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  1. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

    boquiabierta replied to AllisonMcTigue's topic in General Nursing

    If you're a nurse you also shouldn't put "studies" in scare quotes. Again, pro-vaccine = pro-evidence-based practice = pro-science =

  2. The nurse that assesses the newborn immediately after delivery??

    boquiabierta replied to BSNSt3ph's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Honestly I would recommend looking for a postpartum mother/baby position. You will not see deliveries or care for the newborn immediately after birth, but you will get a LOT of baby experience and I...

  3. Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    boquiabierta replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nooooo please read the comment above from EllaBella1 for some real information about organ donation, not fear-mongering conspiracy theory. Black people absolutely do have legitimate reason to mistrust...

  4. Labor dudes...do you require a chaperone?

    boquiabierta replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh fair enough, did not know that was a

  5. Labor dudes...do you require a chaperone?

    boquiabierta replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I worked L&D we had several male nurses and they did not require chaperones. I think such a policy would be ridiculous considering the number of male ob-gyns there are in the field, who are...

  6. Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    boquiabierta replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for this passionate and detailed response. I really hope the other people in this thread who mistrust the process for no reason read it. My last hospital job we had an organ donation...

  7. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

    boquiabierta replied to AllisonMcTigue's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I know this, but 10% efficacy is a hell of a lot better than nothing. Every year there are stories like this and people use them as an excuse to not get the flu vaccine, thus making the flu that...

  8. Three 12s vs. Clinical Schedule

    boquiabierta replied to Nurse3242's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I just transitioned from hospital life to clinic life. I'm definitely having a hard time with the Monday-Friday schedule!! I don't know how normal people work business hours, ha. But the lifestyle is...

  9. Unlicensed personnel administering medications

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

    Can you clarify what you mean by the difference between give and administer? In my state the MAs both give meds (i.e. hand pts oral medications) and administer them

  10. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

    boquiabierta replied to AllisonMcTigue's topic in General Nursing

    It's so absurd that we should have to call ourselves "pro-vaccine". It's like being "pro-healthcare" or "pro-science" or "pro-evidence-based practice". Vaccines are not up for debate, or shouldn't be...

  11. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

    boquiabierta replied to AllisonMcTigue's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. We work in HEALTHCARE with SICK PATIENTS WHO ARE VULNERABLE. We work with multiple patients, spreading germs from person to person, in high risk, high contagion areas. Heaven forbid we should be...

  12. Unlicensed personnel administering medications

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

    I mean, it bothers me right now because I'm so used to something different. But I'm really looking for opinions from other nurses on what they've encountered and if this is something common in...

  13. Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    boquiabierta replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    Abortion rates have gone down significantly in the last ten years or so (though it remains incredibly common) and it has everything to do with increased use of LARCs. Probably the ACA has had some...

  14. Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    boquiabierta replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    We use digoxin. I've never heard of potassium. Same idea,

  15. Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    boquiabierta replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    Work at reducing unintended pregnancy through comprehensive sexual health education, universal health insurance coverage, and access to long-term reversible contraceptives. That's it. Those are the...

  16. Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    boquiabierta replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    I assume you meant that the OP is unlikely to care for a patient undergoing an abortion. Because patients who have had abortions are incredibly common. About 1 in every 4 women will choose elective...

  17. help with EKG basics

    boquiabierta posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm not a cardiac/tele nurse or anything related, I'm starting in L&D but my hospital has a requirement that all nurses (except psych and outpatient basically) have to pass an EKG interpretation...

  18. help with EKG basics

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Update: nurses on my floor told me whenever we have a cardiac pt their EKG is being monitored at a remote location (I assume a tele floor or something) and those nurses are responsible for notifying...

  19. help with EKG basics

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    haha, I basically did ask this at the time they presented it, and they were just kinda like you'll have some really sick/heart failure moms for sure. It's a major destination/teaching hospital with a...

  20. help with EKG basics

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks, this is all super helpful. And yeah I agree, if I were on a tele floor or CVICU or something I would totally understand the need to learn this stuff and practice it all the time, but it just...

  21. help with EKG basics

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes, they provided us modules, but I didn't find them helpful and am looking for a different study guide or resource. Yes, they do want us to know junctional rhythms, blocks, and pacemaker

  22. Maternal Newborn Interview Help!!

    boquiabierta replied to ERnursemom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the most important question will just be why do you want to work maternal/newborn? Especially if it's a well mother/baby unit (i.e. on mine we didn't get high risk moms or NICU babies) your...

  23. Considering PACU job after postpartum maternal/newborn

    boquiabierta posted a topic in PACU

    I'm looking for some general thoughts. I've been a nurse about three years and all of that time has been spent in postpartum maternal/newborn nursing. Not high risk maternity or NICU; my patient...

  24. Considering PACU job after postpartum maternal/newborn

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in PACU

    Follow up question: any suggestions as to what I should study or read up on to prepare for working in the

  25. Considering PACU job after postpartum maternal/newborn

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in PACU

    I was offered the job and accepted! Not starting until the second week of January, so we'll see