Flatline BSN, RN

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1. Large Collection of (Mostly) PPE Related Resources from 3M

   Flatline posted a topic in COVID

   I work in the 3M laboratory and wanted to condense and post some resources for all of you. As someone who is pushing paper safe at home (working to get more PPE out the door among other things), I want to thank you and your families for all that you ...

2. CLABSI issues

   Flatline replied to MoeNoons's topic in General Nursing

   Some additional questions to consider: Were these CLABSI or CRBSI? Do you know if these were actually related to the catheter or was a central catheter just present?Were there any PIVs in place with these patients?Were they intraluminal or extralumin...

3. Are We Too PC?

   Flatline replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   Not to be too off topic but although Jefferson was a slave owner, as were many wealthy individuals living in Virginia at the time, he actually attacked slavery and desired an end to the practice. Unfortunately, the southern colony economies required ...

4. More about budget, not enough about pt. care

   Flatline replied to spasta's topic in General Nursing

   Clinicians think of budgets as just money. It would be more appropriate to think in terms of resources, not money. You are a valuable resource and your time is a valuable resource. If you do not care about "money" do you care about how many CNAs the...

5. The Grinch of allnurses.com

   Flatline replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   Kids have liked that kind of stuff since time immemorial. I have a personal belief that it has something to do with social boundary and personal hygiene development. Remember the Garbage Pail Kids, Ninja Turtles that live in the sewer, the Toxic Crus...

6. I hate this "squeaky wheel gets the oil" actions in healthcare!!

   Flatline replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

   Just as you advocate for your patients, advocate for yourself. Now it is important to not focus on negative success but rather positive success. By that I mean, do not say you did something well because you caught the mistake of someone else, focus o...

7. Verbally Abusing a Nurse

   Flatline replied to Hk30's topic in General Nursing

   What would you like to see administration do? What would be the punishment for the patient? Were you reprimanded by the administration or was the lack of patient punishment the concern?

8. RN volunteering at the border?

   Flatline replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

   Rotary, Lions, Freemasons all sponsor various medical missions. I personally have been involved in medical missions supported by Rotary. I would very, VERY, highly recommend that you volunteer with a larger organization. Rotary worked with not just ...

9. Do you know of any nurses that changed careers?

   Flatline replied to Vtachy1's topic in Career Support

   I know lots of nursing who left traditional bedside and went to work in various healthcare related careers in things like statistics, marketing, sales, product development/R&D, healthcare lobbying, etc.

10. Non productive overtime

    Flatline replied to Minn_RN's topic in General Nursing

    No offense but have you actually read the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 along with it's pertinent amendments? If not, I would highly recommend it. First thing you will note is that HIPAA is federal, not state. Generall...

11. Mandatory Vaccination

    Flatline replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    I would bet good money it is a staged photo and there is no needle. Either that or I hope she is giving Fluzone or something.

12. Non productive overtime

    Flatline replied to Minn_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This can be a confusing issue and a very grey issue. Unlike popular belief, coming in early to review charts is not a labor issue. What??? you are probably saying. The 2014 landmark Supreme Court ruling from the Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk ...

13. Mandatory Vaccination

    Flatline replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    Overstep of who's power? An employer can mandate you wear clown shoes and butterfly wings, they are businesses. I know of hospitals that have a zero nicotine policy and actually test for it. Their company, their right, their prerogative. Same as you...

14. YES, Nurses Are Salespeople! How Nurses Can Sell their Way Into a Job or School

    Flatline replied to Spine_CRNA's topic in Job Hunt

    Great article. The best ideas are generally worthless unless you have the ability and desire to spread and advocate for those ideas. Assessment and advocating are just parts of the sales strategy that the suit wearing salesmen employ. When you look ...

15. If the government legalizes marijuana in the US...

    Flatline replied to GlenwoodUSN's topic in General Nursing

    Impairment is not defined by a certain threshold of chemical within your blood. In the case of alcohol states will set a maximum BAC level which will mean you are automatically charged with impairment should you meet or exceed that but most also have...