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  1. Safety of Fluoride Questioned
  2. Bitter Pills - Dateline Nbc Special
  3. Theory
  4. Injured Nurses
  5. DNR Question
  6. Nurses with Hepatitis C
  7. Vent care question
  8. #1 safety peeve.
  9. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage
  10. Conflicts of Interest in Vaccine Policy Making
  11. When are we required to notify DCF?
  12. How Can Mercury in Vaccines Be Safe?
  13. Probationary Licenses
  14. would this be abandonment?
  15. doctoral student in healthcare administration needs help
  16. Help...what is going on with this patient?
  17. Moral dillema
  18. Is Medicare TRYING to kill patients?*vent*
  19. Any expereince with patient controlled oral analgesic
  20. Teaching Patient Advocacy?
  21. Latex Allergies
  22. 12 hour shifts
  23. medication error?
  24. Continuous Insulin drip
  25. Scopolamine IV. Why not?
  26. Nursing Shortage
  27. Adequate Staffing
  28. Where to report an unsafe doctor?
  29. Narcotic Irregularities
  30. Heparin Drip Management
  31. how does political issues affect nursing?
  32. Patches left in public
  33. Pain Management
  34. MAs supervising RNs and LPNs
  35. Considered Mandatory Overtime?
  36. Labor Laws
  37. Medicare Patients Still Paying Very High Prices for Medication
  38. c-diff, contagious?
  39. Telemetry Monitor Tech - Skill Set and Numbers
  40. Ethical Issues?
  41. Discolored Roxanol?
  42. Can I give half a dose?
  43. student teaching assignment
  44. Anyone have problems with Doctors who sleep at work
  45. Is Ativan 10 mg po per dose too much?
  46. Needlepricks and future Nurse's need for antidepressants
  47. Doctors who dont listen or dont care
  48. Hand Off Policy
  49. I think we could make a difference, let's do it!
  50. Is there HIPAA Certification?
  51. 12 hour shifts
  52. Student needs input about assisted suicide
  53. Greetings and more from a travel nurse
  54. School Nurse Shortage
  55. Filing a Grievence
  56. Power crazy pharmacist-what can be done?
  57. Need Advice ASAP-have been suspended
  58. I would prefer not to get into a legal battle
  59. understaffing in hospitals
  60. protochol for calling 911 for seizure in icf
  61. LPN in charge in the ED?
  62. Do they have the right?
  63. Return Pages:What's the longest time you've waited?
  64. Pharmacy oversight with Heparin gtts, and use of Heparin Nomograms?
  65. Areas of Shortage?
  66. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care
  67. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care
  68. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...
  69. Patient/Family Rage
  70. Colleague Abuse
  71. Hep C needlestick injury - please help!
  72. Re: Blowing The Whistle On Deliberate Understaffing & Toxic Managerial Practices
  73. Use of Morphine for end of life comfort
  74. Become a nurse in just 12 months!!!
  75. Nursing Theory
  76. Just a vent
  77. Do not resuscitate conflicts within the family.
  78. septic pedophile wanted by FBI
  79. North Dakota changing entry level practice
  80. Cannula sizes
  81. Nicotine in pre-employment drug screen?
  82. Reality show about travel nurses
  83. Does "snowing" really exist?
  84. Frustrated New Nurse
  85. As a new nurse, keeping pt safety in mind...
  86. Learning to balance multiple patients
  87. Whom if anyone do I tell?
  88. Health Promotion in Nursing
  89. How do you take care of your back?
  90. "Gray areas" in med pass scariest
  91. Blood administration policy
  92. 8-hour shifts vs 12-hour shifts
  93. who can check blood
  94. nsg
  95. Could this be my fault?
  96. Shouldn't ratios exist in LTC too?
  97. Need Help!
  98. ethics of holy water and Islam
  99. needlestick question
  100. Med Discharge Orders
  101. Transdermal Patches
  102. Our latest delegated task: chart audits
  103. Narcotic Theft
  104. Vial access
  105. to tell or not to tell?
  106. help me stop making med errors!
  107. Never Too Old
  108. Gloving up question
  109. Oral care for pts. - or lack of...
  110. 12N Sleeping During Break
  111. My RN license is under investigation, help!
  112. Saving 100,000 Lives Campaign
  113. Triage RN 34--------your friend's dtr?
  114. Help with time management
  115. Needlestick Prevention Guide
  116. Some computerized physician order entry can actually facilitate medication errors!
  117. HIPAA: Past, Present and Future Implications for Nurses
  118. GN who fails boards and is still on orientation with RN
  119. Overbearing pt family
  120. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses
  121. Nursing as maid of all trades
  122. Need Advice!
  123. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!
  124. Transfer techniques refresher for RN return to patient care
  125. Is JCAHO just a way to make money?
  126. "Granny-Dumping" in Psyche Unit
  127. I Need Help With Careplan Again 911
  128. Can I bring books to the floor to help with my learning
  129. Restrictions on Accutane
  130. Critical/Panic Values- JCAHO pt safety goal
  131. North Carolina Professionals Against Medication Aides
  132. use of oral syinges to administer oral meds
  133. No call/show doing OT.
  134. would you work for a DON that you dont respect?
