edmia BSN, RN

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    Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

    edmia replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok, English is not my first language so at times pronunciation of new words is hard for me. I've never heard of this finna -- how is it
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    Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

    edmia replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree! Although I have to admit my spelling has greatly suffered from auto-correct on the app where I do most of my posting from. And always, it's so obvious once I've hit send. And there's no edit...
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    edmia replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    You are very lucky. We have 2 for the entire
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    General workplace/personal life separation

    edmia replied to MassED's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, I think it's natural to find people in a nursing workplace that become good friends. No one else understands what you go through in this business. I am reserved and observe when I walk into a...
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    edmia replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    To clarify: this is because the hospital staffs only 2 RTs to cover 500+ beds. Not because they aren't capable. I always page them for difficult vent issues, but don't bother them for a breathing...
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    edmia replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    What? Do you have an RT on standby? If I had to wait for RT to do these things, I'd wither... We do all of that (ok, not intubate, but RTs don't do that
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    Ebola in the news... still!

    edmia replied to edmia's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sigh...
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    Nurses Med error..How can we help?

    edmia replied to McLewis83's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree! How could 1 dose of calcium throw this patient into an arrhythmia? Did she also administer it too fast? (Assuming this was an IV drug) It also seems fishy that punitive action is taken...
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    New FB messenger,...HIPAA Violations?

    edmia replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I have only worked at large teaching facilities and the residents and attendings are always texting each other regarding patients. Nurses don't though. One hospital I worked at issued a smart-phone...
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    Struggling NP student in need of advice !

    edmia replied to pkakar929's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi pkakar! I think you are just overwhelmed with a stressful job and two very intense courses. If the summer semester is still going on, are you able to withdraw from the courses? Withdrawal is a...
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    a "friend" looked me up on the BON?????

    edmia replied to BA.LVN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Time to start your own play group! Totally nuts on her part. That kind of person is just bad news. The kind who is overly concerned with the details of your life... Run, don't walk, away from this...
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    Nursing student lacking passion?

    edmia replied to misskate098's topic in General Students

    I did not go into nursing because of passion. I did it as a smart career move considering where I was in my life. I think the lack of passion has helped me move around in nursing because I don't...
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    New FB messenger,...HIPAA Violations?

    edmia replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Well, the real HIPAA problem lies with a company that allows users to access charts via a personal phone. If the phone is company issue (like I have), then they need to regulate what is allowed to be...
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    Online schools and testing...

    edmia replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My program has a mix. There are proctored exams and then there are open book exams. The open book exams are much harder than the proctored exams because you really have to dig in the material for...
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    Follow up? Let it go?

    edmia replied to flyersfan88's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, that would frustrate me to no end. I think I would let it go. I don't know what may have come up but for some reason they changed their mind about hiring me, so I wouldn't press after checking in...
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    Nurse files lawsuit over firing

    edmia replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. I wonder how this will end up resolving... I understand she had lots of experience, but if the equipment was not compatible with the cable, I would do external pacing until a cardiac...
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    Of Nursing, Nudity and Public Perception

    edmia replied to hagiospneuma's topic in General Nursing

    Well, nurses are human and humans are sexual. Do people try to disengage from their sexuality? Sure. Can they do it successfully at work? Of course. It is ridiculous to posit that nurses cannot...
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    Came across this gem...

    edmia replied to MECO28's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love The Onion! This time, the sarcasm is quite close to
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    I received this via email so I am sharing the information: This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network August 1, 2014 20:00 ET (8:00 PM ET) CDCHAN-00364...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Thank You! I understand the general public might panic because they are being fed these sensationalist news stories, but nurses? We should relax and rely on our knowledge -- or at least crack open the...
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    Do you "tell" Facebook where you work?

    edmia replied to RN403's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I can't believe people do this. And take work selfies while commenting on how hard they're working... Personally I love FB as it allows me to connect with far away family and friends but as...
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    opinions on a nurse/patient interaction

    edmia replied to livintall's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, you said what?!? No matter what your personal opinion of a colleague may be, you never share those thoughts with a patient or family member. You crossed a professional boundary and are...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    There is a whole lot of misinformation being thrown around! I suggest we all do some serious studying about the Ebola virus and how it spreads. It is not airborne. Go to NPR.org and search for Ebola....
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    redirecting to old threads

    edmia replied to OnlinePersona's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm in the minority with you then! When I'm reading a thread and come across the "search it" postings, they hit me like pure catty rudeness. But that's MY perception, which may have nothing to...
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    Do you "tell" Facebook where you work?

    edmia replied to RN403's topic in General Nursing

    I have a personal FB profile. I don't list my employer there. I have a professional FB profile. I use it to promote my RN persona on social media. That's where I friend people from work, list my...