morte

morte LPN, LVN

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  1. HIPAA violation or heads-up?

    morte replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    fraud is not protected by

  2. Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

    morte replied to ladyjanelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    what you need is better funding, so you could hire more

  3. Pain Medication addicts

    morte replied to rgvnurse85's topic in Patient Medications

    yup, in nursing school, many moons ago, we were taught that post up meds should at least be offered atc for the 1' 24'......of course that was before

  4. Am I asking too much from a nurse?

    morte replied to monkey2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm.thinking.HIPAA....

  5. Does the ED stand for Emergency Department or the Everything Dumpster?

    morte replied to whichone'spink's topic in Emergency

    I work LTC. I have a fairly good % of admits to send outs. One that wasn't admitted shouldn't have been sent, but covering doc wouldn't order in house xray. What was i supposed to do? Having...

  6. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    morte replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Your last sentence! and as a non joiner/loner, I feel some responsibility for this not happening. perhaps in retirement I can get into

  7. Hospitals illegally firing nurses for refusing flu vaccines

    morte replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are aware that OSHA will not get behind mandating the flu shot,

  8. Changing our colors again- rant.

    morte replied to beeker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    since you are preg., I would ask for a temporary suspension of dress code. At least that would allow you to save a

  9. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    morte replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am sorry, didn't make my sarcasm clear. I was making a play on the nursing line " If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done." We can not say it didn't exist if we didn't

  10. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    morte replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hmm , if we don't test, it didn't exist. We can't compare apples to oranges....or kiwis to pears....Is it more virulent? or is the media hype causing persons to seek medical care more

  11. OK to let nursing license expire if you have one in 2 states?

    morte replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    It has been suggested that you keep your original license., even if that is put on inactive

  12. For all the HOH nurses out there...

    morte replied to lvnlrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    this is also tax deductible....doesn t need to meet the 7.5% floor, right off the

  13. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    morte replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are talking UNDER, not over

  14. Hospitals illegally firing nurses for refusing flu vaccines

    morte replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in Disaster Preparation

    the recommendations were made before that study came out....U of mich, ?U of

  15. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    morte replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ... am convinced you can make statistics say almost anything if you want to. Look at advertising.) quote yup, 50% improvement sounds good, till you realize it was 50% of 0.05 to begin

  16. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    morte replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I seem to remember that some places stopped testing last year. So perhaps we are comparing apples to oranges? Also, don't think the poster previous to you was questioning that there were many cases...

  17. Refilling water pitchers

    morte replied to sizzlev's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    technically speaking, the pitchers should not be filled from a hand washing sink. This throws another wrench into your

  18. Labor Dispute

    morte replied to Blindsided's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    different mind set, one to the other. Memorial wasn't union till Umass took them over. lots of

  19. Labor Dispute

    morte replied to Blindsided's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Was that UMASS lakeside, or

  20. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    morte replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Green! You are comparing apples to oranges! You can not compare oral intake to

  21. Is there a flu outbreak in your area?

    morte replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I thought your point was easy to discern....but then again I am old

  22. Is there a flu outbreak in your area?

    morte replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I am thinking the poster is referring to the effect of stress on the immune

  23. Is this really a med error?

    morte replied to gemini14's topic in General Nursing

    of course it is a med error. But not fault of nursing. what was wrong with the

  24. Is there a flu outbreak in your area?

    morte replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Oy! Karen, you might be better served letting the fever do its

  25. winter weather...slip slidin' away

    morte replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    the small place where i work, the only staff in the building on noc shift would be 1 Rn (sup), 2 LPNs and 4/5 aides....who do you think is going to be responsible for checking outside