Orca ADN, ASN, RN

Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC

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    NURSE STAFFING ACT NOW! Do something!! HR 3168 & S1567

    Orca replied to Guest1176712's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Historically, Republicans only back things that help major corporations. This would cut into corporate
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    Does Correctional Nursing count as Psych Experience?

    Orca replied to Merky101's topic in Correctional

    I have worked inpatient psychiatric units in the past, and I run into about the same amount of pathology inside the
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    Orca replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    Precisely my experience. I worked geropsych on a hospital inpatient unit. Theoretically we were only supposed to admit patients with treatable conditions. In practice, if they had Medicare, in they...
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    Job transfer regret

    Orca replied to Nurseynurse11's topic in General Specialties

    One man's opinion ( I agree with sleepwalker) is that going back and then leaving again will get you branded as a job hopper who cannot be counted
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    COVID: It's Time to be Outspoken

    Orca replied to Jenna Arsenault's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This sums the whole thing up in one sentence. The people who are yelling about personal freedom are the ones who believe that they ought to be able to do whatever they want, and they don't care who...
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    Hospital staff "threatened and harassed" by state officials demanding Ivermectin

    Orca replied to klone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Judges are apparently doctors, too. Judge orders Ohio hospital to treat Covid patient with
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    Job transfer regret

    Orca replied to Nurseynurse11's topic in General Specialties

    You mentioned in your original post that you were burned out in that job. I'm sure that it hasn't changed. I don't understand you considering returning to
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    Dying And Disputing Covid While Seeking Treatment from

    Orca replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Patient on my inpatient adult mental health unit who took half a bottle of Tylenol in a suicide attempt, but didn't tell anyone for 24 hours. Charcoal did no good at that point. I was in the room when...
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    The quietest workplace

    Orca replied to scrabblern's topic in General Specialties

    When I was going through nursing school, a circulating nurse in OR told me that he liked that he didn't have to chat much with his patients. He said that he basically introduced himself, said hello,...
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    Am I getting into nursing for the right reason?

    Orca replied to ZombieMedic123's topic in Men in Nursing

    I went into nursing because my mother and my sister had done it, and I was tired of the dead end job that my bachelor's degree in psychology had landed me. I figured that this is a profession in which...
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    Animal abuse

    Orca replied to K8e's topic in Psychiatric

    From the HHS webpage on HIPAA privacy rules: Serious Threat to Health or Safety. Covered entities may disclose protected health information that they believe is necessary to prevent or lessen a...
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    Orca replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I received my booster dose of Moderna about an hour and a half ago, and I'm still alive to post. It's a miracle. I have heard it in the west as
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    Orca replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't understand, either, why the OP considers a waning of immunity to be a deficiency in the vaccine. Immunity naturally wanes over time. It's how the immune system works. It's why we have to...
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    Re-admitting nursing students into the program after a failure

    Orca replied to historyfan's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    At my school, it was pretty straightforward. If a student failed, he or she could reattempt it once, beginning at the point of failure. If they failed again, it was sayonara. Generally speaking,...
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    Orca replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'll take that over 0% efficacy any day of the week. I haven't lived this long to die from something
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    Does Correctional Nursing count as Psych Experience?

    Orca replied to Merky101's topic in Psychiatric

    The ANCC web page mentions only "in the psychiatrics-mental health specialty". This is the descriptive paragraph: The ANCC Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing board certification examination is a...
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    Getting gate cut

    Orca replied to toughcookie's topic in Correctional

    That brings back memories. The admissions process was tedious at best, and I was often left without enough support
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    Getting gate cut

    Orca replied to toughcookie's topic in Correctional

    I have said this many times. I just passed the 20 year mark in corrections in September, and I don't regret leaving hospital
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    Does Correctional Nursing count as Psych Experience?

    Orca replied to Merky101's topic in Correctional

    I would certainly consider it as such. My facility has both psychiatric and correctional nurses, and in practice there is little distinction between the two. Our psychiatric nurses handle medical...
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    Physician Spreads Dis-Information: License Revoked

    Orca replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sorry about that. I got to it through a search engine. Here is the article. Read in its entirety: Why You Should Stop Using Hydrogen Peroxide on Wounds by Dr. Rachel Rader,
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    Physician Spreads Dis-Information: License Revoked

    Orca replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    About inhaling H2O2 and those who hawk it, this from an article posted on the website of Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, NC (emphasis is mine): After years of research, we now know...
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    Getting gate cut

    Orca replied to toughcookie's topic in Correctional

    Administrators only have control of facilities within their jurisdiction. For example, if you were restricted by a county jail, it would have no effect on employment by the state. Here we call them...
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    Pushed by quacks, use of Ivermectin is poisoning people

    Orca replied to nursej22's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It doesn't have to be accurate, just in alignment with the beliefs of science
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    I used to work in a Nightclub. Does it look bad to play this up to hiring managers?

    Orca replied to MikoPDX's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As others have mentioned, I would speak of non-nursing-related experience only in general terms. Most employers are not going to see years of experience as a bartender as being indicative of your...
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    I made bold, stupid decision to resign without securing another job and now I'm torn!

    Orca replied to obitouchiha's topic in Rehabilitation

    As a former HealthSouth employee, I can totally