Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    COVID-19: Take the position?

    I'm a hospital area, but yes, even ambulatory centers will have the potential of asymptomatic people if they don't have testing protocols in
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    COVID-19: Take the position?

    Exactly this. My leadership team thought surgery on COVID positive would be a few and far between scenario, that the OR would be a relatively COVID free zone. They were wrong. Patients are coming in...
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    Infected staff

    Possibly extended leave benefit? Just guessing from context. Too bad there isn't standardized language for such
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    Huge paycut, Unsure of what to do

    A job is better than no job. Many places are in hiring freezes- mine won’t open positions until October unless approved by the C-suite on a job by job basis. BON-acute positions have always been...
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    NCLEX “trick”

    Moved to NCLEX
  6. I don't have access to ordering information. The box is kept in the locker of the person who needs them so that others don't use them. I do know our major contracts are not with 3M, so those masks are...
  7. 3M makes a surgical mask they label as hypoallergenic. However, sometimes just switching up the type of mask works. My OR has 5 different mask choices, not including the (specially ordered for those...
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    Wound Question

    Can you give us some more
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    Documented note for a coworker RN

    It would be one thing if the coworker called in and dictated a note that you entered with “Per phone call from...” (still a little sketchy) vs you simply entering a note based off of what you...
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    CCRN (Neonatal)

    Title and original post
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    Are you guys doing non-essential surgeries?

    Mid-Atlantic. Planning for 75% of normal capacity this week and back to 100% capacity in June. Doesn't necessarily mean we'll reach those goals- surgeons are reporting patients being very wary of...
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    Gown Change

    These patients should be in gowns with snaps at the shoulders. Just undo the snaps, and place a new gown with the snaps undone. Then just snap the sleeve together at the shoulder. No need to pull the...
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    Lehman College Fall 2020 Admissions

    Hello, this is a friendly reminder to NOT post names/identifiers of School/Program staff. It is a violation of the Terms of Service to do so.  Thank you, and we wish you...
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    Are churches safe?

    Today is Memorial Day Sunday, and the church my mom attended growing up has an annual service in the cemetery, where the memorialize service members and church members who were interred over the year...
  15. Nope. My experience isn't relevant to the areas I receive care. I don't want them assuming I know things when I don't. Does it come up in conversation occasionally? Yes, because a lot of the time my...
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    Mean nurse?

    Threads
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    EFM software system

    Moved to OB/GYN
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    Chamberlain San Antonio

    Moved to Chamberlain
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    AORN Virtual Expo 2020

    OR nurses, are you taking advantage of the Virtual AORN Expo this year that is free to all members? Those of you who are Periop 101 students or graduates, don’t forget the course includes a free...
  20. OR nurses, are you taking advantage of the Virtual AORN Expo this year that is free to all members? Those of you who are Periop 101 students or graduates, don’t forget the course includes a free...
  21. Patients have the opportunity to opt out of the hospital directory. It is not against HIPAA to acknowledge a patient’s presence in the facility unless they have opted out. A simple way to answer is...
  22. Please note this previous reminder not to post names/identifiers of School/Program staff. Thank
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    COVID Code Blue

    We are also treating all codes as
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    PSYCH Nurse practitioner

    Moved to student NP
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    Headache from N95

    The OR does not routinely wear N95 masks, which is what this article refers to. I have never had an issue wearing a mask for hours on