ontnursec

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1. Potential to Violate, Employer says it's ok.

   ontnursec replied to underabus's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   I think your original post was questioning if you have a potential privacy violation. You have gotten our opinion that no, there isn't really a violation if you take the messages in a secure location...

2. Potential to Violate, Employer says it's ok.

   ontnursec replied to underabus's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   We exclusively use cell phones in my work as a visiting nurse. It is not a privacy violation to use a secure messaging service, even if you access it with a cell phone. You do have to ensure you do...

3. New Supervisor Violating HIPPA?

   ontnursec replied to FutureNurseWoman's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   If the email server is secured/encrypted it's not a violation. If the texts are coming over a locked company device it also shouldn't be a violation... but that could be different for you as I am in...

4. Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

   ontnursec replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I mainly see them in palliative care at end of life when oral access is lost. Mainly for Subcut hydromorphone, dexamethasone, and

5. Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

   ontnursec replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Subcutaneous butterflys are commonly used in community where I work. We do not flush them. The subcut tissue cannot accommodate that much fluid. The line is primed with the medication not saline....

6. What is your Nursing Super Power?

   ontnursec replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   Im a visiting nurse and I'm really good at getting pts who are distrustful of nursing providers, or just neglecting themselves period, to let me visit them and provide care. Even when they...

7. Questions regarding HH

   ontnursec replied to ash12345's topic in Home Health

   1. As an home health RN/LVN how much orientation did you receive when you first started? One month. 2. Did you feel competent with that much orientation? If not how long would you have wanted your...

8. Orientation for New Grad in Home Health

   ontnursec replied to NewGradRN114's topic in Home Health

   Saw this after I replied. I think you made the right decision. Good luck in your job search, I hope you find something

9. Orientation for New Grad in Home Health

   ontnursec replied to NewGradRN114's topic in Home Health

   I started as a new grad in home health, in Canada as well. I'm 9 months in now. I love it. I had a full month orientation, with in class plus 14 shifts of precepting and then I had reduced hours as...

10. Safety issue: 2 high risk pt's: one fell during shift

    ontnursec replied to LonghornChic's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was put in this situation as a health care assistant while in school. Both patients got out of bed at the same time. It was stressful. Neither fell luckily but it was not a situation I'd want to...

11. Advice for a new grad HH nurse

    ontnursec replied to oceanblue52's topic in Home Health

    I started in home health as a new grad. I'm 8 months in now and I love it. I did have a placement in home health so I knew a bit about what to expect. My orientation was a month long. The specific...

12. Tattoos?

    ontnursec replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You never know which nurses have tats hiding under their scrubs. We are not required to cover ours. Mine are on my legs so they aren't visible but I've got no issues with tattoos so long as they're...

13. Career going and confused

    ontnursec replied to PsychNurse6083's topic in Canada

    I'm a new grad (8 months into my firsr job) in Ontario and you are lucky just to have a job. Monday to Friday day jobs are pretty much impossible for a new grad and still not easy to find with tons of...

14. Lifestyle of a Nurse

    ontnursec replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    1. I work in home health. I'd say I experience stress daily but it's manageable and I am equipped to solve the issues I come across or ask for help 2. I would say my work and family are balanced. I...

15. New RN in Home Care

    ontnursec replied to mrose1993's topic in Home Health

    If you like the company you work for, could you bring your concerns to them? Is working 13 hours a day something you are taking on yourself because you feel a duty to, or is the company pressuring you...