caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Add in that ZMapp is a monoclonal antibody. These are difficult to produce and can provoke severe hypersensitive
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    The drug in question, per my understanding is a pure research drug. I could be wrong but my understanding is that it is not approved by the FDA or other such regulatory groups, and is not yet far...
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    Nurse manager who yells at people

    caroladybelle replied to happygrandma3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In some cases, it takes running off eras of staff - the originals plus their replacements plus the next set of
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    Applying to another compact state

    caroladybelle replied to kerussll's topic in General Nursing

    Please remember that licensure for nurses is controlled on the state level not on the national level. Only certain governing powers are permitted or allotted to the U.S. Government and the rest are...
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    a counselor for floor nurses

    caroladybelle replied to atejen's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My current workplace has a program for staffers that are/were involved in traumatic, extremely stressful, or ethically challenging episodes/issues. It is to help with
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    There is a significant difference between exercising reasonable care and caution, and some of the "hysteria". During the early years of the AIDs crisis, people were becoming overwrought over their...
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    Will the Texas ED RN become a scapegoat in the Ebola patient discharge?

    caroladybelle replied to preddish's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most connected doesn't mean jack, if your HCP providers don't use it properly. When I originally heard about the case and that a triage nurse "dropped the ball" by not involving "all" members of the...
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    Handling a central venous line port

    caroladybelle replied to ddexter's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the band/type of clave, the volume may vary. Out of habit, many of us flush it when changing it. Usually when we change the clave, we will also be flushing the line/testing patency,...
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    thinking about moving to USA

    caroladybelle replied to red_caviar's topic in Nurse Registration

    Be aware that the pay rates in FL are quite low and the conditions for FL nurses are poor. In addition, the over abundance of unemployed nurses in that state make finding a job there quite difficult,...
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    Has anyone gotten the new pvt "good pop up" & failed

    caroladybelle replied to futurenurse669's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would like to "love" this about 1000
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    Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    caroladybelle replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Actually, you will find that most healthcare facilities/clinics in the US require drug screening, and most of the BONs have the same treatment of nurses that test positive. At least one state that I...
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    Discrimination Against ER Nurses?

    caroladybelle replied to DaveBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you did not want the answer, perhaps you should have not asked this
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    Discrimination Against ER Nurses?

    caroladybelle replied to DaveBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Vindictive, no. Amazed at Dave's naïveté and lack of research, as well as his willingness to immediately assume discrimination and discuss legal remedies to solve his hiring issue, Yes. Let's look...
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    Pearson Vue: Bullies?

    caroladybelle replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

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    Which nurse called it?

    caroladybelle replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most floors have a code cart from which to get supplies. Thus no need to call a code to get supplies. There are many different levels of "code/no code" as well as "comfort measures" patients. In...
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    Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    caroladybelle replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The difference is generally in an apt, one has chosen their roommates, presumably after such behaviors were discussed previously. And the roommate can leave, or move out. The same is not true in the...
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    Pearson Vue: Bullies?

    caroladybelle replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    My issue with the PVTs. HOW HARD IS IT TO WAIT FOR THE REAL RESULTS!!! In all that is holy, I really want to SMH when I read the PVTs. ps. I had to wait 10 weeks for
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    Compensation in Texas

    caroladybelle replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    Please look up the Kermit Texas nurses whistleblower case. And also, realize that the MDs in Texas managed to get legislation passed to bar anonymous complaints about them from being investigated....
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    Is This Bullying?

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a devout orthodox pudding nurse. I am aware that living in the jello belt that most nurses here believe in jello instead. Often they try to proselytize to me, by sending me jello recipes or...
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    Is This Bullying?

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We are not
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    Is This Bullying?

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Obviously you failed because G-d is angry at you because you didn't pray enough and didn't forward enough religious Facebook memes saying, "if you really love Jesus, post this to your wall - only 10 %...
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    Is This Bullying?

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Then can I sue for emotional
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    Is This Bullying?

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We are required by the MDs to mix all of our jello in with the cocktail fruit cup. That prevents them from getting a "jello high" from mainlining the stuff. We wouldn't to feed an addiction, now...
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    Is This Bullying?

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wondering if anyone knows a protocol for haldol, Tylenol or Ativan jello
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    Is This Bullying?

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It comes from working in a teaching hospital, that relies heavily on research and evidence based practice. We get a very odd sense of humor. And given that we are undergoing the annual July/August...