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    Holidays

    chare replied to upstatejj's topic in General Nursing

    Personal
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    Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

    chare replied to Revolutionaryroad's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. OP, if you haven't already done so, you should email your manager as soon as possible. Best
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    Abandonment?

    chare replied to Fed up nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless, it was a douche move; one that left your former team mates in a lurch. Although I get the impression you just don't
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    Hidden camera, what would you do?

    chare replied to Carole's topic in General Nursing

    Who removed the camera? And after it was given to the charge nurse, what did the he or she do with it? As I suspect this was, at minimum, a violation of facility policy, and potentially state law,...
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    Call out

    chare replied to BSNRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    Why would one lose pay, for a previous day's work, for calling out on a
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    Overfill in Antibiotics

    chare replied to JacobRN's topic in General Nursing

    All commercially available IV fluids are packaged with an overfill. While it varies between manufacturers, the amount typically varies from 10% to 15% of the labeled volume. In the scenario you...
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    PTO being used by hospital?

    chare replied to Duncan6's topic in General Nursing

    This has been the practice at most facilities where I have worked. If staff that were called off due to low census wanted to be paid for their time, they used their PTO. At both my current and...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

    chare replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Pentagon changes discharges for 800-plus vets kicked out for being gay This should have been done long ago. There are still ~550 veterans discharged under don't ask, don't tell; hopefully...
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    The election 2024 Thread

    chare replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    October 13, 2024
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    The election 2024 Thread

    chare replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Fact check: Walz makes false claims about Trump on abortion and the
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    Have any of you ever left a tourniquet on a patient after an iv start?

    chare replied to Mursechico's topic in General Nursing

    And joined to do
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    Reported to BON for diversion

    chare replied to mykids02's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's based on post count; I believe you need to have 15 substantive
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    Will getting my BSN from an accredited nursing school cover my ASN that was obtained from now closed school?

    chare replied to Yeka's topic in General Nursing

    In order for your license to provide multi-state privileges you must be a legal resident of the state that issues it. If you are a resident of a non-compact state you can maintain a single-state FL...
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    Is going on to be a NP my only option to make more money?

    chare replied to ConfusedNurse202's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't up to three facility to determine how they are going to pay overtime. Ypu might find the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Overtime Pay and How to File a Complaint sites...
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    Documentation when a medication was missed

    chare replied to Elven_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Your supervisor is correct, there shouldn't be any "holes" on the MAR. However, this doesn't mean you should document a med that you didn't administer. First, review the MAR for instructions on...
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    Documentation when a medication was missed

    chare replied to Elven_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Unless there is some method designated on the MAR to indicate that the medication was not administered (typically at places I worked by circling the administration time), I wouldn't initial the entry...
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    Bullying while working as NP

    chare replied to ms smile's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is this the same unit you posted about here? Is so, @offlabel gave you excellent advice when he or she suggested that this was an issue that would best be addressed by the medical staff and nursing...
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    Fire drill

    chare replied to greener22's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    @Nurse Beth previously discussed this and provided excellent advice
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    Trouble with NP Credentialing- help needed!

    chare replied to Gatorgrad23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, so long as you maintained FL residency, you could work in GA, using your FL license. Now that you've moved to GA, with the intent to establish residency there, you will need to apply for...
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    Trouble with NP Credentialing- help needed!

    chare replied to Gatorgrad23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you live in GA, and have been working there as an RN, you should have already applied for licensure with the GA BON. And yes, if you work as an APRN, you also need to maintain your RN license...
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    Need Advice - Protecting my License

    chare replied to Maltmom0402RN's topic in General Nursing

    While I'm generally not a fan of resignations effective immediately, in this case I tend to agree. Personally, I would have been gone the first time I was expected to transport a client in my...
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    How can I word this to my manager when she asks me to pick up extra?

    chare replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    When anyone calls from work, I rarely answer. I'll listen to any voice mail, and will occasionally return the call, depending on the message; but not if the call was regarding picking up a shift....
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    First-Pass Medication Note

    chare replied to fady's topic in General Nursing

    At both my current and previous facilities this was an expectation for all newly prescribed medication, in both acute and intensive care. Epic refers to this as first dose
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    Moving from FL to NC. Not sure what to do about my license

    chare replied to Sathairn's topic in General Nursing

    I know the NC BON won't issue you any license as a resident of another compact state. I don't know whether they will accept an application from a resident of another compact state planning to...
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    Does ADN vs AAS truly matter?

    chare replied to Mic graves's topic in General Students

    There are some differences in the three associate degree options available, and the article below discusses them. However, from a practical standpoint the degree option you choose really won't make a...