tracylong

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1. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

   tracylong replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 21 years. Most of my career, I have been a Critical Care Nurse(16 YEARS). I am currently the Director of Critical Care. I personally am not happy that every employee at our hospital is now wearing scrubs. It is hard for patien...

2. tube feeding dye?

   tracylong replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

   i have attached the advisory that i read regarding blue food coloring. if we suspect aspiration of tube feeding, we tint one bag only... fda public health advisory subject: reports of blue discoloration and death in patients receiving enteral feeding...

3. What do you use to monitor q 1-2h bedside blood sugars?

   tracylong posted a topic in MICU

   What do you use to monitor q 1-2h bedside blood sugars? I work in a 12 bed ICU. With the current trend leaning toward tighter glycemic control in the ICU setting we are monitoring bedside blood sugars every 1 - 2 hours. The problem that we are havi...

4. taking priviledges away

   tracylong replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

   I guess your facility isn't seeking Magnet Status! If you are not allowed to talk, how do you provide care to the patient's? Someone needs to re-assess the purpose of your facility. Maybe a change in administration would be very appropriate!!