MunoRN RN

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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    And there's nothing that stops you from doing that, it's reasonable to assume that the ER had already drawn labs on this patient. What we're talking about is whether a police officer can draw blood...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you maybe referring to a totally different story? The nurse in this situation appropriately advocated for their patient, declined to allow a federal crime to be committed against the nurse's...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't make much sense, for treatment purposes, those caring for the patient can draw any labs, run any tests that are necessary for treating the patient. Blood samples drawn to be included in...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Patient information is not "easily available to law enforcement", a blood draw is legally considered a search and seizure and there are well defined requirements for overriding a person's rights,...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree had it been hospital security staff responsible for maintaining order in the ED, but in the case it was UT State police officers staffing the ED, these officers are considered a co-equal...
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    Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    MunoRN replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    New York's "Latch-On Initiative" just encourages good healthcare, I don't really see a problem with
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    MunoRN replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Technically, being the antichrist he wasn't "born" in 1955, he took human form in
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    MunoRN replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The vaccine prevents a few thousand deaths per year, the inactivated vaccine cannot give you the flu, the level of ongoing monitoring of the safety of the vaccine is far beyond that of medications....
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    MunoRN replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You're opposed to the vaccine because you believe you've contracted the flu from the
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    "Do you want to live?"

    MunoRN replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with a couple of ED docs that were infamous for addressing imminent end of life questions with "do you want to live?", one faced a sentinel event investigation and no longer had...
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    Written up

    MunoRN replied to SassyRN93's topic in General Nursing

    "Just Culture" is a philosophy for addressing med errors that is based on viewing med errors as always have at least some amount of systemic fault, unless there is clear reckless behavior then there...
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    Reaching Out!

    MunoRN replied to nenyart92's topic in General Nursing

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    Reaching Out!

    MunoRN replied to nenyart92's topic in General Nursing

    Of course we diagnose, it's a minimum requirement of Nurse Practice Act to utilize the nursing process, step 2 of the nursing process is to diagnose. I think you're referring to making a medical...
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    IV Question

    MunoRN replied to Anon101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A primary/secondary set-up is by definition a single fluid column with the secondary medication at the top of the fluid column. There are other ways of setting up that are really two primary...
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    IV Question

    MunoRN replied to Anon101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The secondary will infuse until it reaches the level of the fluid in the primary bag, so if the secondary isn't high enough and the drip chamber or even the bottom portion of the bag is the same...
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    Bedside ECMO training

    MunoRN replied to mandee6959's topic in General Nursing

    My experience is only with adult ECMO, but to orient to the "patient side", as opposed to the pump side is usually a shift or maybe two of shadowing, sometimes half a
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    Why do We eat our young?

    MunoRN replied to nellie272003's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As others have pointed out, you need to clarify what you are referring to as it's not unusual for nurse to claim various forms of appropriate feedback, critique, scolding, etc are "bullying" or...
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    Reaching Out!

    MunoRN replied to nenyart92's topic in General Nursing

    That's basically what an RN does. We formulate a plan of care for the patient in coordination with the patient's medical providers, some of the plan is primarily driven by the medical providers, some...
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    When will everyone understand things are different in the ER

    MunoRN replied to ClayH's topic in Emergency

    Nothing has changed about the legality of this practice, so long as an ED doc as hospital privileges there's not that says they can't write admit orders. At every I've worked at except for a teaching...
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    Hipaa violation-What happens to RN?

    MunoRN replied to xrayrn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    While it's quite possibly a violation of workplace policies regarding accessing a patient chart, what you're describing isn't necessarily a HIPAA violation since it's possible in most EMR's to see...
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    Myoclonus From Sedation

    MunoRN replied to Catticus11's topic in Critical Care

    Was this a post-arrest
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    Syringe driver terror

    MunoRN replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    I know my view isn't going to be popular, but I think you may lack the minimal competency for caring for this patient group, I do give you credit for trying to take steps to remedy that lack of...
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    Please help my failing memory

    MunoRN replied to herecomestrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're referring to orthostatic hypotension. Conditions associated with orthostatic hypotension include Addison's disease and other causes of autonomic
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    Refusing assignment/abandonment

    MunoRN replied to Nurseof10years's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are free to refuse to work or refuse an assignment because of your concerns, however they are free to terminate your employment as a result. What you could argue is that they have not made proper...
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    Hydration Stations in the Nursing Station

    MunoRN replied to 1Crazynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Here is OSHA's statement on beverages at a nursing station: Every place that I've worked has allowed covered drinks in nursing stations or designated portions of nursing stations and hasn't been...