Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    "It's Just a Sprain"

    Orca replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    In the late 1950s and early '60s, the conventional wisdom was to tie a string to the tooth, tie the other end to the doorknob of an open door, then slam the door shut. There was also the practice...
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    Tell The World

    Orca replied to CBRN09's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I haven't worked in the private sector for close to 20 years. I'm not the best one to pose that question to. I know that in the public sector, we are falling farther behind hospitals in pay, resulting...
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    School Nurse Article-"They See Us as the Enemy"

    Orca replied to LibraSunCNM's topic in School

    I got "You have reached your limit of free articles", even though I have read nothing in the
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    Tell The World

    Orca replied to CBRN09's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would not willingly go back to hospital nursing. Administrators like to throw around the phrase "quality care", while making sure that we are unable to deliver it through understaffing, unrealistic...
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    Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    Orca replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One year we were given cheap plastic retractable pens with the hospital's name on them. I'm sure that they got them for pennies buying them in bulk, and I hadn't thought about the free advertising,...
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    Burnout or Overwhelmed?

    Orca replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    On the surface of it, it doesn't sound like burnout. You seem to still like what you do and believe that you make a difference - one or both of which would probably be missing if you were burning out....
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    How much more can we expect them to give?

    Orca replied to 2BS Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    People have been fed so much misinformation that some are understandably confused about what to believe. Then there are others who have fixed beliefs that will clutch onto anything that reinforces...
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    Imagine If You Will...

    Orca replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My employer went to a mandate about a month ago (healthcare is only a small portion of the operation here). Our vaccination rate went from just over 60 percent to nearly 90
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    Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

    Orca replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    A physician who I worked with in a hospital setting in the mid 1990s told me that he had dropped several insurance companies because of their excessive paperwork, and their refusal to pay unless every...
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    Career change at 46.......

    Orca replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Like FiremedicMike, I started pre-reqs at 38, finished school at 40. I had a couple of classmates who were in their mid-50s when they
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    Obtaining Certifications

    Orca replied to McKMM's topic in General Specialties

    American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). I held ANCC certification in psychiatric and mental health nursing, but I didn't renew it when the time came. In my experience, it was more something for...
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    Moderna Booster - What was the dosage used in your facility?

    Orca replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had the Moderna booster, no effects whatsoever apart from moderate soreness at the injection site (oddly, it didn't appear until about two days after the shot, lasted for 2-3 days). Mine was a...
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    Supervisor Interview

    Orca replied to cld0607's topic in Nurse Management

    I look for several things - and I have hired several new supervisors. 1. The intelligence to understand and perform the duties of the job. 2. People skills. The ability to communicate...
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    Nurse Bullied & Burned Out

    Orca replied to Amanda ORourke NP-C's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I totally disagree, and so does
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    Coping with mistakes

    Orca replied to J.Robinson011's topic in General Specialties

    This didn't happen to me personally, but during a briefing before our first clinical in a hospital setting, we learned that a nursing student in another program had administered a fatal dose of...
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    Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    Orca replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Good point. We heard a lot of irrational statements and ill-informed arguments. Some of them apparently plan to test the state's resolve, as my agency has since gone under a governor's mandate...
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    Finding Churches that Support Fighting COVID19

    Orca replied to FlameHeart's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am a former Christian and current Baha'I. One major reason that I left Christianity is the hypocrisy displayed by many of its adherents. They claim to be followers of Christ, but they could scarcely...
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    Nurse Bullied & Burned Out

    Orca replied to Amanda ORourke NP-C's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Since the author does not give examples of bullying, I don't know the definition that is being used. It is one of the most misinterpreted and overused words around, especially in the nursing...
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    Advice needed for Military Spouse

    Orca replied to NurseinBoots's topic in General Specialties

    As far as the educational component goes, there are a number of online programs for MSN, so it wouldn't matter much where you are living or how often that you
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    Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    Orca replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's prevalent in rural Nevada. Some of my colleagues and I were tasked with talking with employees at one of our rural facilities to encourage vaccination. I would have gotten about as far having a...
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    Article by HuffPost: The Essential Items Nurses Always Keep In Their Bag

    Orca replied to britk64's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    “I can’t tell you how many situations I’ve been in where someone around me has felt faint or like they were going to pass out,” Parker said. I can't recall being in such a situation ever....
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    Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    Orca replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Like the MyPillow genius who offered a $5M bonus to anyone who could disprove his claims of election fraud, then quietly withdrew the offer when his own hired experts found
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    Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    Orca replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As if a Kennedy would have anything to do with Donald Trump. Another debacle for the
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    I'm Done

    Orca replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Exaggerate much? Protection doesn't vanish in six months. It can become significantly reduced, but it isn't zero - like being unvaccinated
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    Anyone get their Booster yet?

    Orca replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Got a Moderna booster last week (my employer had a vaccination clinic). No side effects, only some mild soreness at the injection site that didn't appear for a couple of days, but lasted for a couple...