AZ Nurse

AZ Nurse specializes in Med/Surg - Pain Management.

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1. Advice from someone who might have "been there"...

   AZ Nurse replied to tunafish1's topic in Student Assist

   OK....I am a nursing faculty member. At our school if it isn't in the syllabus then it isn't going to happen - so we couldn't lower the passing score as our syllabus states what passing is for the course. The syllabus is a contract between you and th...

2. To old to be hired anymore?

   AZ Nurse replied to kathylorr's topic in General Nursing

   Do you know how to prepare a professional portfolio so you present your skills and experience in the best light possible? If not, get online and do some research - a run of the mill resume often doesn't do it anymore.

3. Preceptor bases care on moral judgements of patients. HELP!!!

   AZ Nurse replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

   Document what is said verbatim and then talk to your assigned faculty at the school. The faculty should be able to assist you in taking this information to the appropriate person at the hospital. This issue may even need to be resported to the State ...

4. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

   AZ Nurse replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain

   The best reference for pain management information is a book by Chris Pasero and Margo McCaffery called "Pain Assessment and Pharmoacologic Management". It is what I call the bible of pain management. You have identified a real issue - pain vs drug s...

5. receiving pts from ED without verbal report

   AZ Nurse replied to azdesertflower's topic in Arizona

   I think we work in the same place! I too believe that nothing really replaces the person to person discussion about a patient prior to transfer. Guess they will wait till there is a "event" until they change it.

6. personal gripe about new doctor

   AZ Nurse replied to K.Jamison, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Ask the "new" doctor for evidence based literature to support his/her position, that of claiming the test done by the specialist was invalid. Then be prepared to show him/her the literature that supports the test that the specialist has done (calling...

7. New Pain Management Practice

   AZ Nurse replied to Adames RN's topic in Pain

   Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management is the name of Chris & Margo's book. As I said before, they cover everything.

8. New Pain Management Practice

   AZ Nurse replied to Adames RN's topic in Pain

   Pain management is my passion in nursing. Some of the best information I have received has been from other pain management nurses. Go to the American Society for Pain Management Nursing website www.aspmn.org and click on 'organization'. Then go down ...

9. Totally Gross! Had to share...

   AZ Nurse replied to Bumashes's topic in Relations

   Isn't nursing grand. And we pay money to go to school and learn how to care for these people! I still wouldn't do any other job even though I have had similar patients.

10. What are job prospects for new ADN grad in Phoenix?

    AZ Nurse replied to MacMaster's topic in Arizona

    You might want to go to the universities and find what credits would transfer for a BSN. It may not take you as long as you think. There are still ADN employment opportunities. As a new grad you may not get into the exact area you want but you can us...

11. New Pain Management Practice

    AZ Nurse replied to Adames RN's topic in Pain

    You post is several months old....but if you haven't already found it try going to the American Society for Pain Management Nursing site ( www.aspmn.org) and they have an email list serve that has thousands of pain management specialists throughout t...

12. Pain is NOT subjective

    AZ Nurse replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in Pain

    Ask your administrator if they are aware of the successful lawsuits that have been filed for inadequate pain management. Maybe that will help!

13. Pain is subjective?

    AZ Nurse replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    At this September's national convention of the American Society of Pain Management Nursing Margo McCaffery received recognition for the 40th (yes, that would make it 1968) anniversary of the definition we all know that she created: Pain is what the p...

14. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    AZ Nurse replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    :yeah:Wow - you are a nursing instructor's dream. You really got the whole purpose of the exercise!

15. Pain is subjective?

    AZ Nurse replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if I offened with my post regarding placebos. As you can tell that is one of my "buttons". Being a pain educator I know that placebos have been a HUGE issue in medical care. Litagation, ethics etc! I would hope that no nurse or physician would ...