djmac

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1. Terminated vs Resigning

   djmac posted a topic in Union

   Hi to all, My wife is a nurse who recently quit her job at a state (michigan) hospital for patients who suffer from emotional illness. She tried it for over a year and after being assaulted 3 times by patients, forced to work double shifts (without n...

2. Naltrexone Injections

   djmac posted a topic in General Nursing

   my wife works at a substance abuse facility and they are using naltrexonemore and more frequently. she is concerned about the large dose that is injected in a single injection. has anyone observed any adverse effects from the injection? [color=#3333...

3. When should an infusion pump indicate an alarm

   djmac posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am uncertain about the dependability of an infusion indicating trouble if there were a blockage in the line. For example if a Nurse were to hang an IV Piggyback and the clamp was closed should the pump sound an alarm? Or would it move over to the p...

4. Jehovah Witness RNs

   djmac replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks alot

5. Jehovah Witness RNs

   djmac replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

   When you state "she/he cannot be forced to engage in the order"....is that opinion or statement in print somewhere? I really could use that info if it is in print somewhere.

6. Can't take blood pressure

   djmac replied to djmac's topic in Student Assist

   Sorry for hurting your feelings. That was not my intent. But for the record Sewer workers are by and large very nice people who are family orientated and hard workers. Not really a bad lot to be compare to. That said I appreciate everyone's help in t...

7. Can't take blood pressure

   djmac replied to djmac's topic in Student Assist

   As for the nursing student, I would suggest she get a part-time job as a nursing assistant. When I was in nursing school, I landed a job as a CNAII in a ventilator unit. I only worked one 12-hr shift every other weekend, which was very doable with my...

8. Can't take blood pressure

   djmac replied to djmac's topic in Student Assist

   Glad you asked. My wife was a stay at home mom for 30 years so her children would benefit at the expense of her career. She just now is finishing her nursing training she started when she was 20 years old and then delayed for the sake of our family. ...

9. Can't take blood pressure

   djmac replied to djmac's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for the tips. She has been practicing for a very long time without much improvement. It is very embarrassing for her to be so far along in her training and still struggling with such a basic technique. She has done very well in within her prog...

10. Can't take blood pressure

    djmac replied to djmac's topic in Student Assist

    there will be no mistaking that first sound. How is your girlfriend at listening to apical pulses? Does she hear sounds fine on the chest wall? If not, perhaps she's got a hearing problem. Electronic steths, or ultrascopes if it's very mild, are...

11. Can't take blood pressure

    djmac posted a topic in Student Assist

    I am trying to help my wife out. She is in her senior year of her nursing program. She has never been able to take blood pressures accurately. The way she describes her problem is that she hears her own pulse in the stethoscope instead of the patient...