ZASHAGALKA RN

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    NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    ZASHAGALKA replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Name one. This above statement just isn't true. Also, as has been pointed out, this issue died without a vote in the LAST NY legislature. It was not even considered a viable enough option to entertain...
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's not that BSN entry COULDN'T happen. It's that, given the polarity of the debate combined with powerful lobbyists that do NOT want to give nurses the pay and respect so many say could come from...
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    Questions From A Newcomer

    ZASHAGALKA replied to me-too's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses. The answer to your question is: yes, and: don't sweat it. Humans amazingly re-adapt to new 'norms'. You will get used to it and before you know it, you won't recall why you had...
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    Nurse tracking devices

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There was an old thread here where somebody suggested attaching their tracker to a remote control car and zipping it in and out of pt rooms with amazing efficiency . . . ~faith
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    Nurse tracking devices

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I mentioned this before. I have seen employees place their trackers in pt rooms while they went out to smoke. . . Also, I have seen staff stand at the door and hold their trackers in a room just long...
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    Nurse tracking devices

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it were simply a matter of 'I've got nothing to hide' then I would still have a problem with the idea of being leashed like a dog. But it’s more than that. Hospitals don't spend a quarter million...
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    Nurse tracking devices

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How is this quarter million dollar system more effective for the purposes you cite then maybe a tenth of that for cell phones? ~faith,
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    Nurse tracking devices

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The reply I got: "Nurses don't dictate policy." And then I was told to stop referring to it as a 'tracking device' and to stop stirring up the staff over it. ~faith,
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    Nurse tracking devices

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Long post: this was my official reply to management's implementation of a tracking system at my former job: I preface my comments by quoting the AACN's position paper for Establishing and Sustaining...
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    Nurse tracking devices

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f100/dozens-nurses-northern-california-hospital-balk-wearing-locators-22298.html I quit my last job after protesting this nurse collar. It has nothing to do with safety....
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I haven't missed the point. I marginally agree with THIS comment. But, it is a far different comment then your last comment, to wit: getting a BSN provides you with the means to 'understand and...
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    IV Haldol?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes. Check out this link: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/has-anyone-given-haldol-iv-160100.html?highlight=haldol Wanted to point out that Haldol lactate is ok IV; not Haldol decanoate. The decanoate...
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you think that 'minimum entry' at any level grants you the ability to understand and collaborate with your colleagues as true peers, then you seriously underestimate experience. No nursing program...
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    If you are a member of the ANA...

    ZASHAGALKA replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not. The ANA doesn't represent all or even most nurses. They represent their special interests. Those aren't MY interests. If their memberships were free, I wouldn't be a member. I'm a...
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    Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    ZASHAGALKA replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The machines can be very accurate and useful. You were told in school to do manual bps not because the machines are inherently inaccurate but because YOU needed practice taking bps. Like any piece of...
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    Immigration reform bill passed by the US Senate

    ZASHAGALKA replied to FutureUSRN's topic in International Nursing

    Agreed, but it's going to take some patience. . . It will take some effort to resist the temptation to grasp hold of every bit of news on this topic. WHEN it comes together, it will be big news....
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    Immigration reform bill passed by the US Senate

    ZASHAGALKA replied to FutureUSRN's topic in International Nursing

    I looked at your link, and it is mistaken. It is referring to the Senate passing a version of minimum wage reform. The only immigration provision in that Senate bill is one that would bar companies...
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    H-i-p-a-a

    ZASHAGALKA replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    See I thought it was: Health Industry Police and Pontificating Act: HIPPA ~faith,
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    placing atrial epicardial wire into ventricular port of pacer

    ZASHAGALKA replied to graciev's topic in MICU, SICU

    Not to contribute to the last exchange, but it seemed to me that the original question had to do with generating some temporary kick or overdrive capacity in the few hours immediately post-op and not...
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    Changes in Nursing over the past decade?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to AvaRN22's topic in General Nursing

    1. The rise of evidence based practices has standardized care more or less nationwide. At least, there are nationwide standards of care for many disease processes. Fear of lawsuits will keep the local...
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    How to Get Buy-In From Unfamiliar Department?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to KristinWW's topic in Nursing Informatics

    It's still an issue of 'sell' not 'buy'. If, as you say, the ER nurses are 'tickled beyond belief' about the implementation of this system (something I find difficult to believe - no offense - but...
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    How to Get Buy-In From Unfamiliar Department?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to KristinWW's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Put an RN with ER experience on your committee. See, I hate the term 'buy-in': I almost alway interpret it as meaning to push something onto nurses without having their perspective. This is an all too...
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    Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Topic directly on point: https://allnurses.com/forums/f22/copd-pts-2l-o2-194267.html...
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    African-American male Nurse Practitioners

    ZASHAGALKA replied to Geoff's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Older thread I came across but wanted to comment on this: First, some demographics: in the U.S. as of 2000, nursing is comprised of:...
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    Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    ZASHAGALKA replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing. While 'customers' have the right to refuse any treatment, it is simply NOT my job to foster those poor decisions, in a 'customer service', or any other model. As I very recently said...