Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    Supervisor Interview

    Orca replied to cld0607's topic in Nurse Management

    I don't recall the exact situation, but a nurse had been making mistakes in medication. The DON called her in, and very calmly explained what the issue was and what issues that it created. There was...
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    Psychiatric Specialty Descrimination in Florida

    Orca replied to ghalles's topic in Psychiatric

    I have found that psychiatric nursing is held in very low esteem by many employers. You won't see sign-on or relocation bonuses for it - only for critical care or emergency medicine. I also ran into...
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    From home health travel to prison travel?

    Orca replied to jlynn2303's topic in Correctional

    I have never heard of it. Prisons either have their own staff, or they use a contracted
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    Boss thinks I don't do my job when I kill myself every shift trying to be perfect.

    Orca replied to anonymous_5591's topic in General Nursing

    My sister did travel nursing for a while. She said that there is a reason that certain hospitals need travel nurses - mainly because they have such a poor reputation in the community that only people...
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    How to Successfully Advocate for Better Staffing

    Orca replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Very well put. It is very easy to offer advice when you will not be affected by the
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    Orca replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Malpractice is a civil charge, with a monetary award if the defendant is found to have engaged in it. The presence of insurance would have no effect on any criminal
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    HIPAA violation?

    Orca replied to Nursey444's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The sources that I have read all say that it is a violation of HIPAA. For example, An emergency room employee who snaps a photo and posts it to social media to show how busy it is would represent...
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    Charting Bloopers

    Orca replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    So two Wrights made a wrong. Thanks for
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    Orca replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Just a guess, but I believe that I might have noticed the big red ring stating WARNING - PARALYTIC AGENT on the top of the vial when I pulled it. BTW - I noticed that there was an RN and a former...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    Orca replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    From what I have been able to tell, this was far from an easy drug error to make. There were multiple warnings along the way, which she apparently ignored. The final straw was that the medicat6ion had...
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    About Gout

    Orca replied to Kimberly Madison's topic in Patient Education

    I have had tophi in strange places. About a year and a half ago I had olecranon bursectomies on both elbows (done one at a time about a month apart) because my elbows protruded abnormally. Prior to...
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    Diary of a Nurse Who is Not 'Exceptional'

    Orca replied to PsychRN4e's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a place that pushed ANCC certification. Unlike your place, we received nothing for the certification. It just gave the hospital something to brag about, at our expense (literally). I...
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    Being sued

    Orca replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    My first injection was given to a patient on an OB-GYN floor. I was nervous enough as it was, but also the ordering physician had written the order in grains. Fortunately, I had my handy-dandy...
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    Quitting My Job: Returning My ID Badge- Should I be Petty?

    Orca replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in General Nursing

    The first question that occurred to me is why the employer is insisting that the ID be delivered in person. Mail makes a lot more sense, given that the OP is in the middle of moving, and a 150-mile...
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    Jails without correctional officers walking with you?

    Orca replied to felixthecat99's topic in Correctional

    I have had several facility tours conducted by medical staff. Officers are only necessary when you are performing a duty that will put you in close proximity to
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    If you could go back in time, what would you tell the first American COVID patient before he boarded the plane from Wuhan?

    Orca replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It wouldn't have mattered. The disease spread worldwide, and if it hadn't come from China, it would have come from somewhere
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    War on Nurses

    Orca replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I also fear that such an approach might be utilized by the profit mongers to justify even lower salaries. Instead of a way to augment more experienced and better trained nurses, they might instead be...
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    Getting gate cut

    Orca replied to toughcookie's topic in Correctional

    I was off the board for a while, took some time off just after Christmas. I see that you managed to get a message through. I will assist you however I
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    Paramedic discrimination?

    Orca replied to Estateboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm not an EMT. I said that a classmate was. I have been an RN for 27
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    Manager Falsified my initials

    Orca replied to Tanisha Hill's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is a very important point. Following the chain of command doesn't include simultaneously notifying everyone above your supervisor. I have found it beyond annoying to have to explain a situation...
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    Nurse/Patient relationship

    Orca replied to InToTheWoodsRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Others have stated the same, but resist any temptation to create a social relationship with a one-time
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    Patient Yelled At Me And I Feel Stupid

    Orca replied to RowRN_8855's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If this is the biggest mistake that you make in your career, consider yourself blessed. From the sound of it, you encountered someone who is angry and demanding. Throwing the basin is not a sign of...
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    Which Religions Exempt Covid Vaccinations?

    Orca replied to Jordee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was tasked with finding information on religious exemptions prior to my agency adopting a vaccine mandate. The Muslim faith actually encourages vaccination. The only religions that I found that...
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    Does Correctional Nursing count as Psych Experience?

    Orca replied to Merky101's topic in Psychiatric

    Exactly why I didn't bother to renew when it came due. It simply wasn't worth the
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    Advice Needed- Challenging Employees

    Orca replied to Dr.Naija_Glam's topic in Nurse Management

    Bluntly put, it isn't the subordinates' place to question the work assignments or schedule of their supervisor. You owe them no explanation. You have the authority to make assignments, and you have...