TaylorMaidRn

TaylorMaidRn has 1 years experience and specializes in Telemetry, ER.

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1. Minors staying with patient during hospitalization...

   TaylorMaidRn replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in Med-Surg

   Hmmm....well we are a small rural hospital...no social worker, no case manager either. We have administrators only from 8-5 M-F.

2. How Many people did your program start out with?

   TaylorMaidRn replied to Philly_LPN_Girl's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Started with 120, graduated 20.

3. Minors staying with patient during hospitalization...

   TaylorMaidRn posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Any hospitals out there have a policy regarding an individual being hospitalized and a minor child staying with them alone in the hospital room? Our hospital does not have a policy on this, but I feel uneasy about letting this child stay alone in the...

4. Friend tells me she is diverting

   TaylorMaidRn replied to Flennigan's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing attorney and self-report ASAP

5. What would you have done?

   TaylorMaidRn replied to bendyprissy's topic in Safety

   First, I believe you absolutely did the right thing. Do not let this situation deter you from advocating for the patient! Like the others have posted, I would definitely get a second opinion from another nurse before calling the doctor, and then char...

6. Nurse To Patient Ratios

   TaylorMaidRn replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism

   I love seeing non-clinical personnel make decisions for a hospital on what would be best for their patients regarding nurse-patient ratios! Makes perfect sense?

7. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   TaylorMaidRn replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   "Sooo, cutting back on our caffeine, are we?"

8. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

   TaylorMaidRn replied to mcknis's topic in Activism

   I am licensed and keep one in my car. Workplace violence is not unheard of in the hospital setting. Where I work, we have no security, and our rural county has only 2 sheriffs deputies and 1-2 police officers on duty during the night. These officers ...

9. Abnormal Hormone Levels

   TaylorMaidRn replied to Katie828's topic in Endocrine

   Well, more information would be helpful, but just based on info given, a 24 hour urine cortisol and/or 8am cortisol draw to rule out/explore Cushing's would not be unreasonable.

10. New triaging system...

    TaylorMaidRn replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in Emergency

    We usually use our nursing judgment and we normally get the patient triaged and to a bed quickly. However, there are times when we have an ICU/critical patient that it takes both nurses or all three nurses to get stabilized and ready for transport to...

11. New triaging system...

    TaylorMaidRn replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in Emergency

    The only code team we have are the ER nurses (2-3 total depending on what time of day). This new triage policy was put into place to increase press ganey scores. The idea behind it was to reduce LWBS and increase patient satisfaction.

12. New triaging system...

    TaylorMaidRn posted a topic in Emergency

    Rural emergency room, new triaging system...1 RN triages every patient that comes through the door AS SOON AS THEY COME IN THE DOOR, and the remaining 1-2 RNs (no other support staff) treat all of the patients in the ER. (We can have up to 18 at a ti...

13. Patient Abandonment?!?!

    TaylorMaidRn replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in General Nursing

    Marie.rn- yes, this was her first TPN treatment, she was originally supposed to receive it in the hospital, however, she requested to the dr that she be able to do it at home and go back to work so that she could keep her medical insurance which cove...

14. Patient Abandonment?!?!

    TaylorMaidRn replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all! I'm currently looking into the malpractice insurance and wondering why I didn't get it as soon as I step foot in the nursing field! Thanks for all the info!

15. Patient Abandonment?!?!

    TaylorMaidRn replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses and advice...I appreciate it greatly! I have made an appointment with an attorney who represents nurses in these predicaments to aid me in how best to go foward, and already feel a little relief. It just dumbfounds me...