kindaquazie

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1. Maureen Walsh Meme Nurses Week Contest

   kindaquazie replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

   Inventor of Cards Against Humanity: Nurses'

2. stroke certification

   kindaquazie replied to gwapo's topic in Neurological

   The American Board of Neuroscience Nurses has now developed a certification in Stroke Nursing. The CSRN examination will be available in May of 2013 and information is available at

3. Anyone used music as an intervention?

   kindaquazie replied to mamatara's topic in Critical Care

   Please try to incorporate input from a qualified music therapist. Music therapy is more complex than most of us realize. You can find a qualified therapist in your area by going to...

4. What to do about disruptive behavior?

   kindaquazie replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU, SICU

   One: Learn from this and NEVER do it to another nurse. Option A: Go to the offending nurse, state that her behavior was against policy and inconsistent with professional behavior, however, let her...

5. This is EXACTLY why I don't like taking Verbal orders

   kindaquazie replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Per the Joint Commission, what you are describing are telephone orders, which are different from verbal orders (although both are spoken). Verbal orders are those given while the provider is in your...

6. This is EXACTLY why I don't like taking Verbal orders

   kindaquazie replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Dear Godfather RN: I don't disagree with you because I too was an ICU nurse for a very long time. My primary surgical population was neurosurgery. It is very different when you work in ICU and in a...

7. This is EXACTLY why I don't like taking Verbal orders

   kindaquazie replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Use the facility policy. If the physician still refuses to write his orders, invoke the disruptive physician policy. Do NOT rely on your charge nurse/director to handle this. Send an email to your...

8. HIPAA violation or just a bad decision?

   kindaquazie replied to concerned2012's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Any and all photography of any patient is a horrible violation and the person should be ashamed. There are some exclusions, histological samples..., but these are usually listed in the conditions of...

9. Does the Clinical Ladder violate Labor Laws?

   kindaquazie replied to Valerius's topic in MICU, SICU

   The issue is this: Any individual ADN may be better than any or every BSN new graduate nurse, however, scientific studies are based on aggregates. In the aggregate, hospitals with more BSN nurses...

10. Planned Parenthood, Women's Health Issues, Nurses could rule the US

    kindaquazie replied to Karen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I fully agree with and support the concept of nurses as an important political constituency. However, we should not focus on issues that divide us. Not every nurse is pro/anti abortion, seat belts,...

11. Looking for advice! NP vs. MD

    kindaquazie replied to umdgrad's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Doctor of Nursing Practice. Nursing and medicine are disperate but complementary entities. I like to say that the best physicians practice nursing without a...

12. Fictional vital sign charting

    kindaquazie replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    As for the CNA training/education regarding VS... The RN has legally delegated this responsibility to the CNA and therefore is responsible to validate their understanding. It only takes a couple of...

13. Fictional vital sign charting

    kindaquazie replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Of course any fraudulent charting should be reported immediately. There is most likely an issue that goes far beyond this one CNA, like a system that does not provide enough staff to meet the needs...

14. Should smokers be admitted into the nursing program?

    kindaquazie replied to Elly Aker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    nurses are science majors. as such, in the consideration of any "intervention" it is essential to weigh the best available evidence. is there any research evidence suggesting that nurses who smoke...

15. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    kindaquazie replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Compassion: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. There are no harsh words you could say to someone who is fat that they have not berated themself with,...