UrbanHealthRN BSN, RN

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    Witnessed unethical behavior

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Terri91516's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm going to be honest, this sounds made up. Nurses are overworked and underpaid. Nobody has time to steal forms, falsify records, go before a judge and commit perjury. We don't even...
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    Wondering if I am cut out for bedside nursing

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Baynurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was 9 months into my first job, I worked slower than most of my coworkers because they all had years of experience compared to me. As time went on, I did get faster at a lot of things because I...
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    Students who have diarrheal issues in their clothes

    UrbanHealthRN replied to SKSmith's topic in School

    I totally understand being concerned about being alone with an unclothed child. Thankfully in the preschool/kindergarten age group, most parents understand that toileting is still a work in progress...
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    Students who have diarrheal issues in their clothes

    UrbanHealthRN replied to SKSmith's topic in School

    I would approach soiled clothing from diarrhea the same that I would approach any other toileting help with a preschool aged child. When I worked for Head Start, there was written policy in place...
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    I give 2,640 meds to 35-40 residents by noon

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The math is not mathing here....each resident is prescribed 66 different meds? No wonder they need help taking them all instead of being able to take them on their own! On a more serious note,...
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    Trial of homeopathic medicine

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Do_Good's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't think OP is letting personal opinion get in the way of patient comfort. As a nurse, it's a valid concern to say you don't know the ingredient list, you don't know possible side effects, and...
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    Trial of homeopathic medicine

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Do_Good's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When my aunt was on her hospice for her cancer, she was eating and drinking very little. Because of this, anything that she did eat or drink affected her body a lot more than usual, and we had to be...
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    Swimming while menstruating

    UrbanHealthRN replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in School

    Please do not suggest putting pads in bathing suits- speaking from experience, they don't work. I remember going on a field trip to a water park in 7th grade. Of course my period decided to...
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    Did I make an error?

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Wolfmoon_'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes to all this! If this was a patient who had a more hopeful prognosis and an actual chance at survival, then yes let's work on frequency of vital signs. But this patient wasn't that scenario. If...
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    Can a non-licensed allied healthcare professional manage a licensed registered nurse?

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Jenny2001's topic in General Nursing

    I was curious so I went ahead and looked up North Carolina. And yes, they are VERY clear about nurses supervising nurses! (Though when it comes to things like attendance, dress code, etc they say...
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    Personal Wellness

    UrbanHealthRN replied to MoLo's topic in Addictions

    I *try* to do the same things I encourage my patients to do (sometimes it's easier than others!) I pay a lot of attention to my mental well-being and at times go to therapy if I feel like I'm no...
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    Pre-choking interventions

    UrbanHealthRN replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in School

    I second Cattz. When I worked in pedi, we'd see toddlers with mouth stuffing as part of normal development, then they'd outgrow it. To have a 5 or 6 year old mouth stuffing makes me think there's some...
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    How To List My Credentials In Correct Order

    UrbanHealthRN replied to lam1997's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    List your highest degree first, regardless of whether or not it applies to your nursing work. My credentials are listed as MPH, BSN,
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    More States Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips

    UrbanHealthRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Here in my part of New England, the only opiate on the street is Fentanyl, to the point where Fentanyl test strips don't make sense anymore for opiate users- they already know what they're getting....
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    To The Nurse Recruiter: Nope

    UrbanHealthRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Specialties

    Good for you! Sounds like you kept your cool, didn't become reactive, just stayed focused on what you needed for yourself in that moment- to end the interview. I hope this gives her some food for...
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    Increased Anxiety Before Work

    UrbanHealthRN replied to flower_n_snow's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a year into working as a nurse, my anxiety started to get so bad I was having physical symptoms before work- physical pain, GI upset, headaches. I didn't have the words to describe what I...
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    Question About Vaccines

    UrbanHealthRN replied to CommunityRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Whoah....this sounds like it's bordering on fraud. If this is what your health center wants, though, then I'm right there with you- I'd make sure that doctor is on site for every patient visit or else...
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    Question About Vaccines

    UrbanHealthRN replied to CommunityRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a health center, too, and we usually have standing orders for vaccines so that nurses can give them without needing a specific doctor's order in the moment. I'm wondering if that's the case...
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    Grand Jury Indicts Nurse but not 5 Officers in inmate death

    UrbanHealthRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    This is heartbreaking to read about. After George Floyd's death, I remember there was a lot of talk about law enforcement's use of prone positioning and how it can be dangerous. Why people are still...
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    Nervous About Requesting a Transfer

    UrbanHealthRN replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to share an update and say thank you to everyone who replied! I took the feedback to heart and decided to make myself and my family the number 1 priority. I put in the transfer...
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    Nervous About Requesting a Transfer

    UrbanHealthRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work for a health center organization in a specialty program. I was hired 2.5 years ago, and my program changed directors 2 years ago. I like the work I do and I like the site I work at, but it's...
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    How to deal with management who "disciplines" you for no good reason?

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to agree with JKL33 on this. As a woman in America, I feel like society's expectation for me is to constantly be happy/bubbly/willing to share personal details about my life (ex. marital...
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    Critical Thinking Meets the Aspiration Debate

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Jon E Soskis's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Good question! According to the ACIP, "Aspiration before injection of vaccines or toxoids (I.e., pulling back on the syringe plunger after needle insertion but before injection) is not necessary...
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    Will nurses in the ER soon hear the following?

    UrbanHealthRN replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    More like where did they float up from. This thread is pretty
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    Burnt Out: Thinking of Leaving Hospice But Feeling Guilty

    UrbanHealthRN replied to Kelaaax3's topic in General Nursing

    On call every weekend is not sustainable. No way. I get that healthcare needs to make itself available to treat patients, but putting an expectation like that on one staff person is borderline...