Metody

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1. Would you consider a company car a HIPAA violation

   Metody replied to HHN2472's topic in Home Health

   If the patient doesn't even want neighbors knowing they receive care, I bet they think our disconnected and private society is just fine, and don't want to reach out to the neighbors for help. I don't know if it rises to the level of a HIPAA violatio...

2. Alarms Fatigue: How are you planning to meet this NPSG?

   Metody replied to Chinmay Singh's topic in General Nursing

   I think my level of patient care and job satisfaction would go up if I was allowed to physically assault whoever decided that you can't turn off the lower limit on our breathing rate. I work at night. A sleeping patient who is on their side or obese ...

3. Where do you prefer an IV?

   Metody replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

   If I had my ideal, outer aspect of the non dominant fore arm, 20 or better. That only seems to happen on the mostly healthy 20 year old makes, though. I hate AC because they kink constantly and I've had patients refuse iv anti biotics because they're...

4. Habits you picked up from work...

   Metody replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Sometimes I open napkins a fast food places like I'm setting up a sterile field, if they're folded right.I like to do dressing changes as quickly as possible, so I set everything up before hand - a piece of plastic for the old dressing, pre ripped an...

5. Sucide lies: is it CYA or blaming?

   Metody replied to Tiffanybaybay's topic in Emergency

   Just because a patient is calm doesn't mean they've stopped being suicidal. Sometimes it means they've finally figured out how to do it, and all their worries are going to be lifted. It's very soothing to think that soon, you won't be in any more pai...

6. Most ridiculous things you have heard?

   Metody replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

   The woman who was allergic to all citrus fruits, who told me this while drinking her orange juice. When I snatched the box out of her hand, she angrily told me that she wasn't allergic to that OJ, just most OJ. "Can you push that Dilaudid faster?" "O...

7. Nurse hand me the...

   Metody replied to mindy1982's topic in Humor

   I'm sure that if it damaged the machine, you would have heard ALL about it! It's kind of impressive that they can handle that much sugar!

8. Nurse hand me the...

   Metody replied to mindy1982's topic in Humor

   Oh, wow. Did they have to recalibrate the machine?

9. Should smokers be admitted into the nursing program?

   Metody replied to Elly Aker's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This kind of idea might appear good on the surface, but is the start of a very slippery slope. Once you start forcing your nurses to be healthy, well, why not the patients? Shouldn't we hold them to the same standards of self-care as we hold oursel...

10. How do you guys carry your stuff at Clincal?

    Metody replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    Left inner pocket, in an organizer my sister got me: pen, penlight, scissors, credit card, ID, bus pass. Hair pins, too - I slip them through the holes in the accudose envelopes, so I can pin together all of a patient's next meds. Left outer pocket:...

11. This is why you should be careful what you post on facebook

    Metody replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    It's a big deal because it's seen as being disrespectful to the person the placenta came from. It might not matter to you, but what if it matters to them? There are people who would be very uncomfortable with a part of their body put up on display ...

12. Overweight Nurse?

    Metody replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I currently weigh 250 and I'm 5'4, which puts me well over a BMI of 40. I'm a 200 level student, which means I'm only halfway through. I've been going to clinicals for about a year. So. Some things I've learned: Get some really good sneakers, and g...

13. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    Metody replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    My school allows lab coats. I wear mine to every clinical, just in case - its nice for the warmth, too. It's long enough that it covers my bum, which makes me feel much more secure. Beyond that, I wear a night-time tampon and a great big boat of a...

14. PERLA

    Metody replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    If it helps any, accomodation looks kind of like the eyes are slightly crossing and the pupils are getting smaller as the finger or pen moves closer to the bridge of the nose. It's best to wait a second or two after shining the penlight before testi...

15. Squeaking by and want my BSN

    Metody posted a topic in General Students

    Because of a nasty combination of weather and miscommunication, I missed a test in pharmacology. I've done very well otherwise - I got a C on one test, but all the others are high Bs and low As. I'm pretty good at pharm! But. I missed that test. ...