  135. Abx and PCA morphine
  136. insulin drip protocols
  137. Nurse/Patient Ratios
  138. Calling out to Nurse Cathy
  139. Hi-Low Beds and Bed alarms
  140. Can You Refuse A Patient Assignment
  141. Community nursing issues
  142. Need web sites for articles on unsafe nursing practice
  143. Suprapublic irrigation
  144. decubiti redux...
  145. Wouldn't this be considered some kind of abuse?
  146. What to do if a pt. aspirates???
  147. Medical decision Unit or Chest Pain observation
  148. My best friend's nightmare
  149. transporting med-surg patients
  150. HELP! NEED INFORMATION ABOUT "SAFE HARBOR ACT"!
  151. Anyone work in skilled care?
  152. suicide
  153. Generic Drugs compared to Brand Name Drugs.
  154. Mayhem of a PICU unit
  155. Infection control issue with pts. in precautions
  156. Psych pts needing medical tx
  157. impaired nurses
  158. Change ... I could've just cried today ....
  159. Instructor Liability?
  160. Preventing Falls
  161. unoriented contract staff filling staffing shortages
  162. ? central line mistake
  163. Recovering RN seeking to re-enter practice
  164. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?
  165. nurses getting involved with patient,right or wrong?
  166. 2 cases of abuse covered up
  167. What do you do if a patient strikes?
  168. Needle safety devices- mandatory???
  169. Impact of computers on pt care and workflow
  170. What would you do???
  171. Hospital Computers May Be Reservoir for Transmission of Resistant Bacteria
  172. Acuity staffing/Van slyck
  173. Is the ER supposed to stablize the Patient before transferring to the unit?
  174. what kind of safety issues do you all have in your hopsital?
  175. Informing pts/families of med errors; consequences?
  176. Consent for HIV testing
  177. Nurse I'm starving hungry
  178. Ever had a M.E. notify u in LTC
  179. super nurse syndrome
  180. Is there such a thing as a "VIP" patient?
  181. Pt falls on geriatric psych inpt unit
  182. I need opinions from practicing RN's for school project
  183. Outbreak of hepatitis due to BS testing
  184. Nil by mouth error
  185. Medication error
  186. March 2005 PA Patient Safety Advisory:When Patients Speak - Collaboration in Patient
  187. Here's an idea for shrtages in any area.
  188. Nurse Patient Ratios
  189. I Need Major Guidance!!!
  190. Share your feedback re: ethical nursing issues
  191. What if your doctor or nurse had a criminal record?
  192. I love nursing but I'm too busy to:
  193. Charting by Exception = Redundancy
  194. Reading glasses vs magnifying glasses in teens
  195. Extended hours at work with no time off
  196. Nitroglycerin drips on telemetry units
  197. Helpful, safe, resources ? for Advocates, please
  198. Nurses Helping Nurses Quit Smoking
  199. Need advice on reporting incident with relative
  200. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides
  201. PEF/NYS union issues
  202. Dysphagic patients and ice chips
  203. Taking drs orders in an office.
  204. Safe nurse/pt ratios on cardiac unit?
  205. suspension for refusing patient 9
  206. dislodged G-tubes
  207. new grads in critical areas
  208. the art of kicking our special interest butts
  209. Did you ever "neglect" a patient???
  210. help-need legal advice
  211. When to report a classmaste to your clinical instructor.
  212. Leadership and risk management?
  213. Medical Errors related to the misuse of abbreviations
  214. patient fall risk assessment
  215. Medication Administration in Assisted Living Facility in Florida
  216. Length of shifts
  217. Nursing/Pharmacy Collaboration Research Grant
  218. Patient Safety low priority
  219. thesis writing
  220. Topical med administration
  221. time and 1/2 for hlidays?
  222. IV potassium
  223. DE-crowding the ED
  224. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!
  225. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?
  226. SNF survey process in Florida
  227. Supervisor ignored a DNR status
  228. Losing It at Work
  229. Scanning meds/computer charting
  230. Please i need help
  231. Staffing issues-
  232. Falls Prevention
  233. Phasing out LPN's.
  234. Trauma patients and not ordering ETOH/drug screens in ER.
  235. Tracheal Suction Technique
  236. Can a misdemeanor possesion charge keep me from getting my nurses license?
  237. MLT? Anyout here?
  238. Was I wrong to say anything?
  239. Bite sticks???
  240. Wash. Woman Dies After Cleaning Fluid Injection
  241. Fda Med Watch
  242. Any hospitals out there using discharge lobbies/lounges?
  243. Tattoos and health professionals...
  244. PDA use and HIPPA regulations
  245. I need help with a managment paper about answering call lights
  246. timing of meds
  247. Quality management technology in hospitals
  248. Keep an eye on those Rx pads!
  249. Meds. via Dobhoff feeding tubes
  250. CDC Chief: Flu season off to slow start.