Jory MSN, APRN, CNM

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    There has to be a BETTER WAY to obtain a blood sample.

    Jory replied to lady3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ok...this is going to be an unpopular post, but anyone who has worked in the NICU knows what I am talking about. You only need one heel warmer..I use extra tape or even a washcloth to hold it...3 to 4...
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    random donor milk

    Jory replied to prmc61's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't have a donor milk program and would never allow this practice. The bottom line is if you give the baby milk that isn't tested, the hospital is liable and so is the nurse. That's different...
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    Malpractice insurance

    Jory replied to sugarsweet21612's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ...sorry, I downloaded the AN app today on my iPhone and didn't realize this was posted in the NP forum. Learning
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    Not sure if this is a HIPAA violation...anyone an expert?

    Jory posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work with a very young LPN who is the resident "know it all". I'm not bashing LPN's...just clarifying her job title. I work in various departments in women's and children's. We had a baby that was...
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    Bar Code Medication Administration NICU Style

    Jory replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have an ID on the baby's body plus a duplicate taped on the inside of the isolette...that's the one we really use. The other is for inspections. It is signed by two nurses and anytime the isolette...
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    Calling all single mothers who survived nursing school

    Jory replied to FutureNurseK's topic in General Students

    I was completely single when I went through...I took the unconventional and heartbreaking approach. I sold my house and everything in it and just put a few things in storage. I moved in with my...
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    Malpractice insurance

    Jory replied to sugarsweet21612's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your employer's policy only covers you if you follow all policies to the letter. So if you make an honest mistake or the facility unjustly accuses you of wrongdoing....you are on your
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    AIDS during the 80s

    Jory replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I still remember the first time I heard of AIDS and I also remember a member of the CDC getting on national television and saying that women could not contract HIV, but only be carriers. Now we know...
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    What do you think of fibromyalgia?

    Jory replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I find it interesting that most of the sufferers that I see are also on a laundry list of other meds such as prozac, lyrica, valium, etc. I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, but only once I took a...
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    Nicotine Test for new employment

    Jory replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

    I totally missed that..you are correct. It's easy to catch. They check the temperature and if it varies more than by so many degrees, it's considered an automatic fail. That's hard to do bringing it...
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    Nicotine Test for new employment

    Jory replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

    No Board of Nursing has a policy on using tobacco products, that is a facility decision. If you fail a drug test for nicotine, you can lose your job or not get hired, but it is not reportable because...
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    Nicotine Test for new employment

    Jory replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

    If you think you are going to quit for a few days, get by the nicotine test, start back and keep your job? Think again. People that smoke don't realize how much of a stench they have when they come...
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    Prospective employee's psych hx

    Jory replied to ashleed's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    There are very few times that I would go up against a manager or a facility. Sometimes you have to eat a little crow in order to keep from getting blackballed. I think ANY member of upper management...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    Jory replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    ThePrincessBride...are nurses not responsible for lives? Yes, they are. So is the truck driver..his own along with others on the road. Nurses generally have more than one patient to care for. The...
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    "Loosing" my license

    Jory replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I read the article, yes, but this would have never happened in our hospital because the RN's in L&D don't even have access to epidural medication..if more is needed they have to get the...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    Jory replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    They may have 24 hours shifts, but they still get to sleep. At what point is it decided that they don't? At 10 hours? 12 hours? 14 hours? Truck drivers...if you log more than 10 hours of driving...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    Jory replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. Somehow it's acceptable for physicians to sleep during their shift but not nurses. I have made a couple of med errors and a report came out in the unit a few months ago where...
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    Timing of antibiotics

    Jory replied to asher315's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is what we do. If you flush, there are no issues with
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    Has anyone ever 'taped' a gravity feed?

    Jory replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We tape ours all time to the top of the isolette, allowing plenty of slack and only if it's less than 10 ml. Anything over that has to be on a
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    Cleaning Isolettes

    Jory replied to danielle.smith0219's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It takes training or else it is a major infection control issue. Nobody should be cleaning the isolettes unless someone from central processing specifically trains the nurses how to completely break...
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    Speaking of tape residue...(and other pet peeves)

    Jory replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have protocols for fixing all of that and they are
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    Please help! Was this a hippa violation?

    Jory replied to rn865's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Written consent is required and the physician is incorrect. First of all, you don't know that the patient gave them the information...the employer simply could have just known which doctor's office...
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    Prospective employee's psych hx

    Jory replied to ashleed's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I would report what they told you to HR. That is EXACTLY what HIPAA was designed to
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    Posting Licensed Number in social media

    Jory replied to nomad29's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I agree with the others, while mine is public and anyone can look up my license number, I have never had the need to post it on social media. Why would
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    no show no call

    Jory replied to supaflyz's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, the truth will not set you free. From the nurse manager's perspective, was this a last-minute appointment your mother had or something that had been scheduled for awhile? Unless it was an...