nurse2033 MSN, RN

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    Has anyone coded a co-worker? Dealing with the grief...

    nurse2033 replied to Zookeeper3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I disagree that as a traveler you are second class citizen. For everyone who thinks that, is that the way you treat travelers in your unit? I would go to the manager of the unit to voice your...
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    Joining the Army Reserve Nurse Corps... Help me w/ pros and cons

    nurse2033 replied to GetBehindtheBarn's topic in Government, Military

    I'm Air National Guard and the deployments are much shorter (4-6 months) which works better for me as a single parent. I couldn't do longer deployments. And my job as a flight nurse is awesome! I'm in...
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    Passive aggression, bullying, or just trying to help?

    nurse2033 replied to insa's topic in Men in Nursing

    It sounds like your coworker is judging your performance against her own, high standards. It is sometimes difficult for an expert to bite their tongue when they see things that are not just perfect....
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    G tube wont flush but dont think its clogged?

    nurse2033 replied to asr10 user's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the family gave the patient some potato
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    Military Time

    nurse2033 replied to Tired_Mommy's topic in General Nursing

    Military time is more clear and less likely to cause confusion or errors. This contributes to patient safety. You would have to pry military time from my cold, dead,
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    Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

    nurse2033 replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Just be yourself and act professionally. If you set off gaydar because you're gay, well there you go. I don't see a problem here. If your coworkers are unloading on you a little too much that is a...
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    Joining as a nurse officer

    nurse2033 replied to five_marshalls's topic in Government, Military

    That's a recruiter question, sorry I can't answer. It is competitive right now. You want to maximize your fitness, nursing experience, lack of arrests and so on. Don't ever say you plan to solve your...
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    Prior Service w/disability rating. Will it be a factor for Nurse Corps?

    nurse2033 replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Government, Military

    Don't have the info you need but you might cross reference with the disabled nurse category. Thanks for your service. Good
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    phentermine/drug test

    nurse2033 replied to pacific23's topic in General Nursing

    Hey speak for yourself. I've never borrowed
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    Time Frame for Med Administration

    nurse2033 replied to Unknown member's topic in Patient Medications

    Many nurses make compromises every day to try and follow the rules and give good patient care. Just be aware that if you take shortcuts you open yourself up for being disciplined or fired, especially...
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    Uniform Confusion

    nurse2033 replied to aanurse's topic in General Nursing

    long sleeves increase in the possibility of trapping body fluids, although many nurses wear them and it is not prohibited. it is not an osha requirement. neither are gloves for giving a shot btw....
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    2nd Degree BSN for a guy?

    nurse2033 replied to jst10's topic in Men in Nursing

    Let me first say that the only place "male nurse" is a job title is in Meet The Parents. We are nurses, some of us are men. I agree with the previous poster that burnout is a personal issue that can...
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    Being a male nurse?

    nurse2033 replied to JLaubach93's topic in Men in Nursing

    Who tells you it is too late? Are you terminally ill? You have at least the next sixty years to do whatever you want. Depending on what state you live in, you don't need a degree to be a paramedic....
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    If you love where you work . . . why?

    nurse2033 replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    The three things employees care about most are their schedule, family, and pay. If management respects those concerns things go much better. I agree that the vacation policy affects family time. How...
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    Lottery for holiday shift?

    nurse2033 replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    She has not handled this well. This should have been settled two months ago. There should be some accountability for who has worked which holidays in the past year. Most places I've worked require a...
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    Texting while doing patient care?

    nurse2033 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not surprised, but I agree it is unprofessional. I do text at work (not that often) but only in non-patient
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    Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    nurse2033 replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I used to work where you could get an increase for a certification, but they don't have that where I work now. No place I'm aware of locally gives differential for BSN. The pay is the
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    Why is it the highest paid among us...

    nurse2033 replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to top the ear infection, go with otic
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    Is this sneaky?

    nurse2033 replied to sbostonRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Its not sneaky, its the truth. Doom on her if she misread it. I think your BS is relevant as it shows you highest level of
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    Gastric Residual...what would you do in this situation?

    nurse2033 replied to tnelso15's topic in General Nursing

    Most facilities have guidelines on when to reinstill or call the MD. 1200ml is a lot and I can't imagine why your instructor wanted to put it back. Do you think this patient was having normal...
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    Is this considered a HIPAA violation?

    nurse2033 replied to jadu1106's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If the patient (and there are two here) could be personally identified by any of the information posted, then yes, it would be a violation. In other words, if any reader could connect the patient's...
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    HELP!! I had a stalker and because of HIPAA I lost my RN

    nurse2033 replied to rssawyer's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think giving up your career is a poor choice. This is worth fighting for as an advocate for others as well as yourself. As others have mentioned there are proper procedures to follow when you are...
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    Ensign/Lieutenant relationships.

    nurse2033 replied to Louise25's topic in Government, Military

    Hopefully this guy doesn't work in the same place she does, otherwise she has the same cautions and issues of any workplace romance. Fortunately, since she is of the lesser rank, he is the one that...
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    When calling in are you asked "what's wrong with you"

    nurse2033 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I ever called in I said "I won't be able to make it in to work tonight" and they didn't question it. Thank God- because I was two states away at the time
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    Iv site labeling, instant removal for no date

    nurse2033 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it might be an overreaction, but; labeling an IV site is simply part of the procedure. This should motivate everyone to label their IVs. It does waste time to chart search for an IV which...