MunoRN RN

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    So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    MunoRN replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As you've correctly pointed out, nursing practice is being slowly phased out. I completely agree it's unacceptable for nurses not to be performing basic nursing assessments (which by the way wouldn't...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    It has been studied and no, there's no evidence it has a negative effect of men. And actually studies that look at self-described loss of sensation (when able to compare after being circumcised as...
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    Called back to fix charting

    MunoRN replied to Lucky7nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We do it over the phone, it's charted by the pharmacist, supervisor, whoever as "per MunoRN's
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Is there an argument that it has no
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    In the case of differentiated genitalia they are actually easily identifiable as being different, even though we use the same names for both. Being different, the same thing that's done to one...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Are you under the impression that male genitalia is the same as female genitalia? That's kind of one main differences that define
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    Can you solve this mcg to mg conversion?

    MunoRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

    0.25 - 0.5 mg is 25 to 50
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    The rationale behind educating parents about circumcision is that the scientific consensus is that the benefits outweigh the risks, not because it's a parental preference unrelated to health....
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you exclude all studies with African subjects, there is still a substantial amount of evidence that male circumcision provides a health benefit and that it is not merely "cosmetic" or based on...
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    Why are Nurses paid so low in the south ??

    MunoRN replied to Michigann's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's really true that the pay is actually lower in the south. The value of one's pay is determined by your pay relative to the cost of living. In general, the increase in cost of...
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    Can you solve this mcg to mg conversion?

    MunoRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

    It can be figured out, but then again so can "Fentanyl IV pi/square root of speed of light x10 to the -24000 mcg". My biggest concern is the potential to easily misplace the decimal, which appears to...
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    ANA Position on Nurse Fatigue

    MunoRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    For FT 8 hr shift/every other weekend staffing, you've got a total of 4 days off every 2 weeks. 2 of those have to happen on your often weekend, and in order to minimize fatigue the other two also...
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    ANA Position on Nurse Fatigue

    MunoRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I fully support the goal of reducing fatigue, but I don't think the ANA put sufficient thought into some of their positions, if any at all. Recommending that nurses not work more than 40 hours per 7...
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    patients on methadone plus PRN pain meds

    MunoRN replied to sassyann85's topic in Patient Medications

    Methadone is relatively long acting and reaches near-steady-state plasma levels after a few days of being on the drug, which makes the particular time it's given essentially irrelevant to when the...
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    Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    MunoRN replied to jonorato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's a moot point since since the use trendelenburg for hypotension/shock hasn't been considered good practice for some time now, and has instead become synonymous with bad nursing myths. As Esme...
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    MunoRN replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Voluntarily reducing your hours actually forfeits most public assistance. The problem is that even a large portion of full time hourly workers require public assistance. Yes, the lack of financial...
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    MunoRN replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    They don't actually pay 40-50 of their income for healthcare, and actually pay about half as much as we do per person (or often even less than
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    Trach dislodgement

    MunoRN replied to MatthewBSNRN's topic in Critical Care

    Yes, if only nurses knew what it's like to have an excessive
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    MunoRN replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Even if we raised the minimum wage well beyond the most recent proposal (to $10.10) all the way up to $15/hr, the price of a Big Mac would only go up 68 cents, raising it to $10 would only raise it...
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    MunoRN replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If the point is that when people making wages far below you get a raise and you don't, you're essentially getting a pay cut since you're relative value to them has now been decreased, then would that...
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    Joint commission and their ridiculous mandates

    MunoRN replied to nightdove's topic in Critical Care

    I am no more of a fan of the JC than anyone else here, but the requirements for titrating drips and frequency of RASS assessments aren't actually JC requirements. What the JC requires is that your...
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    number of doses/24 hours? help!

    MunoRN replied to sassyann85's topic in Patient Medications

    Usually the best way to determine this is to ask the person who wrote it, but just based on how the order is written you wouldn't be able to use midnight-to-midnight as the timeframe in which you...
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    Need opinions

    MunoRN replied to blams2004's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would guess it's more about the chance to save $4000 than it is about inappropriate charting, since relevant quoting of the patient is generally considered appropriate, even if you're quoting...
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    The Health Insurance Marketplace: What We Learned and How We Can Educate Our Patients

    MunoRN replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    This has to be one of the most wildly inaccurate posts I've ever seen here. It is absolutely within a nurse's scope to both educate the patient about their healthcare as well as to address barriers...
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    ANA wants GM foods labeled, please join effort ant tell FDA

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

    Personally I support labeling GMO products, but only because I'd prefer not to buy non-GMO products. GMO products need less water, less fertilizer, less pesticides, less herbacides, etc. I've never...