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    COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    MunoRN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Using Covid-positive billing coding or reporting criteria has never included a single generic symptom. Early on when testing wasn't widely available or reliable clearly defined clinical diagnosis...
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    COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    MunoRN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not sure why you would be only sharing your concerns of fraud with the people supposedly perpetrating the fraud. Medicare fraud would be reported to CMS:...
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    80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    MunoRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I would still call those "papers" although in digital format, I should have clarified
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    MunoRN replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There shouldn't be any "surveys" involved or any other conversations, compromises, etc regarding whether or not nursing staff should take basic steps to ensure the safety of their patients. If a...
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    DOC Guilt-Tripping Me To Accept Call-Ins

    MunoRN replied to amanda269's topic in General Nursing

    DRC= Democratic Republic of the Congo? I'm also confused as to why a central African nation is calling a nurse to see if they can work
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    BULLYING at work as Usual

    MunoRN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    It would be pretty unusual for a contract to specifically state the type of patients you might be asked to care for. Typically a contract or job description will include intentionally broad language...
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    80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    MunoRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    And both are often classified as professions, so that would make sense. What is it about nursing that you feel makes it a
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    BULLYING at work as Usual

    MunoRN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    There's no reason to assume that you are being bullied. Since the employer isn't required to exempt certainly employees from working in the Covid unit, then who they choose to exempt is by...
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    BULLYING at work as Usual

    MunoRN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is no legal requirement to avoid scheduling people with chronic illnesses in a Covid unit, that would be pretty difficult since 60% of the population have conditions that increase their Covid...
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    BULLYING at work as Usual

    MunoRN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Employers can require a doctor's note for illness absences but they aren't required to allow a doctor to dictate how they should view the absence with the exception of
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    MunoRN replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It would seem somewhat unlikely that the vaccination would be purely voluntary for HCWs working with high risk (hospitalized) patients. As it is, my employer no longer allows any exemptions for...
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    80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    MunoRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Debating whether nursing is a trade or profession seems to be a semi-annual tradition on AN, but I don't think it's all that debatable. Nursing oversees it's own licensure process and ongoing...
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    80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    MunoRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    A "million" papers would obviously be an exaggeration, but if not mainly writing papers and research projects, what did your program
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    Dementia and decision-making

    MunoRN replied to superduper's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Your understanding is correct, the POA only becomes the decision maker once the patient is deemed to lack decision making capacity, which isn't assumed just because the patient has dementia. It...
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    COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    MunoRN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There's not really anything that isn't possible these days when it comes to billing, but your description is implausible at the very least. There is a reimbursement 'bump' for hospitals that care...
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    Patients not allowed to shower after accident

    MunoRN replied to Emmeline22's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Generally speaking, what type of facility is
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    pre-employment physical

    MunoRN replied to curiousnurse447's topic in General Nursing

    I also don't think the Board would care about a previous bone fracture, however I have known them to take action when a nurse intentionally lies to a potential employer about medical
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    Med error..... Could I lose my license?

    MunoRN replied to RN66's topic in General Nursing

    This sort of error isn't going to lose you your license; they won't really care to be honest. Ideally, reporting this to your employer wouldn't come back on you; what should be addressed is the...
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    pre-employment physical

    MunoRN replied to curiousnurse447's topic in General Nursing

    It's far more likely that they won't consider you hireable because you lied on your medical disclosure than because of your previous bone fracture. More importantly, this is something that can get on...
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    How soon can we expect to see cases go down now that Biden is president?

    MunoRN replied to DesiDani's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I've heard no claims that "Biden will cure Covid 19 on Jan 20th", a reference to what you're referring to might be helpful. I have heard people express optimism that Biden will be a more...
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    How soon can we expect to see cases go down now that Biden is president?

    MunoRN replied to DesiDani's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    It's not "more survivable than the media and politicos let on". The current case-mortality rate in the US is about 2.3%. So long as the number of cases remains low, that's 2.3% of a small number....
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    How much does it cost to stay in the CCU per day?

    MunoRN replied to laurellestars's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The cost of hospital services in the US varies widely and trying to understand it is convoluted to say the least. But to answer your question, this is probably the most reliable data you'll find:...
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    Giving 2000ml/hr Fluids

    MunoRN replied to Nikki Smith's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've worked with IV pumps that communicate with the EMR, but I've never seen one that wouldn't allow the RN to determine or change the rate, that sounds really dangerous and inappropriate....
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    Confused about IV Infusion that should not be stopped

    MunoRN replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Nursing

    All of these infusions can be stopped, how long it's safe to do so is the question. There are various reasons why an infusion might need to be stopped for varying periods of time, which requires...
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    80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    MunoRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I should add that the main hurdle to trying implement any changes was that there is no evidence to support what the specific factors are of a BSN degree that produce better outcomes. It was ironic...