Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    Ethical Dilemmas of Correctional Nursing

    Orca replied to guest1054874's topic in Correctional

    Inmates will also insist that they have all kinds of undiagnosed conditions, and that their rights are being violated because they aren't being treated. I was once sued by an inmate (I'm a DON, so I...
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    Orca replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I was not injured when I worked inpatient mental health, but I have experienced pretty much everything except being bitten (although one of my coworkers wasn't as lucky). I have been kicked, punched,...
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    I put my foot in my mouth.

    Orca replied to Yodalady79's topic in Nurse Management

    One thing that you will learn very quickly in management is that speaking your mind openly can be deadly to your career. There are venues that are appropriate for open expression, but the meeting that...
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    Ethical Dilemmas of Correctional Nursing

    Orca replied to guest1054874's topic in Correctional

    Your opening statements sound like someone ripe for compromise. You talk about caring about "the health and quality of life of the most marginalized and vulnerable members of our society", then you...
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    My DON is harrassing me, can I save my job?

    Orca replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't understand that advice at all. There is no legal issue
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    Constant Complaining

    Orca replied to special1rn's topic in Nurse Management

    If someone brings a complaint into my office, my first question is, "What do you suggest that we do to solve this?" After a while, staff realize that they aren't just going to walk in, dump a problem...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Orca replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    But then there wouldn't have been anything for the DA to beg the judge
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    What do they teach these days in school?!

    Orca replied to FeliciaRNCPN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work in a prison. We had an inmate come in who most of you would know, a former pro football player. We had many instances of people looking up his information in the online record just out of...
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    Do Psych Nurses Travel?

    Orca replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    With any travel assignment, there is usually a good reason that a given facility does not have permanent staff to fill the spots given to
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    Do you think I can get my job back?

    Orca replied to allyyyjustine's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine why you would want to get this job back. You would be working under the same conditions with the same
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    Unethical Former Boss- Advice?

    Orca replied to FNPinAL's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Impersonating a nurse is against the Nurse Practice Act in every state that I know of, and it is encoded in state law. It is a crime. The BON may decide not to pursue prosecution in her case if she...
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    ADON position with Centurion?

    Orca replied to qimenglan9's topic in Correctional

    This is sound advice. I work for a state facility and we are not NCCHC accredited, but we frequently refer to NCCHC prison standards when developing policies and procedures. I have a copy of the...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Orca replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    A couple of days ago I watched an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond entitled Sweet Charity. Ray was volunteering in a hospital, and he immediately expressed a phobia about blood. A nurse walks up to...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Orca replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I realize that this is a comedy, and realism isn't paramount, but in Airplane, a woman with a guitar begins to sing to a child who has an IV hanging. As she swings the neck of the guitar, she knocks...
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Orca replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Funny, the same thing struck me. If you're ugly, your profession isn't going to make a huge
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    What do you like best about working in a jail?

    Orca replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Correctional

    I don't miss dealing with some of the families that we dealt with in a hospital setting. They were often more troublesome than the patients. I do deal with families from time to time, but only because...
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    Orca replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Which would be your account of it, not your employer's. I still maintain that if a person frequently changes jobs, the jobs are probably not the primary issue. Sometimes you have to look at the common...
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    Open to Interpretation

    Orca replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    Sounds like a consent to
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    Does Being a Nurse Remove Your Constitutional Right to Free Speech? The Carolyn Strom Case.

    Orca replied to steven007's topic in Nursing News

    Here is the principal point, IMO. Had she just made verbal statements to that effect, this probably would not have happened. However, when she went public in an easily accessible forum in her...
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    Orca replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I do a lot of interviewing for hiring, chiefly RNs. If I see an application showing several positions over a fairly short period of time and none of them are promotions, major red flag. The problem...
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    Are prisoners denied necessities? CNN article

    Orca replied to GoodNP's topic in Correctional

    Among the inmates in my facility have been three doctors, three professional boxers, and one well-known NFL Hall of
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    My Apologies

    Orca replied to SaltyFish513's topic in Nurses Rock

    That should have read "many bipolars". My
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    Exit interview survey, tell the truth, lie or ignore

    Orca replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    I had a nurse manager who set me up to fail, and then she forced me out. She was a personal friend of the CNO. I still saw this as my last shot to set the record straight, and to let the CNO know that...
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    NCLEX shut off at 75 and feel like I failed??

    Orca replied to Laureani's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I finished in 75 questions, and I was deliberately trying to take my time. I looked down at my watch after I answered the 75th question and the test ended. I had finished in 25 minutes - average 20...
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    My Apologies

    Orca replied to SaltyFish513's topic in Nurses Rock

    Recognizing and acknowledging your issues and how to control them puts you ahead of any bipolars, who are notorious for being noncompliant with treatment. I have worked with a number of nurses who I...