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  1. Venipuncture

    melstei posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started on a Med-Surg as a new grad about 6 weeks and cannot seem to grasp venipuncture or IV starts. I've had one successful IV start and one successful (although not a true success because the...

  2. Nurse Competencies

    melstei replied to Stormy_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We use HealthStream, Mosby's Skills and Mosby's Nursing

  3. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    melstei replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The hospital I work for requires ALL personnel (even the Administrative staff and those that have no direct contact with patients) to get flu vaccines or face suspension and/ or termination. The only...

  4. Work for a mass immunization company?

    melstei replied to cappuccinoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I did too.......and I'm having the same thoughts! The interview was weird. Over the phone, a series of yes and no questions then a you're hired. Same thing for

  5. HIPAA question

    melstei replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Remember that there are a whole slew of "identifiers" that are protected under HIPAA that go way beyond patient name (date of birth, diagnosis, test results, plus tons more!) If any of these are on...