I don't think you would lose your license. Popping and squeezing boils, ESPECIALLY in the prison setting is opening up the patient for a host of infectious organisms to enter, especially if no site care is given afterward. Also, if one of those boil...
PAROPPY replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing
"Just spread your legs and relax, this will be over shortly"-inserting foley "Suck, don't blow, that's good, you got it!"- Instructing LOL on incentive spirometer use.
To sdlane: it was sarcastic because people are always spelling "advice" with an "s" instead of a "c" on this forum. It happens like once a week lol. Funny thread...is it just me or does anyone else feel bad for people who are new to AN who actually ...
IMO I think the OP and most of the repliers had really great thought provoking ideas (especially Leslie). I get kind of offended when ppl start bringing age into it. I'm 26 with a husband, a mortgage, and 2 small kids. I've had cancer (nothing too ba...
I don't have any peds experience but I have run FFP and platelets and if memory serves me correctly I used regular blood tubing for both. Don't beat yourself up.
I like to stick a 2x2 or 4x4 under the angio hub before I disconnect so that any blood I do get back doesn't go all over the pt.'s arm, gown, and bedsheets. Also, like everyone else said attach flush to J loop prior to actually starting IV. Hope this...
PAROPPY replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing
We as a population are living longer so you decide: do you want to be a kid longer or a geriatric longer? I would much rather be a kid longer. We as a population live off our parents, live off welfare, and live off social security. No one is trul...
PAROPPY replied to mariadoherty's topic in Medications
I don't think the OP's question demanded a couple of the harsh responses she got. The responses discourage me a bit because I think that this is what people are talking about when they use the phrase "nurses eat their young." I think she was asking...
Do not obtain consent for the MD. If the MD has time to explain the procedure and answer questions about the procedure then they have the time to get a piece of paper and have the patient sign it (even if they have to walk out of the room to get sai...
PAROPPY replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
I tripped while turning around attempting to put a dirty Aranesp needle into the sharps container. I put my other hand up and stabbed myself right in the thumb. To top it off I was 16 weeks pregnant with my first child. Blood tests were all negati...
To the OP: We will get through this! We work at the same facility and I know everyone is a little apprehensive. Everything new takes some getting used to.
PAROPPY replied to soon2begrad2010's topic in General Nursing
I don't understand why you would have to write a letter at all. You aren't the nurse or the MD and didn't have anything to do with the decision making process for that patient. The hospital and your agency should know that. As for the family being...
Maybe there are more PT positions open than FT to create more jobs and to expand the number of people able to work any given shift. There are about 21 people on my floor for the night shift (12.5 hours) of those 2 are Per Diem, 3 are full time, and ...