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  1. Nurses, Come to work if you are asymptomatic COVID-19 positive

    turtlesRcool replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No way is this a safe practice. Yes, it's an emergency measure, but it's ridiculous to ask CV19+ nurses to come to work before you mandate the general public take basic precautions like putting on a...

  2. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Been there, done that. You're describing the greater NY area last Spring. The "excess deaths" of that period (defined as the # of deaths expected based on historical data minus COVID deaths) showed a...

  3. Nice coworker but I'm concerned

    turtlesRcool replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    So there were controlled substances pulled from the Pyxis, brought into the patient's room, scanned, and then not given? Why on earth not? Unless there was an emergency that called her away (which...

  4. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You may well be assigned to work as a "helper" rather than given a full assignment. For our surge, we had some staff working in the hospital from closed offices, but none took assignments....

  5. Gullible?

    turtlesRcool replied to NightRNDayInstructor's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    What constitutes cheating in a clinical setting? Care plans were the only written work in my clinical setting. I suppose someone could plagiarize on those, but the actual clinical experience is...

  6. Betrayed by Management

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

    OP, please check your inbox - I sent a

  7. Allergies? Nope! Covid

    turtlesRcool replied to Ioreth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's also possible to have COVID and allergies. I don't think COVID gives the itchy eyes, so that symptom is probably the allergies. You could even have basically asymptomatic COVID, but have it at...

  8. I feel like it’s my fault

    turtlesRcool replied to PGHNurse412's topic in General Nursing

    What kinds of COVID tests are we talking about here? The PCR test is incredibly sensitive and sometimes detects virus fragments weeks or months after a patient is recovered. These patients aren't...

  9. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Due to increased community spread, my hospital revoked visitation yesterday. With lower numbers back in August, we started allowing patients to have one visitor a day for a two hour period during...

  10. Are your kids back to school full time in person?

    turtlesRcool replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Well, we've had our first cases. Two at the high school last week. Contact tracing done and close contacts asked to quarantine, but no change to the hybrid model. Then a case in one of the elementary...

  11. Administrator trying to Override RN Recommendation

    turtlesRcool replied to Babsuptown's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to do some educating. Time to patiently explain what you're there for. Explain the concept of triage. As the RN, your job is to manage the more difficult cases that cannot be...

  12. Reasonable Accommodations

    turtlesRcool replied to may1787's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It looks like you are consulting experts on ADA law outside of AllNurses, and that's as it should be. You say you are looking for facts, but per the TOS, legal advice is not allowed on this site....

  13. Vague Absence Notes of illness

    turtlesRcool replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    I don't think the parents have realized it yet, either. I do worry for the kids who don't have access to a computer/internet or who don't have an adult at home to help facilitate lessons. Is it just...

  14. Why doesn't any job seem to fit?? (AKA what is wrong with me?)

    turtlesRcool replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! Nothing is wrong with YOU. Lots of people can't emotionally handle NICU or other specialties. It's not a sign that you're a bad nurse; it's a sign that you're a compassionate person,...

  15. Is it normal to hate my job this much?

    turtlesRcool replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    You sound stressed and overworked. A few thoughts on your current situation. First, do not be available on your days off. This is something you have control over and you can start doing...

  16. Vague Absence Notes of illness

    turtlesRcool replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    I think it depends on what your district is doing for virtual learning. If all the virtual kids are grouped together with virtual teachers, it wouldn't work. If your virtual learners are just dialing...

  17. What do you do when a kid refuses to wear a mask?

    turtlesRcool posted a topic in School

    I realize that mask compliance is quite variable in different areas, and has unfortunately become a politically charged issue. I'm curious what your schools are doing if a student refuses to wear a...

  18. What do you do when a kid refuses to wear a mask?

    turtlesRcool replied to turtlesRcool's topic in School

    And to follow up, this is exactly what happened. When I called the nurse, she told me she was going to walk across the hall to tell the principal the basics, and instructed me to follow up with an...

  19. What do you do when a kid refuses to wear a mask?

    turtlesRcool replied to turtlesRcool's topic in School

    My daughter is in K, and they are doing really well with the masks. Basically, it's the only way they've ever done it. I think the littlest kids are more willing to follow the rules. At that age,...

  20. Betrayed by Management

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

    Nurse Beth is right. Now is the time to play the long game. You are still a relatively new nurse. You stepped it up, and showed good leadership over the past few months. But for whatever reason,...

  21. "I should have worn a mask."

    turtlesRcool replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I actually really like what he said. Should he have known better? Of course. Did he know better and ignore it for personal gain? Also yes. But the leadership in this health crisis has been...

  22. How often should healthcare workers be tested for COVID?

    turtlesRcool replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To an extent, we've always done that. Basically, any PUI unit is going to have a combination of patients who test + and who test -. While it's probably not as good as having fully COVID and "clean"...

  23. Is it normal to hate my job this much?

    turtlesRcool replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Putting in IVs is definitely a skill, but it's a skill that takes A LOT of practice. If you really want to try out this area of nursing, you will need to get yourself into a position where you're...

  24. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Connecticut If you look at the states with the highest death rate per capita, they are the places that were hit hard in the first wave (NJ, NY, MA, CT). We have learned so much since those early...

  25. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    At my staff meeting today, an administrator stopped in. One thing she pointed out is that although our community numbers are up, it's not translating to hospitalizations the way it did in the Spring...