DJ-Adia

DJ-Adia has 12 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg, Forensic Science.

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1. Placebo's & Trust

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in General Nursing

   A new grad RN started on our med/surg unit approx 4 months ago. Her goal for the unit, as she stated @ at our last unit meeting, is to change the unit by reorganizing supplies as "SHE" feels would...

2. Bedside Report dillema

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in General Nursing

   At this months unit meeting, we were informed that we'd be starting Bedside Report to increase staff accountability & decrease shift "Dumping". We were told that only "abnormal" findings would be...

3. Accused for having patients best interest at heart

   DJ-Adia replied to DJ-Adia's topic in Pain Management

   Do you feel as if I handled the situation "unprofessionally" by not Representing the hospital & in turn caused the patient & her husband unnecessary distress. ? Who is suppose to represent the...

4. Accused for having patients best interest at heart

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in Pain Management

   It wasn't until today that I got to thinking, "Am I really in the nursing profession for all the right reasons." I've been an RN for 15 years and believe that nurses are a patients best advocate until...

5. Sharps Disposal

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in General Nursing

   The subject of waste/sharp disposal of IV tubing sets has recently been brought up at our facilty. I thought I'd ask if anybody had an answer. When disposing of an IV bag & IV tubing after...

6. Legal Documentation

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in General Nursing

   At the hospital I currently work at, Joint comission reviewed all the Nursing documentation and sited us on not having all enteries date & timed thus making us non-compliant. Our Nursing manager...

7. Medication Reconcilliation- An ER responsibility?

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   Our Medical/Surgical unit was informed yesterday that the Emergency Room was nolonger addressing the medication reconciliation forms seeing as though it is too time consuming. I was under the...

8. PICC dressing removal w/ biopatches

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Has anyone experienced difficulty when changing a PICC dressing that has a Biopatch @ the insertion site. Last evening, I spent 15 minutes just trying to remove the tegaderm transparent dressing from...

9. Isn't a colostomy an "over kill"?

   DJ-Adia posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   :idea:Everyone has been so helpful in guiding me to make informed decisions re: my dad's medical care (the result of a MVA involving an Armoured Security Truck that ran a stop sign & broad-sided...

10. A Physician's disregard for families rights.

    DJ-Adia posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have had an experience of a lifetime that has really put into perspective the frustrations that families encounter when a physician is too arrogant to enforce patients rights. My father is currently...

11. To-Keep-open Infusion rates

    DJ-Adia posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Is there a standard for how fast the infusion rate should be when a physician orders "To-Keep-Open"? Currently it is up to the nurses discretion as to how fast it should run. On an average, the rate...

12. To care or not to care

    DJ-Adia posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work in small rural hospital & recently encountered a situation involving a 18 month old child who had swallowed a chocolate covered peanut in which he was allergic to. The ER doctor was very...

13. Patient advocacy & legal liability

    DJ-Adia posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 11 years and never have I encountered a situation as I did recently. I was caring for elderly male patient, who prior to admission, was independent & enjoying life with his...