AliNajaCat

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  1. Work comp hipaa

    AliNajaCat replied to Medic22's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    There is always confusion about how/whether HIPAA "applies" in work comp cases. The answer is that yes, HIPAA confidentiality rules apply in exactly the same way that they do with any other health...

  2. Tatts and HIPAA

    AliNajaCat replied to ShockMe's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    No, but I'd pay you to let me strip his chest

  3. Is greeting a patient by their first name verboten with Hipaa?

    AliNajaCat replied to guest998179's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    As a woman of age, I really hate it when some stranger calls me by my first name. Hate "Honey" or "Dearie" even

  4. School dosage math help

    AliNajaCat replied to nurse2bbetty1989's topic in General Students

    I have no doubt that she'll be

  5. New ER Fellow/PCN

    AliNajaCat replied to lmpie94's topic in General Students

    I was once a critical care clin spec with responsibility for ICU/CCU, ER, PACU, and OR. RN,

  6. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    AliNajaCat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Here on the ocean, we will occasionally say, "It's a long row," as in,

  7. New ER Fellow/PCN

    AliNajaCat replied to lmpie94's topic in General Students

    Suggest you consult with the people who are doing the job presently, and see how they organize their days. ER is by its nature not schedule-friendly; you can't try to force a routine into your...

  8. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    AliNajaCat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ohh, here's a new one on me: " it was just throwing me off how non shalont she was" (this person was also characterized as "very laxed.") "Nonchalant" is from the French and means relaxed, easy-going....

  9. Patient Hemorrhage

    AliNajaCat replied to akruc353's topic in General Students

    Not so. While you may have a hospital protocol/policy that says you must use NS to prime and flush the line, you have to have a physician prescription for the amount of fluid to give. There are plenty...

  10. School dosage math help

    AliNajaCat replied to nurse2bbetty1989's topic in General Students

    It is my experience that people with severe math anxiety see the words "dimensional" and "analysis" and their brains just shut down. It is also my experience over long years of successfully teaching...

  11. Patient Hemorrhage

    AliNajaCat replied to akruc353's topic in General Students

    You, the nurse, would not be making this decision anyway. That's not to say that you shouldn't know the answer, but

  12. School dosage math help

    AliNajaCat replied to nurse2bbetty1989's topic in General Students

    I'm assuming the actual question was something like, "How fast do you set the IV pump?" It's probably going to be helpful if you know what the actual question is before you start trying to think about...

  13. Interview Help

    AliNajaCat replied to Azon's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you live 50 miles from the nearest health care provider, you can find one where you live. You don't have to have a personal contact for an introduction. Call up the local pharmacy, clinic,...

  14. Good resources for new resume

    AliNajaCat replied to ydeleski's topic in General Nursing

    If you are applying for RN jobs, your resume will (can) be no longer than any other new grad's. People who are hiring RNs aren't hiring LPNs and may have second thoughts about you if you want to put...

  15. Gait Belt in the Shower?

    AliNajaCat replied to newnurse703's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Shower chairs or commode seats with cut-out seats are cheap. Or have him wash his peri area on the commode before he

  16. Question For NurseMommies, 2year old experience in ER exposure concern

    AliNajaCat replied to aevans1292's topic in General Nursing

    I agree....and I'd take it one step further. Write it up (and get help with spelling and grammar prn) and send to the hospital ER Nurse manager with a cc to Risk Management. Ask the hospital to...

  17. Fall investigation

    AliNajaCat replied to nrsejenna87's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest your first action being going to the literature for support on fall prevention....and number one of those is bed/chair alarms. Then you have a conversation with your facility risk manager,...

  18. My situation, need advice from nurses.

    AliNajaCat replied to Kashford's topic in General Students

    When they say they want a BSN, believe them. You could consider, though, applying to a bachelor's-in-anything-to-BSN (or even MN) program. It will be a very intense year or so, but then you're done...

  19. Top 5 Nursing Problems

    AliNajaCat replied to mkb1038's topic in General Nursing

    There is no nursing shortage. Just ask new grads how long it's taking them to get work. The shortage of direct care RNs in facilities is a budgetary decision-- i.e., they're deliberately not hiring...

  20. Illinois nurse practice act

    AliNajaCat replied to rja270's topic in General Nursing

    Did you even try to go to the IL NPA and find out the answer for

  21. "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    AliNajaCat replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    Don't want to get into that whole "calling" thing again... I always tell them that after working a few summers in ER/OR/PACU I came to realize that I liked what nurses did with people a whole lot more...

  22. Help please!!

    AliNajaCat replied to pattymayonaise's topic in General Nursing

    You want to take a management role in a mental health unit-- if you're ready for a job like that, you shouldn't need to ask :) I agree, there will probably be scenarios to test your prioritizing and...

  23. Nursing Diagnosis book recommendations

    AliNajaCat replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    Believe that GreenTea may have been an old member quoted by RookieRoo, now nurseprnrn. Looks like good advice to

  24. Hey has anyone taken microbiology online with lab that didnt need a lab kit??!

    AliNajaCat replied to shasaynee's topic in General Students

    Not sure I'd want a nurse who cut as many corners as possible in microbiology, especially seeing as how important infections are in our profession. Not a good start,

  25. Same A&P prof, same problems

    AliNajaCat replied to Dlansey's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't hang my hat on RateMyProfessor necessarily. It's well-known that people who want to complain about something will do it, on average, 25 times; people who have something good to say, on...