PANurseRN1

PANurseRN1

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  1. An ethical question.

    PANurseRN1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you're willing to have your license suspended/revoked, I guess that'll work. You probably wouldn't fare too well in court if you were sued for breach of confidentiality, though. The pt was...

  2. As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    PANurseRN1 replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    No. I usually keep it to myself. Sometimes it comes out by accident, like when my father was in the ED with a heart problem. The nurse saw me looking intently at the monitor and then she overheard me...

  3. Premium membership reservations?

    PANurseRN1 replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    1. I have no desire to use the "Journal." 2. The "Current Events" forum is waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy too skewed conservative; the few liberals that post get the hammer from the others. No thanks. 3. "The...

  4. New student in ICU

    PANurseRN1 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in MICU, SICU

    How could you possibly meet all of the objectives in just two days? Try to relax a

  5. Professional Misconduct

    PANurseRN1 replied to bertita's topic in General Nursing

    Is the OP really a hospital clerk, or is she a psych nurse as she indicates in other

  6. An ethical question.

    PANurseRN1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    That has to be the stupidest policy I have heard of in a long time. How on earth can the pt. be fully assessed if the only time a BAL can be ordered is if requested by police? Off the top of my head,...

  7. Professional Misconduct

    PANurseRN1 replied to bertita's topic in General Nursing

    Please look at the OP's post

  8. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    PANurseRN1 replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    Part of it may have to with with TNA being an afilliate of

  9. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

    PANurseRN1 replied to sweetpooty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Extensive rotations? That's a bit of a stretch. I didn't read in JDA's post that he/she thought being a paramedic qualifies him/her to be an RN. In fact, if I read JDA's post correctly, he/she has...

  10. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    PANurseRN1 replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have a license that stands on its own. It's also not a license that is supervised by your state's BON, no doubt. If you make a mistake, you alone cannot be held accountable. I'm not saying...

  11. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    PANurseRN1 replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    No, they wouldn't, because they could still replace RN/LPN with a lower paid person. You forget that the other reason docs hire MAs is an MA is pretty much allowed to do whatever under a doctor's...

  12. Beating myself up - anyone else?

    PANurseRN1 replied to Scooby's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I stopped at the point where you left the meds at the pt. bedside to go get your instructor. I'm sure you know that's a big "no-no." So you actually made two errors: wrong med, then leaving med...

  13. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

    PANurseRN1 replied to platon20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The doc never showed during the surgery? You did it solo, start to finish? Wow...would I love to get hold of the OR flowsheet for that procedure! What on earth did the circulator document? Either you...

  14. Staff eating with residents

    PANurseRN1 replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Absolutely agree. I'm sorry, and I know I'll get flamed for this, but if I were working in LTC, the last place I would want to eat would be in the dining room with pts. And how many people really buy...

  15. Med-surg for all?

    PANurseRN1 replied to bjb_wyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are a few areas that I think should be "off-bounds" to new grads; the biggest one IMO would be home care. People try to paint home care as a cake walk. "If you find (insert your specialty) too...

  16. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    PANurseRN1 replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I would not. I want the MA to be under the doc's license. If an MA becomes licensed, then the responsibility of supervising them will get turfed to nurses. We do not need yet another level of...

  17. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

    PANurseRN1 replied to sweetpooty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree. Totally out of line. EMS personnel are valuable members of the health care

  18. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

    PANurseRN1 replied to sweetpooty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most medics I knew certainly knew how to put in a foley. The other things you described aren't skills that are part of most nursing school curricula. Those are things you learn when you're hired into...

  19. An ethical question.

    PANurseRN1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED, a BAL is usually standard on the "trauma panel" drawn on anyone involved in an

  20. An ethical question.

    PANurseRN1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you understand that your "advocacy" could carry serious legal and professional consequences for yourself. If you are not legally mandated to report, you could be in violation of HIPAA. All...

  21. An ethical question.

    PANurseRN1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the BAL was run as part of the ED's trauma panel, and the nurse passed along the result to the policeman as an "FYI." That's far different than the policeman having a legal request for...

  22. Wanting to transfer

    PANurseRN1 replied to UTRN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Put in the required three months, then try to transfer. It's only three months; you'll get plenty of experience in that time which will only help you. Talk to the director after you're put in that...

  23. Let's call Oprah

    PANurseRN1 replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    OT, but I saw that...that was sickening! I felt so sorry for that poor girl. She had her share of blame, but the other two were adults

  24. An ethical question.

    PANurseRN1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    I don't recall reading anyone saying they'd let the pt. get back into her car and drive home while still intoxicated. We routinely held pts. in the ED until they sobered up; if they tried to leave...

  25. should I share personal info to mgr??

    PANurseRN1 replied to Undecided7's topic in General Nursing

    You can get the FMLA paperwork from your doctor without going through an EAP. As long as you've worked long enough to qualify for FMLA, you're guaranteed the time off for up to 12 weeks without losing...