Nursetastic

Nursetastic

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  1. The good stuff about Nursing Homes....

    Nursetastic replied to Indulgence's topic in General Nursing

    A fellow nursing student friend and I will take our kids (10 and 12 years old) to visit her grandma and while we are there we will arrange an activity with the activities coordinator. So far we have...

  2. corrective action for smoking

    Nursetastic replied to twentyyears's topic in General Nursing

    I would assume this would follow the disciplinary guidelines set forth in the employee handbook. That is the first place I would go for

  3. A Place of Safety

    Nursetastic replied to nightmare's topic in General Nursing

    I am considering going in to LTC when I graduate. It is stories like yours that keep me focused on my reason for wanting to do so. I want to help. Not just the in and out, treat 'em and street 'em,...

  4. Patients son who is a MD violating HIPPA & is just a jerk!

    Nursetastic replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as though your facility has a MAR that includes multiple patients, am I correct? You stated he was violating the HIPAA rights of other patients, which he was if this is the case....

  5. Navy Corpsman to LPN?

    Nursetastic replied to HN Horton's topic in General Nursing

    I know someone who did this a few years ago in

  6. Need to know

    Nursetastic replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    I am a student in an Associate degree program. In my school, after our 3rd semester in the program we can sit for the NCLEX-PN exam. If we pass the exam we will be licensed as LPN's but will not have...

  7. peripheral neuropathy

    Nursetastic replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    My mother has neuropathy in her feet and has an "official" diagnosis of Charcot Joint. She has been tested for diabetes many times and has never had even a hint of the disease. They say they will...

  8. Transgender Nursing Student

    Nursetastic replied to Transgender_n_TN's topic in General Students

    Just my I'm still a student and I would be honored to be your classmate. Anyone who is strong enough to take on ANY life change in addition to nursing school is stronger than I am. I do hope you...

  9. Medical This or That

    Nursetastic replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Clean up maggots...its faster! would you rather have a migraine headache or get 10 sutures with no local? (assume a nice even lac, easy to

  10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Nursetastic replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I still have not read the post. It hurts my eyes just to look at

  11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Nursetastic replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Double negatives drive me crazy! Such as, "I didn't do nothing" and "irregardless". If you didn't do nothing, you must have done something! The prefix ir- is used to express the absence of...

  12. Found something intersting.

    Nursetastic replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love that show, too. For a while they were doing episodes in the US, too. But you are right, that kind of stuff will make my stomach turn every time! I think the worst was today's episode where...

  13. Ever heard of fomites, doc?

    Nursetastic replied to Scooter321's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was on the right track. He/she began to advocate for their own safety and health, but I would have LOVED it had the doc been asked to exit and not return unless dressed in full PPE....

  14. Is this Legal?

    Nursetastic replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:The image of my manager with barf on her strappy Jimmy Choo sandals made me laugh out loud! Yes, she really wears designer

  15. Is this Legal?

    Nursetastic replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, yes. The job I work now (scheduler in a large family medicine practice) routinely asks this. In fact, one coworker was called back and had a message left on her voicemail disapproving...

  16. Is this Legal?

    Nursetastic replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    This makes sense, but divulging personal health information should be voluntary, not required. If it was posed to me in this manner I would be happy to oblige. DIRECTING me to give all that excess...

  17. Is this Legal?

    Nursetastic replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Check the attendance policy, too. If there is earned PTO or "sick day" written in to the policy, then in general, since you have earned the time it is yours to take. Of course, PTO is meant to be...

  18. Nursing School Peer Mentoring Programs

    Nursetastic replied to SN_Advocate's topic in General Students

    Our mentoring program is striclty volunteer. An upper level student paired with a first term student. Our SNA president randomly assigns the mentor to the ment-ee. There are no formal instructions,...

  19. Computer virus screes

    Nursetastic replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    I have used Trend, Norton, McAffee, and Windows OneCare and have had problems with all of them. So, now I take my computer to a tech every few months and he uses his very expensive program to clean...

  20. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    Nursetastic replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Para-fa-leegic for paraplegic gwah-fin-essen for guaifenesin And these were

  21. Most outrageous thing your hospital has expected you to do.

    Nursetastic replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    EEEEWWWW and sexual

  22. HIPAA question

    Nursetastic posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a first year NS and work at the check in area of a large, successful medical office. Today, all members of the office staff were handed 10 pages each of adult patients who have not been scheduled...

  23. HIPAA question

    Nursetastic replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    Our switchboard number shows up on caller ID. And I truly do understand the importance of a yearly checkups, I just hate that it has come to the point where the only reason anyone cares that these...

  24. HIPAA question

    Nursetastic replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    I can see the point that most offices do this as a regular service to their patients. My issue comes with being directly told we are doing this for monetary reasons. I pointed out that it would also...

  25. ATI med-surg practice exam codes?

    Nursetastic replied to lei7's topic in General Students

    My school requires ATI. We purchase the books and take nonproctored tests during the semester. At the end of the semester we take a proctored exam that is worth 10% of our grade, provided we pass at...