Kyrshamarks BSN, RN

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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Kyrshamarks replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just to enlighten a few of us, a sneeze can send droplets as far as 200 feet per an MIT study. So in reality it is airborne if it can travel that far. Would you want to risk your life on that fact...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Kyrshamarks replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    that's wonderful that you are willing to be so self sacrificial that you would take those ebola cases without question or complaint. I am sure that if you unfortunately contract it and lay there in...
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    New BSN grad fired after 5 weeks of orientation

    Kyrshamarks replied to Kinar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hate to say this but I love how it is always the preceptors fault that a new grad is having a hard time in
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    Lancing for family-

    Kyrshamarks replied to Jorica's topic in General Nursing

    Take out his appendix, yes you would get in trouble. Lance a boil, no you would not. On second thought in certain circum stances, taking out his appendix would not even get you in trouble...but never...
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    No ot pay for optional ot

    Kyrshamarks replied to hopefulprayers1's topic in General Nursing

    Federal law states unless you are exempt (salaried) employee, you must be paid at 1.5 of your regular hour rate. She is
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    Open up....Spoonfed report

    Kyrshamarks replied to ICURN3020's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is really simple. She starts to ask questions, tell her that if she just listens her questions will probably be answered. Give just the facts of dx, any RECENT labs that may have been ABNORMAL....
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    Walkie Talkie

    Kyrshamarks replied to ArrrrEnnn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I personally prefer my pts gorked,and a crusher flusher over a walkie talkie any
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    Documenting Fentanyl

    Kyrshamarks replied to BettyPalen's topic in General Nursing

    And if you give someone 25 to 50 mg of fentanyl, call the funeral home. That much would kill. Watch how you write your dosing now. Mistakes like this happen and cause serious
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    Resignation with only 2 weeks notice?

    Kyrshamarks replied to RNexplorer's topic in Canada

    What are they going to do? Kidnap you and make you stay there? They cannot make you stay there. Take you travel contract and
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    Nurses selling at work?

    Kyrshamarks replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You were in your Dr office when you did this? You have no right to do something like that. That is his office and his property that you destroyed. If the MD has no problem with the poster in his...
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    Your first experience with a dead person

    Kyrshamarks replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing? 9 years old when's mom died of a heart attack while sitting in a chair with me. Causing a death? My first was in my early 20's while in the military working as an military advisor on El...
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    What did you get for nurses week?

    Kyrshamarks replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Written
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    Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    Kyrshamarks replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    After 27 years of doing this thing called nursing, if you say to me that you have pain, I believe it. If you have multiple pain meds ordered I will always go first to the strongest and max dose I can...
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    Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    Kyrshamarks replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    sorry about the typos. 2 am posting on a phone with fat
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    Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    Kyrshamarks replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    From personal experience with sever pain, a person can be snowed and still have 10/10 pain. I once got a total of 40 mg morphine over a 3 hour period. Alot I inow and I was flying twenty feet off...
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    Practice Problem Zosyn 4.5 g in 100 mL?

    Kyrshamarks replied to RN_TOBE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    792
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    Practice Problem Zosyn 4.5 g in 100 mL?

    Kyrshamarks replied to RN_TOBE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is BASIC math. And these people want to be
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    SDA and when to bring up no Saturday work

    Kyrshamarks replied to SherluckyRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    It is part of the Adventist code. Every religion out there states that reliving suffering on the sabbath is allowed and to do so is doing gods work here on earth and is the same as observing the...
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    SDA and when to bring up no Saturday work

    Kyrshamarks replied to SherluckyRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The priests in the temple worked hardest on the Sabbath to God (DA 285). God works on Sabbath, upholding the universe and answering prayer (DA 206). Those who work to relieve suffering, those who...
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    Seventh Day Adventist and working on Sabbath???

    Kyrshamarks replied to NeoNatMom's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Institute for Christian Teaching Education Department of Seventh-day Adventist TEACHING STUDENT NURSES SABBATH KEEPING By Ina Longway Adventist International Institute Of Advanced Studies Bangkok,...
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    Unions protest 100m hospital donation

    Kyrshamarks replied to mhy12784's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Do you even live in Texas? Have you ever lived here? As a Texan I find this comment offensive and false. Before dispairaging Texas i suggest you live here a bit. You might just be a bit surprised...
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    Parents that are nurses

    Kyrshamarks replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    Personaly if you sent me an email with those cutsie faces in it, I would delete it without even reading it. Most people get annoyed with those things and really want just the info
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    HELP I NEED ADVICE

    Kyrshamarks replied to nette1022's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tell her to bite you. You cannot commit medicaid fraud, you do not bill medicaid for the services the agency does, plus writing the wrong date on some paperwork is not fraud if done on error. She is...
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    Is it a good idea to work 5 days straight (12 hours shifts/day)?

    Kyrshamarks replied to happyface27's topic in General Nursing

    2 things, it is up to the individual person as if they can do it. ( I personally do it all the time), secondly overtime wages are taxed AT THE SAME RATE as regular wages. There is not a special tax...
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    Is there a legal way to do this...

    Kyrshamarks replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    [h=1]When does the Privacy Rule allow covered entities to disclose protected health information to law enforcement officials?[/h][h=3]Answer:[/h]The Privacy Rule is balanced to protect an...