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    Can they demand a 4 week notice and pay me minimum wage? Abandonment?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Marie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'd report off and the end of my shift, tell TPTB I'm not returning, and make like a banana and
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    Nursing bag for hospice RN?

    SuesquatchRN replied to crossingfingers10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yeah, my place provides a bag that meets CMS specs but I hate it. So I don't use
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    Patient Complaint

    SuesquatchRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Acute
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    I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    SuesquatchRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    What more could you have done? She was being misdiagnosed and wrongfully discharged. You fought for her, all the way up the food chain, and won a victory that may well be the difference between her...
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    I can't understand what you're saying!

    SuesquatchRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I so don't care about anyone else's spelling or grammar. Yes, I think it's the end of civilization as we know it. My great grandmother probably thought the same
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    Older New Grad RNs Job Discrimination

    SuesquatchRN replied to kathliz's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse at 52 and had a job before I graduated. I can't say that I have ever experienced age discrimination. Age "What was I thinking? I'm too old for this shizzle!" thoughts yes, but...
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    Help- I need to make a decision today!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to nursediesel's topic in General Nursing

    Take the
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    Thank you Allnurses! I am an RN!

    SuesquatchRN replied to tcat42's topic in General Nursing

    Mazel
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    Nursing bag for hospice RN?

    SuesquatchRN replied to crossingfingers10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been using the Nursemates Ultimate Nursing Bag. Love it. It does not have an area for dirty but we do not remove dirty items from the home. We do have biohazard
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    Can an MA legally supervise BSNs and RNs?

    SuesquatchRN replied to mkol's topic in General Nursing

    The BSN has nothing to do with anything. You can have a BSN and flunk the boards. But the MA is not a nurse anything. She can be a manager of nurses, but not a nurse manager. Her management cannot...
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    Questions from a Microbiology instructor.

    SuesquatchRN replied to Soporific's topic in General Nursing

    I loved micro. I became a nurse because I am interested in the biological sciences. Heh. Anyway, fomites, how organisms can adapt/mutate - things like VRE and MRSA combining - and maybe an emphasis...
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    Sometimes it's hard to tell a drug seeker from a patient in pain.

    SuesquatchRN replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    We treat pain very aggressively but then, I'm in hospice. When I was in the hospital I found myself furious at the seekers, not because I care that they want to be high, but because of the amount of...
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    what is the difference between a nurse manager and a nsg supervisor in nursing home?

    SuesquatchRN replied to lily1289's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was an NM. Care plans, families, incidents, staffing, cart when necessary, etc. As supe families, incidents, staffing, cart when necessary,
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    Is this a system flaw?

    SuesquatchRN replied to MonkeyLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    System flaw. But, given that the procedure has been changed since the error, it sounds as if your being PI'ed is just something for them to include in the plan of correction. You are in a "See? We...
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    Nurse Manager said she can't give professional reference???

    SuesquatchRN replied to kat,rn's topic in General Nursing

    Every place on earth says to go through HR. If I have asked and they have said no it was because they didn't want to give me a good reference. If I have asked and they have said yes it was
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    hipaa accusation

    SuesquatchRN replied to ggrn29's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    There won't be any BON issues. What we need to realize is that the fines for HIPAA violations can be staggering and the facility must say, "See? NO TOLERANCE!" Even if it was innocent - i.e., you...
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    Why do RN's avoid LTC positions?

    SuesquatchRN replied to amyca's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I like LTC. Don't love it but like it. I hated being a floor nurse there but then, I hated that in the hospital, too. I am now doing hospice, visiting, and love it. Lots of freedom, lots of...
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    hipaa accusation

    SuesquatchRN replied to ggrn29's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Nothing you can do except learn never to walk away while still logged
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    How do I report a Doctor to the DEA? Anyone ever do this?

    SuesquatchRN replied to nervousinkzoo's topic in General Nursing

    I think she probably figures they're going to get the drugs one way or another. I think it's none of your business. And I think it's too hard to get narcotics, too hard to get adequate pain...
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    Code Blue Drills

    SuesquatchRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We've never had one. The one time I had a code blue and was w/e supe a new LPN second guessed overy instruction I gave. Admin didn't understand why it annoyed me. We had *an* AED for 120 beds. On...
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    I am not a perfect nurse.

    SuesquatchRN replied to LovelyPracticalNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, CCM has it down, except for one thing. Sounds as if the DON is aware of this, hence nothing has come from your write-ups. I would save going to the admin for if you really need to go over the...
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    Is it RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    SuesquatchRN replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I sign correspondence as Suesquatch, RN, BSN. Anything clinical is simply Suesquatch, RN. I do find the comment that the BSN only prepares one to be a pencil-pusher inaccurate. However, only in...
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    LPN w/ MBA needs career advice

    SuesquatchRN replied to wecan11's topic in General Nursing

    The stress of floor nursing in LTC pales in comparison to managing one. If you like nursing complete your RN and find a niche you like - home health peds sounds as if it may be yours.
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    Why do nurses chart in 3rd person?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i have no doubt that they will. but i'm not going to hand it to
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    Why do nurses chart in 3rd person?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    i don't use anmes. let 'em