psu_213 BSN, RN

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    Difference between nursing judgment and MD order

    psu_213 replied to txnurse2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Assessment/monitoring is not something that needs an order from a provider--it is an expectation of proper care. Using your example, if the patient continued to have bleeding after D/C'ing the...
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    Help with abbreviations

    psu_213 replied to NGYSUN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    There are a lot of approved (and some unapproved) abbreviations. Does you facility have a list of these abbreviations? You have to use context clues. If someone says "the patient has a CT on the...
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    is this a HIPAA violation

    psu_213 replied to nurse2289's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My first guess is that there is more to the firing that you know, and more than what your former coworker is telling you. I just can't imagine someone being fired over this incident and just this...
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    Chest hair

    psu_213 replied to Ninjateagan's topic in Men in Nursing

    Please, please, please…never make me the one who has to check compliance on that. Thank
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    Would you quit over white uniforms?

    psu_213 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    And this has absolutely nothing to do with the issue of white uniforms. There is something to be said about how medical staff is treated and the "double standards" that there are for nursing staff....
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    Would you quit over white uniforms?

    psu_213 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a huge fan of white; however, it is one of the two colors "approved" for RN scrubs in my hospital (ceil blue is the other)--and some people choose to wear white. While I would not be thrilled...
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    GOD in NURSE is the Difference!

    psu_213 replied to sunkanmiolaniyi's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    We have now had 8+ pages of open discussion; yet, after all that, you are returning to the idea that, even if all nurses don't recognize it, your god is the only one that makes good nurses. What is...
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    Prayer in the Workforce

    psu_213 replied to Schoolrat's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I can't even wrap my head around the insensitivity of this comment…let alone the "Agreed" at the end--as if no rational person would not agree with your
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    mandatory flu shot

    psu_213 replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Now you have really jumped the shark. Maybe the same people who mandated a flu shot mandated you to come to this thread and post something with no evidence to support flimsy claims? You posted...
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    mandatory flu shot

    psu_213 replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If it is a school question (and I'm thinking it might be), I would be a bit curious to hear the discussion in class about the discussion. First, did the school write out "HIPPA" [sic] on the...
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    Critical thinking

    psu_213 replied to babbar's topic in General Nursing

    If this person is in etOH withdraw, what are the most serious complications you have to be on the lookout for? How do you prevent them? If they happen, how do you treat them emergently? What other...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I did not say that at all…I'm just saying that there is something (and, yes, you could call it a flaw) that prevents someone from changing, even in the face of punishment, from changing his/her...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    It was more like 0650…there is a Starbucks right across the street from the hospital. Plus, she blamed on the line at Starbucks--not on some freak accident between her stop at Starbucks and her...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree here based on previous experiences. I have seen people disciplined for it, up to and including being fired. Despite the progressive disciplinary action (whether it be for tardiness or...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    And there are some individuals who just do not know how long something will take. For example, I have a relative who will say "oh, I'm going to jump into the shower before we go." Meanwhile the...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously I would take a great performer, but…it's not an either, or. It is possible to be a good nurse and always be on time. True, being on time does not make someone a great nurse; and...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that really bothers me is people who show up 5 minutes late, clock in basically right on time, go to the break room, fluff and buff themselves, run to the cafeteria to get coffee come back...
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    Please help me with my homework

    psu_213 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    If someone is an ACLS provider using ACLS protocols, that person (and the team) is not using the
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    At a loss...

    psu_213 replied to KJoRN81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Makes you wondering if there is some sort of a issue, personal or professional, between the OP and the nurse she
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with someone who was eventually fired for tardiness. And I'm not talking 0705, 0707, etc. It was a good day for her if she got there by 0720. Despite a verbal warning and several written...
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    At a loss...

    psu_213 replied to KJoRN81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm very curious about that too. I suspect the answers people are giving are not the validation the OP was looking for, and I think it's a real possibility that he/she will not be back to answer the...
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    What does your Head to Toe really consist of?

    psu_213 replied to mykg's topic in General Nursing

    On most non-ICU/non-stepdown units, a nurse will be doing a focused assessment (other than the initial assessment for a newly admitted pt., which should be head-to-toe). For example, a pt. has been...
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    At a loss...

    psu_213 replied to KJoRN81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First, speculation is not evidence. I would think that none of us want to be judged based on speculation. Also, as someone else pointed out, an investigation may have happened, and you have no right...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that I can answer exactly how, but it seems to be. I know people who are accomplished who are chronically late. I also know accomplished people who are alcoholics, became addicted to...
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    Possibly Odd Question

    psu_213 replied to want2b3's topic in General Students

    If someone is bleeding, the nurse would know to hold pressure. Suppose the doctor was holding pressure he/she could tell the nurse to "hold pressure" so the doctor can move on to something else....