Tracy38000

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1. A Letter to Hollywood: Nurses Are Not Handmaidens

   Tracy38000 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

   You get a big amen from me

2. MRSA Question

   Tracy38000 replied to Irishgirl's topic in Disease

   yeah that is definately need to know information! preferably as soon as possible. but usually the info comes a day late and a dollar short!

3. MRSA Question

   Tracy38000 replied to Irishgirl's topic in Disease

   I recently read an article about MRSA. It stated that in the U.S. 15% of healthy cats and 38% of dogs with recurrent pyoderma were found to have MRSA. Does anyone else find this extremely interesting? I am anxious to hear other thoughts on this subje...

4. Meds. via Dobhoff feeding tubes

   Tracy38000 replied to MChambers's topic in Safety

   i have given meds, well crushed and soaked in soda, down a dobhoff tube. flush well before and after. my questions is...does anyone get any residual back on these tubes? i have checked and do not get any all the while my patient sounded horrible with...

5. What I Love About Nursing Is....

   Tracy38000 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   I do realize that i know very little, but the fact that i can make a difference in someones day is all i am after. If i can make one patient feel better, if just for a while, then it was worth me coming in and doing my job. I do it for the patients.

6. groshong

   Tracy38000 posted a topic in General Nursing

   My patient had a groshong placed a few days ago. On the Mar was written to flush with heparinzed solution TID. My question is... Is it necessary? A fellow nurse says no and she didnt do it when she took care of same patient, but i did. Did i screw up...

7. No orders?

   Tracy38000 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new RN, fresh out of school. I recieved an admit straight from the doctors office, no problem, but she had chest pain. I look at the physicians admission orders and all there was to give was protonix. I was floored. Is this normal? I had to c...

8. What I Love About Nursing Is....

   Tracy38000 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   what i like about nursing is not the money, lol. It is the patients. I have met some that have been sent from god to help my soul. It has helped me heal from a tragic loss in January. My job is my "getaway" life when life at home is to hectic and tur...