heron ASN, RN

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    Confused about incident report

    heron replied to ladylibra018's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does Kaplan say to document the report, specifically? The actual incident should be documented but, I've been told, not the fact that an IR was
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    False testimony

    heron replied to Jere2911's topic in General Nursing

    Don't mention
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    Caregiver sibling abusive to bed-ridden grandfather

    heron replied to millmick30's topic in General Nursing

    It's obvious to me that there is much more going on here than what is described in the OP, so I'm not comfortable drawing conclusion about abuse and who's exploiting whom. I second the advice to get...
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    False testimony

    heron replied to Jere2911's topic in General Nursing

    What were you written up for and what does the charge nurse's comment have to do with the write-up? What was your role in the delay? Is the report being used punitively or as evidence of a system...
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    Favoritism in assignments

    heron replied to wildlaurel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ruby! You have a stalker! I'm
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    heron replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But there's a lot wrong with throwing a co-worker under the bus in order to curry favor with your employer. Personally, I don't think your co-worker's statement as you described it was "actionable" at...
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    Pts handpicking assignments, and refusing nurses of opposite gender?

    heron replied to jdub6's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    @brownbook: I think you missed the point of Susie2310's post. To be entirely blunt, we are not the thought police. Political "re-education" is not part of our role. I question the ethics of using our...
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    Why is insulin drawn clear to cloudy?

    heron replied to Cell-Nurse's topic in Patient Medications

    @Muno - the thinking was that it was riskier to have the shorter-acting insulin extended unpredictably by contamination. Hence the rule. Not that I've ever heard or read of a dangerous drop in blood...
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    Why is insulin drawn clear to cloudy?

    heron replied to Cell-Nurse's topic in Patient Medications

    @MunoRN: ya gotta know that I think you're the bee's knees, but my previous post really was the rationale back when I was a wannabe batling (aka student). Of course, this was almost half a century...
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    Why is insulin drawn clear to cloudy?

    heron replied to Cell-Nurse's topic in Patient Medications

    OP, think of it this way: it's not about what happens in the syringe. It's about what happens in the multiple dose vial from which you are drawing. It's considered safer to contaminate a longer acting...
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    How do you deal with Munchhausen-type pts?

    heron replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    No, that's pathology. Do the best you can and try not to take the behavior personally. Harrass the medical team relentlessly for a psych consult. Does. your facility have a psych nurse liaison -...
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    COB rollcall

    heron replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    1972,
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    What is your dream unit?

    heron replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    Another one for inpatient hospice,
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    A Nurse Who Prays For You

    heron replied to nursebri15's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I still think that comments about imposing one's personal religious views on others, while true, are irrelevant in this particular discussion. I saw no mention in the OP of praying with or over a...
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    Should I get my free laptop?

    heron replied to ANMpreN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't sign
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    Community College should accept me as a Citizen of the United States

    heron replied to annalatreille's topic in Nurse Registration

    Not buying it ... Too poorly written, too "hot button". What does citizenship have to do with taking nursing
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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    heron replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. But I don't agree with basing public policy on historical fantasy and xenophobic panic. You are welcome to believe anything you want ... whatever gets...
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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    heron replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    @elkpark: sadly, we don't have a time machine to go back and deport children before they take advantage of our tax-supported education. But here's the thing. The nativist party line is that...
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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    heron replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    It still seem really dumb to ship them out as soon as they are in a position to pay back the taxes the nativists claim they are sucking
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    A Nurse Who Prays For You

    heron replied to nursebri15's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Me - I'll take a good prayer any way I can get it. I didn't get that the OP was proposing this as anything more than a private meditation for nurses who resonate with that kind of thing. Can't do them...
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    RN impaired at work

    heron replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't get past the fact that we're reading a second-hand version of one side of the story. It seems pretty unlikely that facility gossip reflects a totally accurate version of events. I agree with...
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    Gay student attending Christian Nursing school?

    heron replied to gpark32's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP seems to have seagulled. Too many rational answers, not enough
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    heron replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Well - if Jahi's family = scamily and Jahi's mom = Nails, what does that make us? Hyenas? Vultures? Dung beetles? Yup, that's it! Dung beetles it
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    Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    heron replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    A 26 year old man with end stage AIDS whose dementia had progressed to the point of requiring a posey vest. One night on a routine safety check, I found him tangled in the vest. While I untangling...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    heron replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Manipulation, especially staff-splitting (which seems really malicious to