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    Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    hiddencatRN replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    I guess I wonder how exactly a mid-level care provider doing an exam that complies with EMTALA will make things go more quickly. These exams will still have to happen somewhere, and this sounds a lot...
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    So irritated!

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Lol, I know, but I figure I've posted enough about myself over the years to be pretty easily identified, you know? It would be more than irritating to have one little detail too much get me in deep...
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    Standard Hospital Scrubs National Standard?

    hiddencatRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    We went to a color coded system. We can wear whatever we want as long as it falls within our color choice. Really, in certain standard colors (black, white, ciel blue, navy, etc) colors are actually...
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    The happy policy

    hiddencatRN replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like how our management is trying to deal with a morale problem : they want us to participate in a bulletin board where we can post positive recognition of our coworkers instead of dealing with...
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    hiddencatRN replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    How would you know the OP had participated in the protests if there's no arrest record? You wouldn't happen to be asking illegal questions about political affiliations in your interviews, would you?...
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    hiddencatRN replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Here's my protest story: there were many protests, we chanted a lot, were cold and crowded and it was always uplifting to be around others with your same goals, thousands of people there... and...
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    hiddencatRN replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Ehhh if folks here wanted to know what it was about they could google
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    hiddencatRN replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Yeah, IME no leaders or unified voice limits the shelf life of a movement. Remember the global justice movement of the late '90's? It was on it's way out before 9-11 effectively stamped out the...
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    hiddencatRN replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's all about the workplace culture. I almost always get a lunch break. There have been rare occasions where things have been so crazy no one went to lunch, but usually, we find a way to...
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    hiddencatRN replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    There's usually a choice NOT to be arrested. I went to many protests between 2001 and 2005 and was never close to being arrested. Stay in the permitted areas and when the police give warning, leave....
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    Patient and family priorities

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Usually I just shake it off but there was something about this situation, that the mom was REALLY worried about her kids but also REALLY wanted some water lol. It's stuck with me I
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    "Alphabet Soup" After Nurses' Name?

    hiddencatRN replied to Arianna727's topic in General Nursing

    It's actually really common on the doctoral level- you might see someone listed as "PhD (ABD)" which is All But Dissertation when they're nearly done. You see this outside of nursing in other fields...
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    "Alphabet Soup" After Nurses' Name?

    hiddencatRN replied to Arianna727's topic in General Nursing

    At work, we got new badges and the template is NAME, DEGREE (and certification if applicable) and underneath is position. So at work, my name badge looks like this: Hiddencat, BSN Registered Nurse A...
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    Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    hiddencatRN replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I should clarify something. Do I believe that someone can be experiencing severe pain despite no outward signs of it? Absolutely. Do I believe all patients are truly honest about how they...
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    new grad bad interview

    hiddencatRN replied to rn_yogi's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar scenario. In my scenario I also hadn't eaten lunch yet, there was an irate family member walking in my direction, and a doctor about to start a procedure who needed pain meds for it. I...
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    Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    hiddencatRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    "Slide down your underwear so I can stick this in your
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    Are 12 hour shifts going extinct?

    hiddencatRN replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how a move like that will effect staff turnover. SOOOO many nurses I know will tell me that the ability to work 3 days a week was a major influence on their choosing nursing as a career. We...
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    How does the study of sociology relate to Nursing?

    hiddencatRN replied to Aiesram's topic in General Nursing

    Sociology, hmmm? The grading system almost sounds like a sociological experiment. I say you organize the class in to one group and rebel against the grading
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    Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    hiddencatRN replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Sleeping patients can be in pain, also, if there is a med for pain ordered around the clock, you want to give it to them to keep on top of their pain instead of having to do catch-up later. I will...
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    The reverse end of "my preceptor hates me"

    hiddencatRN replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some people don't have good awareness of their surroundings. Maybe it's the student blinders, maybe they are just unaware in general (like the folks who like to stand in the middle of narrow, highly...
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    New Grad thinking to start career in the ER

    hiddencatRN replied to georgehb's topic in Emergency

    I started in the ED as a new nurse. I love it, but it's definitely been challenging. My ED has a pretty good track record of hiring and orienting new grads. The staff has been really supportive of me-...
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    How honest are you?

    hiddencatRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    No, because in my limited experience, folks that don't "get it" are also the folks that would get a rise out of hearing something "exciting" like that, and I don't want to give them the enjoyment of a...
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    Venipuncture

    hiddencatRN replied to melstei's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree- do as many of whichever you have the opportunity to do as you can. If you don't get the vein, stay and watch whoever tries next to see their technique. The more you do, the quicker you'll...
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    Second Attempt...Philadelphia jobs

    hiddencatRN replied to deflowerkidRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    oh jeez- i've heard abington is a revolving door lately. i imagine the nicotine policy doesn't
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    Going green makes me red in the face

    hiddencatRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I sent DH on a mission to find a ercury thermometer- he was able to get me one! But I know better than to ask too many questions about it