heron ASN, RN

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  1. heron

    The Trump Thread

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

    Tried and true strategy, inherited from our European relatives. Can you say "manifest destiny "? How about "Trail of
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    Search: musk access to SSA payment system. Looks like president musk is hunting for a little ROI on his campaign spending. Personally, if they were serious about addressing waste and fraud, I...
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    This was interesting in the news today...

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

    A number of newsy accounts on YouTube are reporting a second aircraft crash this evening - a medical helicopter with patient on board crashed in Philadelphia this
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    Trump's DERP State

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

    Looks like the looting has started. And BLM is nowhere to be found. Imagine
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    Trump's DERP State

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

    Cui bono? Always a good
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    Trump's DERP State

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

    Given Trump's record of (dis)honoring his contractual obligations, is anyone naive enough to believe those payouts will actually happen as
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    The Trump Thread

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

    Not to mention all those embarrassing
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    Nursing Assistants (NAs) accountability

    heron replied to Kayleigh Stanley's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ^^^ What she said. ^^^ One of the hardest things I had to learn as a nurse was how to supervise a team. The last thing in life I ever wanted was to be somebody's boss. I worked most of my career...
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    Holy cross silver Spring-Mom and baby new RN -residency

    heron replied to AAWS180513's topic in Nursing Career

    You need a lawyer, not a bunch of strangers on the internet. Contracts can be tricky. Trust me, the hospital corporation lawyers are not working in your best
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    Staffers arrested

    heron replied to delrionurse's topic in Nursing News

    Maybe that's where the false documentation comes in along with the nurse educator's attendance sheets. Then there's the allegedly falsified medical records. What a
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    Staffers arrested

    heron replied to delrionurse's topic in Nursing News

    Let us agree to disagree. Honest minds disagree on the Bible and the Constitution. Why would AN be any different? Do you have any thoughts to offer on the subject of this
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    Staffers arrested

    heron replied to delrionurse's topic in Nursing News

    I'm reminded of a recent thread in which nurses waxed quite eloquent in their contempt for a CNA who pushed back on being given direction. The discussion centered heavily on the "right" of nurses to...
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    Why do I struggle more with younger nurses than older crusty nurses?

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

    Personally, I'm too old to let that stick anywhere near my nethers. Us old fahts survived because we don't take ourselves too seriously. AN has lost a lot of that dark humor along with many COBs. It's...
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    Nursing home using shaving cream for private area washing?

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

    I'm finding myself curious about UTI's at the facility in the original letter. Ditto facility budget for hygiene products and CNA workload. I wonder just what the resident's family were upset...
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    Witnessed unethical behavior

    heron replied to Terri91516's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All of those examples are incidences of criminal fraud. Why has your reporting stopped at the manufacturer? Why not report to CMS, state health dept. or whichever agency is buying those
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    Transgender/Non-Binary Students

    heron replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

    You are dead wrong. Use your favorite academic search engine and search "genetic gender
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    Giving PRN pain meds to hospice patient

    heron replied to A2024's topic in General Nursing

    It should be that simple but, more often than not, it isn't. Without more info from OP, it's impossible to guess what might be the problem. Meanwhile, OP seems to have
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    I want a future where all nurses have science degrees and are not mean girls

    heron replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in Crusty Old Bats's Chatter

    So ... does that mean that understanding the nuances of gender in general and health care in particular is not useful to a health caregiver? Why is philosophy 101 less "fluffy" than gender...
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    I want a future where all nurses have science degrees and are not mean girls

    heron replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in Crusty Old Bats's Chatter

    Quite possibly the most ignorant post I've seen since joining
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    Feel misled

    heron replied to Maltmom0402RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new grad, you have great instincts. You'd be surprised at how many beginning nurses don't know what they don't know. I agree with Folks that you have every right to resign and find a place with a...
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    I think I was scammed

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

    Definitely! Nurses have had their license numbers stolen by non-nurses in order to have access to those higher paying
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    Giving PRN pain meds to hospice patient

    heron replied to A2024's topic in General Nursing

    There's a deep and abiding fear of opioids especially in nursing homes. The roots of that fear are deep, complicated and tangled. The taproot lies in the fact that starting an elder on morphine for...
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    I want to quit home health

    heron replied to wideyedfreedom's topic in Home Health

    Unfortunately, you've run into a fundamental glitch in our healthcare system. If you're lucky, you'll be able to figure out how to help your clients as best you can OR find work that's better fit for...
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    Nursing home using shaving cream for private area washing?

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

    While I've never seen shaving cream used for direct peri care, I have seen it used to remove dried-on feces from legs, buttocks, etc. Given the typical staffing levels in LTC, this is a not infrequent...
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    The election 2024 Thread

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

    Thank you ... not watching the election for my own mental health. I've done what I could and now it's time to do a little something for the head and binge watch Nurse Jackie. A quick glance at what...