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oramar

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  1. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

    oramar replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Today the person cutting my hair told me a story of an obvious violation but it was not deliberate. Her husband had surgery and was given a stack of discharge instructions. She was going through the...

  2. i hope i know when to hang up my stethoscope,

    oramar replied to supernurse1230's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think older people have to eat and pay rent just like younger people, they need their health insurance even more. Exactly where would you expect them to go and what would you expect them to do? If...

  3. How RN supervisor handled domestic dispute at work?

    oramar replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    Once I was working with an aide in a room on the second floor of a small hospital surrounded by a park. The aide and I saw a person being mugged right under the window of the room in which we were...

  4. A nurse friend of mine passed away: A WARNING TO ALL

    oramar replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    You know what, I honestly apologize. I should have guess at you state of mind over this and been a little more gentle. You second post clued me in to just how distraught you are and now I feel bad....

  5. How RN supervisor handled domestic dispute at work?

    oramar replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    What a fine person she is, if she wanted to get personally involved it is fine with me. I would call the police and give them a complete report. The guy was putting every one in danger and should...

  6. A nurse friend of mine passed away: A WARNING TO ALL

    oramar replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to hear more info on this situation before I would call for a warning. I mean everyone of us let our guard down everyday, in the grocery store, sitting in a beautician's chair. What do...

  7. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    oramar replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    I did work for that much. In 1983 I started at just about that

  8. Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - Update #84 from WHO

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have been wondering if anyone has introduced vaccine into camps in the earthquake zone. A lot of countries say they have more than they need. People in refuge camps are sitting ducks for this...

  9. Follow-up of the post titled: "Academic dishonesty dilemma! Advice needed, plz..."

    oramar replied to aflac381's topic in General Nursing

    This post is the most disturbing thing I have read on this

  10. How can someone even be like that?!

    oramar replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in General Nursing

    You know your dad's early attitude was pretty typical. I get the "nurses are over paid waitress/maids" thing from people all the time. People have no idea of the daily life and death issues we deal...

  11. How can someone even be like that?!

    oramar replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in General Nursing

    Lucky you are old enough to move these people to the perifery of your life. Don't ask them for their approval or include them in your plans. Just be an adult from now on live your life. Be your own...

  12. Do you personally know someone who has lost his/her license?

    oramar replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    No I don't. But once a year the BON sends out a list of actions and there are a lot of people on

  13. Levels of exposure 10 times higher than previously expected.

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176649.php

  14. Follow-up of the post titled: "Academic dishonesty dilemma! Advice needed, plz..."

    oramar replied to aflac381's topic in General Nursing

    Finding new and ever sneaky ways of cheating in class is one thing. How does one get a transcript sent out with false info on it? The only way I could think would be to hack the university IT...

  15. thug got shot and crying

    oramar replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    I was going to post something along that line. The person posted that to vent feeling and thoughts that can't be expressed or acted upon. I have had similar thoughts about people, ("you brought...

  16. thug got shot and crying

    oramar replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    Yesterday in Pittsburgh a thug was surrounded by police while in his vehicle. He was told to step out of the vehicle and put his hands up. His response was to ram into the police cars and try to run...

  17. I am sad, I am numb, am I burned out?

    oramar replied to gardengal1's topic in General Nursing

    Not that situation exactly. My heart goes totally out to you. I remember a nurse manager that came and told me really bad news in the middle of a really bad shift. It was one of those things that...

  18. thug got shot and crying

    oramar replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    All bullies are at the very base of their being giant COWARDS. The only thing I don't agree with is that business about all men crying for their mama's. It is true a lot of them would but not all. I...

  19. Academic dishonesty dilemma! Advice needed, plz...

    oramar replied to dean1987's topic in General Nursing

    After I thought about it for a while it occured to me that every word this person said to you from the first second she opened her mouth could be a lie. There are people who are just plain delusional...

  20. Academic dishonesty dilemma! Advice needed, plz...

    oramar replied to dean1987's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she just thinks she got away with it. They may be on to her already. She sounds like a

  21. my co-worker set me up

    oramar replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    It is one of the things that amazed me at the last place I worked. The system for switching days with another person was very informal. They just went it and changed it on the master schedule...

  22. I finally did something right!!!! Or other nursing success stories

    oramar replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Two thumbs up to

  23. what to do when patient is trying to harm self?

    oramar replied to mt_nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If it is a psych facility it should have policies about this very situation because believe me it happens. I have run into literature about this subject several times but I can't exactly remember...

  24. Hubby thought thermometer was a pregnancy test...

    oramar replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting this story. Made me smile. I always appreciate

  25. Oh, you rode your high horse to work today

    oramar replied to fallrisk2008's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely despise eye rolling. I consider it a form of lateral violence. I don't mind at all when someone takes me to task for something. At least I know what they are unhappy about. Eye...