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I once told an ROTC recruiter that I wasn't interested in military because I couldn't 'pee on command' and I needed extreme privacy to pee. We laughed and went our merry way.

Knew I wasn't sure re those ages! Re home health - from my reading here, I think the documentation has increased ginourmously!

Ask your Medical Records person, but better still, ask the facility-designated HIPAA Coordinator. I think I remember that all HC facilities had to have one trained representative (?). Put your request in writing with a simple explanation and ask for an OK. Get your response in writing. Altho your request is simple in its intention, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, TAKE IT UPON YOURSELF TO ENTER THE MED RECORD WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION. Not even for your instructor, who like you, means no harm. If you've been reading along here for a while, you will note that there have been several students/nurses found to have inappropriately opened the medical record. Their subsequent penalties have sometimes been quite SEVERE. HIPAA is federal law and facility reimbursement could be jeopardized. Serious BIG-TIME repercussions. Written up & reported? You could be expelled from school, and poss more. DON'T DO IT! Welcome to AN!

I think Medicare is 67 yo so I think you're talking a bit longer (I could be wrong here). How much will that affect your plans? Your health, current skill set and all those other things that nurses in similar straits face are critical factors too. A refresher course MIGHT help, but what are you looking for? What will you accept? Not easy decisions. Good luck to you. And welcome to AN.

Just give notice and leave. You're not really a fully independent staff member so there's no great loss for them. Otherwise, I would be cautious that they don't take advantage of you and dump on you.

Take No Chances - TY for repeating my stance re diagnosing some unknown med disorder. So surprisingly simple to investigate. Nurses - take care of yourselves. We are all so special to so many.

Leader25 - condolences on your loss.

Do you have any pre-existing established P&P re continuous observation? Get it in prep of your meeting. Good opp'ty to bring this topic at the staff mtg. But keep it cool, calm & collected. Professional, not emotional. Try to keep some statistics about how often. Good luck.

Wanna bet some donuts that recruiter still knows that one particular nurse and/or the others?!?! Betcha she'd just like to sling some mud or just some juicy gossip! Good for you to follow your instincts!

I can't get Braves games on my unfancy TV channels. Golf was on - BORING! The 'lobster' burger sounds good to me. I'm debating WHEN to use up somemore pantry can soups. Like for a big potato/corn/bacon chowder. I've got the soups & other stuff. Grocery Home Delivery mixed up orders and I got some $25 stuff to use. Then I dropped a container of little grape tomatoes - must've been a million tomatoes rolling around on the floor to pick up. Have phlebotomy resched for tomorrow. THEY cancelled Friday - I think lack of staff for home visits.

RickyRescue - TY for your comment re blood comparing it to an organ donation. I'm ready to cry as I read OP's post re wasted blood. I responded to another post re my emergent need of 2 units PRBCs just 2 yrs ago. Am still borderline anemic - just don't regenerate blood quickly. To waste blood is abhorrent. I DO understand forgetting, but a better system is needed.

Good point this ^^^

SB - soooo many of us have already said this in all your past postings that it's like dripping down the wall! You seem not to care to listen and take heed, so it's your choice to be miserable. With your MSN, you have more value elsewhere. But you'll ignore that too.

Interesting info. I always wondered about this after hearing from Recovers and military. I can't produce STAT specimens privately, let alone OBSERVED.

DD - can really relate to your 2nd post. I too, have learned much from watching others and then trying to incorporate others' into my own practice. FWIW, I have thought some folk were the 'best-est' negotiators EVER. Is that EMULATION? That almost sounds like worship. I believe imitation is most approp.