Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    Plague-ridden because of family member.

    Orca replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Somewhere along the way a supervisor should have insisted that the family member wear a mask, otherwise be asked to
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    Can not find a job!

    Orca replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    It might also be helpful to know what you meant when you said that the interview for the full time position "went wrong". That is too vague for me to help you identify the problem. I completely...
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    1st Jail time awarded for HIPAA violation accessing/reading medical records

    Orca replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    As egregious as this was, I don't believe he can play the race
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    Charting question

    Orca replied to MissyF_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing in this passage says that the doctor was actually called. It says that at the time you wrote the note that your intention was to call, but nothing to show that you actually followed up on your...
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    1st Jail time awarded for HIPAA violation accessing/reading medical records

    Orca replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It had to. Most likely someone in IT was looking over usage logs and saw a number of accesses of records of high profile patients, identified the person making the requests, and the rest is
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    Pharm ???? grains converted to mg.

    Orca replied to nursejackie2010's topic in General Nursing

    Since gr iss=100mg, I presume the answer is 200mg. This question brings back memories. In my second semester of nursing school I was about to give my first injection, which made me nervous enough....
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    What would you tell this pre-ABSN student?

    Orca replied to starbrite471's topic in Psychiatric

    A guarantee of employment in this job market is a strong draw (if in fact School A is guaranteeing this). The place where you do clinicals will have absolutely no bearing on where you wind up. I have...
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    Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

    Orca replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated I took a job on an adult mental health unit. Next door was a companion geropsych unit. I was talking to the gero charge nurse when I saw one of her new RNs, a recent graduate,...
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    are the people who work at the bons nurses?

    Orca replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    That is a pretty cynical analysis. While there is a significant degree of public protection inherent in what boards of nursing do, they also advocate for the profession and play a role in drafting...
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    So I Wore my Cap Today

    Orca replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    The caps that my nursing school used (they dropped them a couple of years before I went through) looked like something from the Coneheads on Saturday Night Live. As a male I would never have had to...
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    C's In Nursing School

    Orca replied to redraider1977's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been asked for a transcript or a GPA report in 15 years of
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    Nurses Misbehaving While Caring For Inmates

    Orca replied to nursejudy15209's topic in Correctional

    Realize that the people who are compromised are a small minority - and that they are going against the training they were given upon employment. My agency devotes an entire section in preservice...
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    Nurses Misbehaving While Caring For Inmates

    Orca replied to nursejudy15209's topic in Correctional

    This is exactly the kind of situation I'm warning about when I tell people going into corrections to maintain appropriate professional distance. If you excessively empathize with inmates, the seeds of...
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    I cried at work today

    Orca replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm not sure that you did, since you weren't doing him favors or bringing in things he wasn't supposed to have. One thing you did do was get too personally involved with him. Granted, in any field of...
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    Help?? What should I do.

    Orca replied to Emile's topic in General Students

    One woman wiggled her fingers during the entire interview. One audibly shuffled her feet constantly. Another stared at the ceiling for most of the time (it made me wonder if she was attending to...
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    Help?? What should I do.

    Orca replied to Emile's topic in General Students

    From one who has served on numerous employment and promotional interview committees - there are a lot of things you cannot tell from a telephone interview. It is impossible to assess things like body...
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    I cried at work today

    Orca replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

    Unfortunately we have to make difficult choices sometimes. I work in a prison environment. Sometimes the choices I have to make are the right ones, but not necessarily what the person wants. I gather...
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    Mercy Health Center Oklahoma City

    Orca replied to gllr54's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I did clinicals at Mercy in nursing school, and it was hands down the nicest hospital I worked in. Not sure if things have changed, but at the time it was all private
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    Confused student nurse

    Orca replied to GusM's topic in General Nursing

    Your confusion is understandable. The truth is that you may not know what you want until you try a few things. Specialties that seemed appealing during limited exposure in clinicals may not hold the...
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    My Story - What's happening to my hospital?

    Orca replied to Tygerlile's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was in a situation in which a former peer became the nurse manager of my unit. She immediately set out to get rid of all the charge nurses in place, including me. I was her first target because she...
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    How Can I Get Acclimated to the Midnight Shift?

    Orca replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    This brings back some memories. When I worked swing shift the woman in the apartment across the hall from me worked nights. Occasionally I would see her living room door standing open, with her...
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    Terrible visitors - Unsafe situation

    Orca replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would have done the same
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    Ignorance is bliss

    Orca replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Those hospitals are in Oklahoma City. I did clinicals at the Integris (Baptist) Hospital and Mercy. Both are good
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    How Can I Get Acclimated to the Midnight Shift?

    Orca replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    I made the mistake of trying this once, and it kicked my butt - especially on the day I returned to work after my days
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    skirts to work

    Orca replied to eternalbride's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't wear one, but then I've never been into crossdressing.