Orca ADN, ASN, RN

Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC

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    'My Patient died' Facebook post

    Orca replied to miladaniels's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I find it much easier to simply avoid discussing work at all on Facebook. If you say nothing, there is no room for interpretation by your employer or anyone
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    HIPAA violation?

    Orca replied to sunnyskies9's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I wouldn't do it without a signed
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    Hipaa violation

    Orca replied to nurse2097482's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is explicitly against my agency's policies on computer usage, and my guess is that your employer has a similar policy. Convenience is not an excuse for not using one's own
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    Opposite Sex Coworker Social Boundaries

    Orca replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

    I am fortunate to be married to someone who understands the realities of working in health care. I am a male working in a female-dominated profession. I am an administrator, and most of the people who...
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    911 call

    Orca replied to waxynurse3's topic in School

    I had much rather be accused of doing too much than too
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    Exorcisms anyone?

    Orca replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Psychiatric

    I can't wait to see the diagnostic criteria for this. I also believe that there are people who rush to attribute to a supernatural cause that for which they cannot find a reasonable
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    Orca replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    So that we can catch the fraction of one percent who are actually doing it? The states where this has been implemented for welfare recipients have shown it to be a colossal waste of money, money that...
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    nurses dating nurses?

    Orca replied to rnski's topic in Nursing Humor

    I doubt that I am alone in not having any idea what this
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    Would you File a Complaint?

    Orca replied to everchangingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If our respective boards of nursing disciplined everyone who used profanity in the workplace, none of us would be working, and they would waste all of their time investigating workplace language...
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    Writing Bad Orders

    Orca replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Far too much room for interpretation, and it opens the door for the provider to claim that the nurse misinterpreted the order if anything goes
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    Going management: Pros and Cons

    Orca replied to macrina's topic in Nurse Management

    It is true that you won't have the camaraderie that you had on the floor. The saying "It's lonely at the top" means that there will be a very small group of people who you are able to vent to when...
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    First Nursing Job Dialysis Am I Stuck Forever

    Orca replied to Biology2Nursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    IMO it is a lot easier to explain landing in a job that is less than ideal than to explain months of inactivity after obtaining your license. One possible side benefit - during my (fortunately) short...
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    Essential Oils

    Orca replied to janetpa's topic in School

    If you use a multi-syllable word to describe something, it automatically becomes better and more effective. If you use a word associated with medicine, even more
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    Poorest lack of judgment EVER!!!

    Orca replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This is precisely it. The teacher could not dump responsibility for the situation fast enough. She was hoping that as soon as she texted you, you would assume responsibility for the situation and she...
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    Called In because my coworkers are complaining about me

    Orca replied to nursinghopeful23's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As a manager, I consider it pretty spineless to not communicate an issue directly to an employee, but instead to communicate it to a superior who then communicates the message. This isn't leadership,...
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    Would you File a Complaint?

    Orca replied to everchangingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't know about your state, but I can tell you for an unqualified fact that they investigate practice issues in my state. I had to testify at a hearing at which an LPN's license was revoked due to...
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    Job stability

    Orca replied to Matt8700's topic in Correctional

    Being in Florida, I wouldn't worry too much about change coming very quickly. The state is run by Republicans, who generally are more geared toward high levels of incarceration and not so much toward...
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    Department of corrections- Nevada

    Orca replied to haybaby7540's topic in Correctional

    Bear in mind when considering the mandatory contribution to the retirement system that Nevada state employees do not contribute to Social Security (Medicare yes, but not SS). That will partially...
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    Sitting out another station

    Orca replied to Anon143's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Like others, I see it as an exercise in futility to fight over charting on someone else's unit. Taking it to the DON or corporate makes no sense
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    How Proactive Should I Be?

    Orca replied to Schwimmen's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I once got a call for a reference on an employee who we had terminated while he was on probation. I was thinking to myself, how desperate for references do you have to be to list the DON of a place...
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    What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    Orca replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know that it was ugly of me, but I had to laugh at this one.
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    Your most annoying, obnoxious family member stories

    Orca replied to JDZ344's topic in Nursing Humor

    A couple come to mind. The first one, female patient on a geropsych unit. The patient was not difficult to care for, but her son and daughter-in-law scrutinized everything that the staff did. They...
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    New to Correctional Nursing, any tips?

    Orca replied to ckbreathing's topic in Correctional

    Being courteous to inmates is fine, but don't be overly friendly. Terms of endearment should be left at home. Keep hands on treatment to only what is necessary to get the job done. No hugs or physical...
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    Stuck Between Two Job Offers: Maximum and Minimum Prisons

    Orca replied to Nurse_Red00's topic in Correctional

    Sounds like a good situation. Best of
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    Geri-Psych Admissions: Where's the Line?

    Orca replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in Psychiatric

    Having been on the receiving end of situations like this, what I often found was that the LTC staff wanted a vacation from a particular patient, so they would work to get them admitted to geropsych....