Bortaz MSN, RN

CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU

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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Pot, I'd like you to meet
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    People keep yelling "freeeeeeeeedoooooooooooooooom!" and "Wolverinessssssssssssssssss!", but they always leave off the part about freedom requiring responsibility. You, as a nurse, have the right to...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Theres a nursing and professionalism forum? Huh, who
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I see a lot of people signing into various discussion boards with a sign-on linked to their Facebook account. Just the other day, I was reading the comment section on a news story on the website of...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Regardless of your privacy settings, all it takes is one friend to "share" or screenshot your post for it to become quite
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    Still Feeling Crummy Months After an "Incident"

    Bortaz replied to devyn renee's topic in General Nursing

    Let it go. Worrying about it months later doesn't do you or him any
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    Air in IV line

    Bortaz replied to beatrice1's topic in Patient Medications

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    Cup, syringe and finger feedings - BFHI

    Bortaz replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thankfully (in this case) we're way behind the times in my unit and most of us have never even heard of any of this lets-aspirate-those-babies-in-the-name-of-baby-friendliness
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    TPN

    Bortaz replied to NICUR's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do
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    How to get a NICU job?

    Bortaz replied to KellyRN2011's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Exactly what I was going to
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    RNC exam

    Bortaz replied to RN4theTiny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've been doing practice questions based on the Core Curriculum, and have noticed a very, very large amount of questions pertaining to antepartum/mom/hormones/etc, and fewer dealing with the neonates....
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    INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    Bortaz replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No, attitude like saying "Classic victims believe their abusers don't really mean to hurt them and that they must some how deserve the punishment." as if the people that voted NO last night didn't...
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    INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    Bortaz replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Attitudes like that one, RN4, is what turned off a lot of the nurses at RGRH that initially voted FOR the union, and ultimately voted them OUT last night. Contrary to your view, most of the nurses at...
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    Another Texas Hospital Goes Union

    Bortaz replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The RNs voted last night to de-certify the NNOC/CNA at Rio Grande Regional Hospital. It's been over 2 years since the original certification. As an employee of RGRH, I'd like to address what I think...
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    Updates on McAllen and Brownsville

    Bortaz replied to rn4lyfe08's topic in Texas Nursing

    Since this thread is 3 years old, I think they preemptively granted your
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    No bandaids

    Bortaz replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yeah, I wouldn't mind them if I knew every nurse and the other disciplines would be cognizant of the risk of too-tight wrapping. But we all know not everyone will
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    Protocol scenario...is this correct procedure?

    Bortaz posted a topic in General Nursing

    Scenario: If a physician writes an order, thusly: "Discontinue all antibiotics when blood culture is negative x 48 hours." This order is written around the 24 hour mark (24 hours before it can...
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    No bandaids

    Bortaz replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't like those on my babies. I'm constantly having to remove it because lab techs or RTs frequently wrap it too tightly. Often I'll do my first assessment and find bluish toes from the too-tight...
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    Protocol scenario...is this correct procedure?

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    Someone somewhere decided that orders to the pharm have to be specific, with no vague "if this" or "when that" because they said the pharmacy can't be responsible for making sure the guideline was...
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    How is it working in Pecos, TX?

    Bortaz replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in Texas Nursing

    Alas, no. All I know is the Rio Grande
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    Being late to work...

    Bortaz replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    Tardiness was (is) rampant on my unit, and no effort has been made by mgmt to correct the issue. However, for the last two Mondays we've been emailed a report, with no comment, showing late clock-ins...
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    How is it working in Pecos, TX?

    Bortaz replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in Texas Nursing

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    How is it working in Pecos, TX?

    Bortaz replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in Texas Nursing

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    NICU Teaching Project Topics?

    Bortaz replied to almostnewgrad12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Look into Developmental Care in the NICU. It's (IMO) very important, but not as widespread as it needs to be, in actual
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    OG tube during feedings/cleft lip & palate kiddos

    Bortaz replied to obprof's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use Haberman nipples. Also, we don't remove the OGT each PO feeding. If the kid is going to consistently PO, but still need some gavage help, we place it NG. I am not a big fan of the...