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Do_Good

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  1. Nursing Behind the Wall

    "it's about me and my practice" Excellent!! That's exactly how I feel too. Although I'd feel this way no matter where I worked. But, behind the wall, it really brings it home especially when I take care of an inmate hospice patient. They are ...
  2. I think this is great. However, at our local hospital DNR wishes are suspended during surgeries. The only reason I can think of is that the surgeon doesn't want that on his statistics. Also, usually DNR orders are reviewed prior to surgeries. ...
  3. Mandatory SOAP notes

    8 months ago our new DON mandated SOAP notes. We were recently told that part of our yearly review will include chart reviews of our notes. I don't believe this type of note fits every situation. Does anyone else have to write SOAP notes?
  4. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    Wow...."north of $170???" combined??? But your take home is more than his? You are paid well. In what state do you work? I'm in the northeast. Cost of living is high. I make $60K without OT and I've been a nurse for 5 years.
  5. Would You Stop to Provide Medical Care?

    I was the first medical person on the scene of a single motorcycle accident on July 17th. I have experience as a first responder due to my correctional nursing experience . The driver was laying in the middle of the passing lane and the motorcycle wa...
  6. Nurse or CO?

    I have been in a mens' correctional facility for 3 years. I constantly hear other nurses making judgements about an inmate because as one of them put it today, "they are always out for secondary gain." As a result, inmates whom may have real medic...
  7. Help with proposal for certification

    I'm an RN working in a state prison system. I'm very interested in getting my certification in wound care which would benefit the prison system as a whole. We have patients who go to a wound clinic at a local hospital and they come back with wet t...
  8. Non-rebreather use?

    Thanks for the tip about taking off the rubber tabs. I work in a facility with minimal equipment and we have to work with what we have. I had looked for a simple mask but couldn't find one.
  9. Help...do I want to do this???

    That was me....ADON hired with promise of training hahaha....didn't happen. That's why I posted all that I did.
  10. Non-rebreather use?

    I used a non re-breather mask with 5L O2 with a Pt who was mottled, RR 28-32, O2Sat 88. I couldn't find a regular mask and my thought was that he was mouth breathing so a canula wouldn't have done much good. Did I use the right O2 delivery system or...
  11. I just bought a pair of Timberland PRO Renovo . They are very comfortable. I bought a half size smaller than usual and they are perfect. Amazon has the best prices. This link is just an example of one of their styles...i bought this one and I lo...
  12. Need Advice! I have to make decision by Monday.

    What a fabulous opportunity for you.. Many new nurses find that their first jobs just aren't the fit for them.. A trip to Africa? I'd take it in a heartbeat.
  13. Used wrong word in documentation

    Thanks for that. One of the nurse's on that second shift said to me, "we'll take over from here. You did the best you could." I really needed to hear what you said, "awesome nursing assessment."
  14. Next shift RN took over - help

    This is really the answer to the question I was asking....that it's a common thing. :)
  15. Used wrong word in documentation

    Pt was sent out....ended up being septic.