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- Ask the parent: Because at my facility, the 'safe suction length' indicates the number that should stay visible above the...3
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- Had a 70-something y/o woman tell me about her days doing porn..no lie!! Another patient asked if I was married, when I...2
- Forum: Home Health Nursing
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- Quick question....are these student nurses young or 2nd career types? I ask because I am a 2nd career type and even while...16
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- My experience is in child psych nursing, not peds med-surg, but the thing that I remember quite vividly from my peds...1
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- Hi there--I have been a Peds RN for my whole 30 year RN career and most of the last 15 years in northern California. Due to...1
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- The issues here are two. First, is morphine the correct drug for this patient? Morphine is contraindicated in patients...11
- Forum: Hospice Nursing
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- Can you contact HR and ask them what the end result of your termination is? 5 patients and 1 nurse and a CNA sounds a bit...3
- Forum: Nursing and Professionalism
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- Men will choose areas like ER, ICU, PACU and psych because those are areas where nurses have the greatest degree of...2
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- Oh Darn! Does that mean it's too late for me to say that the Holocaust was wrong?3
- Forum: Men in Nursing
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- I am sorry but when you work 1:1 with a kid that is very sick, how could you not want to know how they're doing?! I am glad...3
- Forum: Private Duty Nursing
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- I am a very hard stick (which is likely why I am fabulous at IV starts, oh universe!) and the last blood draw I got ended up...2
- Forum: Infusion Nursing / Intravenous Nursing
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- Yes, absolutely we need to advocate for better mental health care. In all countries. But what really bugs me is...11
- Forum: School Nursing
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- We don't nurse looking for thank yous, but they sure make it a lot easier.2
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- "Hey I'm not Grumpy! He's a dwarf, I'm an Elf!"2
- Forum: Information Center
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- If that doesn't do it, then describing the size of the needle they use for paracentesis just might! :eek: Hmmmm, I might see...2
- Forum: Nursing Humor / Share Jokes
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- Your article is well-written and I agree with the sentiment with one exception. I have to say that I disagree with the idea...10
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- Wish we could frame a copy of that and have it posted near the front doors of every healthcare facility.12
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- I dunno... At the risk of sounding odd, my brother and I have a very close relationship. When we see each other we hug,...4
- Forum: LTC: Directors Nursing / Assistant (DON/ADON)
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- Great story, I have one story where a pt. said, "I see a big dog next to you." and the family thought she was out of it. ...3
- Forum: Hospice Nursing
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- Sucking the life out of best blooded in Nursing!4
- Forum: About A Nurse - Nursing Cartoon Series
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- In peds it is important to be aware of the differences in maturation, growth and development expected at different ages. ...1
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- In some ways being a nurse is like being a defense lawyer. Every convicted person deserves an impartial defense. The guilty...8
- Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
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- My alma mater had us include clinical experiences under a heading "clinical experience", not "employment". The point was so...11
- Forum: Nursing Job Search Assistance
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- My dog spit out his lasix onto the floor. I gave it to him again. Bassets can't get mouth MRSA can they? Perhaps some...3
- Forum: Nursing and Patient Medications
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- I work LTC, and it's very common for residents to drop pills, pick them up off the floor, and eat them. I also think that's...4
- Forum: Nursing and Patient Medications
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- OK, I know most of these stories are of the moving/sweet/awe inspiring kind, but I want to share a funny story. We had a...4
- Forum: Hospice Nursing
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- I've never heard of the 3 kids/little boys, but I KNOW deaths/codes happen in 3s!! Just like I know **** hits the fan on a...4
- Forum: Hospice Nursing
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- Are we married to the same man??? Anyways, I think nurses have to be cautious with how much sympathy we dole out. There...2
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- Why would you document it? How is it pertinent to the patient's nursing diagnosis, plan of care, or response to treatment? ...15
- Forum: Nursing and Patient Medications
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- You done good. Plus you saved housekeeping having to clean up the mess when her head popped off. Follow those instincts.9
- Forum: Emergency Nursing
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- What would happen if we made the POA spend 24hours with the patient before being eligible to make any decisions related to...22
- Forum: General Articles About Nursing
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- Here are some tips for taking vitals on a sleeping child. I've learned them from my own practice and from taking care of my...11
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- I have a question for my fellow pediatric nurses. Do you feel that being a pediatric nurse has changed your perspective on...5
- Forum: Pediatric Nursing
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- Haha. I work with spinal cord injuries. My tetraplegics ask me to fluff pillows all the time...then again...they can't...16
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- I work in labor and delivery, one patient's request that when she had pain she'd like to use hospital-provided marijuana for...24
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
