psu_213 BSN, RN

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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

    I regularly had 5 patients on day shift on a step down unit. Too many? Sometimes. Stressful? At times. Did administration ask me my opinion? Never. I have never worked on a solely med-surg unit,...
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    Signing hours for my volunteer

    psu_213 replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Nursing

    If she was there X hours and her form says she was there X hours, then sign it. All that you are doing is confirming the number of hours she was there, not the quality of her
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    Mandatory Uniforms

    psu_213 replied to StudentRNmt's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    In my hospital system, each specialty wears a certain color scrubs (nurse=white or light blue, techs=green, radiology=black, I think). The initials of the hospital group are monogrammed on the...
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    Should a new grad go into med/surg or into the specialty that they would love to be in?

    psu_213 replied to StudentRNmt's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with the posts above--apply a variety of places. Don't apply to positions you think you hate, but keep you options only, and realize that you may not get that dream job right away. I almost...
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    Accomadating patients racist request?

    psu_213 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    It is listed in my hospital's patient rights and responsibilities that the pt will "accept...nurse...and other caregiver assignments." In the short term, that would mean that if I were a charge...
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    Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    psu_213 replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Would the nurse even flush if it were intended to be SQ? I've never done it, so I'm
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    HIPPA/FAXING/PMShift

    psu_213 replied to Lapreea's topic in General Nursing

    And make sure you use a fax cover sheet that has a disclaimer statement on it--i.e., "This is fax is intended for the person named above. Destroy it if you are not this person and received this fax...
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    New nurse getting dumped on. Ready to switch.

    psu_213 replied to NewNurse1997's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this was the "dumped on" to which the OP was referring. Although it is a very good way to look at
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    Outrageous Complaints

    psu_213 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Giving someone a pill in the ED, I turned on the faucet and got some water. "This water is warm. You are such a bad nurse." Said in the voice like she was scolding a child. For clarification, the...
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    New nurse getting dumped on. Ready to switch.

    psu_213 replied to NewNurse1997's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was on a thoracic surgery floor that had both a step down (SD) unit and a "regular" telemetry unit. You could be assigned to either one on any given day. On the SD unit, you had 2 or 3...
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    Question for Hiring Managers/Directors

    psu_213 replied to Southpawdown's topic in General Nursing

    I interviewed for one particular job and I felt the interview went well. Then....crickets. I agree, the professional thing for the recruiter to do is give a brief, truthful answer to someone who has...
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    interview soon

    psu_213 replied to hopern84's topic in General Nursing

    Without sounding to generic or scripted you could say something like: "In order for a nursing unit to provide high quality care to its patients, there needs to be a spirit of teamwork between those...
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    OTC medications for parents?

    psu_213 replied to nursegirl2017's topic in General Nursing

    This has to be the 3rd or 4th question in the last few months about giving out OTC meds to a non-patient. I would give a bottle of an OTC med to a coworker if they specifically ask for it. For...
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    Changing to a different department

    psu_213 replied to Juls83's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know your where you live, the size/type of the hospital, the job market for nurses in your area, etc. I will say, I had approx. 2 years experience on a stepdown unit, and I applied to and get...
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    Forbidden Extremity Sign and VTE in Arm

    psu_213 replied to lapizius's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First off, for the record, you did the right thing. Totally out of curiosity, what makes you think it was possibly not the right thing to
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    Infusion times....in a pickle...

    psu_213 replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    As mentioned by others, Zosyn is given over 30 minutes all the time in the ED. It's be a little while since I worked on a floor, but I believe, at my facility, Zosyn was given over 3 hrs on the...
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    Hipaa violation

    psu_213 replied to nurse2097482's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    First, it is not a HIPAA violation for someone to look at his/her own chart. Some facilities prohibit it, and use HIPAA as the reason, but HIPAA alone does not prevent employees from looking at their...
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    How do you deal with dizziness and syncope?

    psu_213 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Still waiting for the
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    Is this LTC facility trying to take her license?

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

    Regardless of what is or is not in the TOS, I really do think it is best for the wife herself to come on here if she wants advice/support. Obviously we cannot supply legal advice, but I am worried...
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    How do you deal with dizziness and syncope?

    psu_213 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Darn beat me to it. Is the pt in the ER? On another unit in the hospital? At the grocery store (hopefully in the soup/bouillon
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    First job after LPN licensing & Being treated with disrespect!

    psu_213 replied to Mary0000's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen lots of coworkers talk crud on other coworkers. They're jealous, they're lazy, they're incompetent, a back stabber, a snake in the grass, a gossiper, untrustworthy, etc. I have found that...
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    HIPAA Violation, Fired

    psu_213 replied to kosmopolitan's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I know the OP did not have any malicious intent when she sought out and looked at the chart, but it was so clearly a HIPAA/privacy violation, and she bears all of the responsibility for what happened....
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    Outrageous Complaints

    psu_213 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    And how, may I ask, did you react to this
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    Night shift nurse required to fill call-off vacancies and scheduling

    psu_213 replied to JBaker77's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Exactly. Everywhere I have worked, the charge nurse on a particular shift tries to cover a call off for the next shift. If charge couldn't get it covered, then the charge may go to the nursing...
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    HIPAA Violation, Fired

    psu_213 replied to kosmopolitan's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Perhaps it was the secretary going to the NM saying "a nurse came from another floor and looked through a random chart." Sure, the charge nurse could have said something to the OP, but, at the same...