Accolay

Accolay

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  1. What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    Accolay replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    Perhaps you didn't get past the "shoe sales" suggestion and read the rest? (might add that's still a viable option!) Let me clarify my previous post. I'll be generous. Perhaps any snark provided comes...

  2. Honesty is NOT the best policy?

    Accolay replied to Ambersmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry this has happened. Hopefully all for the best. I don't think I could work for a place that treated event reports as punishment. Bad culture... best to move

  3. Nursing sadness

    Accolay replied to faith010's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You already know the answer: find a new job. Probably would be nice to have a little time off in between

  4. What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    Accolay replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    hrm.... shoe sales? Lesson learned: get benefits and pay in writing. I actually feel that nurses get paid pretty good working in a hospital setting. You're going to have to look around and see what...

  5. Wearing a beard as a male nurse?

    Accolay replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men in Nursing

    That's quite a beard, my friend. The only problem with a beard is that, you know.... looks like you have something to hide... Just kidding. The beard will absolutely be a problem with an N95 and you...

  6. Attendance

    Accolay replied to Orthonurse42's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Take a breath. Sounds very stressful. So, uh, did you get fired or what? Or you got fired in 1999? Needed to vent? What's going

  7. Repealing ACA

    Accolay replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree that it will be difficult to deal with insurance companies. However, the argument about population and scaleability of a healthcare system while a well used talking point makes absolutely no...

  8. I hate being a nurse

    Accolay replied to Kmc12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have you been practicing self care? Just kidding. It's hard to give advice to someone about their situation not knowing all the variables. Let's deal with the problem. Aparently the residency program...

  9. Fall prevention

    Accolay replied to dontbetachy90's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What kind of unit is

  10. Behavioral health patients requiring 1:1 sitter

    Accolay replied to JRichmond03's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You have to give more. What's prompting this question? Where I work, it's just a given that these patients will have a 1:1. We find a body, usually someone pulled temporarily then staffed...

  11. Afraid to quit my job

    Accolay replied to nsue's topic in General Nursing

    I really agree with the "Come to Jesus" moment comments on here. You may need a job, but you don't need this job. If you don't find another job, as others have suggested, I think you need to sit down...

  12. Repealing ACA

    Accolay replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The Canadian system was the basically the same as ours until they decided to insure their populace in the 1960s. Again let me say that Obamacare is definitely not perfect, but I believe it is a step...

  13. Repealing ACA

    Accolay replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well fortunately we have Wikipedia to assist with your quest for truth. No hearsay necessary. Comparison of the healthcare systems in Canada and the United States - Wikipedia Seems to me their whole...

  14. Was I out of place?

    Accolay replied to rhkenji's topic in Emergency

    I really have to disagree with this considering the example offered. A patient requiring a chemical restraint can be a safety issue for staff and patient and can be considered an emergency. Charting a...

  15. Is First Aid Class Worth It?

    Accolay replied to rileowski's topic in General Students

    What's on the syllabus? Might not help nursing school, but probably wont hurt either. Could be worth it if teaches about, I don't know, setting bones vs placing band

  16. Black Sheep...time to leave?

    Accolay replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nobody puts Buttercup in a corner! Nobody! Sometimes people are jerks. Just be your cool self and provide excellent patient care. I hate to generalize but in my limited experience, it's always been...

  17. Looking up patient after discharge

    Accolay replied to TeenuhVo's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Pretty sure that as a student looking up a discharged patient is the fastest way to get kicked out of nursing school, if only to set an example. Your mileage may

  18. Telemetry nurse to ICU?

    Accolay replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what you want to do. If you really like heart stuff, then MICU or CVICU could be good. However, I think it depends on what kind of hospital you're in i.e. trauma level and does your...

  19. Fall with injury in ltc

    Accolay replied to Nrsvn11's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that sucks. I have sympathy for you, but this post is still going to come off as a little harsh. Is this your first encounter with Murphy's Law? You left a high fall risk patient, actively...

  20. Many nurses do not chart?

    Accolay replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you amend it to this: "chart like you're going to court.... for serious patient problems concerning life and limb." If I'm going to get sued because I did not emergently get Tylenol for...

  21. Took out 2 vials of pain med gave the right dose but only scanned one

    Accolay replied to love lilacs's topic in Patient Medications

    It may come up as some sort of a discrepancy, or maybe not. It depends on how your EMR is set up. Sound to me like it may be a scanning issue instead of controlled substance issue especially if you...

  22. Who may witness medication waste

    Accolay replied to ERRNDubai's topic in Patient Medications

    Depends on your employer policy. Where I work, it has to be another RN for both omnicell/pyxis chariting, paper narc log charting or EPIC charting. Actually, I'd have to check the written policy...it...

  23. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

    Accolay replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yep. I correct them. Introducing yourself with patient hand off and especially when pt's families/friends are in the room seems to really

  24. Repealing ACA

    Accolay replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes. See Canada. See England. See France. See Australia. See Netherlands. See Germany. Et Cetera. As stated, the Republican controlled congress (since inception) and the current administration has...

  25. Repealing ACA

    Accolay replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Because those that are really sick in the high risk pools wont be able to pay for healthcare anymore and they'll just die. No joke. Robert, How soon some forget what this wonderful free market system...