KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

    KRVRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey, I can't fault them, working nights and holidays sucks. I'll never nights! I do silently judge that because spewing an attitude like that is unprofessional and

  2. TX RN positive Ebola

    KRVRN replied to FLAlleycat's topic in Disaster Preparation

    By saying there was a "breach" in protocol, I think they are giving the public the impression that they are on top of it. I don't think there was a specific "breach" that they know of. Protocol is...

  3. public school systems

    KRVRN replied to lalonzo27's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If they ask for info and you give it they aren't violating

  4. What is your opinion on getting the flu shot?

    KRVRN replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Holistic

    It's mandatory at my workplace. The main reason is to protect the pts from getting influenza from sick staff. Well, actually the main reason is so that they can advertise that we're all vaccinated to...

  5. HIPAA

    KRVRN replied to BHNative's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    When the other nurse goes on break and reports off to you, you are responsible for the pt and rightfully have access to the chart. Or if you perform a task for or give a med to another nurse's pt, you...

  6. Thomas Eric Duncan and Hipaa

    KRVRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    HIPAA extends to deceased individuals

  7. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    KRVRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Gloves are the first PPE you remove. I wonder if the Spanish nurse/nurse assistant left soiled gloves on to take off her face mask or glasses and contaminated

  8. What went wrong with my IM injection?

    KRVRN replied to littlemissfit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Imagine hitting the femur giving the vitamin K shot to a newborn 24 weeker. Oh... My... God...

  9. Thomas Eric Duncan and Hipaa

    KRVRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I hope staff at that hospital remember not to be looking at his chart... Certainly it will get audited for unauthorized access. But man, I would love to see his lab results and

  10. Thomas Eric Duncan and Hipaa

    KRVRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I could be mistaken, but most of the details I've read have come from his friends

  11. How can I be more competitive in the job market?

    KRVRN replied to DorothyR's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Southern CA. From what I've seen, you pretty much need a

  12. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    KRVRN replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Perhaps not. I guess he presented with a low grade fever and abd pain. I don't work ER, but I can imagine those sx for quite a few things that aren't

  13. condom catheters

    KRVRN replied to 84RN's topic in General Nursing

    In a confused pt could you use a condom cath and then put a brief on to discourage grabbing the

  14. Tuberculosis Exposure

    KRVRN replied to kritter01's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And isn't it true that TB is only contagious if it's pulmonary or

  15. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    KRVRN replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm guessing a few more people will get it, either his relatives or a health care worker. But I don't think it will spread past that since they have gotten so on top of identifying and isolating his...

  16. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    KRVRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I feel like so much info is contradictory. It's not that contagious, it's highly contagious. Full PPE is required, routine PPE is enough, Hazmat suits are needed. I've read that Biosafety level 4...

  17. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    KRVRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So back to Ebola... There's footage of the first guy arriving at the hospital and he was able to walk. Maybe he's

  18. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    KRVRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The man from Minnesota caught it in Liberia, then died in a hospital in

  19. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    KRVRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't see how or why refusing to take a pt should affect my license. If I never accept the pt, I'm not abandoning him or her. My manager might not appreciate it, however, and that could jeopardize...

  20. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    KRVRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    At least one is being evacuated to a hospital near the CDC. I bet they want the opportunity to study the virus on a pt in controlled conditions, rather than in a less-equipped hospital in Africa or...

  21. And this is why I hate floating to stepdown...

    KRVRN replied to calivianya's topic in Critical Care

    Forgive me I don't know adult tele. What is the purpose of a tech if the nurse can't trust him/her and needs to be watching the pt's strip themself? Why does the "only trust yourself when it concerns...

  22. HIPAA violation?

    KRVRN replied to haunani's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes that's what I'm

  23. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    KRVRN replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Came back from break and from afar I see Mom is holding her term baby and baby's UAC waveform is flat on the monitor. Get closer and see the transducer is disconnected and hanging by the IV pole. I...

  24. HIPAA violation?

    KRVRN replied to haunani's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Whenever I hear of someone being fired for a seemingly small infraction I wonder if he or she was already on the company's radar as a problem

  25. Poor RN professional conduct

    KRVRN replied to Omgseriously's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Where I work, food in the pt care areas is an absolute no-no. Management should be told. The folks responsible have no reason to be perturbed...they should (and do) know better than to have food in a...