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    HIPPA during phone calls

    /username replied to Tboland88's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    A password/pre arranged identification method is usually the best way. The hospital has a duty to ensure reasonable data protections, so you're also covered if family gives out the
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    nurse doesn't do her charting

    /username replied to NayNeyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you this nurse's direct
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    What is an RN, BAAN?

    /username replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    The science courses are the same, as are the nursing courses. The only difference is that with a BAN, there are additional courses required to fulfill the liberal arts requirements. As far as...
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    What happens if you are injured on your way to clinical due to weather?

    /username replied to invitemeplz's topic in General Students

    The ghost of Florence Nightingale comes to you in the dead of night to shame you for not being more
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    Should I run from this job??

    /username replied to Statdotcom's topic in General Nursing

    You should have had a "run yesterday" option in the
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    Why would a nurse push IV potassium?

    /username replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    To stop their patient's
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    So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

    /username replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Really?? I regularly talk with anyone who will listen about how I railed a hooker on a trump flag outside a
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    Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    /username replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    But but but but, you guys!!!!! she has a religion!!!! Clearly her time with her space fairy means that she should obviously get preferential treatment!!! Obvious sarcasm should be obvious...... OP:...
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    Did you take a risk?

    /username replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...This morning, I drank the bloody mary mix that has been in my fridge since.....well, I don't exactly remember when I put it in the fridge, so that's how long it's been in there. No death
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    Car germs

    /username replied to Jo1212's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing you can do at this point...... from the moment you set foot in the hospital, you were marked for death... Really, everyone should avoid hospitals at all costs. What do all people...
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    Bullying in nursing school

    /username replied to Dee112's topic in General Students

    There's an old saying. If you meet *******s all day long, work with all *******s, and your family is full of *******s, you're the real *******. Your only reply in this thread shows that you're the...
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    Surgery on the patient stretcher

    /username replied to rquinn0111's topic in Operating Room

    I've seen open heart surgery in an ICU bed in the patient's room,
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    Nursing Student Asks Should I Do Peds or CRNA?

    /username replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    !!!! get outta here with your common
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    /username replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    /username replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    /username replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It would be a recovery. Nobody goes from being brain dead to not being brain dead. It just doesn't happen. It's a binary - you're brain dead, or you're not. I have yet to see this "miraculous...
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    Being Kicked Out of the ICU?

    /username replied to sestelle's topic in MICU, SICU

    That alone is very concerning. Going from a new grad to ICU being a piece of cake with no experience is a little strange and smells of overconfidence. I don't really know what the arctic sun has to...
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    NP move from NYC to GA. Need advice

    /username replied to ZenNurse2016's topic in Advanced Practice

    It is, but there's no way OP is going to make 140k
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    do fellowships and residences count in the years of ICU experience?

    /username replied to savyj96's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The longer you wait, you will be not only more prepared and knowledgeable, but it will likely be easier to be admitted because while the minimum may be 1-2 years, you will be competing with people who...
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    Reinsert Blood from CVC

    /username replied to RonaIsaNurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Absolutely not. The moment the blood hits something foreign (in this case, your syringe), the clotting cascade is activated. Within seconds, you will have microscopic clots forming, and in less than...
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    /username replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah... This is a bit of a sticky wicket, as every situation is different... With DCD donation becoming more prevalent, they have to work with families more, and as the patient is not dead, the...
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    Is it best for the new nurse to start with night shift?

    /username replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I started on nights. I think it's much better for learning as it's slower and provides for a much better experience for both patient care and mentoring, which is crucial during the first year of...
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    /username replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What was the question you asked, and what state do you live in? Can definitely PM me if you don't want to share in
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    /username replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that there was an error in judgement from the physician, but that has nothing to do with donation. And while the interview doesn't say there's a huge conspiracy, you better believe that...
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    /username replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do trust the process... Having both professional and personal experience in this area, there's really nothing to hide, and really the most drama comes from posts and stories like this that are...