RainMom

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  1. RainMom

    National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    RainMom replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    Not the schools here, but the state requires completion of a 2-3 day safety course for minors in order to get hunting
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    National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    RainMom replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    I asked my son if anyone walked out at his school & he didn't know of anyone although he had heard a few people talk about maybe doing it. We are pretty rural. Like so rural that the first day...
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    70 yr old looking for the right job

    RainMom replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    One of our pastoral care staff is a former OB nurse & circulator. Now she is a resource/support for pts &
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    Did my friend violate hipaa?

    RainMom replied to FRnursemurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's great that you are considering the seriousness of adhering to HIPAA. Avoiding talking about pts in detail outside of those involved in care doesn't really take any effort. However, it can be...
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    Charting in Epic

    RainMom replied to RainMom's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you both, that's helpful. Seems like maybe they are just wanting to push for this to be the way we do things...or...they don't really know how it will work yet; maybe something was...
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    Recently quit due to stress - I have some questions

    RainMom replied to langermann's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Not as the law is written in my state. It does not matter the circumstances, vacation time is due to the employee when they leave. I'm just suggesting OP needs to check into
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    Was I wrong?

    RainMom replied to Munch's topic in General Nursing

    That didn't even occur to me but sounds totally plausible given her strong negative reaction to the PCA order. Things that make you go
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    Recently quit due to stress - I have some questions

    RainMom replied to langermann's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It's state dependent. Anytime my husband has left a job, he has had his vacation time paid, whether he left the job or the employer terminated the
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    Recently quit due to stress - I have some questions

    RainMom replied to langermann's topic in Health, Stress Management

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    bedside CPR alerts

    RainMom replied to MMT5056's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use a wrist band that says "Respect". Simple and easy to identify for any healthcare
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    Recently quit due to stress - I have some questions

    RainMom replied to langermann's topic in Health, Stress Management

    No, there is no neglect for not showing up to work after you gave them notice you wouldn't be back. Also, check with state law; they may be legally required to pay out accumulated vacation
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    suspended licence for owing taxes

    RainMom replied to passports's topic in General Nursing

    Cashing in a 401k is rarely a good idea but if you do, you would be better off to use it to pay the back taxes & get your license active again than to just burn through it on living
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    Ambulating post op day zero

    RainMom replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    We generally ambulate pts within a few hrs after surgery unless extreme pain, nausea/vomiting or hypotension. Our uni knee replacement pts are treated as outpt & get up from the stretcher to...
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    Taxes For Nurses? Pay or Get Paid?

    RainMom replied to HannBann's topic in General Nursing

    I started out learning how to do taxes in my high school accounting class by doing my boyfriend's (now husband) 1040 EZ form. Super simple. As our taxes became more complex, I picked up more &...
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    What's the best specialty for someone who hates small talk?

    RainMom replied to climbeRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Very little chit chat in PACU. Pts are usually sleepy or hurting & are not interested in talking. If they are, then it's probably time to discharge them to the next level of care (and no...
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    Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    RainMom replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    My faciliity recently started working with a consultant. Ever since the first of the year in OR, our managers have been pushing us to send people home early every day. In PACU, the managers waltz...
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    Taxes For Nurses? Pay or Get Paid?

    RainMom replied to HannBann's topic in General Nursing

    One thing to think about too is that getting a large tax refund should not really be a goal. Most people seem to celebrate when they get a nice chunk of money back not thinking about the fact that...
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    After NCLEX fear

    RainMom replied to ermerm0213's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I can remember having that exact fear & saying the same thing to a classmate. ("I do really well picking out the right answer when it's right in front of me but what about when I have to pull it...
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    When do nursing programs do drug tests?

    RainMom replied to helloego's topic in General Students

    My program didn't test
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    Nursing student with recent DUI. Need advice

    RainMom replied to BCE2802's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sorry, no my husband does not have a professional license, so can't say for sure in your circumstance it will allow you to be licensed or not, but I would think it is the best chance if what he was...
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    Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    RainMom replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently, this has been circulating the internet for more than a decade: Dangerous Hoax - 'A Needle Can Save The Life of a Stroke Victim' -
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    Nursing student with recent DUI. Need advice

    RainMom replied to BCE2802's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Also from Illinois here. Several years ago, my husband also had a huge lapse of judgment & got a DUI. Since he had no prior record of anything, he was able to plea to a lesser charge (with the...
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    ECG stickers during surgery

    RainMom replied to zarkasik's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am, pre-op places the electrodes as we print out a strip to document a baseline before surgery. We have guidelines on proper placement in order to keep them out of the surgical field...
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    Should I do an ADN program? So confused. Any advice appreciated

    RainMom replied to youcandothis's topic in Illinois Nursing

    No need to pick up & move somewhere else to complete your ADN & NCLEX unless you really want to, but it does seem to be a tight market in the Chicago area from what I've read. NCLEX is the...
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    Smokers need not apply?

    RainMom posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So I've reached my 2 year mark & getting a little restless, toying with the idea of moving into a different dept or facility. I was looking at a website for another hospital & they have...