psu_213 BSN, RN

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    documenting a chart check?

    psu_213 replied to ddrn97's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add--with paper charts, orders were noted and signed off only if there were new orders. Night shift then did a 24 hour chart check, to make sure that all orders in the last day were...
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    documenting a chart check?

    psu_213 replied to ddrn97's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I was going under the assumption (yes, I know, dirty word) that it was an electronic chart and this was a CYA thing. If it was an electronic chart, it is recorded that a particular nurse was...
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    BLS/ACLS renewal question

    psu_213 replied to MJRRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital went to a system where every ACLS renewal course came with BLS renewal; so, even though BLS wasn't up, it was renewed with ACLS, and it came with a new, future BLS renewal date. In other...
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    documenting a chart check?

    psu_213 replied to ddrn97's topic in General Nursing

    Is this "order" entered to indicate that you were in the chart and checked for orders? If so, it seems like a waste of
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    Flu shot advice

    psu_213 replied to bcm9579's topic in General Nursing

    I swear I could hear the needle crunch in to the bone. OK, not really, but that sensation of a dead stop when the needle hits the bone gives me chills. The first time I did it, I was expecting the...
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    As a RN, which would you choose?

    psu_213 replied to GenieToBe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others who have said that it depends on the situation. Question for the group: As an ED nurse, would you take this necklace as a legal mandate? What happens if you are in the...
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    Nursing documentation

    psu_213 replied to NurseTy6893's topic in General Nursing

    I agree: either chart at the bedside or write the abnormals down on your brain sheet. I personally did the latter because I never really felt comfortable standing there in front of the pt looking at...
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    Stafffing

    psu_213 replied to RN08021982's topic in General Nursing

    Is the position posted? Did you/are you going to apply for
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    Rapid Assessment / Response Team warning signs

    psu_213 replied to renee_rn9's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have seen nurses who ask colleagues "do you think I should call a RR for this patient?" It is often followed by "I don't want them to think that I am an idiot for calling it when the patient really...
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    Stafffing

    psu_213 replied to RN08021982's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a unit with a fair number of PRN people. When most FT positions were occupied, PRN nurses were getting next to zero hours. When positions were vacant, some PRN nurse were practically...
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    Second needlestick in 2 weeks

    psu_213 replied to Dreamer323's topic in General Nursing

    A couple things come to mind (most of which has been said in one form or another): 1. Slow down. I know when things are busy it is only natural to try and go fast, but this is how errors happen....
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    Calling Report to ER from Urgent Care

    psu_213 replied to misdetermined's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, there is no legal requirement for an UC to give an ED report on a pt they are sending over. I know I have gotten plenty of pt's from an UC without report (of they call after the pt...
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    New Grad Resume

    psu_213 replied to HeatHuddy's topic in General Nursing

    I do include my credentials with my name on my resume. Yours, right now, is SN (student nurse). If the facility is going to hire new nurses for their position, they will know what SN means and they...
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    Advice on how to end up in the NICU

    psu_213 replied to angelicasmth's topic in General Nursing

    I know of a nurse who worked medsurg after school. Became a charge nurse, was on the professional practice committee, moved to a children's hospital (PACU) I believe. Then got a job in the NICU. In...
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    HIPAA Violation, Fired

    psu_213 replied to kosmopolitan's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    What trap? Are you saying that the CN on the floor set a trap for the OP? Do you mean the law is meant to trap otherwise well meaning
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    How do you handle female patients your age or younger?

    psu_213 replied to DanGIT1322's topic in Men in Nursing

    I never gave patients the option. I would come in with a female nurse and say to the patient "this is Mary. She is here to assist with putting the Foley catheter in," even though Mary was really...
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    What to do?? A whole BOX of crazy!!!

    psu_213 replied to prettywishes's topic in General Nursing

    Is this an actual position/title or a euphemism for something else? Not asking to be an SA, just never heard it
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    She called my MOTHER!!!

    psu_213 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, this is another reason why you should not, regardless of role--RN, NP, MD, etc.--treat family. For the OP to change her policy at this point might be as effective an trying to...
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    Charge Sheet

    psu_213 replied to Wayne47's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED, we charged individually for things that are not included in the regular ED visit rate. We charge for things like blood draws, straight caths, splints/slings, continuous pulse ox...
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    service dogs

    psu_213 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, you can ask if the dog (or miniature horse) is needed because of the owner's disability, and you can ask what task(s) has the animal been trained to do. You cannot ask for proof that...
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    Report or not when administrators have favorites

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

    I don't know your exact situation, I don't know her exact situation. I do know that not everyone is going to react the same even to the exact same issue. Maybe in the immediacy of it, L thought that...
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    Misuse of the ER

    psu_213 replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    If someone has Medicare Part A as their primary insurance, Medicare will pay for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care (with some copays) after the pt has a 3 day inpatient (IP) stay. If a pt is...
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    Misuse of the ER

    psu_213 replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who checked in to the with "sore throat." No difficulty swallowing, managing secretions, etc. He was triaged ESI level 4 by the triage nurse. I was his nurse in the fast track area....
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    Misuse of the ER

    psu_213 replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    I have see PCPs and urgent cares sent in patients for R/O appendicitis, and some of those patients have had no more than gastroenteritis. I have seen ED docs get CT scans on patients who clearly had...
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    Am I a woosy for feeling 5 patients is too much on a medsurg floor

    psu_213 replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

    At first I was honestly thinking that the OP wanted us to determine if he/she felt woosy.