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    Contact precaution, their visitors, and HIPPA

    gr8rnpjt replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, pet peeve: it's HIPAA. You did fine. Given the urgency of the situation and the need to get the visitors to get a clue, what you said was perfectly
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    Supervisor Pay Roll Fraud - Help Me!!!

    gr8rnpjt replied to CanadianORNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. As long as it doesn't happen again (and most likely it won't) then let it go and don't worry about it. If it does continue to happen then perhaps it would be better for you as a group to make...
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    What on earth did nursing students do before the internet and msg boards??

    gr8rnpjt replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad you started this thread, because it is something that, 2 years ago happened so rarely. I have been off the board for the last 2 years because I was going through a lot of personal stuff,...
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    feeling overwhelmed

    gr8rnpjt replied to rectal itch's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I had to comment..your post came up reading, "Feeling overwhelmed by rectal itch" and I had to respond because I can so relate...joke. If your DON believes you can handle this job, it really...
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    Should I tell the hiring manager??

    gr8rnpjt replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Cosigned. No need to say anything before you get the job. In fact, saying something ahead of time could make you appear "fussy", or "needy". When you start work, let your preceptor and manager know...
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    Advice PLEAAAASEE

    gr8rnpjt replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    I've worked for insurance companies for the last 20 years, and the "homebound" criteria are not so cut and dried. There are patients who receive services in the home while they go out to dialysis 3...
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    viewed cheating,what to do,if anythig?

    gr8rnpjt replied to nursegc's topic in General Students

    No doubt the correct thing to do is make sure the instructors in question are made aware of the situation if not just to be more aware so they can catch them. Perhaps the instructor could have a talk...
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    Can someone please help me answer this question?

    gr8rnpjt replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    Thank GOD!!!! I was reading through this thread getting more and more frustrated and flustered. D is the obvious clear choice in a clinical picture such as
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    Who has the most "gravy" RN job ever?

    gr8rnpjt replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    This intrigues me. Are you working as a Graduate Nurse? It sounds like a good one! Hard to beat, but I like where I am--home. I have worked managed care for 20 years. I have worked in an office...
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    Nurses with self-harm scars?

    gr8rnpjt replied to art24's topic in General Nursing

    Cosign all above. Nothing to be ashamed about, but certainly don't offer all kinds of info about them. I would be very careful about "sharing" that kind of information. Some may take it as a sign of...
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    worried wont be able to keep job!

    gr8rnpjt replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the current climate for prn staffing, but my suggestion is that if there is any way you can, go for it. Working prn assures you several things: 1. you already have an "in' when you...
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    HELP - employment with restrictions

    gr8rnpjt replied to sandi67103's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with the above. If you haven't spoken to an attorney yet, I would consult one...need to find one that is well versed in administrative law. Couldn't
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    Preceptor Woes, In desperate need of guidence!!!!

    gr8rnpjt replied to hope2-B-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why do so many preceptors act that way? Don't they want the new help to stick around? I never could figure out why they would treated newbies like they had something horribly contagious. Chin up,...
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    Evidence-based research

    gr8rnpjt replied to nursingstudent201086's topic in General Students

    Google is your
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    Severe Reaction to PPD testing

    gr8rnpjt replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    This is an error that should never have happened. I hope the patient has a good
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    The Struggle: When A Nurse Diverts

    gr8rnpjt replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    In the 80's I worked steady nights with a group of several young mothers with little children; there were about 6 of us who worked part time steady nights. We had to stay one morning as our charge...
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    Please help with case study for Nursing School

    gr8rnpjt replied to Ireynolds87's topic in General Students

    I agree that I don't want to help with homework; then what would you be learning? To ask here next time you have a difficult question? Better to try out those critical thinking skills and decide on...
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    Doctors perform induction and then C/S on non-pregnant woman

    gr8rnpjt replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I imagine next we will be hearing about the multi million dollar payout to the "poor" patient who was damaged by major surgery. No accounting for her responsibilty to at least question whether or not...
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    Sedentary Nursing Jobs

    gr8rnpjt replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    I too, am a case manager for an insurance company. After 15 years of commuting to the big city, I am now working from home. I was assaulted during my last pregnancy and have had back problems ever...
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    Nurse Entrepraneur

    gr8rnpjt replied to Metots's topic in General Nursing

    Have not started a business, but I work from home for a large insurance company. I like it a lot. sometimes I work in my
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    gr8rnpjt replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Obstructive Sleep
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    gr8rnpjt replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    It has taken me almost a month here and there to read through the whole thread. I was one of the initial posters in 2005. I wrote about my horrible experiences that caused me to leave bedside nursing....
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    Nursing with a Latex Allergy

    gr8rnpjt replied to Homesteader2B's topic in General Nursing

    They can't fire you. But you do have to protect yourself. No one will do it for you. I developed my latex allergy in the late '80's and I met a lot of resistance just getting non latex gloves on the...
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    How do you deal with.....?

    gr8rnpjt replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    my hats off to all of you ER nurses out there and for what you do and put up with every day. :bowingpur You guys are amazing and you deserve to vent your frustration here any time. There will always...
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    how to deal with a know-it-all?

    gr8rnpjt replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    You should also enlist the help of your instructor. She SHOULD have intervened during your assessment, when he started to interject. Make it clear to your instructor that this person is making you...