heron ASN, RN

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    Narcotic Question

    heron replied to Purple_Clover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my building, we use pharmacy-supplied stickers for the card that say “directions changed, refer to chart”. Then we give the new dose and waste if necessary - no taping leftover 1/2 tabs back...
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    CDC states only 10,000 patients died DIRECTLY from Covid

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Your
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    Trump tells supporter to not confront left wing rioters

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Never mind - herring, as usual, is way ahead of
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    CDC states only 10,000 patients died DIRECTLY from Covid

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Thanks, NRSKaren - I read this same post just about verbatim on facebook a couple of months ago. What this poster is describing is called upcoding, which has been illegal for
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    BLM rioters cheer as Trump supporter murdered

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Why?
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    BLM rioters cheer as Trump supporter murdered

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    It’s more useful than you think. Misuse of language often signals deliberate misinformation from non-domestic sources. As for your question, the only poster claiming that it’s OK to cheer for...
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    BLM rioters cheer as Trump supporter murdered

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I read just fine, thank you - and the post I quoted does not mean what you think it means. You asked if it was “too difficult to condone” cheering for the murder of a Trump supporter ......
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    BLM rioters cheer as Trump supporter murdered

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Ummm ... is English your first language? I don’t think “condone” means what you think it
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    BLM rioters cheer as Trump supporter murdered

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    “Tried”??? His first response to the Portland protests was to send in goons disguised as federal agents with orders to use gestapo tactics. What, exactly, did you think would happen? The ones...
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    Nazi-esque Black Lives Matter Protesters

    heron replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Why? I think the discussion has been a helpful exercise in dealing with boilerplate propaganda. Why do you want to shut it
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    Senate Intelligence panel concludes Russia interfered in 2016 US election + Trump involved

    heron replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    My theory is that he is very well aware of the damage Trump can do - and has done - to the US, both at home and abroad. Trump is, in short, a classic useful
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    Trump’s assault on Postal Service and voting is a plot against American democracy

    heron replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Nominated for non-sequitur of the
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    Trump’s assault on Postal Service and voting is a plot against American democracy

    heron replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Why do you ignore the requirement for the USPS to fund billions in retirement for workers who haven’t even been hired yet? No company can stay solvent under that kind of burden. It’s a classic...
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    Trump’s assault on Postal Service and voting is a plot against American democracy

    heron replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Ummm ... what did you expect from a thread in the US Politics
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    Now this....the crazy just keeps getting crazier

    heron replied to ladycody's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Yes ... all you have to do is peruse the photos of anti-maskers and conspiracy nuts howling about their rights, abusing front-line retail workers and blathering on about Bill Gates’ nanobots...
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    Federal Officers Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters

    heron replied to herring_RN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    This is pure speculation, but I gotta wonder if the agenda isn’t to trigger violence in order to make Trump look like The Great Protector of the American Public. I believe the term is agent...
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    COVID-19 Remdesivir Priced at $2,340 per Patient

    heron replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks - that’s the same breakdown I read. Frankly, that’s cheaper than I expected in these days of $300+ for a vial of insulin. Lots to unpack, though. I look forward to the
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    COVID-19 Remdesivir Priced at $2,340 per Patient

    heron replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Let’s be clear: that price is for the full course of treatment, not a single
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    MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    heron replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    What you’re not getting is that it isn’t just about history ... it’s about present day attitudes, assumptions and behaviors. For example, lynching is historical fact (pretty recent history,...
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    If Tulsa becomes a hotzone, I won't be volunteering there

    heron replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Indeed! The OP was not talking about a formal paid job ... she was talking about unpaid volunteer work. She has the right to decide where she volunteers her energy and skill. She does not have to...
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    HIS - Shortness of Breath in an unresponsive patient

    heron replied to AriRN36's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It doesn’t make sense to me. If resps are even and unlabored and pulse ox is up, there’s no reason to find SOB. I view charting a symptom that “would be there if the pt was awake” as quite...
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    HIS - Shortness of Breath in an unresponsive patient

    heron replied to AriRN36's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    General inpatient. It is the reimbursement level for hospice patients who require 24-hour inpatient
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    HIS - Shortness of Breath in an unresponsive patient

    heron replied to AriRN36's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My first thought, albeit possibly unfair, is to wonder whether staff are being asked to “buff the chart” in order to justify GIP status. GIP carries the highest reimbursement rate in hospice....
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    If Tulsa becomes a hotzone, I won't be volunteering there

    heron replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Neither of you has given a reason why the OP - or anyone else, for that matter - is required to be “fair” about where s/he volunteers. Is it your position that if s/he volunteers to work for the...
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    If Tulsa becomes a hotzone, I won't be volunteering there

    heron replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You don’t specify to whom you are speaking, so I’ll assume it’s the OP. First, you’re projecting. OP did not mention either BLM or Trump. Personally, I think you’ve also drawn somewhat of a...