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    Changing to 24 (military) time

    Balder_LPN replied to trudy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    EX-Army guy here....the military's official interpetation is ............ Midnight is 0000 HRS the last minute of the day is 2359 followed by 0000 then 0001 there is NO 2430 that would be 0030 ... and...
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    New Nurse questions Illinois nrsg monitoring

    Balder_LPN replied to classactkellie's topic in General Nursing

    A quote from the above referenced legal document...note this is from the court "We find no Illinois statute that defines what a medical assistant is or designates what functions a medical assistant is...
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    Retiring 81 y/o Nurse!!!

    Balder_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I felt like I was pushing it, I will be a New Grad RN at 42, that would still give me almost 40 years of working.....hmmm....I dont know if I like THAT idea! But, really, WHAT AN AMAZING WOMAN!...
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    Nurses are overpaid!

    Balder_LPN replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Did you know that any antiquities from egypt are actually owned by the egyptian Gov't? If it came from a tomb it belongs to the people of Egypt. Not that I agree with that 100%, but that is the way it...
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    Chewing Ice!!!

    Balder_LPN replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    I really did ruin mine, mainly from chewing ice, I have big chinks of molars that come out from time to time, front teeth are
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    HIPPA violation?

    Balder_LPN replied to Mythreeangels's topic in General Nursing

    if the information shared with the secretary is more than the minimum ammount neccesary for the secretary to perform her job of providing services to the PT than it is violation of the HIPAA privacy...
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Balder_LPN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    come on .... lets do that. start posting some studies guys, I will be looking for some
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Balder_LPN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    But I really believe in the evidence based practice standards, and there is nothing more than anecdotal evidence to support this stuff (even if there is ALOT of anecdotal evedence) no one has yet...
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    How many hyperbaric chambers in the US?

    Balder_LPN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    As I am also a SCUBA instructor, this field really intriques me. Does anyone know how many chambers or jobs there are in the US. I know that they are used for other things also, but arent there more...
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    When patients discuss other patients.

    Balder_LPN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Not a violation of HIPAA, or the OP's question either. Here it is from the HHS website http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t030923.html for general HIPAA info try http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ it has an...
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    Mommie Dearest

    Balder_LPN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    OK, I agree with you, BUT as my psych prof would ask... how can you quantify that someone who is evil or a bigot can make that choice? many can but how can we be sure they all do, just as boderline...
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    Maybe stationed at Ft Lewis...have questions

    Balder_LPN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Well, even with the AF kids there, it's probably still a good
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    How many hyperbaric chambers in the US?

    Balder_LPN replied to Balder_LPN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks... I distibuted that list to some free ranging dive adventurers I know. Theres alot.... that was like 135 pages of chambers around the
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    Mommie Dearest

    Balder_LPN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    So i saw this week in the news that Bigotry may soon be classified as a mental illness.......Is being evil a mental illness? I mean, it is NOT "normal" so why is it not a mental
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    Horrible Story from our local paper

    Balder_LPN replied to Balder_LPN's topic in Psychiatric

    In our state a pt under civil commitment may earn privileges to have access to the state hospital grounds, she had apparently left the premises at the time she was not locked in the unit. I dont know...
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    Horrible Story from our local paper

    Balder_LPN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    A story of mental illness and it's tragic effect on a local family. This last accident happened just a few blocks from our house on Alabama Hill, A big, steep hill with one street running STRAIGHT...
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    How Do I Approach This?

    Balder_LPN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    I know that I am really learning alot about my future
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    HIPPA violation?

    Balder_LPN replied to Mythreeangels's topic in General Nursing

    here is how HHS puts it. PHI=Private health information (all that hx,tx,rx, dob ssn, etc etc) The Privacy Rule The Privacy Rule permits uses and disclosures for "treatment, payment and health care...
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    HIPPA violation?

    Balder_LPN replied to Mythreeangels's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the fact that the secretary has access to the charts does not mean reading them is not a HIPAA violation. HIPAA is clear: A covered entity (Nurses, docs, al other hospital employees in this...
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    CATS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA/ this is so stupid

    Balder_LPN replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Well.....its about time I got a response from SOMEONE on that. people usually get alot more worked up around here. Wassup, everyone in the xmas spirit or
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    cpr classess

    Balder_LPN replied to candylpn's topic in Washington Nursing

    also if anyone in the NW corner of WA needs cpr PM me, I coordinate the education classes for the local building industry association, I'll set up a class for whatever schedule you like. I can also...
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    Move to WA or stay in CA?

    Balder_LPN replied to kaiteeb61's topic in Washington Nursing

    As a native Washintonian I say................ Stay in Cali.......... OOOPS Didnt mean to be rude, but its getting crowded here. Oh I solved California's water shortage..... All the CA xplants in WA...
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    Maybe stationed at Ft Lewis...have questions

    Balder_LPN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    For schools for your kids, I would really rather be on the base. The schools in Tacoma vary from pretty rough to good. Not as rough as the really big cities (LA or chicago, it is the NW after all)...
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    LPN to RN in Washington...

    Balder_LPN replied to MsZurlo's topic in Washington Nursing

    Bellingham Technical College Starts only in the fall You must be a working LPN with a certain #of hrs paid work as lpn (cant remember right now if it was 160 or 400) Prereqs: Precalc, microbiology and...
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    Hey Bipley.....

    Balder_LPN replied to Simba&NalasMom's topic in General Nursing

    well if shes playing a joke, its not funny unless she tells us its a