Hello, I am currently getting my BSN and am taking a Nursing Informatics course. Once of our assignments is to compare two EMR systems in terms of: * Features of each system (barcode, CPOE, etc.) * Security of patient information on each system * Pat...
My thoughts exactly, Laurie52. The best way to advance nursing as a profession is to advance the education requirement. A 2-year ADN program is not going to get the respect that Master's or Doctorate's degrees get.
And as nurses, it is our duty to educate the public about the differences between nurses and non-nurses, not to just go along with what has always been. We need to stand up for and protect our profession.
dee122381 replied to Adri_RN's topic in Medications
Crazy, just a couple of years in nursing school, we heard horror stories of nursing students pushing IV Tylenol. Everyone knows you don't give Tylenol IV!!! But I guess now (in the US), it can be given IVPB. Just goes to show how healthcare is an eve...
"As desired" is an English phrase. "Ad lib" is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "ad libitum," which means "at pleasure" and "at one's pleasure, as much as one desires, to the full extent of one's wishes" (https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/ar...
i always correct people when they say "copd exasperation." i just say, "exacerbation, uh-huh?" i think my co-workers are getting exasperated with me.. ;P
A male patient was continually getting "fresh" with the nurses. Upon reassessing his pain after administering pain medicine: RN: Do you feel better? pt: If you give me a kiss, I'll feel better. RN: You need to start treating your nurses with some res...
My employer offered a class on conflict resolution. The lecturer kept pronouncing it "conflick".. He even wrote it on the board in big letters "CONFLICK".. I was like, "Holy cow! What do I do? Do I raise my hand and tell him? Do I wait until after cl...
i should show this to my husband so he knows what to do if something were ever to happen to me.. it seems like it might be an effective teaching method..
dee122381 replied to DarkestSamus's topic in General Nursing
I love this thread! It's very interesting.. A lot of these examples are still debated at the hospital where I work.. I think I'll do some research of my own and see what change I can affect.. This is the first thing that came to my mind when I saw...