Orca ADN, ASN, RN

Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC

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    Does the shot mess with your DNA?

    Orca replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is totally at odds with how antiviral vaccines work. Fewer potential hosts = fewer opportunities for mutation. This isn't a like bacterium that mutates if exposed to an antibiotic to which it is...
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    Does the shot mess with your DNA?

    Orca replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Could this possibly be any more
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    Getting harassed at work and not sure what to do about it?

    Orca replied to Jnurse153's topic in Men in Nursing

    I was wondering the same thing. Either she is a supervisor or she
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    How do you know if correctional nursing is for you?

    Orca replied to angel.maria's topic in Correctional

    I tell my staff that we live in custody's world, and we have to operate within it. We had a physician who had problems in the beginning dealing with repeated delays and cancellations. He finally...
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    Being sued

    Orca replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Professionals don't make jokes. Got
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    Being investigated by BON

    Orca replied to nurseinthecity11's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am in Nevada. I went to nursing school in Oklahoma. I had a classmate who had a felony conviction a number of years earlier. The BON allowed him to sit for the licensing exam, but they gave...
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    I'm gonna puke

    Orca replied to Glycerine82's topic in Nurse Management

    Like I tell my staff, you never know when or where your opportunities may come. Nothing wrong with pursuing advancement, if that is your goal. Even though you weren't selected, you have now been...
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    Being investigated by BON

    Orca replied to nurseinthecity11's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm not sure that I fully understand your question. Any actions taken by the BON are public record, and they are available for retrieval. We have considered nurses for employment who have had...
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    Being investigated by BON

    Orca replied to nurseinthecity11's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Malpractice insurance only comes into play during lawsuits. It has nothing to do with BON investigations. On the surface of it, I find it unlikely that your license will be revoked or suspended....
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    I am nervous to be a new grad amidst the pandemic

    Orca replied to emma8989's topic in General Specialties

    Everybody is unprepared to perform a lot of the skills required in nursing when they first graduate. Nursing school makes us minimally qualified to practice. The real learning happens when we start...
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    Ethical Dilemmas of Correctional Nursing

    Orca replied to guest1054874's topic in Correctional

    This is one of the biggest adjustments that hospital nurses have to make when moving into this environment. If they operate like they did in the hospital, inmates will have them tied in knots....
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    Accused of diversion in Ohio

    Orca replied to dustswife1126's topic in Nurses Recovery

    A drug test won't disprove diversion. It will only disprove taking the
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    Patient complaint - Did I mishandle this situation?

    Orca replied to lily8424's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been just the opposite. Patients who are in moderate o severe pain generally have difficulty sleeping. I see no need to awaken a patient to offer
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    MEN, dont come into nursing

    Orca replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have also been in the profession for 25 years, mostly in psychiatry and correctional medicine, with about six months spent in rehabilitative medicine. I am currently a DON in a medium security...
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    Starting corrections nursing

    Orca replied to Grande_latte04's topic in Correctional

    At my facility, we do very few IVs. My IV skills are passable, but not much more than that. There are plenty of people on staff who are more proficient, when those occasions do come
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    Is Geropsych Safer?

    Orca replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in Psychiatric

    The most violent patient I ever encountered when working inpatient psychiatry was 68 years old, and strong as an ox. He sent two staff to the hospital, one with a laceration on the head from being hit...
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    New Nurse to DON

    Orca replied to foothillscowgirl's topic in Nurse Management

    I never got the full story. Just saw it on the BON website when I went in to look up old
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    Covid Vaccine

    Orca replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There was an item on the news this morning about COVID vaccine clinics locally. They showed 3-4 injections being given, and every one of them was pushed in. I wanted to yell at the television. These...
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    Do you agree with Gov. Cuomo?

    Orca replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Recently.
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    What Can We Do About a Negligent Doctor?

    Orca replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting that you should mention colonoscopies. In my city there was a major outbreak of Hepatitis C connected to a local endoscopy center. At the root of the problem was the lead physician trying...
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    Covid Vaccine

    Orca replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The biggest issue that I see (not just with COVID shots) is people pushing the needle in instead of darting it in. If you push it in slowly, you are tearing the tissue instead of piercing it, and it...
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    Being forced to give corporate access to my medical records?!

    Orca replied to IRN2011's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo.
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    Nurse mgmt not for me?

    Orca replied to RN202one's topic in Nurse Management

    Some people prefer the personal contact to the responsibility. Nothing wrong with that. You tried management, and you decided that it isn't for you. When I finally retire from my full-time job, I...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Orca replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am four weeks (as of today) past the second dose of the Moderna vaccine. I had nothing from the first vaccine, and some mild arm soreness (but no symptoms whatsoever) from the second dose. At 94...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Orca replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Precisely. The quickest path to getting out of this mess is reducing the number of possible hosts through