Naturally Brilliant BSN, RN

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    Which specialties of nursing have more autonomy and less micromanagement?

    Naturally Brilliant posted a topic in General Specialties

    I started work at a psychiatric facility nearly 3 months ago, and I'm starting to miss my old nursing job (I worked in acute inpatient dialysis). Sure, I had bad days as well as good days, but you...
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    Does the National Guard or Reserves (for any branch) take Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners?

    Naturally Brilliant posted a topic in Government, Military

    I live in Texas, and I'm in a Psych NP program. I've always thought about joining the military someday, and I was curious if there were any options in terms of Reserves or National Guard for joining...
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    How do you manage your PPE in a mixed Covid and non-Covid floor?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to Lana717's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Your unit has a mix of Corona and non-Corona patients?!
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    How do you address co workers that are not adhering to social distancing - then coming to work?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to foragreatergood's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When those doctors Fauci and Birx are on the podium with Trump in the White House Press Briefing Room, are they wearing masks? Are they standing six feet apart from each other? It's do as I say, not...
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    Is it wrong to turn down a shift?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You're certainly doing the right thing in prioritizing your child over your job. Family is forever. A job is merely a fiduciary relationship, and your loyalty to your job only extends up to the job...
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    Are you considering leaving the nursing profession due to hospital conditions and Covid-19?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Because of the Coronavirus? No. The only thing that would make me quit is marrying Emma Stone and living off her Hollywood
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    Nurses caring for Coronavirus patients could get up to $25k from the Feds in Hazard Pay

    Naturally Brilliant posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    They're calling it the "COVID-19 Heroes Fund". Read about it here: https://fox8.com/news/coronavirus/senate-democrats-propose-hero-fund-offering-essential-workers-up-to-25k-in-hazard-pay/...
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    U.S. Now Has the World's Largest Number of COVID Deaths

    Naturally Brilliant replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Because of that. (Courtesy of
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    Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've worked in healthcare for nearly a decade and I almost always shook hands with people I newly met. And no, handshaking is part of our etiquette. Things will go back to normal once the Coronavirus...
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    New to the field and feeling guilty

    Naturally Brilliant replied to telephone2468's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You shouldn't feel guilty over your feelings. This is a sentiment I'm sure that most nurses will agree with me on, and something you'll probably accept in your healthcare career: Management and...
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    My Ultimate Warning based on personal Experience with COVID+ patients and co-workers.

    Naturally Brilliant replied to theoneandonly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    1) Most of us don't work in the ICU. 2) The OP was being overly dramatic about Coronavirus in general. It is not a fifty-fifty chance at a death sentence if you take care of someone with Coronavirus,...
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    Did you know that doctors and nurses in some other countries are actually being attacked because of Coronavirus?

    Naturally Brilliant posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    You all have to see this: As coronavirus fears grow, doctors and nurses face abuse, attacks This makes me so angry! If I were living in one of those nations, I'd just quit my job and live off of my...
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    My Ultimate Warning based on personal Experience with COVID+ patients and co-workers.

    Naturally Brilliant replied to theoneandonly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Okay then, quit. You're right, nursing isn't the military. Nobody is forcing you to care for patients afflicted by Coronavirus or any other pathological condition. Nobody is going to court-martial you...
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    My Ultimate Warning based on personal Experience with COVID+ patients and co-workers.

    Naturally Brilliant replied to theoneandonly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So the real mortality rate would be even lower because there's plenty of people who are asymptomatic or have such mild symptoms they're not going to bother getting tested (whether due to availability...
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    My Ultimate Warning based on personal Experience with COVID+ patients and co-workers.

    Naturally Brilliant replied to theoneandonly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No disrespect, but I think there's some self-selection bias in play here. The sickest Coronavirus sufferers are the ones who are going to be the hospitalized patients. For every patient in the...
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    COVID-19 NJ/NY State of Affairs and Future Predictions

    Naturally Brilliant replied to theoneandonly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I live in Houston and think we in Texas really dodged a bullet with this Coronavirus thing. We are natural social distancers, with lots of urban and suburban sprawl. Here, there are no subways, and...
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    COVID-19 Job Abandonment News Story - They didn't show up for 2 days

    Naturally Brilliant replied to Mergirlc's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The reason's incredibly obvious. A nursing home isn't going to have the level of protection for staff and policies to protect residents the way a major hospital would. Even without Coronavirus,...
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    COVID-19 Job Abandonment News Story - They didn't show up for 2 days

    Naturally Brilliant replied to Mergirlc's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I feel nothing but schadenfreude. Those nursing homes are already notorious for low-paid and physically draining labor, especially for nursing assistants. And when you're not going to give PPE to the...
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    Is the increased love for healthcare workers an irony that will fade away when things get better?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's not even love. It's media-driven infatuation. Real love entails sacrifice, and if American society is one thing, it's sacrifice-averse. Most Americans will gladly tie a yellow ribbon around a...
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    Need some advice as an immunocompromised nurse

    Naturally Brilliant replied to lachundra87's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You may want to discuss this with your union rep (if your hospital is unionized) if management won't address this. Otherwise, it may be best to consult a lawyer for your legal options. You may want...
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    How do you address co workers that are not adhering to social distancing - then coming to work?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to foragreatergood's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not here to be anyone's mother. And this isn't Nazi Germany. This is a free country. You cannot control others' actions - you can only control your own. If you stay 6+ feet away from such people...
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    More than 700 employees at one Detroit hospital system test positive for coronavirus

    Naturally Brilliant posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491484-more-than-700-employees-at-one-detroit-hospital-system-test-positive-for Yeah.. looks like we're
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    Do you think Covid patients should arrange to be cremated instead of buried?

    Naturally Brilliant replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's actually cheaper and faster for New York to bury them vs. cremate them. That's why they are going to temporarily bury people in parks. I presume they'll be transferred to Hart Island for...
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    A mounting casualty of coronavirus crisis: Health care jobs

    Naturally Brilliant replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Very informative. Thank you, Karen, for posting these
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    Will healthcare providers remember how disrespectful they were treated by some administrative staff after corona is a memory???

    Naturally Brilliant replied to momofm1998's topic in Disaster Preparation

    - Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Healthcare administrators always thought of the providers and staff as numbers for budgeting and spreadsheet purposes rather than...