Lunah MSN, RN

EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN

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    Remote Telephonic Nursing

    Lunah replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your particular role and employer. Some are portable, others not. For mine, I can travel and they gave me a company laptop (rather than a desktop) for this reason. But I know people who...
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    New grad, Med error

    Lunah replied to Nickc58's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure, to be honest — it wasn't my patient. I just helped with the short flurry of activity that ensued! But yes, I had a physician who wrote monitor orders with every dose of Zofran while...
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    New grad, Med error

    Lunah replied to Nickc58's topic in General Nursing

    I have personally seen a patient go into Torsades after a dose of Zofran, so it's not always a benign med! But that is a rare thing, I believe. It was
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    Help!!! New grad military spouse

    Lunah replied to Valley_girl1021's topic in General Nursing

    Another idea: volunteer as a nurse with the Red Cross while you are in Germany. It's not paid, but it is experience. I know spouses who did that. Also, start looking for jobs on USAJobs.gov no matter...
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    How Do You Fit In 30mins Of Exercise In Your Work Day?

    Lunah replied to RegenerativeNurse's topic in General Nursing

    We used to do lunge-walks when taking labs from the ER to the lab on night shift. I was in the Army, there wasn't much of a choice about fitness! Now I work out before work. I used to be a daily...
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. I don't know the answer to that! I would suspect that the showers are probably colonized with the usual bugs, and consideration should be given to whether the water supply could get...
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    Sitter to escort patient during smoke breaks.

    Lunah replied to cna1234's topic in General Nursing

    To ensure safe smoking.
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    Right?! Everyone, please stop pouring patient waste in the sink! Ewwww. ?? Happy to spread that info to prevent the spread of nasty
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    I always assume (there's that word, haha) that the OP comes back and at least reads things. There were some mixed reactions, so perhaps she wasn't comfortable responding, and that's cool. I figure...
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    Sitter to escort patient during smoke breaks.

    Lunah replied to cna1234's topic in General Nursing

    I love it. ? One place where I worked, leaving the floor to smoke meant you were leaving AMA, BYEEEEEEE! You have to draw the line somewhere. I am not in favor of passively promoting behaviors that...
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    Quitting HCA after 5 months

    Lunah replied to Mlrkc21's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, they don't. I owed some tuition monies back to HCA when I left my employment with them and I offered to pay it all before I left, it was just sitting in my savings account. But they wouldn't...
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    New grad, Med error

    Lunah replied to Nickc58's topic in General Nursing

    OP, just a trick for the future — while you are prepping antiemetics, if a patient can keep it together enough, have him or her hold an alcohol prep pad under his/her nose and inhale. The smell will...
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    Sitter to escort patient during smoke breaks.

    Lunah replied to cna1234's topic in General Nursing

    I think that patient needs a nicotine patch. But my opinion has no weight; what does hospital policy say about patients going off the floor to
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    It can happen from bacteria colonizing in the sink and contaminating the sink and potentially the water supply, and contamination also occurs when liquids aerosolize when poured. Ewww. But if you pour...
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    Quitting HCA after 5 months

    Lunah replied to Mlrkc21's topic in General Nursing

    You will probably be ineligible for rehire at all HCA facilities. If you live in an area where hospitals are plentiful, that might not be an issue. They will most likely bill you and will likely send...
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    RN providing total care for 4-5 patients

    Lunah replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Totally serious question — aren't acute inpatient rehab patients supposed to be a little higher functioning? Are they actually able to participate in their required hours of
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, though, patients have died from infections that have been traced back to nurses dumping patient waste down a sink. There have been outbreaks of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and also...
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a handwashing sink, it shouldn't have urine poured in it. I know, it probably all ends up in the same place!
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    Should I let my nursing license expire in medical school

    Lunah replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    My RN friend who is in his third year of med school picked up trauma nurse shifts PRN between his first and second year. That is pretty much all he could so, after second year started, he had little...
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty sure that "Devil's advocate" post was fiction written from the OP's preceptor's point of view. Either way, OP, I hope that hypothetical viewpoint might have given you a possible point of...
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    Email from dfpr??

    Lunah replied to futurenurse93_'s topic in General Nursing

    I have an Illinois RN license for teaching, though I live in Georgia. I got the email, too. Don't panic!
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    My facility is restraining a resident and I feel that I can't help.

    Lunah replied to Nursingstudent___'s topic in General Nursing

    Is your med pass person a licensed health
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    My facility is restraining a resident and I feel that I can't help.

    Lunah replied to Nursingstudent___'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't check my BP or HR before I take my beta blocker and losartan. I check my BP once or twice a month, at most. Unless you are tweaking dosages or feeling off, it's not necessary unless otherwise...
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    Who are the Scariest Nurses in Movie History?

    Lunah replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Diesel from Mel Brooks' "High Anxiety." ? Growing up my sister and I would always say "Those who are tardy don't get fruit cup" in our best Nurse Diesel voices. Okay, she was more odd than...
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    Conflict on continuing my education

    Lunah replied to nicole1030's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my experience, as long as one of you is in a stable, Monday-Friday position with predictable hours, it can definitely work to have a family with school. My husband has been in medical school for...