Whispera MSN, RN

psych, addictions, hospice, education

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    Employment Drug Test Questions

    Whispera replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    There's a hair test that can determine extreme alcohol use, even if it was awhile ago, I
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    I want to tell you lies...

    Whispera replied to Ardneth's topic in Emergency

    wow, that is SO
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    Question? Advice?

    Whispera replied to AngelsRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    If you work in a hospital setting as a hospital employee, you could be paid the same as a staff nurse with the same experience at that facility, unless your Master's is recognized and you're filling a...
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    "The police are on the phone for you"

    Whispera replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    on the other hand... A lady called 911 from the cardiac floor saying she felt she was having a heart attack and no one was answering her call light. When staff checked on her, she was having a heart...
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    What do you think of this?

    Whispera replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a violation of confidentiality because the dentist's office didn't tell the others who you were or (hopefully) leave your records where your name could be detected. The other issues are much...
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    Question re. inpatient hospice nursing....

    Whispera replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The hospice where I worked required that each patient be a DNR. They could change their mind, but then they couldn't be our
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    Colleague treats tech like a slave. Would you intervene?

    Whispera replied to cbcle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As nurses we must advocate for others. Usually it's for our patients, but it follows that we should advocate for others who aren't able to advocate for themselves, for whatever reason. Kudos for...
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    What do you think of this?

    Whispera replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't a violation of the confidentiality rules, since the others didn't know who you are. It surely was a violation of your dignity! There should be some division between patients so one doesn't...
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    On Becoming a Nurse

    Whispera replied to ColdChief's topic in General Nursing

    I think whether your misdemeanor will prevent you from becoming a nurse depends on what the misdemeanor was, and what you've done about it, since it happened. What do you want to do with a nursing...
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    Narc counting

    Whispera replied to 3quarters's topic in General Nursing

    Oncoming should do the actual counting, since she's accepting that the count is correct. This prevents her from being caught with an error the other person might have made (or diverted). It's...
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    A bizarre question

    Whispera replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Employers seldom hire at the interview. Sometimes they don't hire for weeks afterward. Then even after they hire, sometimes it takes time for the drug test to happen. Put the worry out of your mind...
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    Employment Drug Test Questions

    Whispera replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    Not just on employment. Where I've worked there are random drug testings throughout the
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    Employment Drug Test Questions

    Whispera replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    When I've had drug tests, they have always asked what prescription medications I take, and I take the bottles with me to show them. The test evaluator will know what metabolizes into what, and...
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    My husband was violated today and I need advice!! (hipaa violated that is)

    Whispera replied to FLAtoNYC's topic in General Nursing

    I bet you a nickel there was something in the fine print your husband signed on first visit to the doctor that allows his records to be used for research purposes. I saw that in a recent new-doctor...
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    P&P about missing narcs, How does your facility handle this?

    Whispera replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    Did pulling it out of the med station record it as given? If not, I'd think that in itself would cause a problem. Bringing it back and turning it in is what needed to happen, write-up or not....
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    Colleague treats tech like a slave. Would you intervene?

    Whispera replied to cbcle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you report her, give specific examples of what Mary did, since being rude is in the eyes of the beholder sometimes... It's one thing to put up with a diva. It's an entirely different thing to let...
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    Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Whispera replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked in a general hospital as RN, that had a doctor who came in and gave ECTs to patients sent there by other doctors. This was in the early 2000s I also worked in a psych hospital as RN, CNS,...
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    New Grad with Chronic Fatigue

    Whispera replied to morningland's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Have you considered that you might have depression? Sometimes that presents with overwhelming fatigue. If you haven't seen a family practice doctor, I'd recommend it. Sometimes specialists like a...
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    IM injections!

    Whispera replied to smiler2010's topic in General Nursing

    I understand about pulling the skin taut for in IM. However, if the patient is extremely skinny, that just flattens out the little bit of muscle that's there. When I said scrunch, I didn't mean just...
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    IM injections!

    Whispera replied to smiler2010's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking you could pierce or nick a nerve and wouldn't know it. I think you would feel it when you hit ligament, tendon, or bone. In a very thin patient, if you're using the deltoid for an IM,...
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    What would you like to know?

    Whispera replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    lckrn2pa: 2 pharmacists taught my graduate school pharmacology class--they were awesome! I think it depends on the pharmacist as to if they can teach or not. Yup, you need to scale it down to the...
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    I'm so thankful

    Whispera replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    sending you
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    Hospice

    Whispera replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can't tell you how many times I've seen patients arrive in hospice only to die within hours. Many doctors are resistant to referring to hospice. Remember, their focus is on curing. I think it's...
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    Adding NS to blood transfusion?

    Whispera replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    If she diluted it to get it flowing faster or more easily--that's one thing. But, if it was still hanging and looked diluted and there was half a unit of whatever still in the bag, then the patient...
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    sw to psych nurse

    Whispera replied to laurenlee's topic in Psychiatric

    In the hospitals where I've worked nurses make alot more than social workers. Psych nurses in the generic hospital made the same as the other nurses. The nearby just-psych hospital paid alot less to...