BrnEyedGirl BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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    Is there a legal way to do this...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Just so you all understand,...this man was arrested, just outside of the hospital. I have no idea how or why,..I was just trying to find a legal way to do what any of us would agree needed to be...
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    Is there a legal way to do this...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes Bucky,..that is exactly what was happening!! He was a known felon, they knew who he was, they just couldn't catch up with
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    Is there a legal way to do this...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thank you for the informative link! It looks like, if we could get something in writing,.....there should be a better way to do this. While I agree with the sentiment that this guy deserves to be...
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    Is there a legal way to do this...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Well,...this good little nurse asked the manager, and spoke with security and was told that unless this patient had a gunshot wound we could not report that he was in our hospital. Now,.if someone...
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    Allergies and running codes

    BrnEyedGirl replied to usetimewisely's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm an ER nurse and I frequently don't even have a name on my codes, much less a history or list of allergies!! I agree with all the previous posts, you code a pt because they're dead,..give the...
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    I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    BrnEyedGirl replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll take the "old bat",..but crusty?? Not
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    Pull until full triage

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Mirnew's topic in Emergency

    I work in a 68 bed Level I trauma ED,.we do something similar, if we have several open beds we do bedside triage. It appears to have decreased some of our times. Honestly, I work 7a-7p and usually...
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    How long was your orientation

    BrnEyedGirl replied to porkey2's topic in Emergency

    Our new grads get 20 weeks with a preceptor. New to the department, experienced nurses get 2-6 weeks depending on where they came from and what they
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    Nurse to patient ratio in ED

    BrnEyedGirl replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in a 68 bed Level I trauma ED, we have 3-4 rooms depending on the time of day. We have a fairly new ED and our department has done extensive monitoring on the flow times through the ED. It is...
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    The Infamous Cab-ulance

    BrnEyedGirl replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    I agree the system is broken! We have two hospitals about 4 miles apart and often have pts leave one ER, go across the street call and ambulance and have them take them to the next ER. This abuse...
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    Shift Work in Nurses

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Rjs62's topic in General Nursing

    Done! Good
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    8 month old baby dies because iv line could not be accessed

    BrnEyedGirl replied to ibnkoomson's topic in General Nursing

    How does a child die, in a hospital, because no one could get an IV started? Really? I/O, central line,....how could you not get
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    Affordable Care Act Users Guide for Nurses

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Jb4564's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have to agree with many others here,..insurance coverage is not my business,..as a matter of fact as an ER nurse I'm am not even privy to any pts insurance coverage or non-coverage,..I am there to...
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    Going back to work after 12 weeks of Maternity Leave

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Jahna's topic in Emergency

    It's just like a bike,.......congrats on the new
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    Is video taping the room setup, drapes, staff during surgery a violation?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to T. Racine's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Is this a teaching hospital? There is quite a bit of video taping at my hospital, all for education purposes. Most of our OR cases are video taped,....not sure why there was such a stink made here....
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    To RNs, what are your thoughts about the mandated nurse-patient ratio?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to kchilla's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have never worked in a state with mandated ratios. Over the many years that I've been doing this, I have learned, without a doubt, that the number of patients I can safely care for depends on the...
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    Charting things done by others...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others,.my first question is why aren't they charting their own work? That said, I work ED and I frequently chart others work,.ie 18 g L AC per Davis RN, wound cleaned et dressed per...
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    Experienced nurse back in school,..I need help!

    BrnEyedGirl posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello everyone! I graduated from an ASN program in the 90's, and have started a RN-MSN program. One of the courses I'm taking now requires nursing diagnosis. It has been a long time since I had to...
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    Got an email saying that we are encouraged to have our MSN by 2017

    BrnEyedGirl replied to pheonixRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm confused,..my MSN will make me a NP,...and I won't be working as a bedside RN any longer,...not sure what you are talking about? Where is
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    What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Level I Trauma ED, we have 3-4:1 depending on the time of day and staff
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    Need advice: Frequent falls of non compliant homebound pt with dementia

    BrnEyedGirl replied to autumnlea's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't understand why it is illegal to use a seatbelt, posey vest etc on an elderly person, who isn't strong enough to stand/walk/transfer on her own, who isn't mentally capable of understanding the...
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    Thank You

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    You are missing the point obviously,....but yes I do ask all of those questions, everything is entered electronically, if I list tylenol as an allergy a box pops up asking for the reaction ie nausea,...
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    Did I make a mistake doing FNP?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to phieud's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the midwest, we have tons of NP's working in the hospital,...we have several seeing pt's in our ER and almost every specialty has NP's
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    Employer trying to refuse a waiver?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps this patient needs to consult with a lawyer. I can't imagine how knowing the diagnosis should matter to the employer. Is he insinuating that with a diagnosis he will somehow be more...
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    Help with Pharmacy issues paper

    BrnEyedGirl posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello everyone,..I need some help with a paper I'm writing for my FNP program. I am writing about the misuse/abuse of opiates. I live in Missouri, we have no formal tracking for schedule III...