widi96

widi96

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  1. Retake Pre-req, vey concern BCC

    widi96 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would definitely check with your school and it looks like all you need to worry about is redoing A&P. At the school I attended - the nursing program went by the most recent grade and they...

  2. Patients son who is a MD violating HIPPA & is just a jerk!

    widi96 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    My other concern would be that if he had MARs without a staff member present - he could alter them. Patient's and POA's can see the charts at our facility - but ONLY with a staff person with them....

  3. does age REALLY matter?

    widi96 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. For a group that is suppose to be compassionate and educate, the responders certainly aren't giving the OP anything but grief. From a logical standpoint without having a lot of facts - her...

  4. Patient question... drug screens.

    widi96 replied to RosaParksIsMyHero's topic in Emergency

    If you wanted, you could go to MR and request a copy of your chart. If they did a UDS, it would be in there. Not that it is out of line for them to have done one, but if it isn't even in there, then...

  5. What makes a great ER manager?

    widi96 replied to dmkm2001's topic in Emergency

    Good Communication!! That is one thing our ER was seriously lacking. Would've helped

  6. I can't get a hospital job!

    widi96 replied to gonzo1224's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals do tend to like Nursing Students because they like to recruit them when they graduate. Having said that - there is NO SUCH THING as 'just a CNA'. CNA's are a valuable asset to the...

  7. NM altering my timecard - how do I approach her?

    widi96 replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    I don't completely understand it, but our time clock automatically does something like that too, except it goes both ways. If you clock in before a certain time, you are credited for that 15 min...

  8. Mandatory Reporting

    widi96 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question / concern about the mandatory reporting issue. I know a young lady (she's 15) who is most probably being abused by her parents. They are not nice to her even when she is around...

  9. Mandatory Reporting

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    To those who had positive input to my question - I just thought I would give you a follow up. I was able to anonymously report the abuse. DCFS investigated and pulled her from the home, she has been...

  10. New admits at shift change

    widi96 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I think having an admitting nurse sounds great. We have an 'admitting unit' but they are only here M-F 8am-9pm. (No Wknds, No Holidays) because we never admit people after 9pm or on the weekends,...

  11. Is this Legal?

    widi96 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has implemented a new policy when calling in. After we notify our supervisor, we are required to call the employee health nurse with a detailed description of what is wrong with us....

  12. Is this Legal?

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Oh - just a quick additional note - in this new policy is the punishment if we don't follow it, including up to suspension or termination. Doesn't make it sound very

  13. Jury Duty vs Duty to Hospital

    widi96 replied to transkat's topic in General Nursing

    Okay - someone posted that active military personal, police and firemen were the only ones allowed out of jury duty. Active military I completely understand because our country is shipping them all...

  14. Selena

    widi96 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I was watching the movie Selena tonight and it got me curious so I looked up some stuff about her online. According to the encyclopedia entry on her, she was raised as a Jehova's Witness. It...

  15. Novolog Flexpen

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Every patient gets their own pen here too - the isolation issue is that we are repeatedly told never to leave a medication in a patients

  16. Selena

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    what i read said she managed to get to the lobby after she was shot and tell them who shot her and even what room they were in. "as the singer turned and left the room, saldívar shot her once in...

  17. Student / New Grad & Pregnancy

    widi96 replied to cmm890's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad you can usually only get a job as a New Grad, not RN. (Even if you have passed boards) simply because it does take more orientation. Most places, at least here in KC, offer new grad...

  18. Techs checking O2 sats

    widi96 replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our techs do get O2 sats.

  19. Need your opinion, please

    widi96 replied to ravensrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I always call a doc for any order. I will call and bug them about a diet order, etc. Usually don't bug them about activity level or VS frequency (activity level I usually assess the pts capacity...

  20. Pneumonia Diagnosis: No Isolation? Offered Vaccine?

    widi96 replied to LuLu2008's topic in General Nursing

    We don't place pneumonia patients in 'Isolation' but since we are fortunate enough to only have 1 double room on the unit (35 rooms, 36 beds) - we do make sure that we don't put a pneumonia patient in...

  21. Whats your facilities policy on isolation for MRSA, CDIF, VRE, etc?

    widi96 replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    We only have one double room, the others are all private, but we don't put anyone infectious in that room - they have to be a CHF, something cardiac, but no Pneumonia and especially nothing that...

  22. Just curious

    widi96 posted a topic in General Nursing

    After reading many people asking for 'advice' concerning what illegal activities can disqualify them from taking boards - I'm just curious if anyone knows if the BON will give these individuals an...

  23. tele nurses

    widi96 replied to debg's topic in General Nursing

    We have 36 beds, usually 2 aides, and on night shift I can have from 4-6 patients. We usually start with 4 or 5, then get an admit. It's a bad night when you start with 6 (would NOT get an admit) or...

  24. When the IV med is finished running

    widi96 replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    To answer the initial question, no it will not clot off as long as enough flush has run through the tubing to flush out the IV completely. It is just like a saline lock, the tubing is just still...

  25. $4 prescriptions

    widi96 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    I am certainly NO expert, but I thought those $4 things were for people without ANY insurance. You have a form of insurance therefor, it is picking up the rest of the tab, while you still only have...