Lunah MSN, RN

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    Question: Tooth or Foot First?

    Lunah replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Top down, for sure! The mouth and all its glorious bacteria is so much closer in proximity to the control center (brain/heart/lungs). I also thought about infective endocarditis and all those risks....
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    Recognition

    Lunah replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    One of the biggest compliments I ever received came a couple of years after I had left an ER. I was talking to a friend of mine/former coworker and she mentioned that the spouse of a very ill patient...
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    Recognition

    Lunah replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I do! Love WKRP in
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    Is NJ considered compact now?

    Lunah replied to lstac's topic in General Nursing

    When a state joins the compact, it does not automatically convert your license. I had a Georgia license when they became an eNLC state and it required a separate application, fee, and...
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    Got new full time job, still working 8-10hrs prn at old job and they are still taking benefits out.

    Lunah replied to Tiggeriffic_77's topic in General Nursing

    Payroll can fix it, just stay on them. I transitioned to a PRN role at my old job and it took them a month to flip me from full time to PRN, so of course I got a whole extra paycheck full-time...
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    Such thing as too late to negotiate?

    Lunah replied to Sheika34's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your original question in the title, the negotiation ship sailed when you accepted the position. Negotiation should come before you accept any offer. But congrats on the new
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    Let me hear your perspective...

    Lunah replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent questions, but the OP mentioned that this wasn't actually their patient, so I suspect some gaps in
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    Please Help

    Lunah replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, I read your post. Obviously if you leave things out, then you paint an incomplete picture. You stated that your daughter worked hard for that ring, but I think a better perspective is that she...
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    Please Help

    Lunah replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    Your daughter needs to figure out her own way in life without the men (yes, plural) in her life fighting her battles or telling her what to do. In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with wanting an...
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    pvcs bigemy medsurg

    Lunah replied to pvcsbig's topic in General Nursing

    Was the patient symptomatic? And what was the radial or apical pulse? I am not talking about what the monitor showed, but actual conducted
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    Where are my work-at-home homies?

    Lunah replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    I can sort of answer this now — I work for the patients, at the end of the day. Right now I am doing provider appeals, and they tend to fall into two categories — things that were denied for...
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    Expired RN License, Criminal Charges, Hoping For Advice

    Lunah replied to CanIStillBeANurse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You might also find some support in the Nurses in Recovery forum - https://allnurses.com/nurses-recovery-c166/ Best of luck to
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    2019 Army Reserve (66T) or AD (66S student)

    Lunah replied to Nurse_Boo's topic in Government, Military

    I am not sure about the break in service being required, but it is pretty easy to go from AD to IRR and back to the Reserves again. Pretty sure that would be a
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    2019 Army Reserve (66T) or AD (66S student)

    Lunah replied to Nurse_Boo's topic in Government, Military

    I can see why you didn't get qualified for 66T, they really need to see trauma experience. Honestly? I would take the 66S and AD. You will qualify for TA after a year and can start knocking out some...
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    Army not funding 66S/Other medical MOS incentives?

    Lunah replied to guest1120787's topic in Government, Military

    Before I resigned my commission this summer, I was getting Reserve recruiting emails with similar bonuses being held out for certain AOCs, including critical care nurses. But incentive specialty pay...
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    Millennial Nurses Have Issues

    Lunah replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    Humans have
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    Lunah replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    We referred to it as "the
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    To kill or not to kill... another person dream?

    Lunah replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Did they at least have the good graces to pay your hospital bills? I suspect
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    Catheterisation

    Lunah replied to Riqta's topic in General Nursing

    You're missing the point. A picture can't tell us if sterile technique was maintained. That is the more important issue than whether you hold the catheter like a pencil or a cigarette. So, that's my...
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    To kill or not to kill... another person dream?

    Lunah replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Holy moley. I am so glad you are okay. I understand politics, but that was way over the line. What if you had gotten up in the middle of the night feeling snacky and had some cake that you had...
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    A friend bought her degree from the Philippines.

    Lunah replied to thatgirlisangel's topic in General Nursing

    Did you live with her? See her daily for a significant portion of the day? Have access to her bank accounts to see if she paid tuition? How much do we really know about the entirety of a person's day...
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    Changes to nursing theory course/exam delivery

    Lunah replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior College

    Excelsior College is a private school, so your community college will be less expensive. If you have a local program, that would probably be your best
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    The Stigma of Men in Nursing

    Lunah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is the perfect approach. My husband graduates in May (but I am most eager for Match Day 2020!) and while he had a background in emergency medicine as an Army medic, he kept his options open. He...
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    Not eligible for rehire

    Lunah replied to NURS94's topic in General Nursing

    You can ask HR to clarify the parameters, if it applies to that hospital or an entire health system, etc. But I would not count on working at that hospital in any
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    Help w/job decision?

    Lunah replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical documentation improvement (or sometimes clinical documentation