noyesno MSN, APRN, NP

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    define break...lol

    noyesno replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    30 minutes uninterrupted to do whatever I want. If you try to interrupt me, I might rattle off a state law or gently slam a door in your face. Punching "no lunch" if I don't get my
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    Jackson Park Chicago RNs Win First Hospital Contract

    noyesno replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    AWESOME!
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    Nurse Posts About a Patient on Facebook ... Duty to Report?

    noyesno replied to PacoUSA's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't think we are mandated HIPAA violation reporters. I'd just give this "friend" a heads up and tell him/her their status may violate
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    They call me the "spaz" on the floor. :/

    noyesno replied to CCNP-FL's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do things pretty similar to turnforthenurseRN and it works out really well. I'd like to cosign her
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    "Difficult" Patients

    noyesno replied to Vespertinas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm pretty good at winning these peeps over but it takes a lot of effort and drains the life out of me. Sometimes, I feel rewarded and pat myself on the back. Other times, I get mad at myself for...
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    Hourly Rounding

    noyesno replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    Implanted chips inside our
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    Could someone of average IQ become an ADN nurse?

    noyesno replied to Weber's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No, you need at least a
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    Destroying medications

    noyesno replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The pharmacist at my hospital said: since we pee out the byproducts of the drugs, flushing them down the toilet is no biggy. We're suppose to put coumadin wrappers in the black box thing. Nobody does...
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    noyesno replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    This post is genius. Love the six rights at the
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    Off the clock

    noyesno replied to jbecerra's topic in General Nursing

    When nurses work off the clock, either by working through their breaks or punching out and continuing to work, they do a disservice to all nurses. Employers will expect it and it promotes bad work...
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    RN in a Vet's office

    noyesno replied to alrighThen's topic in Nursing Career

    Me too! I say this all the time!
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    Why my Patient did not Have Lunch Today.

    noyesno replied to Steve123's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unbelievable. Can we get rid of management and patient representatives already? Enough is a
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    nursing nutrional scope of practice

    noyesno replied to mreshu's topic in General Nursing

    A registered dietitian is the nutrition expert. Being a RN or NP would not give you the scope of practice of a dietitian. If you want to provide nutritional counseling you should become a dietitian....
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    Shouldn't we put an ICV filter in everyone with a DVT?

    noyesno posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know DVT's are treated with anticoagulants. They keep clots from getting bigger and prevention new clots from forming, blah, blah, blah. I also know that DVT's eventually disappear on their own....
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    UBC course load and an "exotic" part-time job.

    noyesno replied to exoticdancer90's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    If you're able to get away with stripping as a Woman's Studies major, you'd probably be able to pull it off as a
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    Runny nose during shift

    noyesno replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    It happens to me, especially when I'm leaning forward during a procedure. I always tell my patients I have allergies because I don't want them to think I'm sick, which is true. I usually follow this...
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    IV Benadryl

    noyesno replied to kmrn1737's topic in Emergency

    One of my patients developed a "locked jaw" 10 minutes after I gave him IV benadryl. He wrote down, as he could not talk, that he needed more IV benadryl to fix the problem. I stated, "if I call the...
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    How to get faster at med pass

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm fast now! Thanks Meriwhen.
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    i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    noyesno replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't have any advice, just wanted to let you know: I feel the same way! You are not
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    What is the first thing you do when you put a fall-risk pt in the bed?

    noyesno replied to Tyris's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Two or three side rails are kosh. Four not
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    What would you change about nursing?

    noyesno replied to aellisrn's topic in General Nursing

    Get rid of unit managers. I don't know how it is on most units, but when our manager is out of town, our unit functions better than when she's there. I'm seriously convinced we do not need our...
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    Med surg patient ratio

    noyesno replied to pugmom79's topic in Medical-Surgical

    5 is good. Ours is typically 6:1 and it
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    What is the environment like at your workplace? Do you like your co-workers?

    noyesno replied to KayyyT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hostile.
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    Advanced practice nurses in trauma?

    noyesno replied to manda691's topic in Critical Care

    I work at a level 1 trauma center. There are multiple trauma docs and one trauma nurse practitioner. She rounds on the inpatients for the docs during the day and works mostly 8 am to 4 pm. She is...
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    Restraints

    noyesno replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    That's awesome mindlor! Slow motion>mass