herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    herring_RN replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In my state a registered nurse may refuse to care for one or more patients without losing his or her license. That nurse may, and often will be terminated. This song fits here, in my
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    herring_RN replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Tell Congress: We demand nurses are protected during COVID-19
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    Quarantined Nurse’s Scorching Anti-CDC Rant Goes Viral

    herring_RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Top White House official in charge of pandemic response exits abruptly May 10, 2018 at 1:32 p.m. PDT The top White House official responsible for leading the U.S. response in the event of a deadly...
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    PANDEMIC: A Stark Warning Based On Solid Science

    herring_RN replied to Nurse and Spy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Selection of Protective PPE for Nurses and Other Health Care Workers Caring for Patients with COVID-19 As of February 12, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends,...
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    Quarantined Nurse’s Scorching Anti-CDC Rant Goes Viral

    herring_RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The DCD did not have up to date Ebola guidelines until a hospital nurse became infected after caring for a patient. He had been to the ER, sent home, and returned after becoming very ill. The CDC...
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    Washington State: 70 Life Care Center employees show symptoms of coronavirus

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is this
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    Coronavirus (COVID-19): We Want to Hear from You

    herring_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Global Nurses United Letter to the World Health Organization:
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    Coronavirus (COVID-19): We Want to Hear from You

    herring_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    National Nurses United Response To COVID-19 ... Employers Must Prepare to Keep You Safe In situations like this one where knowledge is lacking about a health threat, there is often debate about what...
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    California Nurse: Ratio Laws and Rest Periods

    herring_RN replied to JacobBrown's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Some Nurse Alerts explaining break relief: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/sites/default/files/nnu/files/pdf/nursing-practice/advo-alerts/charge-nurse-providing-meals-break-relief.pdf...
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    herring_RN replied to PediatricMA's topic in General Nursing

    It has been illegal since 1964 to require a nurse or other worker to participate in an abortion or sterilization procedure.
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    herring_RN replied to PediatricMA's topic in General Nursing

    Trump’s ‘conscience rule’ for health providers blocked by federal judgeU.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan declared the rule unconstitutional in a 147-page decision that said it was...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    herring_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    On vacation in another state I attended a CE class. Sevral nurses from a local Tenet hospital told the class about the night an emergency CABG was to be done on a patient from the ER. A nurse was...
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    herring_RN replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    After many years as an LVN, I took the CCRN exam as soon as I had the required hours of experience about two years later. Most of our nurses were also certified. Our badges included "CCRN". I earned...
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    Everyone is white?

    herring_RN replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    Living and working in Southern California at the hospital where I worked for decades, the ones where I worked registry, and the one where I was "rare per diem" (Only one weekend shift a month was...
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    Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Virginia Doctor Inappropriately Touches Nurse

    herring_RN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    The Anita Hill testimony taught me to speak up. Soon after I was orienting a new young attractive nurse to night shift. A physician teasingly laughed as he snapped her bra strap. She giggled as she...
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    How Much was your First RN Paycheck?

    herring_RN replied to igottaconquer246's topic in General Nursing

    After nine years as an LVN at my hospital I was paid 10.41 an hour, whch was the top of the LVN range. In 1986 when I passed my RN boards I started at the bottom of the RN at 10.55 an hour. Six months...
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    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    herring_RN replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    I know a nurse who works three 12 hour night shifts in a row every week. She lives in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Los Vegas. She rents a room in a fellow day shift nurse's house to sleep for two...
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    Ratios Mom Baby Northern California

    herring_RN replied to BNice74's topic in General Nursing

    I am a retired California nurse who was NOT a maternal-Child nurse. But maybe some information may help you. First from Title 22 regulations hospitals must follow as a condition of licensure:...
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    Breaking the Rules to Save a Life

    herring_RN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I think the Illinois legislature did the right thing.
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    How do you handle touchy/feely coworkers?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Our city councilman liked to hug. He would open his arms and give a smile. If the person didn't accept the hug he shook hands. The first time I met him I had attended a city council meeting. Sfter...
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    CPR on a chicken?

    herring_RN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    My sister sent me this. I laughed and
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    How do you handle touchy/feely coworkers?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    There are two men I've known more than forty years. One is a respiratory therapist and the other an EMT who often brought us admits from the ER. Both also liked to give shoulder massages. One did come...
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    herring_RN replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I was working nights as an LVN. I answered the call light of a patient who said, "Sorry to wake you up, but I need help to the bathroom." When I told her I was on duty and not asleep she...
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    Nursing management necessary?

    herring_RN replied to Sarah2018's topic in General Nursing

    I was blessed to work with nurses who mostly helped and supported each other much like OldDude did "In the night shifts of yore." from 1977 to 2014. The last couple decades I was often charge nurse....
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    Constant interruptions

    herring_RN replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    I know nurses who had that system years ago. It is silly and could be