Lunah MSN, RN

EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN

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    Student nurse almost graduate help?

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    AWESOME!!! Let us know how it goes.
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    Lunah replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately true. When the applicants are plentiful, this one gets shuffled to the bottom of the stack, no matter how many sides there are to a
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    Lunah replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds very familiar. Did you post about this situation recently? You refused the assignment of extra residents and they told you to leave? I am having deja vu!
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    Patients of gun violence vs others

    Lunah replied to vetpharmtech's topic in General Nursing

    Yep... I saw plenty of through-and-through GSW wounds in Afghanistan, many inflicted with
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    Does anyone here actually like nursing?

    Lunah replied to Sumdaymurse's topic in General Nursing

    That’s spelled "teh internets." ? Seriously, becoming an RN was the best thing I ever did. I have had an amazing career so far! I love
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    Patients of gun violence vs others

    Lunah replied to vetpharmtech's topic in General Nursing

    No, nurses would only provide anectdotal evidence at best. I am not in a trauma center 24x7x365. To clarify: I have recent trauma experience which included working with trauma data and national...
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    Patients of gun violence vs others

    Lunah replied to vetpharmtech's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700838/ - not terribly old, seems
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    Patients of gun violence vs others

    Lunah replied to vetpharmtech's topic in General Nursing

    In Afghanistan? All the time. In the US? MVCs outnumber
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    Student nurse almost graduate help?

    Lunah replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    It's likely that the manager was ultimately involved in the decision as well. Ask yourself: what do you hope to accomplish by contacting the manager? If anything, you could thank them for their time...
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    HIPAA scapegoat

    Lunah replied to inthealpine's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yep! Having the capability of seeing a patient list or chart does not give me the right to view it. I work in infection prevention/epidemiology and I have access to all patients on all units; however,...
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    Texting a Dr.

    Lunah replied to adn_nursingstudent's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We have a secure texting app that we can access on our phones. I just don't think it's a good idea to have anything patient-related on a personal phone. Too many opportunities for people to assume...
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    3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    Lunah replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior College

    You had to have maintained continuous enrollment from before December 2003, so because EC allows 7 years for its program, anyone grandfathered under that would have graduated by the end of
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    Patient has MRSA in urine, what do I do?

    Lunah replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    There are thresholds that determine if it's infection vs. colonization by infection control standards; if the patient says "trace," I would suspect it wasn't an overwhelming number. Where I work,...
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    Moved states to start in new CVICU... kind of heartbroken and scared

    Lunah replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    Outside our comfort zone is where we grow, right? I am still experiencing this years after becoming an RN as I try new areas of nursing. I miss all of my old places and people, that's normal! Give...
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    I always get called if someone is sick

    Lunah replied to Grogon's topic in General Nursing

    So right or wrong, you have painted a target on your back, and your boss can say that you are "not a team player." Don't give her any more ammunition. I would just keep it calm and professional, don't...
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    Why working as an ED nurse so competitive?

    Lunah replied to ScaredRN's topic in Emergency

    I have done both, and each has its issues. I wouldn't describe either as a cake
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    Brain sheet for ED?

    Lunah replied to SR8811's topic in Emergency

    Yep, tape! Don't write on a glove, LOL. I had a bad habit of writing on my arm. But charting in real time is essential! We also used SBAR for hands-off; it's a good
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    Life in burn / trauma ICU

    Lunah replied to BadAszFannyPak's topic in Burn

    They have to keep the rooms warm because most of the patients have major skin disruptions. And yes, you will see lots of kids, unfortunately.
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    Army FY 2019

    Lunah replied to msnapper's topic in Government, Military

    That might be an issue, they wanted a 3.5 minimum to even be considered when I was commissioning in 2010. Might have changed,
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    Army FY 2019

    Lunah replied to msnapper's topic in Government, Military

    Not easy, it is very selective. If you follow the news, the military is making large cuts in its health service workers. How is your GPA? This is one area where it really counts. One year of...
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    Army or Air Force NTP

    Lunah replied to Lmoranz's topic in Government, Military

    Right, if they are not going to take new grads via direct commission, so CNTP is not an option for you; it's really for the ROTC grads who are selected for active duty. It exists, a friend of mine...
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    Army or Air Force NTP

    Lunah replied to Lmoranz's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, they do. It's the clinical nurse transition program (CNTP). The Army just doesn't take a lot of new grads, so it's not widely
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    Student Not Eligible for NCLEX

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

    If I recall correctly from studies I have read, passing these types of exams is an accurate predictor of passing the NCLEX, but failing them did not correlate well with NCLEX
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    AMEDD Direct Commission Course and BOLC - Army Stuff

    Lunah replied to ladmire87's topic in Government, Military

    You are absolutely right. They came very close to not honoring my incentive specialty pay (ISP); leadership said, why should we pay this LT? She's already here and obligated to stay. My direct...
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    Resign first or wait until I find out if I'm fired?

    Lunah replied to FallingInPlace's topic in General Nursing

    Good thing you have that resignation letter already