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    What is an EKG artifact?

    mariebailey replied to usha thomas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Whoa killa dilla! Maybe he or she assumed we would have nursing degrees & google
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    Ethical Dilemma...Shingles :(

    mariebailey replied to pnut520's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would just run it by the infection control or employee health department to find out their policy at your particular hospital. Very rarely, someone who is not immune to varicella may get the...
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    aspiration before IM injections; are you SURE?

    mariebailey replied to agingnursie's topic in Patient Medications

    I included a link to an article entitled, "To aspirate or not: An integrative review of the evidence" https://www.nursingcenter.com/_PDF_.aspx?an=00152193-201203000-00008 & a quote from CDC...
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    aspiration before IM injections; are you SURE?

    mariebailey replied to agingnursie's topic in Patient Medications

    The current practice NOT to aspirate is based on evidence that, while you may hit a vessel at those sites occasionally, you would not cannulate the vessel &, therefore, give a med intravenously as...
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    Appropriate orientation attire

    mariebailey replied to laurenmichelle3's topic in General Students

    Dress
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    Afraid of loosing my job

    mariebailey replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your frustration. My supervisor told me verbatim recently, "You need to try to be more extroverted." My preceptor put on my recent evaluation that I was too soft-spoken. Part of my problem is...
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    The Influence of the Influenza Vaccine:

    mariebailey replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Attention allnurses.com participants & responders to this particular article: It irritates me to pieces when people hog a thread by posting an excessively long comment. Why can't people be...
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    The Influence of the Influenza Vaccine:

    mariebailey replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    The difference between 1 brand of inactivated flu vaccine vs. another is negligible. I know this because, in order for any new vaccine to get licensed by the FDA, they must undergo non-inferiority...
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    Rookie ICU Nurse Headed Your Way

    mariebailey posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello all, In a/b 2 weeks, I'll start 12 weeks of orientation on an ICU, & all of my prior nursing experience is outside the hospital. I feel I'm at a disadvantage to new grads in some regards,...
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    Documentation of delegated tasks

    mariebailey replied to alt_one's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I totally agree with your reasoning, but I would try to meet management halfway unless you don't need a paycheck. If CNAs are doing skin assessments, they need to be coached to NOT interpret what they...
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    Obamacare and hospitals

    mariebailey replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Has anyone actually experienced Obamacare firsthand? I have. I had some health issues & decided to quit my job/return home to the lower 48 prior to applying for another job. I needed health...
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    mariebailey replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Your job hangs on many things in addition to the flu vaccine, so why did we pick the flu vaccine, in particular, to protest against? Often mandatory: PPD test & reading, proof of MMR, Hep B, Tdap,...
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    Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    mariebailey replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    I think a hallmark sign of it is distractibility, rather than the ability to hyperfocus. With the exception of when I took Adderall, I haven't been able to hyperfocus on squat my entire life.I think...
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    Abandonment or not? Need opinions! in Louisiana

    mariebailey replied to nicole8476's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I think she's fine, at least with the LA BON, because she notified appropriate personnel. See pg. 4 of an LA BON publication for how they define "patient abandonment"....
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    Obamacare and hospitals

    mariebailey replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I supported & do support Obamacare, but I was not naive enough to believe it could be implemented flawlessly. Such a major change in policy will inevitably be plagued by setbacks & obstacles...
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    charting MD aware when you were not the one responsible to call MD as per facility policy

    mariebailey replied to Yoyo1313's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I like Glycerine82's line of thinking, documenting something like, "Per facility protocol, notified Amy, RN Supervisor, of change in patient status". I would also document any follow-up with the RNS...
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    "Scientists try to predict number of US Ebola cases"

    mariebailey replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I will put on my HAZMAT suit & hope it will protect me from the media sensationalism likely to
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    Do you wear jewelry to work?

    mariebailey replied to nurse_jess's topic in General Nursing

    Just my gold necklaces, that's
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    Bullied at work

    mariebailey replied to eelise11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Seriously, you need to enlist the aid of your superiors at this time. I would specifically tell them you heard people want to jump you. Not seriously, you could train like Rocky, so you'll be prepared...
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    mariebailey replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You reaction was to an IM injection, not specifically the flu shot. Local tissue injury or hematoma may occur following any IM injection, which may lead to a palpable knot that takes several days to...
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    mariebailey replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Off the subject, & we do see eye to eye on the topic of quarantine for Ebola-exposed nurse. As a TB case manager, I isolated plenty of people with CXRs consistent with TB prior to having a...
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    mariebailey replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    These people treating Ebola in West Africa are heroes. Their work abroad helps assure our future safety at home. They should not be subjected to mass hysteria upon their return; they should be...
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    Can job termination occur if nurses do not get the flu shot and refuse to wear a mask

    mariebailey replied to helen2346's topic in Disaster Preparation

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    Can job termination occur if nurses do not get the flu shot and refuse to wear a mask

    mariebailey replied to helen2346's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's actually 3 (trivalent) or 4 (quadrivalent) strains in the flu vaccine, not just 1, & they are selected based on the most common circulating strains worldwide prior to the
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    Altered Mental Status- a surprise diagnosis

    mariebailey replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's still treatable in that you can kill the syphilis with antibiotics, but there is likely damage to the CNS that can't be undone, depending on how long you've had