Here.I.Stand BSN, RN

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    Only certain departments in hospital got a pay increase?

    Here.I.Stand replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    Riiiiight... you won't try your best to prevent falls for pt safety, but you would for ice cream? That's
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    Service Dogs Allowed in ISO?

    Here.I.Stand replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    How is the pt supposed to care for her dogs while hospitalized -- iso room or no? Was the pt accompanied by a support human who assumed 100% responsibility for the dogs' care? If not, it's animal...
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    Nursing pay..Check this out!

    Here.I.Stand replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Don't ALL incomes vary according to the COL? Nursing isn't unique in this regard. Even minimum wage varies according to COL. a If a rural WV hospital is going to pay nurses the same as NYC...
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    10 Tips For Nurses To Achieve A Healthy Lifestyle

    Here.I.Stand replied to mooreea8's topic in General Nursing

    I find a lot of these healthy lifestyle articles on here quite cringe-worthy, but thought this one was actually quite good. You give some good practical tips and keep it about your audience's...
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    Christmas Bonuses

    Here.I.Stand replied to kadphilly's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My husband isn't in healthcare, but he gets a bonus 2x per year. My understanding is bonus $$ comes from his company's profits -- NOT from staff donations. That sounds like a **** move to be honest...
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    Right to Refuse

    Here.I.Stand replied to 311ltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It looks like there was a significant history of vios and citations, and if they are not devising successful improvements they needed to be shut down. The amount of money and TRUST that families put...
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    Handling Teratogen while pregnant

    Here.I.Stand replied to Johnsonsky613's topic in General Nursing

    This is a question for your
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    Insulin Potassium Relation?

    Here.I.Stand replied to kumar5753's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    See reply
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    Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    Here.I.Stand replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    They really should be covering for each other, and pumping should be planned around road trips. During my last pregnancy I worked nights; all of our pts' routine head CTs were done around 0500....
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    Here.I.Stand replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If she spreads info learned in the course of her employment at your OB clinic, that would absolutely be a HIPAA vio. What she did isn't -- it's not "private medical information" if it's learned in a...
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    Intrusive application questions!

    Here.I.Stand replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Even if you did, that doesn't mean you are a **qualified medical interpreter.** Shame on them for not knowing that...they are doing their Spanish-speaking pt population a huge
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    Intrusive application questions!

    Here.I.Stand replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh ****
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    Intrusive application questions!

    Here.I.Stand replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    "Yes, and life rarely goes according to plan. Do you have any more illegal questions for me? No? Good... I will excuse myself now, because your clear disregard for federal law doesn't bode well for...
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    Heavy Accent

    Here.I.Stand replied to ipatone's topic in General Nursing

    Inform them that 1) they are to enter their own orders, and 2) unprofessional behaviors will be
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    Jewett brace and SCI

    Here.I.Stand replied to Alli_97's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not necessarily. Depending on how far out from his injury, he could have had some swelling of the spinal cord -- vs pressure on/injury to the spinal cord from displaced vertebrae -- effecting his...
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    What is a Sugar Cleanse and Do I Need It?

    Here.I.Stand replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    Why the meal replacement shakes? Way back in the days of the Slim Fast commercial, the idea of a 200+ calorie meal replacement shake made no sense. Why not take a good MVI and eat 200 calories'...
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    What are the best kind of nursing jobs for an RN BSN?

    Here.I.Stand replied to bluestar776's topic in General Students

    "Best" is so
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    Language barrier dilemna

    Here.I.Stand replied to TexasLVN91's topic in General Students

    We are required to utilize certified medical interpreters. My hospital has its own in-house interpreters; otherwise we connect via video conference or telephone. As RoseQueen said, it is not...
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    Balencing Nursing and Family Life

    Here.I.Stand replied to nina12345's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like it's way easier for nurses than many other disciplines actually. My sister is a geologist and must work FT or not at all. My husband works in high finance and often doesn't get home...
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    Don't clean up patient after a code

    Here.I.Stand replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts: most people are reasonable, and I think will trust that we did everything we could. Those who don't trust us would probably be angry about us leaving them in such bloody disarray. I...
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    abandonment

    Here.I.Stand replied to guest1055037's topic in General Nursing

    For the DON to report you for abandonment, she would have to acknowledge the fact that that INSANITY is acceptable to her. I can't imagine THAT looking good for her. I mean really, if an experienced...
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    Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    Here.I.Stand replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I've spent nearly 10 yrs of my life breastfeeding. I'm not too concerned if anyone likes it or not. When the US has 3 yrs of paid maternity leave like they do in parts of Europe, we can talk about...
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    HIPAA Violation?

    Here.I.Stand replied to peppers2's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You are
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    New Supervisor Violating HIPPA?

    Here.I.Stand replied to FutureNurseWoman's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    As long as the device is encrypted it's not a violation. The reason a room number isn't used is a safety issue: patients sometimes switch
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    Real books vs ebooks

    Here.I.Stand replied to Polly Peptide's topic in General Students

    I attended my ADN program before ebooks were a thing (and I had to walk in waist deep snow a mile uphill both ways... sorry, I couldn't resist!) I agree with Shanimal though, it really is about...