tntrn

tntrn ASN, RN

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  1. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    tntrn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Not that we would ever move back to CA, but IF we were considering it, that would take care of

  2. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    tntrn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Quail yes; deer, not. Many hunting experts say that the .223 ammo used in an AR-15 doesn't have the power to kill a large animal on contact. so they are not recommended for

  3. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    tntrn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    head

  4. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    tntrn replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    When he first started describing it to me, I said, "let me guess...it was like the keystone cops." I am sure we've all seen it. I should add that this was pre-911 and now the pilots do not leave the...

  5. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    tntrn replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 35 years in Labor and Delivery and the only chest compressions I ever did was on an infant. In all those years of nursing, there was never once a code called on an adult in my department....

  6. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    tntrn replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread: My husband is a retired airline captain with 38 years experience and has related many post-trip medical emergency stories to me. First of all,the crew doesn't make medical...

  7. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I received my Nurse.com magazine in the mail today. Of note is an article about a nurse who found that putting on and taking off all that protective gear isn't that easy "in an intensive 10 day...

  8. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Um-hm..street lights, bike paths......voter

  9. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wish I knew the source, or could remember it, but the Republicans actually voted to give Obama more than he requested for the CDC. And of course, over 90% of their budget goes for stuff that has...

  10. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And that is a great question. Our yearly "competencies" were computer based things with a 30-45 minute presentation to watch and then the test. The challenge was to take the test without ever...

  11. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Right, but if someone is living there, perhaps they would be in situations in their life outside work where they might be esposed. After I posted that, I saw where they say he might have been...

  12. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think the cameraman has lived there for 3 years, so it is possible he was exposed in some way other than his

  13. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for that information. With that, it begs the question, for me, as to why Dr. Nancy Snyderman and her crew will be going into isolation for 21 days. Unless they all had broken skin/mucous...

  14. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am still unclear about how one gets infected with Ebola....can one get infected from simply being in contact the the bodily fluids of one who is infected? Do the bodily fluids from one infected...

  15. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Red Cross is supplying the family with food. They refused to quarantine themselves, as I understand it, and therefore, the legal order for them to stay inside. It may seem harsh, but I feel a...

  16. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A photographer for NBC has tested positive now and he will be flown back to the US. Dr. Nancy Snyderman and her team (of which the camera man was part) are being flown back too, and will be in...

  17. Ebola in Texas

    tntrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is a patient in isolation for observation in Honolulu

  18. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    tntrn replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am always amazed at how much stuff has been done, to extreme degrees of expertise, by some folks. And that important and selfless

  19. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    tntrn replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    yes, some hospitals put L and D and NICU in places they have never worked...it is called floating....and where I worked it was not safe formthe patients or the nurses'

  20. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    tntrn replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This could be because in most of our lifetimes, due to the availability and use of preventative vaccines in our country, seriously infectious and deadly diseases have been mostly

  21. In at 6:30, out at 9:00 and not a drop of food. I love this job!

    tntrn replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from all the good advice offered, I would say your charge nurse or supervisor needs to be involved.....going that long without a meal break (and probably potty breaks, too) is

  22. Santa Rosa Junior College ADN Spring 2015

    tntrn replied to Jayllenn's topic in School, College Programs

    That's where I went to nursing school. I graduated in

  23. Joint Commission is a Joke...

    tntrn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    And that, too, can be a joke. Where I used to work, we had to do yearly "competencies." These consisted of watching stuff on the computer and answering questions afterward. Being an OB nurse, there...

  24. Joint Commission is a Joke...

    tntrn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you are correct, however, the hospital is required to have JC come in, and then also required to pay them. JC wins. And IMHO, JC is the perfect example of changes that have to be found...

  25. Joint Commission is a Joke...

    tntrn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The OP said no "saline locks" in the pocket. That, to me, is different from "saline flush." However, when flushes, locks alcohol pads, and the list goes on and on, have to be locked up somewhere,...