jbluehorseh

jbluehorseh specializes in Chemo.

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1. Are hospitals putting nurse’s license at risk?

   jbluehorseh posted a topic in General Nursing

   The propose of this question is to gather information on a future article I am writing. It been my experience that hospital administrations are putting nurse at risk for poor patients outcome; ether because the actuary was too high, too many patients...

2. Neutropenic patients in semi-privates

   jbluehorseh replied to Swellz's topic in Oncology

   This not a good idea because there is too high of risk of your patient getting a infection. the sources are many.

3. California RN to tele PT ratios

   jbluehorseh replied to kiraesparza's topic in Safety

   The ratio would be 4 to one . It does not matter what the mix is as long as you have one tele patient. the Department of health in your county in a good place to file a complaint , if you have a union file a complaint with them too. this is a pati...

4. Charge nurse taking an assignment

   jbluehorseh replied to Tboland88's topic in Safety

   I am writing an article about this topic, I have a poll called "Are hospitals putting nurse’s license at risk?" in this forum. if you could please look for it and fill it out it would greatly helpful and please share any stories if you can or send...

5. Are hospitals putting nurse’s license at risk?

   jbluehorseh posted a topic in Safety

   The propose of this question is to gather information on a future article I am writing. It been my experience that hospital administrations are putting nurse at risk for poor patients outcome; ether because the actuary was too high, too many patients...

6. Lovelace Hospital

   jbluehorseh posted a topic in New Mexico

   Have any nurses worked under A CEO named Dennis M Knox, what was his reputation good, bad, neutral. Did he use any consulting groups, hired people he knew? Did he make the hospital better than it was? was there any staff cuts. He has worked for the ...

7. The death of nursing

   jbluehorseh replied to massrn116's topic in Activism

   I tend to believe Obamacare is just the latest escape goat for all the wrongs in life these days, even thought it has only been in effect for less then two months. Health care is constantly changing. It use be we let people die in the streets before ...

8. The death of nursing

   jbluehorseh replied to massrn116's topic in Activism

   Bitter apple's, nursing is always in a constant war between management and using for better patient care. nurses always want what's best for patient care, management want to save money at any cost. The nursing profession has to be proactive in what ...

9. Why do some people think they are God's gift to nursing?

   jbluehorseh replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Relations

   It is golden to give a complete report, however i have been on the resieving end of a nursing tring to make me look stupid. I told one male nurse to shut f$% up one morning. I was frustrated at him by the second report because he kept interruping, pe...

10. IV pain meds standards??????

    jbluehorseh replied to jbluehorseh's topic in Medications

    I agree with what everybody is saying. However, when the patient does have everything he or she needs to be compliant then what. our case management make sure the patient has the resources he or she needs. There is a limit to what hospital can do whe...

11. 16 year old in the ADN nursing program, now they're asking me to withdraw? :

    jbluehorseh replied to xAngel's topic in General Students

    I would go to the student counselor's office and ask for help. If not, there should be legal aid for students on campus or even get a lawyer to protect your rights. ( not to sue for money) . It is worth pressuring to protect your rights I do not know...

12. IV pain meds standards??????

    jbluehorseh posted a topic in Medications

    I have a question. The other night I was taking to my house supervisor about a patient who is a frequent flyer. He is a chronic non compliant patient who always wants the narcs. This hospital doctor hands out the IV morphine and dilaudid like it is c...

13. Chemo patient to nurse ratios

    jbluehorseh posted a topic in Oncology

    hi folks i am a nurse working in a tele unit / oncology unit. i liketo know if there are any standards to patient to nurse ratios while the patientis receiving chemo. what does you hospital do???

14. "No nurses of color....."

    jbluehorseh replied to Queen2u's topic in Relations

    i don’t thinkit is a bad thing, many hospitals demand that nurses to speak english only inpatient care areas. there are some foreign nurses, who command of english is poor, so some patients equivocate that to intelligence, some cultural difference, o...

15. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    jbluehorseh replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    that was a nice story; i think we all need a change in life experience or health for that matter, to see nursing in a different perspective. i think too many md see health care a mathematical problem. (rx x tx / time = recovery) if that was so, we w...