K9lover ASN, RN

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    Should Female Muslim Psychiatric Patients Be Allowed to Wear Hijabs?

    K9lover replied to purplegal's topic in Psychiatric

    There was a case where doctor was strangled to death with her own
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    Joint Commission is like critical in laws

    K9lover replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital I've worked at for years said 'no drinks' at nursing station. Last one I worked out manager COUNTED how many times I went into breakroom for water as it was electronic. COUNTED how many...
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    Joint Commission is like critical in laws

    K9lover replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, the suits, the 'what if' people, the finders of fault be it existent or not. As with all regulatory agencies they are in the business of keeping themselves in business and will come up with a...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    K9lover replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    The reason would be to NOT give up CMS money. CMS is not different from every other insurance in that they are not exactly looking for ways to reimburse. A lot of folks are not in the best of moods...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    K9lover replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Then we do it all over again when we are out of the room with the additional information the patient does not want to
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    K9lover replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    As do I, it ends up being double shift report; *Report #1 "This is Ben, he will be your oncoming nurse. He comes to us with glowing recommendations! He will be changing your dressing @ 2200 hours...
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    Was anyone bad at math/ science before prerequisites?

    K9lover replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a pathetic knowledge of math; I did not even know how to do long division. They did not teach this at the high school I went to; continuation high schools were more or less happy if the student...
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    Hostpitals no longer hiring for ADN?

    K9lover replied to sauce'dough's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know a couple area hospitals in which I once worked (which) now require a BSN but it is not a legal mandate nor is it going to be in 2020. They are attempted to get you to spend a small fortune for...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    K9lover replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Eww, 'the script.' I believe it does undermine credibility to all sound like 'The Stepford Nurses', it takes away any individual care; if I were a patient I would not feel as if I my care was...
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    NET

    K9lover replied to K9lover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course I do not expect an honest answer on this, I am not
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    Older nurses

    K9lover replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    It is a Peter, Paul and Mary
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    Narcotics, benzo, phenergan etc...

    K9lover replied to empatheticRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't think it is legal to tell someone you are medicated them and give normal saline, I know it is not
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    Narcotics, benzo, phenergan etc...

    K9lover replied to empatheticRN's topic in Patient Medications

    It just does not bother me if they get a high along with their pain relief and so far I have not heard a rational answer as to why it bothers anyone else. If they are not opiate naïve' and it is...
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    Why Do You Love Being A Prison Nurse?

    K9lover replied to Everline's topic in Correctional

    The ability to practice straight up nursing! When making everyone happy all of the time took precedent over providing care it was all over for me & hospital nursing...I think patient satisfaction...
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    Older nurses

    K9lover replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha and yes, I remember this
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    Older nurses

    K9lover replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    We fled hospital
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    Dying to be a Nurse

    K9lover replied to MTaylor310's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I think what you describe may prove insurmountable. It will not help in any area of life to continue on the current tangent of "wrong place, wrong friends and poor defense.' You post reads as if you...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    K9lover replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I loathe the term 'client' with the White Hot Passion of a Thousand
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    K9lover replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I think this shall pass too. I'm in corrections and work with a lot of female officers...I am noticing that ' lady cop' is falling by the
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    why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    K9lover replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dang auto correct. Bob
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    why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    K9lover replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    @NeatsBSN. Trust me, staff have not had an extra nanosecond to sit around due to staffing guidelines and a lawsuit is the only way it will happen. It took years and a democratic governor to get this...
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    Documenting injection the MD gave

    K9lover replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    You were right. I used to be more generous about this sort of thing 'back in the day' but it has been
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    K9lover replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

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    Question for nurses that are male...

    K9lover replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I just identify male nurses' as 'nurse'. It is irrelevant really, I don't hear it as much as I used to and there never seemed to be any point to it unless one is describing another person (e.g. "dear...
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    Why Do You Love Being A Prison Nurse?

    K9lover replied to Everline's topic in Correctional

    Can do my job WITHOUT Press-Ganey which is good because I lack the God-like ability to render absolutely everyone happy all of the time. Also not a gazillion departments (i.e. MRI, CT) crawling up my...