MikeyBSN

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  1. Pregnant Nurses and the flu shot

    MikeyBSN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Canada is considering suspending the seasonal flu vaccine because their research shows that the seasonal flu shot increases a person's susceptibility to H1N1 flu. Since H1N1 has shown to be...

  2. Best ER Nurse quotes

    MikeyBSN replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    Charge nurse while triaging an indigent pt requesting a bed. CN: "Sit over there and we'll get you a food tray." IP: "I just want to die." CN: "Don't you want to have a food tray before you

  3. Is this illegal?

    MikeyBSN replied to dalindinrcp's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why everyone thinks there are all of these employment laws out there that protect people. Perhaps you there should be, but there are not. Basically, if you don't a contract, the...

  4. Is this illegal?

    MikeyBSN replied to dalindinrcp's topic in General Nursing

    "My friend has been working for a nursing home as a CNA for a year. She recently graduated as an LVN and the D.O.N told her that she will start orientation. She signed all the paperwork and gave...

  5. Critical nursing mass

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just curious. What is the critical mass for the nursing work force in this country? In other words, at what point do you think the system would cease to function? If 10 percent of all of the...

  6. Critical nursing mass

    MikeyBSN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would cause systemic problems from the ground up. Clinics might be forced to send people to the ED. The ED would be overwhelmed. Then the patients wouldn't get out of the ED if there...

  7. New Grad ------> ER Nurse

    MikeyBSN replied to NanaRn86's topic in Emergency

    I highly recommend: "Emergency & Critical Care" Pocket Guide ACLS Version (2007) by Paula Derr. It was the best pocket guide ever recommended to me when I started. Almost all or our ED nurses...

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

    MikeyBSN replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    The standard of care can come from anywhere. When she asked whether or not we have to treat someone who is not sick, that depends on what she means by "have to treat." The statutory law only says we...

  9. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    MikeyBSN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    According to the NYSHD, they basically say that the H1N1 vaccine will be mandatory, so long as it is approved (which it already is), and so long as there is adequate

  10. Please do not let altered old ladies covered in urine sign out AMA

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So the police brought an elderly lady in the other day after they stopped her for erratic driving. She smelled of urine, she was dirty, and wearing a hospital robe. Although she knew some of her...

  11. HELP! Floor Nursing = NOT for me

    MikeyBSN replied to skim410's topic in Nursing Career

    There are a lot of other jobs you could look for, but they will probably be more competitive than finding a basic hospital job and your lack of experience will hold you back a bit. You should try...

  12. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    MikeyBSN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mandatory medical experimentation is a condition of employment? It's a little hard to "go somewhere else" when the entire state puts forth a mandate, no? I suppose we could all quit and work for...

  13. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    MikeyBSN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know a PhD nurse who believes that a great number of HIV cases were brought to the US in the late 70's and early 80's through tainted Hep-B vaccines. From what I understand, the older vaccine used...

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

    MikeyBSN replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    Her questions is whether we have to treat someone who she feels is not sick. The answer to that questions is: yes. EMTALA, which she initially discussed, only requires that you stabilize a person....

  15. Has anyone dealt with an alergic reaction to a Flu Shot?

    MikeyBSN replied to Aaron86's topic in Disaster Preparation

    PS: If you are giving the H1N1 vaccine, you should ask people to sign a waiver understanding that this contains 2 components never used in a flu vaccine before, was thrown together in a few months and...

  16. Has anyone dealt with an alergic reaction to a Flu Shot?

    MikeyBSN replied to Aaron86's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Generally, you can get an allergic reaction to any medication. The flu vaccine is made from eggs. It also contains preservatives, along with the actual virus. A person can have an allergy to any or...

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

    MikeyBSN replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    The sticky issue here is that EMTALA requires that you perform a medical screening exam. However, once you do that, you have duty. It doesn't matter whether you stabilize them under EMTALA, they are...

  18. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    MikeyBSN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Fairly good points, but I believe there are several important difference: 1) The PPD is not a vaccine. True, it probably isn't the best thing to have jabbed into your body every 6 months or so, but...

  19. Please do not let altered old ladies covered in urine sign out AMA

    MikeyBSN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Not much, she was driving home from the other hospital when she was stopped. She didn't seem like the boozer/drug

  20. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    MikeyBSN replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has different colors for different units and departments. For example, all of the radiology techs wear one color, CCU nurses where a specific color, as well as ICU. Peds can wear scrubs...

  21. First H1N1 Vaccines Will Be Nasal Sprays

    MikeyBSN replied to Cherybaby's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The nasal sprays contain live viruses. Since this is the first vaccine available, it will likely be the one required by those who are mandating it. So much for the "it's only killed viruses"...

  22. Swine Flu & Your Rights

    MikeyBSN replied to amy0123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I know that the UN and the WTO make their own "law" but it has no legal force here in the US. It would be like me making a "law" that everyone in the neighborhood needs to have a white picket fence....

  23. NY Nurses to Rally Against Mandatory H1N1 Vaccinations

    MikeyBSN replied to amy0123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm glad they are going to rally, but unfortunately rallying doesn't do much good, especially when faced with an agency. Unless their pocketbook is bigger than that of the collective Pharma industry,...

  24. Swine Flu & Your Rights

    MikeyBSN replied to amy0123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Probably a lot of propaganda. Aside from a treaty, there is no such thing as "international law" or "UN" law or "WTO" law. The only true "international" law would be a treaty. So until a treaty...

  25. Mandatory Flu shots

    MikeyBSN replied to CathyLew's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Peeing in a cup is fundamentally different from letting someone inject some thing into your body. As for PPD, I"m not crazy about getting a PPD every 6 months. However, I understand that TB is a...