Batman24

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  1. When to draw the line on religious and cultural accomodation?

    Batman24 replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Very rarely do we get any special requests. If we did we would try and accomodate them if we

  2. I was violated by a doctor

    Batman24 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't have a prob with the doc asking if you wanted to be tested. That was a fair question. It should be asked. I also don't have any prob with him asking about your past medical and sexual history...

  3. Shaved Mons - Phenomenon

    Batman24 replied to recbest's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a very fair skinned white woman and I swear I shaved it once and it looked like a Perdue plucked chicken.

  4. Administration lacks the reasoning ability of a 5 year old

    Batman24 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    It should be a joint effort between nursing and IT to ensure the needs are met for the nurse and proper technology is in place. It's not an either or

  5. Dealing with difficult people

    Batman24 replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you handled the situation appropriately and the doc backed up the info you gave to the patient. My guess is he knows the patient is difficult and is letting them get it off their chest,...

  6. I'm guilty. It's about the condom catheter

    Batman24 replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I'd report him to your CN and let his doctor know as well. His actions are harassment and a total waste of nursing resources. If he keeps pulling it off the doc should tell him a foley will be...

  7. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    Batman24 replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would look into a home birth pronto if I were her. If she can travel a distance I would find another doc and hospital willing to at least try to accomodate her. Not a fan of forced VBACs nor am I am...

  8. Change of shift admissions

    Batman24 replied to kittymom's topic in General Nursing

    Not taking admits for 4 hours a day will never happen. That's excessive. We do not accept them for 1/2 hour on both shifts and it works very well. We get along just fine with the ER nurses and the...

  9. Over Confident GN's

    Batman24 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    She's dangerous. You need to remind yourself of that and remember the patient comes first. You sound like a kind person and while you are trying to give the GN a positive experience the patients and...

  10. Change of shift admissions

    Batman24 replied to kittymom's topic in General Nursing

    We don't take admits during shift change. There is an hour every day where we don't accept them and ER knows and understands this. The change happened before I started and we don't have much prob with...

  11. Peer Reviews used as a tool to be malicious?

    Batman24 replied to mamason's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Horrible idea. We don't do them and I'm glad. They are a great way for management to tear down moral and keep it that way. If the nurses are against one another they won't be working together to...

  12. Family members and Visitors telling me HOW to do my job!!!

    Batman24 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do listen to family members when they say the patient doesn't look right, something is off, etc. Usually they know the signs as they have seen them before so it always bears checking into. I also...

  13. Patient Complaints In Spite of Good Care

    Batman24 replied to vivere's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager is a moron. Consider this a blessing in

  14. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

    Batman24 replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Agreed. If you earn the degree then you earn the title. Wear a name badge with your title and introduce yourself appropriately to the

  15. Patient or Client?

    Batman24 replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    We refer to patients as

  16. Is this the norm or even right??

    Batman24 replied to 09RN's topic in General Nursing

    We are never scheduled for more than 3/12 hour days. Talk to the person who does scheduling at once and have them take you off 1 of the 12 our shifts. 4/12 hour days is very hard for most, but coming...

  17. Is this illegal?

    Batman24 replied to dalindinrcp's topic in General Nursing

    She needs to get more assertive. She needs to go in and get management involved tomorrow and not work another shift until they rectify her pay. If they are saying she is being underpaid again once...

  18. Is this illegal?

    Batman24 replied to dalindinrcp's topic in General Nursing

    She made a big mistake in not asking about her new salary before showing up even one day with her her role and title. That's a lesson she won't forget any time soon. Has her pay now been updated to...

  19. 6,200.00 Who are they kidding? For a CNA 5 month course..

    Batman24 replied to lina.561's topic in General Nursing

    They offer the course through most community colleges for a few hundred dollars plus the cost of books, etc. Private schools can and do charge what they want. This cost is

  20. What to do? Aides doing the work of nurses?

    Batman24 replied to SDALPN's topic in General Nursing

    Report them anonymously and immediately. The patients are in grave

  21. Is this Ethical or Legal?

    Batman24 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    Sweet Jesus that's scary. No, it isn't legal or ethical. I would stand your ground with the doctors and ask them to put this directive in writing. They will crap out two bricks and know you aren't...

  22. HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    Batman24 replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Absolutely right. NO ONE at work should be made aware that you are seeking legal counsel. Let your attorney take over from here on

  23. HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    Batman24 replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The system tracks who accesses medical records. All they have to do is look and it will give a reading of who was in it and when. This is how they catch people who peek into celeb files. If the OP...

  24. HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    Batman24 replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You should have a HIPAA Compliace Officer. Try going to them. And just because Risk Management said they spoke to the CEO doesn't mean they did. They could be lying to cover their own butts and try to...

  25. HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    Batman24 replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Totally out of line. It's not even remotely in question that your privacy was invaded. HIPAA guidelines were broken. We would be fired on the spot had we done this and rightfully so. You should...