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    Different Types Of Coworkers

    mariebailey replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a 2nd career nurse, and I love nursing. No task is beneath me. I would have never expected or desired to get a job in management right out of nursing school, and neither did any of my fellow...
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    If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    mariebailey replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Graphic Designer. Here's my whimsical: United States Ambassador to the United
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    Timing of titer following vaccines

    mariebailey replied to DawnJ's topic in Infectious Disease

    Titers tell you how many times the serum can be diluted and still have detectable antibody levels. I agree to an extent b/c they are not a direct measurement vaccine efficacy. Also, you can have...
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    Anyone else think HIPAA rules are getting out of hand?

    mariebailey replied to BrandonLPN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't think HIPAA is the problem. I think the problem is that many organizations misinterpret the law or exceed the standard in such a way that it negatively impacts patient care and impedes...
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    Advice or Ideas Regarding Patient Compliance...

    mariebailey replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just a couple of thoughts from the perspective of someone who transitioned from walk-in to appointment-only clinics (albeit immunization clinics): 1) Whatever you try differently, give it at least a...
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    Has anyone left their employment due to mandatory vaccinations

    mariebailey replied to anniemm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Of all the plights, causes, reasons for martyrdom, etc., I find refusing the flu shot a bizarre and futile battle to fight. I would not refuse a flu shot, unless it was contaminated with something...
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    Breach of HIPAA to look up one's own medical records at work??

    mariebailey replied to sapphire18's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That is why I said "It looks like it's how you go a/b it that could be the
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    New Nurses

    mariebailey replied to Anoetos's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can relate. I don't think "being a good fit" trumps fine-tuning your critical-thinking skills by participating actively in discussions on patient care issues. Also, you likely do have something to...
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    what area of nursing is 9-5, no w/e and whats the pay like? NY

    mariebailey replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    Public Health Nursing is an option if you are interested in it. Pay = usually below average, as you are probably
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    Breach of HIPAA to look up one's own medical records at work??

    mariebailey replied to sapphire18's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    What!?! HIPAA does not just protect your records from unauthorized disclosure, it also gives you, as the patient, the right to view your records. Your employer is violating HIPAA by not allowing you...
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    Are student loans haunting you?

    mariebailey replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I just did direct loan consolidation with my federal loans, locking in a 6.8% interest rate & qualifying me for income-based repayment. I recommend it for anyone with federal loans. There isn't...
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    overly pleasant demeanor after CA diagnosis?

    mariebailey replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Oncology

    Denial-Anger-Bargaining-Depression-Acceptance All part of the grieving process, and they may not occur in that
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    Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

    mariebailey replied to eminthesr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    probably
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    mariebailey replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do believe the healthcare is a basic right and not a privilege. The constitutionality of the ACA could be debated indefinitely. A document I think answers the question as to whether it is a right or...
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    I got the job!!!! Two in fact!

    mariebailey replied to itsnowornever's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congrats!
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    If a phlebotomist corrected you on order of draw, what would you do?

    mariebailey replied to pyriticsilence's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find it odd that a nurse presumes to know more than a phlebotomist about phlebotomy. I am a nurse who has trained under a phlebotomist when I felt the need to refresh my skills. I have to do blood...
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    Why does every unit have a princess?

    mariebailey replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Too bad these princesses don't use their power to advocate for their patients and fellow nurses as well. That would probably go
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    Leaving the state after finishing nursing school

    mariebailey replied to WannaBNursey's topic in General Students

    I took the NCLEX in Louisiana for licensure in the state of Maryland b/c I left Maryland right after I graduated from nursing school and moved in with my parents in LA temporarily while looking for...
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    Interns takes credit for my idea!! so unfair sometimess

    mariebailey replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I had a dime for every time this has happened to me, I could buy something off the $ menu at McDonalds. Performance evaluations are a good time to stand your ground & get the acknowledgement...
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    Dropped pills

    mariebailey replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    5 second rule! Kidding. I would document even though she crawled on the floor and took them despite your effort to prevent it. If she ever brings up swallowing pills that were dropped on the floor to...
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    How much personal info do you share with pts?

    mariebailey replied to Bouncyball's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When people ask for information or for actions that may breach the necessary boundaries of the nurse-patient relationship, I simply state that it is against my work policy to disclose that information...
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    MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

    mariebailey replied to AtivanIM's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scream back, about nothing in
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    Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    mariebailey replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A contact latex allergy and an autoimmune disease are not contraindications to flu vaccination. We are mandated to do many things as healthcare professionals that we may not want to do. Continue to be...
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    Waitressing as a pre-req?

    mariebailey replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Me too...I waited tables all through college & while taking my nursing pre-reqs. I think it does help with the customer service skills...it also keeps you
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    Waitressing as a pre-req?

    mariebailey replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    & where's the 20%