jmgrn65 RN

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    PLEASE read. I need help!

    jmgrn65 replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Nursing

    It was a Hippa violation, talking about a paitent to your family, even though it was also a family member. I feel for you, and understand you are learning. Just talk to your instructor and see if...
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    IT department demanding password

    jmgrn65 replied to Turk1822's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you should change
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    Positioning and male catheterization

    jmgrn65 replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes twirling the cath. as you are inserting sometimes works. Using a coude helps a
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    IT department demanding password

    jmgrn65 replied to Turk1822's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Informatics and we would not ask for anyone's password. You should have an Informatics Security person check with your corporate integrity
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    April Fools- Admission slips

    jmgrn65 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    April Phulls dx: fx humerus Dr. Jocularity
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    Level 1 Isolation

    jmgrn65 replied to amynahmed's topic in General Nursing

    yes
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    Redness around colostomy site

    jmgrn65 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Is it oozing or leaking anything. What is causing the
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    What do you assess?

    jmgrn65 replied to purpleiris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have always worked cardiac or ICU. LOC Apical heart rate and sounds Lungs Bowel Sounds Pedal Pulses for edema pitting vs non pitting. on all
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    What to do?

    jmgrn65 replied to Jerry99's topic in Nursing Career

    Well sarcasm should get you more posts. 2 more to get your bsn, and at least 2 to get your np that is if you go
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    Is it a HIPPA violation?

    jmgrn65 replied to DixieNurse2244's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes if anyone brings your labs up including your charge nurse it is a HIPPA violation. It is none of your charge nurses business what you do on your off time and if she knows then you need to contact...
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    Continuous Bladder Irrigation

    jmgrn65 replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    We use 3 liter bags, a 1 ltr bag would be gone too fast. We also order them up to the floor by the cases. But I do think NS is NS so no harm to patient just
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    Is it RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    jmgrn65 replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    When you are signing your name, you should follow it with the credentials that can least be taken away from you, in descending order, with awards or honors last. Your highest academic degree should be...
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    Is it RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    jmgrn65 replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Officially it is BSN, RN. Because the BSN can't be taken from you or expire. Having said that you don't have to sign with your bsn or adn unless you want
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    Was this my fault???... just need to let it out

    jmgrn65 replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think that you did anything wrong. Maybe it could have been the combo, but it was given 4 hours apart and he was awake. You did all the right things I wouldn't beat my self up over. I do have...
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    Nursing Informatics:Where to now?

    jmgrn65 replied to crazErn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I would get the BSN. Good
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    Re: Mrsa

    jmgrn65 replied to emeraldbutterfly,RN's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA goes away with treatment, the media makes it like it will never go away. But there are antibiotics to get rid of it. VRE is less likely to go
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    Am I stupid? Med question...

    jmgrn65 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Not really a stupid question. I think i would have done the same thing unless i knew or thought it was dirty. Giving meds isn't a sterile procedure. Clean yes, half the time the patients put them into...
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    How many hours can you legally work in 1 day?

    jmgrn65 replied to NoWaNrN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I always thought that you had to off for 8 hours in a 24 hours period. But I don't know that to be accurate. I would call OBON, and dept of
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    What would you have done?

    jmgrn65 replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    He is only 19 per his info and a student so I doubt he is a
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    Nitro drip help please...

    jmgrn65 replied to MissERN's topic in Patient Medications

    well if only said 10 an hour that should be clarified. Having said that at our facility we always go by mls/hr others go by mcg. So if one of my cardiologists said to me nitro at 10. then i would hang...
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    I'm a Clinical Informatics Specialist!

    jmgrn65 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your new job. I am also in informatics but instead of working with nursing I work with the physicians. It is a very nice
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    Smart Cardiac Nurses

    jmgrn65 replied to kleona's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Dehydration is probably one of her problems: Bp low hr up bun up. what do you think? there is alot more there, but part of nursing is critical thinking and that is what this is trying to get you to...
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    conscious sedation

    jmgrn65 replied to nursedede's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with all other posters run, and don't look back. Also report them to board of nursing and if they are accreditated by anyone I would inform them as
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    oh no...having to float to ICU..but I'm not a ICU nurse...

    jmgrn65 replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in Travel

    I have worked in an ICU that some of the patients would have been on a tele unit if they were at the sister hospital. Hopefully they would only assigne stable patients, patients on vents can be stabel...
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    Can ADN hang IV meds? Or only BSN?

    jmgrn65 replied to soon2be's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Whether your are ADN/BSN/MSN or even dipolma RN all take the same boards. So they can do the same