MelEpiRN

MelEpiRN

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  1. Radiation Exposure

    MelEpiRN replied to Helen_'s topic in General Nursing

    OK...but does it emit more radiation while warming up than a patient gets during a CT scan? We scan people all day every day. They don't all get

  2. Working off the clock

    MelEpiRN replied to Rn2bmomta's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah....not HR, but I think the difference is if you are exempt or not. If you're hourly, you have to be paid for time worked. I wouldn't know about termination, but you could very well get...

  3. Neurosurgery Floor?

    MelEpiRN replied to 1234cc00's topic in General Nursing

    As you said, every hospital is different. I worked neurosurg/ ortho at one place and the only neurosurgery we ever got was elective spine surgery. Some people needed more help ambulating, bathing,...

  4. Freaking out over possible needlestick

    MelEpiRN replied to Nancy Kay's topic in General Nursing

    What are your facility needlestick policies? Is there employee health you can report to? It's OK to go see them. But it sounds like you're

  5. Holidays

    MelEpiRN replied to upstatejj's topic in General Nursing

    yes, it has always come out of my

  6. Staff development and infection control

    MelEpiRN replied to nurse_2024's topic in General Nursing

    Join your local APIC group to network with other infection preventionists. They'll help you learn the rules, provide education resources,

  7. Looking for Housing Near Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC

    MelEpiRN replied to tin-tin's topic in General Nursing

    There's multiple condo/ apts close by on Main st/ Hillsborough Rd within walking distance/ shuttle route. Can't speak to price/ availability

  8. Is this legal?

    MelEpiRN replied to PeachyQueen's topic in General Nursing

    if you're hourly, make sure they're paying you for

  9. Signs of hospital closing?

    MelEpiRN replied to slauren's topic in General Nursing

    warntracker.com I don't know if hospitals are exempt from this, but businesses with a certain amount of employees are supposed to file a notice if they're doing a mass layoff 60 days before it...

  10. Patho Paper

    MelEpiRN replied to TaMecca Jones's topic in General Students

    Maybe narrow it down a bit? There are different types of strokes, you can focus on ischemic (the most common) or hemorrhagic or specifically subarachnoid. You can easily get 5 pages out of stroke, but...

  11. Is social media clamping down on alternative healthcare ideas?

    MelEpiRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    mmc51264- I think the poster is referring to certain medications used to treat autoimmune diseases (eg methotrexate) can be used as abortives and therefore it's getting hard to get methotrexate due to...

  12. I feel stuck in my nursing career!

    MelEpiRN replied to Civatreb's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really have any advice other than the CM I usually have worked with are often understaffed and seem to be "pulled in 10 different directions". It's just 10 different directions than bedside...

  13. Do grades really matter in nursing school?

    MelEpiRN replied to Jessica1077's topic in General Nursing

    When it came time for senior placements for whatever they called it...like a 2 week internship in various clinical settings...your GPA determined what place in line you got to choose your clinical. So...

  14. "Discrepancies" In Epic Documentation

    MelEpiRN replied to Faithx14's topic in General Nursing

    are you saying they were pulled and not given under your

  15. ETOHer...(and other slang)

    MelEpiRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the term 'expired'. Food expires. I prefer to use 'celestial discharge'.

  16. No Ethnic DIversity

    MelEpiRN replied to Nonie76's topic in General Nursing

    No experience with it, but I'd say both lack of diversity is a problem but also a company that is heavily staffed by family and friends? Run far far away. So many potential problems with that business...

  17. Do you need certification for the Modified NIHSS?

    MelEpiRN replied to dinobiceps's topic in General Nursing

    It's going to pose more of a problem with a re-certification if y'all aren't assessing the deficits. If your mNIHSS is only assessing LOC and extremities but the deficits are sensory or speech, what...

  18. Hourly vs Salary Position

    MelEpiRN replied to Sadnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    I have also not heard of salaried bedside positions. I would say the answer depends on the position. Hourly- you should be getting compensated for any overtime. Salaried jobs tend to be more...

  19. Should I remove clinical experience and my first job from my resume? Advice please!

    MelEpiRN replied to nurse1045's topic in General Nursing

    Keep it in. In other fields it's completely normal to leave out stuff you did years and years ago to condense a resume and keep things relevant, or leave out short stays, however nursing likes to pay...

  20. What is something you never thought you'd have to say to a coworker?

    MelEpiRN replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    That turkey, is in fact, meat. Couldn't figure out why we never had vegetarian options for work lunches. Turns out the person ordering the food thought turkey was considered

  21. Does Joint Commission have any credibility left in 2022?

    MelEpiRN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Eating/ drinking in patient care areas is an OSHA regulation. Gotta take it up with them. TJC enforces

  22. Healthcare And Birthdate Imperative

    MelEpiRN replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    Who is going to remember a PIN number to recite back? I can't even remember 90% of the passwords I'm required to have for literally everything these days. Been in the field for ~20 years, no...

  23. Life in the vaccine clinic (can I whine for just a moment?)

    MelEpiRN replied to klone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Virtual

  24. Being replaced?

    MelEpiRN replied to BsnBull's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, the job I'm currently in had a completely different job description when it was posted (the title didn't match the description at all). HR does weird

  25. Tobacco free environment and testing for nicotine. Lawful? Thoughts?

    MelEpiRN replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    See, I wouldn't call that left-wing, Emergent. Sounds like standard Right-wing corporate "cut as much cost as possible" junk. ? I wasn't aware people were being denied employment, I have only...