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    Question ....Using gown during transfering patient with infection

    mariebailey replied to angle85's topic in Infectious Disease

    I noticed the link was broken in the last post, so here are a couple of references: CDC - 2007 Isolation Precautions:Part 3 - HICPAC & CDC - 2007 Isolation Precautions:Table 4 - HICPAC Wearing a...
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    difference between home health and public health nurse?

    mariebailey replied to tinderbox's topic in Public, Community Health

    How much travel time? I provide TB case management, and my time spent on home visits varies drastically from month to month depending on caseload. Overall probably 5-10% of my work month is spent in...
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    Charting Bloopers

    mariebailey replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was charting in a deceased client's record; the client had a communicable disease. instead of writing, "contact of client agreed to arrange repeat tuberculin skin testing next week", I wrote "client...
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    8th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    mariebailey replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I think it's time to dust off my nursing care plan for "risk-prone health
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    Reportable?

    mariebailey replied to GonnaBSN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    It seems appropriate to file a complaint with the state board of nursing if harm resulted to the patient and the nurse acted outside of her/his scope and was without authorization from the doctor to...
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    Hurst Online Review, what are your thoughts?

    mariebailey replied to CrazyJess's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took Saunders Online Review Course for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 4 week course. I passed the NCLEX on the 1st attempt, and I was cut off at 75 questions. A friend who graduated at the same time took...
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    Help us fix our clinic flow

    mariebailey replied to facg4's topic in Public, Community Health

    Go to offering vaccines by appointment only. You will have to market/outreach like crazy & accommodate walk-ins for a month or so following the change. Allocate 1 slot every 15 minutes per nurse...
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    Advice for Someone who has English Bachelor's and full-time job, wants to be a Nurse

    mariebailey replied to Dave234's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Taking your nursing pre-requisites will give you an opportunity to improve your GPA. Don't let that discourage you from considering nursing. I completed an accelerated program without working, and it...
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    Not so nice registered nurses

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

    I went through the same thing as a new nurse. I think it has to do with being a new nurse, being new to the setting, and GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES. However, it is NOT just "up to you to fit in"; you...
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    Pre-Nursing school immunization catastrophe!

    mariebailey replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    MMR (and theoretically other live virus vaccines) may interfere with the body's ability to respond to the tuberculin because it may mildly suppresses the immune response. If MMR is
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    Pre-Nursing school immunization catastrophe!

    mariebailey replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    You could get a T-Spot or Quantiferon TB blood test instead. A blood test is performed one time only and can replace two-step testing. Data thus far is limited, but suggests negligible interference of...
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    Need A Public Health Nurse's Insight

    mariebailey replied to katy81's topic in Public, Community Health

    Let me know if you need add'l info. Happy to help! To what degree do you provide care to individuals, families or groups? Many of us do provide direct client services regularly, but they are actually...
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    Timing of titer following vaccines

    mariebailey replied to DawnJ's topic in Infectious Disease

    One more comment: I believe it is really recommended that you perform serological testing exactly 1-2 months post-completion of series because titers may fall below 10mlU/ml after that, which does NOT...
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    PHN with no doctor on site?

    mariebailey replied to Eliseinalaska's topic in Public, Community Health

    PHNs often have standing orders or protocols in place - documents that describe the criteria under which a nurse may administer vaccines, administer meds, withhold meds, etc. The physician signs off...
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    Flu shot reactions vs side effects

    mariebailey replied to eden's topic in Public, Community Health

    Flushing of the face is considered a sign of an immediate hypersensitivity reaction to vaccination, although it may be due to another cause. I would have looked for other s/sx of pending anaphylaxis,...
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    Need to interview a nurse can anyone help me????

    mariebailey replied to Kelly Otero's topic in Public, Community Health

    In case you haven't found someone to interview yet, here is my suggestion: Go to HRSA's website and do a search for clinics labeled as migrant or rural health centers in your state. Go to HRSA Data...
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    Nursing student interested in public health nursing

    mariebailey replied to lalopop86's topic in Public, Community Health

    [color=#231f20][color=#231f20][color=#231f20]i love a ches! you will make a great phn! it depends on the employer, but i encourage you to apply to positions even if the job description reads "bsn...