Duranie

Prior Auth, SNF, HH, Peds Off., School Health, LTC

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  1. Duranie

    Unsafe situation LTC

    Duranie replied to Nik6lpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's actually a good idea, Tenebrae. Unfortunately, it will only be effective if every "carer" follows thru on the reports. It needs to be any staff who is interacting with the patient when an...
  2. Duranie

    RN school while in High School?

    Duranie replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    These aren’t run-of-the-mill high schoolers. To succeed in the kind of program that I’m familiar with, these students are driven, ambitious, and extremely smart. They have time-management skills...
  3. Duranie

    RN school while in High School?

    Duranie replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    I know there are programs in AZ that in cooperation with the Community college students can graduate from high school with only one year left to get their Associate of Applied Science in Nursing. The...
  4. Duranie

    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    Duranie replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with allowing individual states to determine how to implement any sort of socialized medical insurance. A big part of the “appeal” of coverage-for-all plans is that, indeed, everyone...
  5. Duranie

    Black scrubs—help!

    Duranie replied to T-Bird78's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    All of them are good for somebody... the trick is finding the one (or ones) that are good *for
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    Black scrubs—help!

    Duranie replied to T-Bird78's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yeah, try some of the other dandruff shampoos our there, and make sure you are actually getting it on your scalp... either use your fingers to dab it around your entire hairline and several places on...
  7. Duranie

    Cardiology IV

    Duranie replied to TwinDaddy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They do ?... so make it a habit right from the start— you do not loan your stethoscope to anyone. Period. Make up a little white lie if you must?: “ I had such a hard time adjusting the angle of...
  8. Duranie

    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    Duranie replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Related to anyone in the hospital? With how big Vanderbilt is, I wouldn’t be surprised if she was.... Now if you mean related to someone in Administration? That’s a different question..... I’ve...
  9. Duranie

    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    Duranie replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Liking this just once isn’t nearly
  10. Duranie

    Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    Duranie replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yes, sometimes it is the records kept by the heath office on the ff kiddos that really help the doc figure out what’s up. If not for the log of sometimes daily temps on my son, we wouldn’t have...
  11. Duranie

    Sexual Assault Exams

    Duranie replied to Peach4Peace's topic in Emergency

    Well, unless he knows of another nurse in the dept. who is a rape survivor who ended up being required by management to perform SARS exams after they voiced concerns similar to yours — then I’d...
  12. Duranie

    Breaking New Grad Contract

    Duranie replied to Nursenursexoxo's topic in General Nursing

    Letting them know that you’re moving to be with your fiancé (especially since you can prove his out-of-state job started after your contract began) might make a difference in whether they’ll hold...
  13. Duranie

    Has this happened to you?

    Duranie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve done similar things.... I’ve poured milk into a cup of water sitting next to my bowl of cereal.into a bowl or cup instead of into the measuring cup I meant to.(While making dinner of...
  14. Duranie

    Has this happened to you?

    Duranie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Didn’t look at the link yet... (I hate reading Wikipedia on my phone.) but what you described re: the dancing is known as muscle memory... it’s also behind the concept of never forgetting how to...
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    Has this happened to you?

    Duranie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Or just a second X chromosome.... ? Otherwise, after a hysterectomy, we’d lose our
  16. Duranie

    Complaint of the Day

    Duranie replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    To student: “Well, guess what... you’re gonna be fine, sweetie— student-grade flutes aren’t made of silver.... “ (at least not pure silver anyway. Most likely it’s a nickel alloy. ) But,...
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    Seattle is Dying

    Duranie replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t have disdain really— I have ... I don’t know what to call it, actually.... confusion, I guess. I don’t know. There have to be strings attached— by your own argument, we support...
  18. Duranie

    Blood pressure

    Duranie replied to SchoolNursey's topic in School

    Well, presumably a consult summary letter/report should be sent back to the PCP detailing the problems found or, conversely, ruled out... and the specialist’s recommendations going forward.... that...
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    Seattle is Dying

    Duranie replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The bolded statement above is especially relevant in Seattle. The homeless population is going up & up... and the main cause isn’t Amazon, believe it or not— it’s that vagrant persons are...
  20. Duranie

    I found a way to avoid HIPAA violation!

    Duranie replied to egglady's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Seems simple enough.... why do so many young adults (and a few older ones, too) have so much trouble understanding
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    Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    Duranie replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I had two complicated kids with chronic issues that had to be “excused” by their pediatrician— Kid #1 B. was one of those kids who just “ran hot”... never had a documented temp under 99.5...
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    Vanderbilt doctors operated on wrong kidney, claims $25.5M lawsuit

    Duranie replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Nursing News

    There’s something wrong with the story .... even if the wrong-sided stenting somehow caused irreparable damage to that ureter.... which would be *really* unlikely— how on earth would this mean...
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    buying supplies with your own money

    Duranie replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Funny— I was under the impression that virtually all OTC items/meds were disallowed on FSA’s now. When I use our FSA debit card at the pharmacy, virtually the only thing it lets me pay for is...
  24. Duranie

    This MD culture

    Duranie replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    All true. Which is why I made the points about prioritizing communications with a provider... when, where and what info gets communicated. I think nursing schools should require a professional...
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    Changing PRN requirements

    Duranie replied to Karsrn1's topic in General Nursing

    That’s not necessarily true— often the sale of a company includes acquiring their contracts as well. If the sale nullified the contracts, then the PRN employees should’ve been presented with new...