Sue McGann

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1. Medication Cabinets

   Sue McGann posted a topic in General Nursing

   What kind of storage cabinets do you use to keep floor stock medication and narcotics in? We are looking at investing in new cabinets, but we are having trouble finding something big enough to suit our needs. Thanks Sue

2. Central Lines: saline or heparin?

   Sue McGann replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

   We use saline to flush peripheral and central lines. No heparin. One of the benefits are some patients are allergic to heparin and can have nasty allergic responses. Sue:cool:

3. central lines

   Sue McGann replied to pjdk9's topic in MICU

   The hospital wants to change their policy stating that nurses may initiate IV therapy prior to catheter position confirmation with a chest x-ray. I can see that you are also have sort of the same problem. I do not agree with the practice due to my...

4. Medication Errors

   Sue McGann replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the quick replies. We used to enter everything into the computer but have realized that it was an unlicensed person( Unit secretary) doing this and have rethought the process. Now we want to get the order to the pharmacy for the pharmaci...

5. Medication Errors

   Sue McGann posted a topic in General Nursing

   We have had a recent trend in medication errors. The hospital that I work in continues to use a physician order sheet with a carbon sheet that is torn off and sent to the pharmacy. We are finding that many of these errors are due to these carbon she...

6. Questions about male/female tension in the nursing environment

   Sue McGann replied to Mr_D's topic in General Nursing

   Dayray wrote And the nurse who said that men are coming to nursing for the money.. I need to know where you work becuse The money here is nothing that would attract a person to nursing. Sue reply: I live in St Joseph MO. 60 miles north of Kansas Ci...

7. Npo

   Sue McGann replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

   Stella 123 rn Can you tell me what state you live in?

8. Npo

   Sue McGann replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

   Cybercat. Can you please tell me what state you are from?

9. dealing with rude doctors

   Sue McGann replied to niteshiftnurse's topic in Relations

   My question is, do any of you have a committee for dealing with rude doctors? If so, please let me know what you have done and how it is going. reply I have to agree with another reply I read I think that it will just be a forum for complaints. I t...

10. Questions about male/female tension in the nursing environment

    Sue McGann replied to Mr_D's topic in General Nursing

    Mr D wrote: What was your experience in nursing school? Was there male/female tension in this environment? Did you/any one you know struggle with this? Guys, Has nursing, aka working closely with mostly women, negatively impacted any of your relation...

11. Npo

    Sue McGann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question that I thought was a no brainer. At the hospital where I work they are questioning what NPO means. I think it means what it says. Nothing by mouth, NG tube, G tube or any other feeding device. Some people are suggesting that i...