Anonymous865

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  1. Daisy Award on Badge for New Grad

    Anonymous865 replied to rachmac11's topic in General Nursing

    According to the Daisy award web site the awards can be given to nursing students, nursing faculty, nursing leaders, and a team of 2 or more people headed by a nurse in addition to individual nurses....

  2. Facebook and employers/school

    Anonymous865 replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

    Any professionally managed computer system will be backed up on a regular basis (at least daily) to some form of off-line or near-line media to prevent data loss in the event of hardware/software...

  3. Drug calculations

    Anonymous865 replied to VascoMelissa's topic in General Nursing

    I love a good math

  4. Drug calculations

    Anonymous865 replied to VascoMelissa's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I agree with you on Pharmacy doing it. That's why I tried to emphasize that they should not take my solution as gospel. I figured out how to do it based on the link Chare posted above and...

  5. Drug calculations

    Anonymous865 replied to VascoMelissa's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I come up with, but I STRONGLY URGE you to check this with someone. What you have 1.2g Vial Convert to mg 1.2g x 1000 mg/g = 1200mg What you want 60 mg What % of 1200 mg is 60 mg 60 mg /...

  6. Moral character

    Anonymous865 replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A lot of posters seem to think the OP asked whether they should report someone. They did not. OP had already decided to report what s/he had witnessed. OPs only question was did Tennessee have a...

  7. Favorite sayings

    Anonymous865 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Nursing Humor

    My dad always said someone is "as nervous as as long tail cat in a room full of rockers." Another of my favorites that dad said was "If you kids don't stop arguing, I'm going to tie your tails...

  8. What type of soap do you use?

    Anonymous865 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I'm another Olay person. I have very dry skin and lots of allergies. What works best for me is Olay Ultra Moisture with Shea Butter body wash. From October to March I add Olay Ultra Moisture...

  9. Moral character

    Anonymous865 replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The OP specifically asked about Tennessee. Tennessee has a statute that protects anyone who acts in good faith in reporting something to the

  10. Moral character

    Anonymous865 replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There are situations in which an employer does have a right to know about an employee's medical diagnosis, For example: - the employee has been diagnosed with measles. The hospital would need to...

  11. Too sick to leave AMA?

    Anonymous865 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    The TDO in Virginia may only be used if the person is not able to provide informed consent because of their illness and injury and if they will suffer death, disability, or serious irreversable injury...

  12. Too sick to leave AMA?

    Anonymous865 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    I also don't understand medical personnel who try to force patients to have treatments they refuse. If the patient has decision making capacity and they want to leave, let them leave. If they don't...

  13. Too sick to leave AMA?

    Anonymous865 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    In my state you do not have to be AOx4 to refuse treatment. All that is required is that the patient have the ability to understand what is being recommended and the consequences of not following the...

  14. Union hospital pays less than other hospitals in the same system..?

    Anonymous865 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    It is possible that they are paying better at the non-union facilities to prevent them from wanting to unionize. I know of a hospital system that had 6 non-union hospitals and acquired 1 union...

  15. Question to Catholic nurses

    Anonymous865 replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    I found an article by the Archbishop of Santa Fe that explains the Catholic Church position on communion. They believe that the bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood, soul and...

  16. Moral character

    Anonymous865 replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Here's a link to the TN rules and regulations related to the practice of nursing: 1 Tennessee Board of Nursing I didn't see anything about moral character. They do say that nurses must exhibit...

  17. Question to Catholic nurses

    Anonymous865 replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    I'm NOT Catholic, so I don't know how true this is ... I read a news article several year ago about some kids stealing some communion wafers or something from a Catholic church. The Catholic church...

  18. Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    Anonymous865 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right. To add to your thoughts - You don't taper someone down before the surgery which will fix the condition causing the pain. You wait until after the surgery and after the period of...

  19. nursing or computer science ?

    Anonymous865 replied to wais's topic in Nurses Rock

    It doesn't have to be an either/or decision. You could combine your interests by: 1. Get a BS in CS. Take the nursing pre-reqs as electives for your BS degree. Get an ADN after finishing your BS...

  20. HIPAA violation

    Anonymous865 replied to NovaNala's topic in General Students

    The OP has NOT violated HIPAA. The patient and/or the patient's personal representative may access the patient's records. The OP's mother (the patient) gave the OP permission to access her records....

  21. New grad and nervous about having job offer withdrawn...

    Anonymous865 replied to redneckrussianRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is just my opinion - You were truthful on your application that you had a prior conviction. I don't think you would have received a job offer from this hospital if they had concerns about your...

  22. Using New media for patient teaching #372t

    Anonymous865 replied to boarder1025's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are asking the wrong question. You seem to be assuming that baby boomers are not comfortable with technology. It is the baby boomer generation that brought you: - home computers - VCR -...

  23. Resignation in lieu of drug test? Is random testing the answer?

    Anonymous865 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have mixed feelings about random drug testing. Nurses are not immune to abusing drugs or alcohol. The same % of nurses abuse as the general population. If I remember correctly that is about 12%....

  24. Press Ganey Surveys

    Anonymous865 replied to mugs's topic in General Nursing

    It is interesting to know that the administration level does look at the survey results. Do you think they use the surveys to make meaningful improvements or is it more superficial? Do they ask just...

  25. Someone in my charts....

    Anonymous865 replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to report a possible HIPAA violation internally. You can report your concerns directly to the Office of Civil Rights. They are tasked with investigating HIPAA violations. Filing a...