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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    MunoRN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    The co-worker shared their reason with the OP, maybe you could clarify how the OP threw their co-worker under the bus. Usually that refers to when you do something for own benefit even though it's at...
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    Choking elder

    MunoRN replied to mindywright3's topic in General Nursing

    Abdominal thrusts, as they are now called by AHA because of feud with Dr. Heimlich, are meant to use the abdomen to push up against the diaphragm and to rapidly expel air out of the trachea to clear...
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    Nursing Ethics Question!

    MunoRN replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    As their appointed financial power of attorney it's not legal to withhold their funds unless they do something for you, this is actually felony extortion despite the legal right to manage their funds....
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    RN wanting RCIS

    MunoRN replied to devinBSN's topic in Cardiac

    It's typically a two year program. I believe you can become credentialed as an RCIS using only an RN degree combined with a year of cath lab experience and a minimum number of cases, but my...
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    Nursing Ethics Question!

    MunoRN replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    I would actually think it makes it far worse, not better, that it's her own money. The basic premise of offering someone some sort of benefit, monetary or otherwise, for complying with a course of...
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    Drawing blood

    MunoRN replied to MF123's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen a facility policy that specifies what particular size syringes can be attached to a phlebotomy needle and don't see why such a thing should exist, there are too many particulars to be...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    MunoRN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    Maternity (FMLA) leave is a legitimate and legally protected time off, that's much different than taking advantage of the fact that administrators won't typically want to the hassle of denying a bogus...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    MunoRN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    Per the OP, it was their coworker that stated they had to have Saturdays off for religious reasons, this wasn't just assumed to be the reason. Whether or not caring for patients is in keeping with...
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    Can Nurse Assistant Managers and Nurse Managers work 3 days?

    MunoRN replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse managers are typically salaried, and as a result it's not unusual for them to have to work well over 40 hours a week. Ours work about 65 hours a week, they split weekend coverage but that still...
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    Tramadol and Nursing School

    MunoRN replied to N_madison's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Schools most follow the policies of the clinical sites they partner with, and it's not unheard of for hospitals to prohibit any medications that carries a warning related to impairment, typically the...
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    IV extensions

    MunoRN replied to Dubs3035's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious what your rationale is for your "3 med" rule. There are many factors that determine what can go through a single lumen, but simply the number of components is not one of them. The type...
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    IV extensions

    MunoRN replied to Dubs3035's topic in General Nursing

    If there's indication for a spare IV then that's already in place, adding a new line for meds would be the third
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    Big Trouble

    MunoRN replied to Bentlysnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've seen a similar situation where a manager got all bent out of shape because everyone was charting their medications as given in the EMR before the pyxis said the meds had been removed, I asked her...
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    is it easier to get into an ADN program?

    MunoRN replied to chikaonu's topic in General Students

    It depends on the area, in my area the ADN programs require a previous bachelor's degree and a 3.7 or greater in the core pre-requisites, the BSN program is generally easier to get in to, but far more...
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    Weekend Incentive Fulltime Contract Questions

    MunoRN replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in General Nursing

    It should be spelled out in your contract or job description, if it doesn't say that you get the premium for Mondays as well then you've really got no argument to make. No facility I've worked at has...
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    IV extensions

    MunoRN replied to Dubs3035's topic in General Nursing

    You attach a splitter to one of the ports of another splitter, then attach another splitter to one of the ports of the splitter you attached to the first one, and on and
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    Sharing Health Information with Teachers

    MunoRN replied to Schmidtnurse's topic in School

    If the child has medical issues that may occur in the classroom then the teacher and other staff working with the child need to be aware of what to watch for, sharing that with them is not a HIPAA...
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    IV extensions

    MunoRN replied to Dubs3035's topic in General Nursing

    These extensions are sometimes "daisy chained" together to provide the number of ports needed, open hearts typically come back with 5 or 6 triple spliters daisy chained
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    IV extensions

    MunoRN replied to Dubs3035's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you start a second
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    Aspiration drama!

    MunoRN replied to anashenwrath's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm not sure what there is to make him "comply" with. The whole idea behind pleasure feeding is that you're accepting the likelihood of aspiration, since aspiration as well as lack of eating are...
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    Nursing in Appalachia

    MunoRN replied to amartinm11's topic in General Nursing

    This was an interesting story on how people living in Appalachia commonly get healthcare: On the road with the Health Wagon - CBS
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    NS with KCl 20mEq ordered; 0.5% Dextrose and .45NaCl with KCl 20mEq given

    MunoRN replied to wrst's topic in Patient Medications

    Considering the OP got their license in 2011 I'm not sure how it is we're assuming they are a
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    MunoRN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I don't disagree that you would still not be allowed to drive for work you knew about ahead of time and could have made other arrangements. While the role of an RN is different than that of a...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    MunoRN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    As I pointed out earlier, an orthodox jew could not drive to work on the Sabbath if this was avoidable (going in for scheduled work), but in situations where there are not other options that would...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    MunoRN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    There aren't actually any variations on how this is viewed, even in the most conservative of orthodox communities. An individual is free to take a different view than that of their religion, but that...