tyvin BSN, RN

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    Need Help Coming up with an Excuse!!

    tyvin replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone was berating. I believe people have been projecting. Any response should be greeted with appreciation since fellow nurses have taken the time took to
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    Need Help Coming up with an Excuse!!

    tyvin replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Don't lie. Your going to have to give 4 week notice anyway (here in Hawaii 4 weeks is the norm from a professional nurse). Making up stories always comes back to haunt you. I would call in sick or...
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    Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    tyvin replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a psych nurse; it goes with the specialty. One must know how to defend yourself regardless but in psych no matter how many precautions you take it will happen. It gets better with time as...
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    LTC is making me hate nursing!!!

    tyvin replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Call your state nursing board and ask where/how you can file a complaint. The patients are at risk when there is under staffing. You want to protect your license and if you continue working in such a...
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    How do you balance your med pass?

    tyvin replied to Jag815's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another said it; you will be faster with time. I know it looks impossible and it is. The trick is to know the residents. Who are the diabetics (catch em fast before they get to the food) , heart(BP),...
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    Preceptorship .. HELP!

    tyvin replied to NurseJAG's topic in General Nursing

    In the old days it was called clinical and a preceptor was a nurse who took a student under their wing and guided them but times have changed along with syntax. Anyway.... Listen very carefully in...
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    Calling all night nurses!! Newbie night shifter needs sleep tips, STAT! :-)

    tyvin replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Why in the world would you take Ambien? Loose it and do it naturally. You're a nurse; don't you know what that stuff does in the long term? I do all dark with AC, background sounds, eye mask not...
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    Nurses' personal medical records

    tyvin replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    If you do not sign a medical release specifically for them to obtain the info then the only way that they would be able to know is if you tell them. I just found out from a girlfriend that when she...
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    Nurses' personal medical records

    tyvin replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you; I am so glad I live in Hawaii where people are not discriminated against for their disabilities. Hawaii is very big on that type of thing.
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    Nurses' personal medical records

    tyvin replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    Could you support that with a link? If you are going to put out info like that I believe you should be able to back it
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    Nurses' personal medical records

    tyvin replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    What's the story? I certainly wouldn't want people to have incorrect information concerning the release of medications and Dx to the nursing board or the employer since all that is protected under the...
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    Nurses' personal medical records

    tyvin replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    Please explain to me about the mental illness
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    Are nurse's and physician's colleagues?

    tyvin replied to kaliRN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! Why would you think anything less? It sounds like you have a very outdated idea of the nurse/doctor relationship. We work together as a team; gone (supposedly) are the days when docs were...
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    Nurses' personal medical records

    tyvin replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    The only way someone could look at your medical records is if you were admitted to that facility or you were seeing the doctor or receiving care from where you work and they were on file. It sounds...
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    UHGGGG!!!! DOCTORS!!!

    tyvin replied to livinthedreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't put up with pansy docs. If you don't teach them and take a stand they will not respect you. I have almost lost my job more then once for doctors complaining about me but in both instances...
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    UHGGGG!!!! DOCTORS!!!

    tyvin replied to livinthedreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to play Devil' Advocate here and side with the doc. As RN's it is our responsibility to catch mistakes and notify the doc. A doctor is only as good as his nurse. That's
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    tyvin replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not beleaguring the point about MA vs LPN. BTW; do you realize you are projecting? If you've grown so tired of this debate I suggest a rest. Well now that you brought it up illegals are taking...
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    tyvin replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    The answer you seek should be obvious. As I said earlier; it's all about politics and money. Yes, the place would love to have a licensed RN on staff. They also play into the frustration and economic...
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    Home Companion Services

    tyvin replied to babymason2008's topic in General Nursing

    In Hawaii it falls under the guise of "nursing care" which home health agencies employ the CNA's, LPN's and RN's to do. In the company itself there are usually RN's or social workers who of course can...
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    tyvin replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to #55 work for less money. Every MA I know works for $3 less then the average LPN I know. Which means since they both can do the same job it will the MA that gets hired. Don't worry though;...
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    tyvin replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    How much an hour were you
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    tyvin replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    Actually when I talk about the MA's being hired I am referring to Oregon. I went to school there and stayed a couple years before coming home to Hawaii and it was at that time a LTC facility hired...
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    Copies of a DNR from a different facility/hospital?

    tyvin replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes in Hawaii at that time that was what the EMT's sited as the reason they had to follow through with the code. It's like the nurse practice act; every state is
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    tyvin replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    Heads up everyone it's coming to a town near you. Do you really wonder why none of the new grads (RN) aren't being hired. Many places have figured out it's cheaper to hire the so called medical asst....
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    Copies of a DNR from a different facility/hospital?

    tyvin replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    DNR means do not resuscitate and has specifications such as antibiotics, g-tubes ect... If a DNR is experiencing complications oxygen and suctioning are most often allowed. These are comfort measures...