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    Revealing medical conditions for new job

    TazziRN replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    Listing medical conditions for insurance coverage is different than listing it for employment. We all have rights to privacy, and employers do not need to know about everything. When they ask about...
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    I left a patient's home crying today

    TazziRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've been seeing an elderly lady with lung ca for about a month and a half. she finished her first round of chemo and was supposed to start the second round yesterday. earlier this week she told me...
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    Revealing medical conditions for new job

    TazziRN replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you're taking meds that will spill out on a tox screen, you do NOT have to reveal why you are taking it, only that you have a legal script to do
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    Revealing medical conditions for new job

    TazziRN replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    I would not disclose. Something like a back injury that prevents lifting, or an extremity injury, etc., yes I would. Otherwise it's none of their business. If you miss work because of it, all they...
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    Any regrets?

    TazziRN replied to jromano's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not me, I love
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    Breastfeeding support in pediatrician's office?

    TazziRN replied to mrslmj's topic in General Nursing

    do you mean if they assist with giving mom a place to do so? my doc's office
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    Rediculous "could you be a nurse?" quiz

    TazziRN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    dang.......you tellin' me that i spent all that time in college and nursing school and i didn't have
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    Is anybody...

    TazziRN replied to kitty catt's topic in California Nursing

    ayyiii! too bad no one has the personal ethics to make sure the applicant knows this when they sign up for this
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    Where do the Happy Nurses Work?

    TazziRN replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in General Nursing

    i loved working er, but now i'm in home health and have found another
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    pregnant options age 40

    TazziRN replied to tazrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    prayer........lots and lots of prayer........ btw......nice name! i also had a baby after 40, although it's been a while since nursing
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    Do you report other nurses often?

    TazziRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    this is directly from the familydoctor.org site: what does my blood pressure reading mean? normal blood pressure is 120/80 or lower. high blood pressure is 140/90 or higher. if your blood pressure is...
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    Do you report other nurses often?

    TazziRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    if i see an error that needs to be addressed, i will approach the nurse responsible first. if the nurse is receptive to what i have to say and genuinely made a mistake and is grateful that i flagged...
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    What do we do...

    TazziRN replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why would she be entitled to her MIL's records??? Is MIL not entitled to privacy the way anyone else is? Unless MIL gives the doc permission to speak to the family, he legally canNOT say anything....
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    I left a patient's home crying today

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i am, les. this hurts right now, but i'll pick myself up, dust myself off, and keep going. this isn't the first time an experience has touched me, but it's the first in a long time. i didn't...
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    I left a patient's home crying today

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    dammit les, you got me going
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    I left a patient's home crying today

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    it was the way she said "you're not coming back?" that got to me. the "i love you" pushed me over the edge. i honestly do hope that i was able to bring a little sunshine into her last
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    I left a patient's home crying today

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely, les. i really enjoyed seeing this lady, she's very sweet. people always ask me how i could have done er for so long, but to me that's nothing compared to what you do. i could not handle...
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    I left a patient's home crying today

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    i've thought about it, but while i don't want to lose my empathy, i also don't want to be drained. she's not the first one i've gotten close to, just the first that made me
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    Hospice and Home Care Peeps LOL

    TazziRN replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    there are two home health agencies and one hospice agency in my county, all pay about the same: 0.41 per mile. mileage to the office in the morning is not paid unless you live more than 10 miles away,...
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    BRN investigations and future emloyment

    TazziRN replied to 925_ER_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I still say don't do anything until and unless the BON contacts you. If this was reported they will investigate. If they can find nothing to indicate diversion, you have nothing to worry
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    BRN investigations and future emloyment

    TazziRN replied to 925_ER_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody read the part where she said she has contacted attornies but has to exhaust all union routes first? My advice: sit back and let the union handle it, that's what you paid your dues for. The BON...
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    Need help with cover letter

    TazziRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I last put together a resume cover letters weren't necessary. Now they're recommended. What goes in a cover letter? Can someone give me any examples? I can't find any examples
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    What do nurses really!! do

    TazziRN replied to Nubia's topic in General Nursing

    we do do those things.....we also clean up vomit, blood, wash hair that hasn't seen shampoo in weeks, skin that forgot was soap feels like..........and we also save
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    If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

    TazziRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    telling you about a mistake you made and then going to admin about it is not backstabbing unless the confrontation was done "nicely" and the reporting done with malice. and all mistakes deal with pt...
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    help in IDing a drug

    TazziRN replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    whenever i've had pts come into the er with unknown pills, i called poison control. they've always been able to id pills for