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    Question to Catholic nurses

    MunoRN replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    In a competent patient the decision to follow those swallow precautions are up to the
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    Suspend the HIPAA law for this shooting

    MunoRN replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in Nursing News

    (Copied from the duplicate thread) Neither the White House or HHS waived any part of HIPAA in Orlando since there was no reason to, it's not particularly clear at this point why the mayor of Orlando...
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    Suspend the HIPAA law for this shooting

    MunoRN replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in Nursing News

    Neither the White House or HHS waived any part of HIPAA in Orlando since there was no reason to, it's not particularly clear at this point why the mayor of Orlando claimed a waiver was needed or that...
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    Refusing a case in home care

    MunoRN replied to Katesp91's topic in Private Duty

    You have the right to refuse, and your employer has the right to terminate your employment for refusal of delegated job
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    Feeling like a terrible nurse

    MunoRN replied to RNexplorer's topic in General Nursing

    What you're describing is an introducer, often called a "sheath", which from your description sounds like it is in the groin. These are what are used to pass the various catheters that are used in an...
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    Not abusing, medicating

    MunoRN replied to Colpn71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's possible that the facility doesn't allow opiate use with or without a prescription. I'm not sure where people get the idea that an employer can't prohibit the use of certain prescriptions on the...
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MunoRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you seeing in that algorithm where it doesn't
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MunoRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Registered Nurses are an independently licensed profession and has an independent scope that is not dependent on a doctor, employer, etc. Nurses are expected to give medical advice all of the time,...
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MunoRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    And that's what I was trying to differentiate, what you're describing is an issue of conversational etiquette, not some sort of statutory limitation on what nurses can
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MunoRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have much doubt that no BON would be opposed to a nurse taking part in health education that is well within there scope, that's actually what they expect nurses to do on a regular
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MunoRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I'm skeptical you're saying that as an established premise, nurses shouldn't take part in health related discussions. I think more of what people are describing is a matter of severity; at what point...
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    Do lpns give vaccinations?

    MunoRN replied to naomifain's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Generally LPN's can administer vaccinations. The bigger that should make you wonder if nursing is right for you is whether or not you are capable of separating the health decisions you would make for...
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MunoRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    There is no "don't speak until spoken to" rule in nursing, and actually what makes many of the best nurses I've ever met such great nurses is that they don't follow any such rule. I get that there...
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    Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    MunoRN replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't know about you, but I do all of those things because it's what I want to do as do most ICU nurses. In general, nursing pay is a function of supply and demand, how many med surg nurses would...
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    Possible attendance write-up

    MunoRN replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    Are you
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    Possible attendance write-up

    MunoRN replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused, you missed a class they didn't tell you that you where in, and now if you're late for work or have to call out then you're
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MunoRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    While it's unfortunate that we've allowed medical doctors to become known just as "doctors", the reason why people in healthcare settings who aren't physicians shouldn't call themselves a "doctor"...
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    I Told him she shouldn't be discharged....

    MunoRN replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I think you may be making some false assumptions about what would have been more beneficial for the patient. By far the best treatment for hospital acquired delirium to get the patient out of the...
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    Short staffing incentive ideas???

    MunoRN replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really think it's appropriate to fix a staffing problem by figuring out how to get people to work extra. Working above an FTE has been shown to increase risk to patients and to nurses, which...
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    Unprofessional Statement in Policy Book

    MunoRN replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Considering the "quote" was preceded by "something along the lines of", it doesn't sound like it's an actual quote from the
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    MunoRN replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You keep repeating that number, you need to check you math. Even using a high-end reported amount for the website at $2.1 billion, that amount divided among all "legal" Americans is $6.58, not "more...
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    Worried That Doctor's Orders Will Hasten A Patient's Death

    MunoRN replied to PrincessNur's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At this point I have to assume there are two totally different things that the word "Morphine" refers to, because morphine the medication most definitely has the potential to kill people and does so...
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    What do you call it? (Piggyback)

    MunoRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    "Piggyback" is not a very well defined term, it most often seems to refer to a secondary infusion but is also used to describe a primary infusion that is Y'd in to another primary infusion. Unless the...
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    Worried That Doctor's Orders Will Hasten A Patient's Death

    MunoRN replied to PrincessNur's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There are certainly situations where morphine can actually be physiologically beneficial and potentially extend life, and many more where morphine does not alter duration of dying either way, but...
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    Too sick to leave AMA?

    MunoRN replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    The right of a patient to have their wishes followed, and our requirement to abide by those wishes, are pretty well established legally. While it's probably true that families who disagree with the...