OrangeSlushie RN

OrangeSlushie has 18 years experience as a RN and specializes in Geriatric.

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1. Does the federal Covid mandates apply to homecare nurses?

   OrangeSlushie replied to guest1171208's topic in Disaster Preparation

   https://babylonbee.com/news/scotus-rules-healthcare-workers-are-the-only-people-who-cant-make-decisions-about-their-own-health

2. Covid Abuse!

   OrangeSlushie replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

   The nurse, if the Canadian story is true, either gave the wrong medication or violated the patient's right to refuse. If I gave the wrong medication or violated a patient's rights, I'd feel like I...

3. Nurses Promoting COVID Misinformation

   OrangeSlushie replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Disaster Preparation

   That is the definition of free speech. Just because I may not agree with something that somebody says, it does not give me the right to prevent them from speaking. As my dear wise father used to say...

4. Covid Abuse!

   OrangeSlushie replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I looked up the original story on a Canadian newsite since the incident was supposed to have happened there. According to that article: "They say he accused the nurse of vaccinating his wife against...

5. Do you agree with Gov. Cuomo?

   OrangeSlushie replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

   The NH I worked at got hit by covid fairly early on in the pandemic madness, when the news was still saying people were falling over dead in the street with it (remember that?). Administration was...

6. Full Code patients in Long term care

   OrangeSlushie replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   This is when I try to be proactive with my families. A lot of families feel like they need to keep Mom (or whoever) a full code because they do not understand health care and think if they say DNR...

7. New job: "Don't worry about following the MAR" & other scary stuff

   OrangeSlushie replied to kak85's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   It is common practice to give all evening meds at the same time it seems. What I'm always left wondering, is why not change the med times? Clear it with the MD and then make the time you like to...

8. Ever have a patient complain about you?

   OrangeSlushie replied to love lilacs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   The only complaint I know of was from a family member. I was in the middle of a long treatment on another patient. This lady wanted me to come listen to her husband's cough, despite the fact that I...

9. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   OrangeSlushie replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Stop using 'teamwork' as code for 'please do all the annoying parts of my job while I do the easy stuff.' Don't let me hear in report that somebody's abdomen is distended when in reality they look...