psu_213 BSN, RN

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    Telemetry issue Safe and Sound

    psu_213 replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    First, any time the system does not register the patient correctly or deletes the memory, I would enter a safety occurrence (I'm totally blanking if this is the correct word--whatever your reporting...
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    How do I ask for multiple recommendation letters?

    psu_213 replied to A980's topic in Nursing Career

    I guess that as a clinical instructor, she has been asked before for letters of rec, so I don't think that asking is 'needy.' I would go to her in person rather than asking via email. Compliment...
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    How to address a lazy nurse who continuously makes mistakes?

    psu_213 replied to Vee D's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No HH experience here, but I, personally, would refrain from calling out a person by name in a shared document. In an email to your supervisor(s) sure, but I feel like if you use the nurse's name in...
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    How do I document A&O status of nonverbal patient?

    psu_213 replied to taragarofano's topic in General Students

    The 'A' part of A&O should be pretty easy to figure out. As for the O part--is he able to communicate in any way? If so, would you be able to test him on the various spheres of orientation...
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    Giving False Bad Reference

    psu_213 replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    I added numbers so you could more easily see what I am referencing.... 1. If this happened, obviously it is totally inappropriate. However, unless you actually witnessed her lie about her...
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    Guns at the Bedside

    psu_213 replied to rnrazzil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Uhh...no. He can not bring it inside in the first place, or he can hand it to security. Any delay would be his fault. But it is very American of him not only to have a misguided view of the 2nd...
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    Speakerphone

    psu_213 replied to Jkrisko's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yeah, that's what I don't understand. I do agree it is not appropriate (in any situation) to have a phone conversation on speaker phone without all involved parties knowing it is on speaker phone....
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    Epic HIPAA violation

    psu_213 replied to EmNightShamala's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Perhaps it was flagged in the system that this person was opening a bunch of charts of people who weren't active patients in her unit. That caused IT/informatics/etc. to dig
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    When Delegation is Unsuccessful

    psu_213 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    First, to the OP, no reason to feel guilty about having a day off. Exactly what I was thinking. Just looking at it from a process stand point--why was it delegated to 6 people? This is sounds...
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    Your ER policy on giving rides home

    psu_213 posted a topic in Emergency

    I'll start off with a story that is mostly rant, but does have a question at the end of it. Recently our ER treated a 30-something pt who fell at home around 8am (per her account). Arrived at the ER...
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    New nurse struggling

    psu_213 replied to ddrn97's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is your hope to move to a permanent unit in this hospital or to move to another facility all together? If they are serious about this "verbal contract," they might be fairly unlikely to let you leave...
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    I'm a junior in high school and I want to be a nurse....but I've never been vaccinated. What can I do?

    psu_213 replied to sasha91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Of course many of use earned our antibodies the old fashioned way for that one.
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    HIPAA breach

    psu_213 replied to ForeverYoung018's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't have any words of wisdom about this particular situation, and I hope it works out well for you. However, let this be a warning to others--just don't post anything at all about work. Period....
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    How do you take blood pressures for 90 people?

    psu_213 replied to wandwaving's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Is this LTC. It has been a while since I worked in LTC, but do you take everyone's BP every
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    Children's Heart institute putting kids in danger

    psu_213 replied to HaggardRN's topic in Nursing News

    Don't take this as a defense of the hospital, merely a statement about this particular article. I'm not saying the article is wrong, I'm not saying that this actually is a good hospital. I am not a...
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    PTO

    psu_213 replied to SidyJean's topic in General Nursing

    180? Yikes! So glad I can accrue more. I think it stinks that your cap is so low, but it seems to be and easy problem to work around. As others have said, plan you time so that you have to use...
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    Medical/nursing shows/critical thinking shows...

    psu_213 replied to wandwaving's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What drove me nuts was how he would always announce what he believed was the correct diagnosis with certainty. For example, "it is amylase transference disease. Give him steroids, he can be...
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    Would you call in sick?

    psu_213 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree if this happens repeatedly, but the OP states that she does not feel safe driving nor caring for pts. Just the driving issue alone: call me selfish, but I would't want to be...
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    Reminder why the seven rights are important

    psu_213 replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    And in other news: "a nurse gave medication that is frequently used to commit suicide. That medicine is called
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    Verbally Abusing a Nurse

    psu_213 replied to Hk30's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me grateful that at my hospital, one of the written pt responsibilities is that the patient will "accept their room assignment." Refusing transfer is not an
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    Nasal Irritation From Crushing Medications?

    psu_213 replied to SarahMarshall12's topic in General Nursing

    I put the pills in a plastic med cup, nestle in another plastic med cup on top of them, and use the butt end of a 10cc syringe to press down and crush the
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    Nasal Irritation From Crushing Medications?

    psu_213 replied to SarahMarshall12's topic in General Nursing

    I've never personally have a problem, but I do my best to make sure that I am not going to make a cloud 'o crushed
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    J-tube. RN/LVN

    psu_213 replied to cjkekoa's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A lot of individuals have a low HR when then sleep. Does he also have episodes of this when he is awake--i.e., go suddenly from awake and alert to unresponsive with a low pulse? Report it to the...
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    Medical/nursing shows/critical thinking shows...

    psu_213 replied to wandwaving's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I found House (for the most part) entertaining. I found ER (for the most part) entertaining. I also realize they are, besides for some scientific truths, very poor representations of real life...
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    12 hour night shifts

    psu_213 replied to Ricia S's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as someone who was responsible for approving schedules (after the scheduling committee constructed it) in a fairly large department, this statement is a bit unfair. We had a robust weekend...