MunoRN RN

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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

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

    While you're correct that the COVID virus is much smaller than typical respiratory droplets, it only remains viable and able to infect others when it transmits to others via a droplet. Cloth,...
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

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

    There's speculation that means his symptoms are more than just "mild" or "moderate", although it could just be that being the President he's going to receive much more aggressive care. But the WH has...
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

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

    5 days is a common incubation period for Covid, 5 days prior to the onset of symptoms both Hicks and the President were at the Rose Garden event announcing Amy Coney Barrett as the SC nominee. So...
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

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

    It's hard not to feel at least a bit of we-told-you-so, but at the same time he has high risk comorbidities and this is a real threat to his life, so I hope he gets through this
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

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

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    Senate Intelligence panel concludes Russia interfered in 2016 US election + Trump involved

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

    There are two main branches of capitalism; oligarchic capitalism and egalitarian capitalism. Putin is probably the most standard example of oligarchic capitalism of all current world leaders. Trump...
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    I don't think any of the preceptors I've had are good... but no one else seems to see it?

    MunoRN replied to Guest1158260's topic in General Nursing

    "Silent care with vented patients", I'm not sure what you're referring to. I don't doubt that at least some of what you've witnessed in your precepting is bad practice, although there's still...
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    Trump's " Executive Order on An America-First Healthcare Plan"

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

    Healthcare reform bills that have come out of Congress in just the last year: Keeping Healthcare Affordable Act of 2019 Choose Medicare Act Medicare for All Act (in both House and...
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    Debate prep for both sides

    MunoRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    There was reporting leading up to the debate that Trump's strategy was going to be try to make Biden stutter, which was effectively confirmed by Chris Christie who is part of his debate prep team....
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    Debate prep for both sides

    MunoRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Some of Biden's public statements on violence and looting related to protests: "There’s no place for violence, no place for looting or destroying property or burning churches or destroying...
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    Living with a semi anti-vax husband.

    MunoRN replied to reedy22's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, it's not the explanation I would give to a scientifically minded person. It's how I explain the premise of a vaccine to someone who incorrectly believes that vaccines are full of chemicals...
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    200,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the US (so far)

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

    The biggest risk to the workers you're attempting to advocate for is the full lockdown that becomes necessary when let Covid cases get out of hand as a result of unwisely backing off on mitigation...
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    Living with a semi anti-vax husband.

    MunoRN replied to reedy22's topic in General Nursing

    I would point out to him that immunizations like the flu shot don't just give you immunity, they show your immune system what it needs to learn to be able to defend against, and then leaves it to your...
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    Trump's " Executive Order on An America-First Healthcare Plan"

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

    It's an impressively long way of saying "Congress should come with a plan, if if they don't then in 3 months maybe we (the executive branch) will think about coming up with a
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    Ethical Question...

    MunoRN replied to Wantingananswer88's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to say without more context, it's not unusual for clinic staff to enter notes on behalf of the MD, so long as that is made clear. Are they writing notes meant to appear as though the MD was...
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    What are your covid + medical floor/non ICU nurse patient ratios? And other questions..

    MunoRN replied to justjRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OSHA requires your employer to provide respirator-level respiratory protection when caring for known or suspected COVID patients (N95, PAPR. N100). The only exception is when your facility meets the...
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    Using RN after your name in a different state.

    MunoRN replied to emipn's topic in General Nursing

    It's illegal in the state of California, using your example, to refer to yourself as an RN if not licensed by the state of California. You can use your degree after your name (BSN, MSN, etc), but the...
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    Night shift medications

    MunoRN replied to Newnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    Are chloral hydrate and nembutal commonly used sleep meds where you work? Not judging, just curious, are you in the
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    Struggling transition from Med-surg Tele to Cardiac-surgical ICU

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

    If you felt confident at this point then I'd be concerned, that would mean you're not even aware of all the things you still have to learn. There's certainly an advantage to having experience...
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    Nurse differential pay question

    MunoRN replied to Newnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    Common sense would suggest they meant the differential applies to house worked between 3PM and 7AM. The way they worded it though, taken literally, would mean the differential only applies to the...
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    Texas Laws for those who call themselves nurse

    MunoRN replied to LucyWinter's topic in General Nursing

    Texas has a Nurse Title Protection Act which makes it illegal to refer to yourself as a nurse unless you hold a nursing license (RN, LVN, NP, etc). "Sec. 301.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person...
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    COVID-19: The War

    MunoRN replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    These are actual people, not a
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    ER nurse dealing with bullying...

    MunoRN replied to guest1156666's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree that wasn't bullying, but disagree that the charge nurse shouldn't have talked to the nurse first before going to the manager. That's pretty basic nursing professionalism and just...
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    Will I get into trouble by checking my own blood sugar using hospital device?

    MunoRN replied to Ncap's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree that it gets lightly touched on during annual trainings, even for ED staff, the focus seems to be more on things that are more common even though it's the rare situations that are the most...
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    Trump Health Aide Falsely Alleges Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt

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

    He's been sharing various paranoid delusions over the past few weeks on Twitter and facebook, and even just came right out and said that his "mental health has definitely failed". Most people might...