Orca ADN, ASN, RN

Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC

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    Per policy, I am not allowed to give an opinion on whether to COVID vaccinate

    Orca replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can walk in to my neighborhood pharmacy and tell them that I want vaccine X or Y, I fill out the consent paper, then they draw it up and inject it. No medical practitioner anywhere around. The vast...
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    contact tracing in Oklahoma

    Orca replied to ruralseok's topic in School

    It probably will. There are a lot of politicians pandering to what they believe that most voters want rather than erring on the side of caution and acting to protect the
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    Notification of BON investigation?

    Orca replied to nursejjj's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In my state, we are generally notified about 30 days or so after the complaint is filed. I work in corrections, and some inmates see it as great sport to report us to the BON if we say no to them. I...
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    Seizures Real vs Fake

    Orca replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

    We once had an inmate who was suspected of faking seizures to try to get an increase in medication. During one situation, she was able to identify every medical staff who responded, and even that they...
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    Understaffed and feeling unsafe

    Orca replied to jnks's topic in Psychiatric

    Very much this. If your employer is that entrenched in understaffing, you threatening to leave won't suddenly scare them out of it. I worked on a hospital inpatient geropsych unit....
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    I have a question about COVID Vaccine

    Orca replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is evidence that vaccinated people who have become infected with the delta variant can transmit the virus to others. As has been the case since the pandemic started, new information is...
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    Correctional Nursing

    Orca replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

    I wouldn't say that too
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    Oklahoma Board wants explanation of arrest

    Orca replied to truckinusa's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I graduated from nursing school in Oklahoma. I had a classmate who had a domestic violence conviction several years prior. He had to appear before the board in order to explain. Unfortunately for him,...
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    Termination From Employer For Refusing EUV

    Orca replied to RaineyRN7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    She works around patients who are almost by definition
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    Orca replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    They are playing the long game. They are willing to bite the bullet for now in order to avoid long term commitments down the road. It's bean counter behavior, pure and simple. I once worked for a...
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    Correctional Nursing

    Orca replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

    Corrections isn't for everybody, but for those of us who have settled in it, there isn't anywhere else we care to go. I will have been in this specialty for 20 years come September 1, and I feel a lot...
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    How do you know when to let a new employee go?

    Orca replied to tippeny's topic in Nurse Management

    It's time to cut your losses. Five months is more than enough to pick up the routine in most places. You have used four different trainers, so I gather that this is an ability problem rather than a...
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    Advice for providing culturally competent nursing care to an Arab patient

    Orca replied to chocolateocean's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    When I attended college, I was around a number of Saudi and Iranian students. I had interesting conversations with both, but there are definite cultural
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    Best hospital to work in Las vegas

    Orca replied to osis's topic in Nevada Nursing

    That depends upon where you want to have your home base in Nevada. Reno is much closer to large population areas in California than Las Vegas is (it's two hours and change to Sacramento), but there...
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    psychiatric NP and mental wellbeing.

    Orca replied to pulchra's topic in Psychiatric

    Listening to people's stories and helping them to identify their issues and develop ways to cope with them is part of the job. Identifying too much with them is not, and it could potentially be...
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    How do you know if correctional nursing is for you?

    Orca replied to angel.maria's topic in Correctional

    This is precisely why my agency doesn't hire new grad RNs. Our operation requires a degree of independence that new graduates just don't have, and given the chronic short staffing that others have...
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    Nurse as the Protagonist

    Orca replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

    It could also be a Star Trek reference. In ST the red shirts were the ones usually sent down to the surface of a new planet, and they had, let's say, a very high mortality
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    Received Letter In Mail About Hospital Lawsuit At Old Job

    Orca replied to dreamshake18's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand this statement from your insurer. If you are named, you have been
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    Received Letter In Mail About Hospital Lawsuit At Old Job

    Orca replied to dreamshake18's topic in General Nursing

    If I were to call under these circumstances, the conversation would be very brief. "I remember nothing about this patient or the care that I gave. I would have to review the medical record to comment...
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    Does where you get your MSN matter?

    Orca replied to travelnurse79's topic in Nurse Management

    Like klone, I don't see the point of the question. The answer is yes, every facility has different rules. Unless you are doing a study of the various rules that exist, why does it matter to you what...
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    What can I do about bullying?

    Orca replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for making this point. I see the term thrown around all the time by people who obviously have no concept of what it really means. I was once accused of bullying by a subordinate because I...
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    Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    Orca replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember glass bottles - along with the colorful language that often followed the crash after the IV therapy nurse dropped
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    Advice needed!!

    Orca replied to penny186's topic in General Specialties

    Nothing wrong with saying that you are looking to expand your skills by pursuing new challenges. I agree with staying away from talking about "moving up". LTC gave you a job and a paycheck, and you...
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    The Hard-Partying, Rock-Obsessed Nurse Practitioner At The Center Of A Massive Opioid Bust

    Orca replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I read the whole thing. This guy believed that he was untouchable. It didn't help that he had people so devoted to him that they believed that he could do no
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    Tired of med-surg but feel guilty leaving

    Orca replied to crystalbenz's topic in Medical-Surgical

    A year is a decent amount of time to work somewhere before moving