MunoRN RN

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    Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    MunoRN replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked places with new grad contracts and they certainly do pursue those fees and aggressively at that. Hospitals already have active systems for dealing with people who owe them money so it's...
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    IV starts in arm with a DVT

    MunoRN replied to freezin's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't place a new PIV in an arm with a DVT, but it's worth clarifying that it's not actually generally considered to be good practice to remove a PICC in an arm with a DVT just because of the...
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    Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    MunoRN replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    Requiring you to stay in the job whether you like it or not is the whole purpose of a contract, what did you think you were
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    Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    MunoRN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    The problem with that is that it's not actually a religious belief. There is no JW doctrine against administering blood, only receiving blood, and the JW church has actually come out and specifically...
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    Libertarian Nurses View on Core Measures

    MunoRN replied to bluelion's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Core measures already come from private, non-governmental groups, no core measures are made up from scratch by the government. For instance, the next core measures to come out are for sepsis, these...
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Your statement earlier was that a patient can be prevented from leaving without having been seen, and then it's up the Physician to decide if they can leave, which is the opposite of how it works, the...
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    Libertarian Nurses View on Core Measures

    MunoRN replied to bluelion's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In a truly free market, all participants are able to influence the market, this includes society as a whole, and how a society acts as a group is typically through their government. Studies actually...
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    A physician is an LIP and LIP's can place a hold on a patient, ED RNs
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Up until the mid 90's there were some state-to-state differences in initiating involuntary measures for a patient presenting with SI, but since then it's the same basic rules for every
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    You're free to ask a patient presenting with SI if they would change into a gown, but you can't legally require them to or initiate any forms of restraint that legally requires pre-approval of an LIP...
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    Libertarian Nurses View on Core Measures

    MunoRN replied to bluelion's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not sure how you're making the jump from libertarianism to Core measures, but the general premise of libertarianism is that the basic liberties and freedoms of all individuals should be protected....
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Restraints for medical purposes can be nurse initiated with a time limit on how long they can be continued without being seen by an LIP who will write a continuing order for restraints. Restraints...
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure where you're getting that I said someone who is drunk can't be deemed incompetent for medical decision making, they certainly can but it's not based solely on being drunk, it's based on...
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    Would You Address This? My Hospital Stay Was Horrible

    MunoRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If your description is accurate, then yes some aspects were bad care. As for your meds, it actually is really important to stop some home meds. Clonazepam can actually be a cause of rhabdo, and can...
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    Resigning while on maternity leave

    MunoRN replied to RNtoBe14's topic in General Nursing

    That's not actually how it works in the description provided by the OP, if the employee resigns their position at the end FMLA without returning to work they are responsible for the full cost of...
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    It's certainly not unheard of for a patient to present to the ED with suicidal thoughts, and then to decide to leave prior to being evaluated for a legal hold. No legal hold=no legal hold. Our legal...
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    MunoRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Detaining due to being incompetent to make the decision to leave can't be based solely on having had some drinks anywhere in the
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    Resigning while on maternity leave

    MunoRN replied to RNtoBe14's topic in General Nursing

    Generally you can continue to use your PTO to maintain your benefits while on FMLA, you're essentially using your PTO to maintain your minimum number of hours required per pay period for the employer...
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    5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    MunoRN replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    According to every source on child development I can find, 5 year olds are well within the normal range for understanding the permanence of death, and I'd be willing to be a five year old with a...
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    5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    MunoRN replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    In general I don't really think that spending a good portion of one's final time in a hospital, when all that's doing is contributing to and prolonging the suffering is either the "smart" or "brave"...
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    Correcting Others mistakes?

    MunoRN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Just being on a heparin drip by itself is not a reason for a second IV. The volume of a peripheral IV is typically a fraction of a ml, so flushing the IV, giving a medication, and flushing again does...
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    honeymoon during orientation

    MunoRN replied to notah's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a job prior to graduation, then in June I found out I would have to start the week of my wedding, so no honeymoon, it was either that or no job until a full year later. I ended up...
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    How to File a Complaint against BON

    MunoRN replied to twins2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Much of this doesn't make sense; why is your workplace filing paperwork for your license renewal? More importantly, you've made it pretty clear that your license wasn't suspended during it's active...
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    Spinal drains in thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery

    MunoRN replied to nmsumurse's topic in Critical Care

    That doesn't make any sense since the definition of the zero level is where the tip of the drainage catheter is. I'm not sure how I would respond to someone that thought we should be using the...
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    Do others follow this practice?

    MunoRN replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in Men in Nursing

    Where are you getting that statistic