Orca ADN, ASN, RN

Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC

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    House sup down time

    Orca replied to Gampopa's topic in Nurse Management

    Our house sups had a lot of stuff to do. Apart from staffing issues, which you have already mentioned, there is dealing with families, conflicts between staff, belligerent patients, maintenance...
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    Jail house: Good News or Blues?

    Orca replied to Ghost of Dobby's topic in Correctional

    Our LPNs don't work nights (apart from one who specifically requested it). Their duties consist mainly of pill
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    Exit interview survey, tell the truth, lie or ignore

    Orca replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    The last exit interview I had was with the CNO, face-to-face. She got the unvarnished
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    Terminated in probation - no reason given

    Orca replied to Anon101's topic in General Nursing

    That is part of the issue. If someone was fired with cause, no problem. If you are giving a subjective evaluation of the former employee's performance and suitability for a particular job, then you...
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    Loving The Job, Poor Orientation

    Orca replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in Correctional

    You sound perfectly suited to this crazy world behind the fences that we work in. I went into the administrative segregation unit for pill call one night, and there was about two inches of water on...
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    Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Virginia Doctor Inappropriately Touches Nurse

    Orca replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    At least in this case the employer was supportive, which doesn't always happen in hospitals. As Hoosier said, doctors generate income, and hospitals are often reluctant to address issues with them....
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    How Robocalls Are Threatening a New Health Crisis

    Orca replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    It probably wouldn't matter if you did. Most of the numbers displayed are fake. A lot of spam callers are calling from another part of the country or even outside the US, but the number often shows as...
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    Terminated in probation - no reason given

    Orca replied to Anon101's topic in General Nursing

    In our case, about all that HR would say is to state the dates of employment and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. The problem with references is that if you give a negative one, even if it...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Orca replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Antifreeze does not contain the right type of alcohol to get intoxicated on. Keeping a baby sidewinder in a box as a pet doesn't end well. Hand rolled toilet paper is not a good substitute for...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Orca replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    She was just trying to disorient the heart and confuse it into restarting on its
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    Endorsement/Fingerprints

    Orca replied to Tierra Wright RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    When I had my fingerprints done for my license renewal, my license was updated within less than a week. What was amusing about the place where I went was that it was literally in the same room as a...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Orca replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I hated my OB rotation in nursing school. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (specifically, the sketch on The Miracle of Birth) got me through it. They parody a lot of the things talked about in this...
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    Seeking advice of correctional nurses

    Orca replied to AnonymousDeleted's topic in Correctional

    I don't recommend this approach. As much as people say that it doesn't affect their interactions, knowing that a particular inmate is in for an especially heinous crime can trigger an emotional...
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    Does the National Guard or Reserves (for any branch) take Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners?

    Orca replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Government, Military

    You're not required to. The only requirement is for you to hold a license for the level at which you are
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    Are prisoners denied necessities? CNN article

    Orca replied to GoodNP's topic in Correctional

    Here's a hint, BTW...they are all innocent. Just ask
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    Retaliation for reporting abuse?

    Orca replied to nursehaley91's topic in General Nursing

    Fighting it should be off the table. They could just reinstate you and call it good. Personally I wouldn't want to work for an employer who pressured me to lie about what I had seen when I advocated...
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    Are prisoners denied necessities? CNN article

    Orca replied to GoodNP's topic in Correctional

    We have grievances (and lawsuits) filed by inmates who haven't been seen in a tenth of the time that it would take me to get in to see my own doctor. They neglect their own care for their entire...
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    Wastefulness in healthcare

    Orca replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if they use the same kind of coating that is used on the inside of fast food restaurant drink cups to keep the water from soaking in. If so, this renders them unrecyclable and it greatly...
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    ARE MOST RN SCHOOLS LIKE THIS??

    Orca replied to Anon143's topic in School, College Programs

    I don't remember exactly what the pass/fail cutoff was for my school, but I recall it being in the mid to upper 70s. A classmate, who had already failed the final semester once, fell one question...
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    "LPNs are glorified CNAs"

    Orca replied to nursetnc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    During my final clinical in RN school, I was assigned to a veteran LPN in the hospital. This woman had done and seen pretty much everything, and she was the one who the RNs would go to if they weren't...
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    End of Year Reviews...finally done!

    Orca replied to txredapple79's topic in Nurse Management

    Unfortunately I am stuck with annual evaluations, and evaluations at the third, seventh and eleventh months for a probationary
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    New grad RN, absolutely hate nursing

    Orca replied to Ashley Karanja's topic in General Nursing

    This was my thought. Tossing aside an entire profession, especially one with as many varied opportunities as nursing, after only four months following that much preparation seems
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    Psych Nurses. Do you hug your patients?

    Orca replied to Yahni's topic in Psychiatric

    Precisely my point about detachment from reality and misinterpretation of what is supposed to be a supportive gesture as a sign of romantic
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    Denver Weatherman Loses Job over Twitter Remarks about Nurses:

    Orca replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Not on a company account. When he identified his negative remarks with his employer, that was the kiss of
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    will i lose my licenses in corrections, jail, prison nursing?

    Orca replied to wtpsych's topic in Correctional

    I can't say that. I have been sued so many times that I am on a first name basis with three people in the Attorney General's Office. Of course, when you're a DON, you are named pretty much any time...