JKL33

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    Metoprolol IVP vs IVPB

    JKL33 replied to PeachTea7's topic in Patient Medications

    ED RN here. You did just fine. You tried your best to consider relevant policies while providing the care the patient needed. You did a good job communicating with others and called upon appropriate...
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    New Student Nurse = Nervous

    JKL33 replied to biancal257's topic in General Nursing

    This is a difficult career. I love the work of nursing and the core values of nursing. I could be happy forever doing the work of a nurse and interacting with my patients according to nursing...
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    Experienced critical care RN having a hard time dealing with a bully boss. Advice?

    JKL33 replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    L E A V E. ASAP. This is bad news and life's too short regardless. It's also prudent to review a little (privately) and make sure that you aren't making it too easy for people to mess...
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    Worried after first day... moral dillema?

    JKL33 replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It isn't silly. Your reaction means that you took your training to heart and have the internal desire to do your best. That's a good thing. Good luck to
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    New grad getting in trouble for weird things.. HELP

    JKL33 replied to NewGradRN_CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Be one of few words. You don't need to be in on every conversation, etc. Also don't give them much reaction to their complaints. Just do an "oh well" with body language, don't get all apologetic or...
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    Mistake with narcotic, would appreciate advice from experienced nurses

    JKL33 replied to loopring7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my opinion? H*LL NO it is not fair. But it's reality now, and this terrible, soul-sucking BS has informed major decision-making in my life. I've been a nurse for "awhile" now, and things do not...
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    Worried after first day... moral dillema?

    JKL33 replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes. This. There are plenty of people who never feel compelled to adapt to a standard of providing poor care. I wouldn't say it is a natural progression of things. There are those who strive...
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    Advice- moved to level 1 MICU

    JKL33 replied to ar2d2's topic in General Nursing

    For now don't let them stress you out too much. Make up your mind that you're in control of how much you let them bother you. See what happens in the next couple of months of being on your own....
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    Is it legal to chart for something you didn't do?

    JKL33 replied to AmandaBeaverhausen's topic in General Nursing

    WADL this is not any kind of high-risk situation. This is a goofball who doesn't have a leg to stand on trying to bully someone into doing someone else's work. This sort of thing is not infrequent;...
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    Is it legal to chart for something you didn't do?

    JKL33 replied to AmandaBeaverhausen's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter if the shift is 8 or 12 hours or whose "job" it is or which shift someone could say it belongs to. If you did not do it, if you don't know anything about it, if you weren't in the...
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    16 Hour Shifts

    JKL33 replied to Skc59's topic in General Nursing

    Say no. If their plan would be to fire you I guess they'll need to cover the whole 16 hours instead of just 4 or
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    Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

    JKL33 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    In regard to any quality/safety stuff: If the first question/thing audited and investigated isn't the n:p ratio (and it never is) then it's just a façade. I mean that about almost everything; every...
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    Spring Arbor vs Walden

    JKL33 replied to Jlower1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A post-licensure BSN is fluff work and you were not preparing for an entirely new role in that involved learning how to diagnose medical conditions and prescribe treatments. There is no comparison...
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    Spring Arbor vs Walden

    JKL33 replied to Jlower1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In my opinion this is not an appropriate approach for those who desire the privilege of providing healthcare to others. Nursing is digging itself a very deep hole by entertaining this mindset....
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    Skipping assigned reading?

    JKL33 replied to oldie's topic in General Students

    I would skim (or, read just to get through it but not belabor it by taking notes, etc). Then when reviewing your slides go back to that portion of the text as needed to make sure you thoroughly...
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    Am I being too picky on a job or is it just bad luck?

    JKL33 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    This seems like an incorrect warning if I'm not mistaken and sounds like they are mixing up the concerns of salaried workers into it. If you take an hourly position you must be paid for hours worked....
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    Pregnant - telling manager/unit

    JKL33 replied to dionkasper's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!
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    Are Nurses Superstitious?

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it is superstition, I don't know. I have noticed that (in my workplaces) it's never a long-time employee who makes the quiet statement, it's always someone newer. So I'm guessing the reaction...
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    Are Nurses Superstitious?

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not too superstitious here. It does annoy me when people comment on it being quiet because of the number of shifts when it is anything but quiet. Everyone else is already aware when there is a short...
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    New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    JKL33 replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can you recall a close approximation of what you said? That would be helpful
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    Knock knock. Who's there? HIPAA. HIPAA who?

    JKL33 replied to Joe V's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Having attended numerous employer presentations of HIPAA I have never encountered a presentation where the presenters seemed to concern themselves with any degree of nuance. They are there to scare...
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    Short Staffed: An Epidemic

    JKL33 replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

    ? Some journalist actually tried to find out some things! (Although they hold the refrigerator decorations in too high regard and don't seem to understand that's just another dog and pony show)....
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    New nurse feeling like she made a mistake in transferring to the NICU/CCN

    JKL33 replied to Nurse12390's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, pleasantly assertive, not acerbic. Just visibly going about your day instead of being scared/bullied into backing away from them (and the things you are supposed to be learning) step by step....
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    Achieve Test Prep for CNA to RN

    JKL33 replied to LJ1's topic in General Nursing

    LPT: Don't pay a premium to get into nursing.
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    How should I move forward?

    JKL33 replied to jrb1201's topic in General Nursing

    No, not regarding your concerns per se. I wouldn't mention your personal obligations; the manager can't be expected to have much concern for helping an applicant with their personal obligations so it...