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    First U.S. Death from Vape-Related Illness

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Compared to taking organic material, burning it, and inhaling the incomplete combustion vapors it kind of is. The problem is that the industry, especially the marijuana industry, is unregulated. Poor...
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    Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I live by a simple rule, never post something online that you are not willing to say in-person and in-public. Keep in mind that there are not just consequences to our license and employment but there...
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    Asystole RN replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Beyond not being able to pass there are those who no longer work clinically and for whatever reason wanted to retire their license but still wish to acknowledge their history. Not uncommon in some...
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    right med, right dose, wrong route... ouchhhh

    Asystole RN replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    Not true, at all. You are thinking of something along the lines of a medical negligence case, not every form of legal recompense requires negligence. Was there harm (physical, emotional, or fiscal)...
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    Thoughts On Incentive Plans

    Asystole RN replied to AHAACK's topic in General Nursing

    In that case I would recommend an annual incentive plan with a behavioral modifier. It will be important to not call this a bonus because bonuses are extra where an incentive plan is considered more...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't an issue that management doesn't want to address, they are addressing it in the "appropriate" way that they are incentivized to. Everyone blames the hospital, which does deserve some...
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    Thoughts On Incentive Plans

    Asystole RN replied to AHAACK's topic in General Nursing

    Incentive plan designs are generally tailored to the goals that you are trying to achieve. The difference between lump versus staggered is often the difference between short-term and long-term goals...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    The facility was owned by the larger healthcare system. The administrator along with the DON were charged as
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    right med, right dose, wrong route... ouchhhh

    Asystole RN replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. Some attorneys may not want to take the case because without lifelong, career damaging injuries the payout will be smaller but for a case like this it would be settled anyways. The fact...
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    Everyone is white?

    Asystole RN replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    Validating racism? No. An attempt to understand it's sometimes ethnocentric origins, absolutely. I firmly believe that in order for us to fight against something we must first understand it's origins...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I understand your position but where your idea falls a part is that BONs control nurses and nurses are not the ones in control of staffing. Your local Department of Health and/or (actually even...
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    Smoking as a bar to nursing - beyond silly

    Asystole RN replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    I think some are considering it. Nicotine was only the first phase. I remember about a year or two ago there being a huge debate over a hospital putting in BMI insurance restrictions the same as...
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    How common are Latex foleys these days?

    Asystole RN replied to InACedarGrove's topic in General Nursing

    I just worked on a project and latex based Foleys are still, by far, the most common type of Foley in the United
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    Questionable actions that make you go hmm?

    Asystole RN replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    I see on a regular basis nurses scrub the skin with a CHG prep and spend all this effort to ensure they prepare their sterile supplies just right and hold everything just perfectly to only tear off...
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    So my car window got smashed and my purse stolen . I was at work

    Asystole RN replied to MSO4foru's topic in General Nursing

    Any vehicles with no wallets and purses broken into? I want to meet these thieves who are batting 100! When I worked home health and would travel to the ghetto I would actually leave my car unlocked...
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    An Advanced Degree was the Key to My Career

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I always laugh when people say, "I hate nursing." Like your career highlights, there are so many incredible options for nurses and so many levels of practice. Both my wife and I have been around the...
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    Save yourself; get out of medicine.

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Just because something is not perfect does not mean it should be abandoned. Would things be better or worse if we left? Long ago a mentor told me to stay sane you need to start and end your shift by...
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    So my car window got smashed and my purse stolen . I was at work

    Asystole RN replied to MSO4foru's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed but it is one hell of a coincidence that they broke into the one car that had a purse in
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    What makes you think they generally do not? Now to be fair they are generally gubernatorial appointees so they do have to support their administration's policies and generally not cause too many waves...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    That is the mission of every.single.board. If you have not read the Nurse Practice Act of your state I would highly recommend it. There is a reason why we have to take a test and petition the state...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Most normal people and minimally competent people would call 911 BEFORE their patients cooked to death. Definitely a perfect storm, no pun intended. It should serve to remind us that no matter what,...
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    JCAHO Requirement

    Asystole RN replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Pill splitters are like a $1.50, why invest hundreds of hours thousands of dollars in payroll and training costs for something that would require competency and validation when you can spend a few...
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    Everyone is white?

    Asystole RN replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    As odd as it sounds, there is an actual rationale for this. Now the United States is not the least racist nor do the circumstances that impact the United States are unique. The United States, and a...
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    Everyone is white?

    Asystole RN replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    As a minority myself I find the thought of qualifying the severity of racism for one group versus another (while the intention may be good) to be essentially wrongheaded and dangerous at best....
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    Everyone is white?

    Asystole RN replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    "White" is a pretty loose term. I am a minority who currently lives in a Caucasian dominated area of the country but there are strong European roots. There are Germans, Norwegians, and some Irish....