID

    Ms. Brown, I am an RN in Oregon working in direct client contact without proper PPE. I dont understand some portions of what you wrote. The OSBON Covid-19 PPE statement currently on their website says: "All nurses and nursing assistants are entitled...

13. Coronavirus mask shortage

    ashagreyjoy replied to zillynurz's topic in COVID

    my corrections facility ran short of surgical masks to place on inmates who are sick and being transported to and from court, with a flu outbreak. I doubt we have enough N95 masks for staff either. we are completely unprepared. and this is a county ...

14. Do as I say, and not as I do.

    ashagreyjoy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Davey Do I really missed your inter-colleague case studies!

15. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    ashagreyjoy replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Corrections is always hiring. I've learned sooooo much. Some point I will try to return to acute care (my year in med surg tele is solid gold useful) but one can make an excellent career in Corrections. I would not want to work solo in home health as...