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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...

  16. Here I Am!

    ontnursec replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Awe you school nurses always pull me in with your posts, so cute! I am a visiting nurse. Still get to work with school kids but I only go in and out of the school haha, then back on to my wound...

  17. VON RPN in Ontario

    ontnursec replied to RobinLeger's topic in Canada

    VON is unionized in many Ontario communities. OPSEU and ONA are the unions in a few

  18. How long did your CNO registration take?

    ontnursec replied to Burno's topic in Canada

    It took about 15 calendar days from when I mailed the application till I got the email with confirmation that I was

  19. Planning a Home Health career

    ontnursec replied to Libby1987's topic in Home Health

    I planned mine, and it is still a huge, huge learning curve. In school, I intentionally got placements in home health nursing and urgent care to gain experience for home health. I also read all of the...

  20. Anyone else a planner nerd?

    ontnursec replied to AshBuggin's topic in General Students

    Me me! I use my franklin covey for work too

  21. Do I stand a chance at getting into nursing school?

    ontnursec replied to winnie5294's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd really be calling/emailing a few different programs admissions offices to see where you stand. The GPA stands out, many programs are competitive. The best advice you'll get is from admissions...

  22. Head Lice - It's True

    ontnursec replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Oh this gave me a

  23. New grad RN-- Is home care good??

    ontnursec replied to jam_solano's topic in Home Health

    I've just started a home health job as a new grad. I love home health and it's where I wanted to be, and that's a plus since many of my graduating class still have not gotten a job, and we graduated 6...

  24. Night shift for new grads.

    ontnursec replied to Nurse_Brezo's topic in General Nursing

    The first night is always the worst. I always tried to stay up as late as possible the night before and sleep as long as possible the day of the first night. Lots of people try to nap during the day...

  25. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    ontnursec replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm just starting my new job and was lucky enough to be scheduled off for both christmas and new years this year, but I know it is a rotating each year schedule where you work either christmas or new...