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1. Complete Metabolic Profile

   beano replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

   It the same as a chem 20 or a SMAC depending on where you work. ]

2. Complete Metabolic Profile

   beano replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

   It the same as a chem 20 or a SMAC depending on where you work. ]

3. Suggestions related to issues.

   beano replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   A-Human Being B-Human Being C-Human Being D-Human Being E-Human Being (Nurse manager's dream I'm sure...but still human none the less!) My point is this, all of these nurses are people, and different people respond differently to stressfull situatio...

4. brainless comments?

   beano replied to lorrie's topic in General Nursing

   just to lighten up the mood a bit on this post, I thought I would share another humerous Dr order. The order read hold ASS supository this PM...he meant to write ASA by the way. All the nurses got a kick out of that one!!

5. bolus heparin i v

   beano replied to athenia's topic in General Nursing

   We have a heparin protocol at our hopsital too, but it doesn't mean that you CAN'T call the MD if you notice you're not getting therapeutic PTTs. Like some one else had mentioned, there have been pt's where you give the bolus (always IVP)and increas...

6. A day off

   beano posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has this every happened to you? You actually have two days in a row off from work. You have no plans in particular, but have a few things to do that you've been putting off all week because you were too tired from work. You go out, get the oil cha...

7. Hospital Medication Test: Pre-employment

   beano replied to Michelle L's topic in General Nursing

   When I took my med test....I was allowed to use the PDR and other nursing drug references. I'm not sure if your facility will do the same, but it wouldn't hurt to ask someone to save yourself the stress.

8. Work Schedules

   beano replied to NurseGAM's topic in General Nursing

   I hate to say it, but when your are missing 5 nurses the schedule is NEVER going to look pretty. We were fully staffed until recently when we lost one of our full time nurses (we all do 12 hr shifts). The schedule is horrible...and there really is ...

9. QUESTION: Are we the only one's?

   beano replied to askater's topic in General Nursing

   We still work with LPN'a in my hospital in Maryland. The way I look at it, it's the ultimate compromize with the "higher-ups". It helps them with the budget (b/c LPN's have a get lower pay than RN's) and we get another nurse on the floor to help wi...

10. Nursing Shortage

    beano replied to beano's topic in General Nursing

    Is any one else worried about how pathetic staffing will be when people start taking their (well deserved) summer vacations?

11. How long did you stay on your first nursing job?

    beano replied to Linda J's topic in General Nursing

    4 years...and counting

12. Charge Nurse

    beano replied to Tally46's topic in Med-Surg

    You actually have a charge nurse position?! The staff nurses on my floor rotate running charge, with no extra pay and an equal pt load as the rest of the staff.

13. Nursing Techs

    beano posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any ideas on how to motivate nursing techs (CNA's)? Lately the ones that I work with have not been pulling their share of the work. And with limited nursing staff, it really gives us nurses twice as much work to do and very little time! Normally, ...

14. Help needed!!!

    beano replied to Supernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Try your local medical school library...I lived out of University of Maryland's medical library when I was in nursing school]

15. Team Nursing

    beano replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what the laws are in Cali, but here in MD patients need to be assessed by an RN once in a 24 hr period. This means that an LPN (or in your case LVN) can take care of a patient for a shift provided that the pateint is cared for by an RN ...