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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So are unionized hospitals immune from natural disasters? I am not sure how a union would resolve the OP's dilemma of having to work during a natural
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    Is this legal??

    Asystole RN replied to nurseruby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would imagine that the nurse following would only be written up if that nurse did not catch, and bring to attention, the missing documentation for the patients that the nurse takes responsibility...
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Your hospital is what you make of it. I guess if your hospital was entirely composed of people like you portray yourself to be then it would be a rather terrible place to
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One of the directors of nursing I had worked for managed a unit at a hospital during Katrina. When they were figuring out who was going to evacuate and who was going to stay the family situations were...
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Walmart clerks do not petition their state's for licenses, nor do are they regulated by their state. Walmart is also not considered an essential service like health care
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are right, I have sidetracked your thread. I was simply addressing some of your
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Did you not petition the state for a license to practice nursing and serve the public? The government may not directly pay you but you do serve at their pleasure. You serve the public whether you...
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    nursing is a 24 hour, 365 day a year profession. you are never not a nurse while you hold a license, and i do not mean this in some theoretical, metaphysical way either. unprofessional conduct or...
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    Need Info on RN to BSN programs in Phoenix, AZ

    Asystole RN replied to sweetjess321's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I earned my BSN at Chamberlain thru their online RN-BSN program, 1 year program. Currently enrolled at GCU for my MSN/MBA. Did not receive my first job until I earned my
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Asystole RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you do not like serving the public then well, do not serve the public. Nursing is an essential service, just like firefighting and law
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    ANA, State, and Specialty Associations

    Asystole RN replied to Melissa0181's topic in General Nursing

    I landed my last job based on the fact that I was a member of INS. The director thought that since I was the only one she interviewed who invested in the profession that I was more likely to stay...
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    Difference between normal saline for inj & water for inj

    Asystole RN replied to saulgoodman's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Water is hypotonic, that is why we use isotonic 0.9% normal
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    RNs, LPNs, UAPs, Oh My! Scope of Practice

    Asystole RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    You call the RN who is in charge. Having worked in LTC I understand what you are saying. There is always a DON or charge nurse who takes call, or a physician. You are to gather the information by...
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    Chamberlain College of Nursing BSN Program

    Asystole RN replied to SL2014's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Technically, none. They do all of their prerequisities in-house. If you want to save some money then do the prereqs in the community college but just know that you do not have to. The single most...
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    RNs, LPNs, UAPs, Oh My! Scope of Practice

    Asystole RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Reality rarely reflects the ideal. Practice as you wish, as you already do I am sure, but having the RN "assess" is a layer of legal protection for you as the
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    Is this legal?

    Asystole RN replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Luggage lock thru the zippers to the
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    Pardon the bad math, but I noticed something about nursing jobs!

    Asystole RN replied to Burlshoe114's topic in General Nursing

    Where are his correlation coefficients and n numbers? His math is faulty, he did not factor in that a majority of positions are during the day-shift, Monday Through
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    Midlines

    Asystole RN posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Since the INS removed the standard of minimal length (>3 inch) from it's definition of a midline and seemingly focusing more on tip location, how is everyone reconciling PIVs placed in the upper...
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    Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    Asystole RN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i apologize that you did not like my post. i find it interesting that you would attack me personally without addressing the substance of my post. do you disagree with the substance of the post? i will...
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    Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    Asystole RN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not think anyone is advocating for nurses to be the idle recipients of abuse. No one deserves to be the subject of any type of abuse, in fact there are laws that address this. The nurse is...
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    Adding future schooling on resumes and job applications

    Asystole RN replied to xoNurseRNxo's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, they like to see that you are continuing your education. List it on top of the other education and list your "anticipated graduation" date in line with your other graduation
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    Keep it simple

    Asystole RN replied to hanskung60's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I almost never give dorsal gluteal injections, in fact I can count on one hand how many I have given them. There are too many problems, real or imagined, with giving dorsal gluteal injections, not to...
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    Use of a tourniquet on a geriatric patient to draw blood

    Asystole RN replied to mrsreid0520's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Poor practice. The best practice is to not use a tourniquet at all. Now that being said, it is much easier to keep the tourniquet on rather than have to place it back on after a
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    Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    Asystole RN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP is a licensed professional who petitioned her state for the privilege to serve the public. At no point in time is it ever acceptable, ever, to verbally or physically assault a patient for any...
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    Question for Current Nurses!

    Asystole RN replied to mountainbird's topic in Nursing Career

    You may not be hired into the specialty, floor, or facility that you would like but there are jobs. The time surrounding 2009 was a very difficult time for nurses, as it was for everyone. One thing...