MunoRN RN

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    Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    MunoRN replied to fltopp1's topic in General Nursing

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    ABC TV:NY Med shows ER nurse fired due to social media post

    MunoRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    It's not a HIPAA violation although that means absolutely nothing. It's in extremely poor taste considering it is easily linked to a particular person (even though it likely doesn't share any...
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    MunoRN replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The physicians at my facility have name badges that have their first name in large font, underneath that in much smaller font is their last name and under that is
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    Posting Licensed Number in social media

    MunoRN replied to nomad29's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    What is it we think someone is going to do with knowledge of someone's license number that they couldn't do with just knowing your
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    MunoRN replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You "show" your training in your nursing practice and patient
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    Posting Licensed Number in social media

    MunoRN replied to nomad29's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't get why people would find this concerning, your license number is easily accessible public information, regardless of whether or not you post it on
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    Do you work with a cold sore?

    MunoRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    We can't work with newborns or immuno-compromised patients with active sores, with the general patient population there are no restrictions, only standard
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    MunoRN replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Our badges have our name and our legal title (RN, LPN, etc), and I do agree your badge should differentiate between LPN and RN since those are two different roles legally speaking and titles that...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Exactly. So why then would you rather get stuck with the much, much higher costs of unintended pregnancies to you and the rest of us, instead of not discouraging the use of contraception through a...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually, the target $9 birth control isn't always the proper medical choice for many women. Sandra Fluke wasn't demanding free birth control for herself, her testimony hinged on accounts such as...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Based on the rest of your post I sort of doubt you really agree with the court's decision. What they ruled is that Hobby Lobby and other businesses shouldn't be required to cover contraception (not...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They aren't actually able to opt out of the ACA. The lifetime limit rule was delayed until an adequate alternative kicked in (until 2014). The 'unions exempted from the ACA' claim actually earned...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Like most employees, they pay quite a bit of money every month into the cost of their health plan, so I'm not sure where this idea comes from that they are expecting someone else to pay for their...
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    GT feeding stopped after family's wishes

    MunoRN replied to zmaldon's topic in General Nursing

    If she's alert and can comprehend is there some reason why she no longer has the ability to make her own decisions? If you have some way of knowing she can comprehend (she nods or otherwise...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Then why is what I buy with other forms of compensation, such as an insurance plan, your business? I'm not sure that it's really accurate to compare someone who uses birth control with an alcoholic,...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That actually was, and still is a law. The employer mandate and the requirement that insurance cover preventative care is a law. Besides that law, there are also laws that require you and your...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here's what I don't get; the argument seems to be that employers shouldn't be required to provide insurance which includes contraception coverage because that would be providing someone with the means...
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    SCOTUS

    MunoRN replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Are you arguing that the government can't/shouldn't make laws businesses have to follow against the business owner's
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    How can a pt experience both anemia (with a low hematocrit) and volume overload?

    MunoRN replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    What does hematocrit measure? If someone's hematocrit is 45%, what happens to that % if you add volume to their blood that aren't red blood
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    bumex drip administration

    MunoRN replied to moonunit1130's topic in Patient Medications

    Our facility policy is to supplement drips with a carrier fluid to get at least 10ml/hr running through the line. This isn't so much to keep it open as it is to deal with various other issues. One...
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    Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    MunoRN replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think there were better options for reform, but I do think it's a good thing that, for instance, people who were formerly in the individual market can now get a plan with group-plan-level coverage...
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    RNs to do glucose checks on patients without DM

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    This seems to be the source of the practice change: http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/clep/files/Glucose_meters_off_label_use_1_13_14.pdf Oddly, "only personnel licensed by the New York Education...
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    RNs to do glucose checks on patients without DM

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not licensed by either but I am just as confused as you as to what the NY dept of Education has to do with any of this. It all seems to have come about after the FDA pointed out that using...
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    RNs to do glucose checks on patients without DM

    MunoRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    It would seem your facility has chosen a somewhat non-sensical response to this: NY DOH: Off-label Use of Glucose Meters I'm not sure what difference it makes to have only RN's do BG checks when...
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    Is Trendelenburg Truly Best Practice for Hypotension?

    MunoRN replied to caramela's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from a long list of adverse effects, it doesn't even do what it intends to do and often only makes the problem worse; it "tricks" baroreceptors and results in poorer perfusion, not better...