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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

  2. PAPR, mask underneath, protect others?

    ashagreyjoy posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  3. 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...

  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

  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...

  6. COVID-19: Ivermectin

    ashagreyjoy replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  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...

  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...

  9. COVID-19 and extinction of human species

    ashagreyjoy replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  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 Disaster Preparation

    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...

  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 Disaster Preparation

    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...

  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 Disaster Preparation

    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...

  13. Coronavirus mask shortage

    ashagreyjoy replied to zillynurz's topic in Disaster Preparation

    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....

  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

  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...

  16. Recognition

    ashagreyjoy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Happy to see you are here again, always following your

  17. Ethical Dilemmas of Correctional Nursing

    ashagreyjoy replied to guest1054874's topic in Correctional

    As a Correctional nurse, I am providing care for a unique population of folks who have violated our society's social or legal contract. Some of them have violated it many times. If someone has been a...

  18. Ageism in Corrections?

    ashagreyjoy replied to Macruzer36's topic in Correctional

    Its all in how you present and carry yourself. Behave respectfully and assert yourself that everyone else (including Corrections officers) behave respectfully to you. Professionalism and consistency...

  19. Jobs for RNs

    ashagreyjoy replied to NewGradRN96's topic in General Nursing

    Come to the Dark Side. Corrections Health. Get a little bit of everything. SHenanigans. You will never be

  20. Security Won't Stop The Violence

    ashagreyjoy replied to Silent No More Foundation's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I do think about the issue a lot. Because I used to work in Med Surg in a non-union state, and I now work in Corrections. It has caused a large amount of personal growth and discovery. No...

  21. Everyone is white?

    ashagreyjoy replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    I live within the privilege of an ethnic majority, and I cannot relate on a personal level for that reason. It sounds like a challenging and isolating situation. I guess my question to you is, does a...

  22. RN Recognition & Respect

    ashagreyjoy replied to Guch's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN, I personally am not really interested in benefits or discounts. They dont really add up to all that much...are we talking in the ballpark of, cheaper car insurance? Points off on a mortgage...

  23. Patient safety in nursing

    ashagreyjoy replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    1. there are a lot of strange parts in this story, top one for me, sounds like its really about Nurse A being too freaked out about a patient's LOC change to be able to handle the situation. Why is it...

  24. right med, right dose, wrong route... ouchhhh

    ashagreyjoy replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    Hell no dont pay the hospital bill Contact whatever hospital safety/patient safety/quality improvement etc etc teams or boards exist for the hospital and tell them, to make this right, you guys have a...

  25. Spouse of nurse

    ashagreyjoy replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Brutal honesty. Yes I have discord due to finances. Its not due to me making more money than my spouse now. I dont care if my spouse works a low paying job as long as they are happy. The discord is...