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    Superstitious

    MunoRN replied to fcp4life's topic in General Nursing

    I played baseball up through college, so skipping the number 13 seems pretty mild as far as superstitious behavior
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    Superstitious

    MunoRN replied to fcp4life's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've ever worked in a hospital that didn't skip room 13 in the numbers (ie room 512 is next to 514, there is no 513), and I've worked with nurses that never titrate anything to 13, they...
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    Propofol question

    MunoRN replied to TXGuy's topic in General Nursing

    Propofol is not actually a controlled substance. While it doesn't fall under diversion of a controlled substance, it's still potentially grounds for termination (theft) and a BON might not...
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    diabetic npo iv fluids

    MunoRN replied to thetruth7's topic in General Nursing

    I become NPO after midnight, every night, as do most diabetics, we do just
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    Maternity leave length dictated

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

    If your manager hired you when you were 23 weeks pregnant and then you took time off when the baby was born then you don't actually qualify for any FMLA covered time off, since that would have only...
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    Why no sticks after mastectomy

    MunoRN replied to wannadowell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There actually is no reason to avoid BP and lab draws on the side where a mastectomy has been done, none. This comes from a time where mastectomies routinely included lymph node dissections, so the...
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    Socks & clogs??? - Help!!

    MunoRN replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    This a bit off topic, but your school doesn't allow 'regular' shoes? They have to be
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    Yacker Tracker in the NICU ???

    MunoRN replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    We don't use that particular brand, but in general I'm glad that these are around. I don't mind being reminded when I'm using my 'midnight-at-the-bar' voice instead of my midnight-in-the-hospital...
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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    MunoRN replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    The median 2017 cost for a $5k deductible plan for a family is $1k per month, and I would agree that a family making say $50k a year would find that prohibitively unaffordable which is why it's...
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    Undocumented Patients

    MunoRN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    (Bolding mine) You posted a link to this article, which doesn't actually say Obama redefined deportation. What it says is that previously, both ICE and the Border patrol were deporting illegals, then...
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    Undocumented Patients

    MunoRN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    In theory that's how it should work, in practice however patients are often effectively "dumped" via medical repatriation. Report: U.S. hospitals deported hundreds of immigrants - CBS
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    What's In A Name Badge?

    MunoRN replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think maybe you've missed some sarcasm as I don't believe all BSN RN's feel they are superior, and I completely agree we are both RN's, which is why there generally isn't any purpose to clarifying...
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    Undocumented Patients

    MunoRN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    There's a common belief that undocumented immigrants burden our healthcare system in that they use more in services than they contribute, which is actually false. Undocumented immigrants often still...
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    Undocumented Patients

    MunoRN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    It's not all that uncommon, there are various transport companies that provide "medical repatriation" services. This sometimes refers to people who have transport coverage on travel insurance who...
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    What's In A Name Badge?

    MunoRN replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think I've been pretty clear that we can't say either route to an RN is so definitively superior that it needs to be clarified along with "RN". An RN is an RN, with various routes of getting there....
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    What's In A Name Badge?

    MunoRN replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I also worked hard to become an RN, the BSN route is what I happened to choose to get there. Are you saying you want to make sure to separate yourself from other nurses who have an ADN because they...
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    Central venous line, blood withdrawal

    MunoRN replied to RN.Sara's topic in General Nursing

    It's actually very common to return the waste in the critical care setting, that's what a VAMP does. The main advantage to a VAMP is that the waste remains in a closed system during the process,...
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    What's In A Name Badge?

    MunoRN replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The purpose of a name badge to communicate who you are and your role, if clarifying that you have a BSN is necessary in defining your role, which is it is in a relatively small number of situations,...
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    Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"?

    MunoRN replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

    "Foot fracture" can refer to a wide range of conditions, and not all of them justify the use of opiate pain medications, so it's possible the MD's refusal to write for anything beyond acetaminophen is...
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    How can I enter the world of Holistic Medicine ?

    MunoRN replied to Fromashes96's topic in Holistic

    All of nursing is by definition based on holistic care, there is no such thing as non-holistic based nursing. Nursing hasn't done a very good job of defending the usage of the main term that...
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    "Fixin' to die"

    MunoRN replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    I don't think anybody is arguing that it's a normal colloquialism in the south, and I don't know that it's worth getting irate about, but it was certainly a missed opportunity to educate the public...
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    "Observed" urine drug screen

    MunoRN replied to thisgirldrums's topic in General Nursing

    Except for the facility that required no UDS at all, every place I've worked has required you to show the observer a 360 degree view of your lower abdomen, pelvis, and upper thighs. There are a wide...
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    nihon kohden telemetry monitor a good idea??

    MunoRN replied to Pandalove07's topic in General Nursing

    The NK Lifescope telemetry monitors do actually have an SpO2 waveform, you can get ride of it and replace it with another wave (I think you can choose three different waves, whatever waves you want)...
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    Feel like I'm too dumb to be a nurse

    MunoRN replied to coconut3431's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree that you made some sort of "huge mistake". The O2 sat, if it was significantly below her normal indicated the need for a CXR, which was done. I've never encountered an LTC...
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    Resigning: Counter Offer Advice?

    MunoRN replied to RG-RN2014's topic in General Nursing

    The common wisdom out there is that you usually shouldn't stay for a counter offer. Basically, it's an employer saying they've only now decided to treat you fairly in or to retain you, typically...