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    HIV Testing without Consent

    hiddencatRN replied to kennybania's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of legalities, it seems unethical to test for HIV without the patient's consent unless there is an exposure involved. Having a positive diagnosis on their medical record can have long term...
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    IV "wide open" ??

    hiddencatRN replied to sassyann8585's topic in General Nursing

    A 21g isn't too small to run a liter of fluid to gravity. We'll do 22g wide open all the time and run smaller amounts to gravity on 24g IVs as
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    Is there any truth to this?

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I get a patient who trends their vitals throughout the day over a few days, then I'd have a meaningful baseline to work from. I think it's more likely to run into someone who has actually done that...
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    Im new, will they be mad if I go full to part time right away?

    hiddencatRN replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, you're the poster who thinks Obama is forcing us all to get flu shots full of mystery ingredients that can't be looked up on the internet? Good luck with med
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    Mandated reporting outside of work

    hiddencatRN replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes, it is relevant, because without her consent and cooperation the police can't do anything about that, whereas if she were a minor or elderly or disabled, her consent as the victim isn't...
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    Parents!!!

    hiddencatRN replied to daviex's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I would bring this situation to the attention of your hospital's risk management. It sounds like your policy is in serious need of
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    Parents!!!

    hiddencatRN replied to daviex's topic in Emergency

    We refuse to allow sick patients from being signed out by their parents AMA all the time. If there is a true risk to then going home, such as hypoxia, we get social work and child protection involved...
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    Parents!!!

    hiddencatRN replied to daviex's topic in Emergency

    I've had parents say this to me a couple of times, and each time I have been unable to stop myself from saying "yes, you are absolutely
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    Can a pt hyperventilate themselves into resp failure?

    hiddencatRN replied to LakeEmerald's topic in Emergency

    I'm apneic for 5 seconds all the
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    who has taken a pay cut, willingly

    hiddencatRN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I took a pay cut to go from an hour+ commute to a 10 minute commute and regretted it almost immediately. The savings in commute costs didn't quite break even and I hated the new job. I'm back at the...
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    So why even bother with getting an RN?

    hiddencatRN replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    The only NPs I know who "replace" RNs are actually working under their RN license because they cannot find mid level provider jobs or choose not to work at the NP level for whatever reason. And they...
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    Mandated reporting outside of work

    hiddencatRN replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    It could mean the difference between an anonymous report vs a non anonymous one. If you're mandated and report anonymously, where is your proof that you reported as
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    Im new, will they be mad if I go full to part time right away?

    hiddencatRN replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Return on investment. Not all workplaces will let you simply decide to go part time. Everywhere I've worked there has to actually be an open PT position. And since your supervisor already can tell you...
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    So why even bother with getting an RN?

    hiddencatRN replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    Well, of course it is, but why it is sad I'm not sure. Offices shouldn't be expected to operate in the most expensive way possible. The RNs I know who work in office settings work almost exclusively...
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    Why do some nurses use their titles as a big ego boost?

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

    Or we're not feeling defensive about our
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    Is there any truth to this?

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People who insist this don't understand that temperatures can range throughout the day for an individual. Unless they also complain about feeling feverish or having symptoms I'd just document their...
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    So why even bother with getting an RN?

    hiddencatRN replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    What critically I'll patients will you likely care for at an urgent care center? It sounds to me more like trying to make the job sound more exciting than it is, which ads for MAs ALWAYS
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    Why do some nurses use their titles as a big ego boost?

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

    How is it offensive to ask if you plan to continue to be an LPN? I ask my friends questions about their lives and plans: it's part of keeping up to date on what's happening in their lives. And given...
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    Culturally insensitive patients

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

    "Your English is very good." "So is
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    Why did she pick on me?

    hiddencatRN replied to Dean7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BUT you'd previously called about a higher one and the instructions were to monitor and recheck. You're not reporting a random value, you're following up. If you hadn't called, the doctor could be...
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    hiddencatRN replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    And the likelihood of one's marriage ending in a divorce is still
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    hiddencatRN replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, divorce rates have been dropping since the 80's and the widely reported rate isn't a very useful number anyway: the divorce rate looks at a single year and compares the number of marriages...
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    Getting kids to take premed

    hiddencatRN replied to onthejourney's topic in General Nursing

    I've never given it PO but it's what we do for moderate sedation in my hospital. I don't think we do sedations with anything else unless there an
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    I don't hear much about Liability Insurance anymore...

    hiddencatRN replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    There have been several threads about it recently. And we did discuss it in nursing
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    ENPC

    hiddencatRN replied to ABM1227's topic in Emergency

    Yup, there's an order to things when in reality there are 4 of you surrounding the patient doing everything at once! Doing it solo though helped me really understand what the priorities are, and when...