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The OP brings a curious point to light in that communicating PHI to this third party organ-procurement organization (Univ. of Miami Tissue Bank or Lifelink here in my locale) there may be HIPAA violations. If I am ordered to request medical records f...

I've been a nurse for coming up on seven years, always in an acute care hospital. Other, more veteran nurses always warned me to keep an eye on my "ears," as they've had many a pair stolen themselves. About two months ago I left mine at work over the...

I work 4-6 shifts per week while my female counterparts work 3, sometimes 4. Yeah, I make a lot more.

Of the 23 other students comprising the group that I entered nursing school with, three of them are men. The class that is graduating at the end of next week I believe has 1 male student, and as far as I know the class immediately behind mine has 1 a...

I am an associate's degree CCRN back for BSN so I can open some new doors. Totally online, 17months, and at the state college I received my ADN from. Prompt is "list the advantages and disadvantages of using nursing theory to guide nursing practice....

Well... If the pt. is sedated, the nurse will definitely need help turning for purposes of skin integrity, pulmonary toilet, and peri/foley care. Radiology usually appreciates help with getting the board underneath these pts. for bedside xrays as wel...

Hello everyone, I have worked at the same facility since August of last year in the capacity of a tech (pca III) while in school. I recently became licensed as an RN and went straight to work in that same facility. Last pay period, I worked 1 w...

Thanks for all of the great replies everyone! Seeing some replies reaffirm my stance on the subject, others help to humble me! Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking your time to read through this thread and share your $0.02 with me. Still no res...

Well, if this is the case--I shall go elsewhere. Do you want to be paid $13/hr as an RN? In the ICU? Who's sometimes tripled? No thanks dude. Had to edit this because I sound arrogant and I hate the generational stigma that those from my cohort have ...

Hello again kind perusers of this forum, I wholeheartedly wish I was writing you to say "yes! I finally got paid!," but this is not the case. It has been two pay periods with no evidence of a wage adjustment (e.g., bigger paycheck!) thus far. After t...

You guys are great, really. I didn't expect such a rapid and informative response. All of your contributions have helped put me at ease. I am reading every single post and digesting it all. Sounds like I'm not getting screwed, not in the sense of wha...

Are you two sure of this? I'm new at everything still--I'm 22. Tax withholding on a lump sum isn't going to be > than the taxes on a few, smaller checks? Wezzie, thanks :) I'm proud to be a part of the field. Everyone who has chimed in, thanks a ...

I am so mad, I can't even go in there and talk to them right now. What's more, is that I work in the ICU. I have vents w/ drips for a PCAIII rate. Hello, have I died and gone to Mexico? Kind of funny, but really not. Still steamin'

We just did a 10-week critical care course at my facility. We took the BKAT 7 in weeks 1 and 10 to gauge the effectiveness of the course. Most participants scored in the 60s-70s on day 1 and many improved by 10 or more points by week 10. I just took ...

Glad to help..always remember safety first

Haha yes that's what I was thinking. Gotta watch out for projectiles! As for your question, did any of it get in your eyes, mouth, or even nose? Your skin is your body's first line of defense, so it should have done it's job so long as it didn't cont...

What I really wanna know, is if he was on a vent, how the heck did mucus get on you? It goes into the ETT.

Working in the ICU, I encounter many patients who have TPN. I swear there is a very distinct smell in these patients' rooms. I remember someone commenting on the smell of TPN, so I think that's what it is...but what about it makes it so stinky? TPN f...

You are welcome. However, I have a couple of other bits of advice for you. 1. it sounds like you need a care plan book. worth the $ x 1000 2. read what the poster Daytonite wrote if you haven't already. it's worth the time, i promise. That's just my ...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=nurse+certifications Lol. No really though: http://www.testprepreview.com/nursing_certifications.htm

Here's a good one for COPD -- impaired gas exchange And platelets 93k? Ineffective protection or risk for injury R/T decreased clotting time

x2. I think that accommodations could/should be made.

SolaireSolstice & DayTonite, it seems that "secondary to" was the missing link! I am grateful for your help and apologize for the double post...my original thread I realized was not in the "assistance" forums. I think I am going to redo this enti...

Hey all...last week had a 3y11mo old M on the floor during one of my pediatrics clinicals. I took him with a fellow student..his primary medical diagnoses were otitis media and strep throat...I am fresh into pediatrics, so i am inexperienced with com...

So replace "painful throat inflammation" with "difficulty swallowing" as you said in your initial post and it would be an appropriately constructed nursing dx? imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements r/t difficulty swallowing aeb patient's ...