MikeyBSN

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  1. Treating the Muslim patient

    MikeyBSN replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    there's a difference between respecting a certain cultural belief and enabling discrimination. in the united states, we don't have an ingrained cultural interest in what a person has for dinner. it...

  2. Do you cut off Name Band?

    MikeyBSN replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt the hospital "go in trouble" with any type of authority over this. They probably just think they need another useless rule. Either that or they have a really bad

  3. Treating the Muslim patient

    MikeyBSN replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'm going to go ahead and be unpopular again here. First of all, it's great to consider a patient's unique concerns when you are caring for them. However, I don't believe that this is an issue...

  4. Do you cut off Name Band?

    MikeyBSN replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of such a thing. How is it a HIPPA violation? The band belongs to the patient. HIPPA prevents the hospital from giving out protect health information. If the patient wants to take...

  5. Selbelius Urgest Mass H1N1 Vaccination, Vouches for Safety

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sebelius: Americans must get swine flu shot Health secretary urges mass inoculation, calling vaccine 'safe and secure' updated 9:23 a.m. ET, Wed., Oct . 7, 2009 WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services...

  6. Emergency Room Nurses!!!! HELP!

    MikeyBSN replied to purple_zen's topic in General Nursing

    This message will

  7. I'm guilty. It's about the condom catheter

    MikeyBSN replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    Are there any male nurses on your unit? If so you should have had him go change it and see if he pulls it off

  8. Need help on how to find work =/

    MikeyBSN replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    That depends on how the application is set up. If you are applying online, they usually include a contact person for each position. You can send a separate resume and cover letter for each position...

  9. agency

    MikeyBSN replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    Most agencies around here require at least some experience. I've done agency work a few times, it's usually decent money. The hospital they sent me to was a lot calmer than my hospital so it was...

  10. NJ Hospital and Starting Salary

    MikeyBSN replied to A.Manning's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm fairly certain that the 60+ figure is just for agency or per diem work with a ton of experience. From my experience, the highest paid RN's are those in NE Jersey. Specifically, those at...

  11. Awww! My boyfriend went to all the LTC facilities...

    MikeyBSN replied to Steffers's topic in General Nursing

    Nice. It's great to have people who support you. Not to get too personal, but I'll simply never understand certain people. I mean, I'm sure there are a group of ppl out there who would say...

  12. Time to Triage

    MikeyBSN replied to SheaTab's topic in Emergency

    This is a huge, huge, issue for me in the ED. I have been pushing for more of an RN presence in the triage area and, in four years, I have not seen it. Although it has gotten a little better, I...

  13. If an ER patient is Not Sick, are we still supposed to treat?

    MikeyBSN replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    If you want a specific citation to an article that says the standard of care is what people say it is, then I can't give you one. I'm not saying a person will certainly win, I'm saying that they can...

  14. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    MikeyBSN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I had a patient the other day come in because his co-worker smelled. It took me like 5 minutes just to figure out what to put under the "complaint" line to make it sound like something, anything....

  15. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    MikeyBSN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I was in triage the other day when a FF came in and had "body pain". She was in the ED three days ago, then came back the next day, and then the next night and was back again in the morning. Each...

  16. Need help on how to find work =/

    MikeyBSN replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the job market is tough. Maybe not as tough as it would be if you just gradated with a BS in finance and were looking for a job as an analyst, but still the market isn't so great, even for the...

  17. craigslist ad

    MikeyBSN replied to JennyMac's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should report it to the craigslist site, I report stuff on that site almost every time I use it for something. My favorite was when I was looking for appartments and I would run...

  18. IV drip rates

    MikeyBSN replied to vickieegrove's topic in General Nursing

    13 hours, 52.3

  19. Change of shift admissions

    MikeyBSN replied to kittymom's topic in General Nursing

    I think the delay comes from different areas in different hospitals. I know very, very few ED docs who wait until the end of the shift to dispo the patients. There might be a small increase in...

  20. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    MikeyBSN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    It varies by state and by employer. The NY state mandate has no provision that allows you to forgo the immunization and wear a mast. Currently, I am not under any type of mandate and I would like to...

  21. they see dead people

    MikeyBSN replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    It's possible that as a person's body shuts down, and the brain cells begin to die, the brain clings to whatever images and memories are the deepest, earliest, and most entrenched. This could produce...

  22. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    MikeyBSN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I keep hearing that it's "made the same way" and I'm not doubting this point. The fact is that the vaccine is made the same way but it is not necessarily the same. All of previous flu vaccines...

  23. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    MikeyBSN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    We don't tell patients that if they refuse their medication then we're going to take their jobs away. Plus, most of the medication is well known enough to provide for an informed

  24. Does your healthcare facility hire employees with HIV or hepatitis

    MikeyBSN replied to Fig77's topic in General Nursing

    I know there have been several cases in which an employer fired an HIV positive health care worker and, if I remember correctly, states courts found it illegal in every case. I'm not sure about...

  25. RN stealing from my facility

    MikeyBSN replied to levelee's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a stethoscope stolen, and someone even stole my lunch once. I don't put anything past anyone. We have pretty good security camera coverage, and I know that a few RN's had things returned...