TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    Nurses and vaccines

    TiffyRN replied to georgiasfynest's topic in General Nursing

    In the USA no official can force one to take a vaccine. An employer however can choose to not employ you if you do not choose to take the vaccines. I have heard it stated that bluntly from...
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    So nurses can only work under the MD's or DO's orders?

    TiffyRN replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Curious to know this too. Back years ago we couldn't take an order from a Nurse Practitioner rounding for one of our cardiologists. I believe the order was for some NSAID for some inflammatory...
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    Lovenox question.

    TiffyRN replied to LuVnLpN08's topic in General Nursing

    You may have heard of many Americans that order their meds from Canada? I investigated this for my MIL once and I believe for a while she was getting her meds from New Zealand! In fact, I just...
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    To move or not to move?

    TiffyRN replied to juiceBSN's topic in General Nursing

    If you can get a job in your current city (Boston?) I think that's better. New grad transition is tough enough without adding any other stresses. It makes me sad to see new grads who decide (like so...
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    Do you push Fentanyl on the floor?

    TiffyRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree. The most commonly prescribed meds are at very different dosages. Granted, they are generally dosed in milligrams rather than micrograms, but any nurse that draws up a dose of pain med...
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    Folks coming into the USA to have babies

    TiffyRN replied to chescat58, RNC-NIC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had some interest in this because my youngest brother has what some term "dual citizenship" as he was born in a country that also has "jus solis" (if one is born on the soil of a nation, one is a...
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    Do you push Fentanyl on the floor?

    TiffyRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually agree with the MD mentioned above, that Fentanyl's as safe as Morphine or Dilaudid. There is just a lack of familiarity with it. Even in our unit, it was not used very much until some of...
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    Do you push Fentanyl on the floor?

    TiffyRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    My adult floor experience is old (>7yrs ago) but the only form we gave Fentanyl was patch, PCA or rarely in Innovar IM. Innovar was a combo med with Fentanyl & Inapsine that was only allowed...
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    How many pair of scrubs do you own?

    TiffyRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Not odd. I guess I would be worse because I work 3-4 days a week and have 18-20 sets. I probably wear 15 sets regularly (other ones little to tight, little too loose). I like lots of sets because...
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    Relocating for a job

    TiffyRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in General Nursing

    My advice, from reading here so much, make sure GA is hiring! Don't make the move I've seen other do, which is just pick up their kids & life, move to another State, THEN find out they aren't...
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    Relocating for a job

    TiffyRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it's more complicated than this, but maybe not. Look at the areas of the country that have been hardest hit by the downturn in the economy recently. In those areas many people lost their...
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    Did you do a new grad residency or internship?

    TiffyRN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I attended two. One was just for enrichment, it was offered as an option by a large hospital system because our smaller hospital was starting a telemetry unit. I (and most of my co-workers) had...
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    Skill set of new MSN grads

    TiffyRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago the unit I worked for hired a MSN graduate. We treated her like a new grad of any other flavor. She was a little slower to catch on to the job than others, but that could just be...
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    What is the most you've worked (days) without having a day off?

    TiffyRN replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

    For over a year I worked 6 twelve hours shifts in a row, followed by 8 days off. I recently did 6 in a row and I don't know how I did those stints over and over before. I did have a very challenging...
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    Questions about shift differentials

    TiffyRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think they try to confuse us as much as possible. 99% of the nurses work 12 hrs shifts. But they breakdown the diffs on one's paycheck by 8hr shifts, though they are the same for evenings (3-11)...
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    I have Shingles

    TiffyRN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Just flat out ask your supervisor. Different units & hospitals have different standards. Pretty much every kind of unit has the potential at least to have patients with compromised immune...
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    RN going back to be a medical assistant

    TiffyRN replied to nurse441's topic in Nursing Career

    We hear over and over on this board from new grads in California & New York State. I'm sorry for the tough times you guys are
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    RN going back to be a medical assistant

    TiffyRN replied to nurse441's topic in Nursing Career

    Can you move? I know some people can't due to many circumstances, but the lack of hiring is not nationwide. What I hear from this board is that in some States no one is hiring, not even experienced....
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    The little things that an aide does that make a difference...

    TiffyRN replied to SmartMorgan's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better. Thank you for caring enough to ask
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    Modifying tasks when pregnant. My boss says "no".

    TiffyRN replied to RNnik07's topic in General Nursing

    Some employers do not offer the light duty option. Their opinion is that if one cannot function fully then one needs to go on LOA or resign. Exceptions must be made for on the job injuries. The...
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    Facebook and HIPPA

    TiffyRN replied to kdot2003's topic in General Nursing

    People I work with are shocked when they find out I'm on Facebook. I am friends with maybe only 2-3 co-workers. They personally asked me and made exceptions for them. I usually explain to people...
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    Counting resps in a neonate

    TiffyRN replied to AussieTina's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When our NICU infants are rooming in to go home they most likely are not on monitors. I like to loosen enough covering to slip a warmed stethescope onto the infant's chest then auscultate the lungs,...
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    Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

    TiffyRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I've had several endoscopic procedures. With the last one, the nurse was actually able to get the IV in my hand (they usually have to go higher). They warned me they were going to start the versed...
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    did your job give you a holiday gift??

    TiffyRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear I've got a $20 gift card from Wal-Mart coming, but I haven't seen it yet. A couple of years ago, everyone who was on shift Christmas Eve got a $50 gift card from a philanthropic family that...
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    Nursing and Asperger's Syndrome

    TiffyRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    My step-son is diagnosed with Asperger's. Though my only personal experience is with him, I have read extensively on the subject. He is quite high functioning with a normal IQ. I am hesitant to...