marable

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1. I just need to vent

   marable replied to LPN shots's topic in Relations

   This cna is trouble ....Two nurses have already had trouble with her , she has stopped speaking to two of you? Why don't all of the nurses go to talk with the nurse manager about this cna and all of you stick together....Believe me, I have worked w...

2. Allegation of Neglect

   marable replied to jaortiz20's topic in LPN/LVN

   Why would you say that you did not measure the narcotic before giving it to the patient if you measured it? I just do not understand this....I am like the previous commentors, I would shut up and get an attorney even if you think you cannot afford o...

3. Why the double standard.

   marable replied to RN2364's topic in Men

   So agree with you ...I don't mind helping a male nurse but I have worked with male nurses who had the female nurses doing injections, catheterizations , ng tube insertions , etc but NEVER return the favor and more often than not are piled up in an em...

4. Struggles of being a male nurse

   marable replied to aririe's topic in Men

   If only the male nurses would return the favor...I worked with two male nurses who always needed help with their female patients , even when giving im injections... We not only had to take care of our patients but had to available for their every nee...

5. Am I overreacting?

   marable replied to Jvn11's topic in New Nurse

   The hospital where I worked had protocols that were used as an order sheet for a patient on an epidural drip , signed by the doctor with any changes that he wanted....When I precepted new nurses my patients were still my responsibility...When I had p...

6. Vancomycin IV solution changed color?

   marable replied to Sedpedsnurse's topic in Medications

   I would have stopped the discolored infusion and called pharmacy....I have never seen Vancomycin do that...

7. Heparin bolus administration

   marable replied to RDH-RN's topic in Medications

   Never heard of giving a heparin bolus sq....The policy where I worked was to give the heparin bolus iv push and then follow protocol as to when to draw ptt labs and change heparin drip rates ....

8. Insulin error

   marable replied to rn1924's topic in Medications

   When I worked on a diabetic unit we treated low blood sugars with milk and a half cheese sandwich , cheese crackers or peanut butter and crackers ...Just giving juice raised the blood sugar quickly then the blood sugar bottomed out again that is ...

9. Help I made a huge med error!!

   marable replied to Ccn2556's topic in Medications

   Where did the narcotic go that you got out but did not administer? You said that you signed that you gave it but didn't ....You could have errored out the dose that you said you administered but didn't and return the narcotic to the narcotic box.......

10. Dealing with Students in Clinicals: What would you like to see?

    marable replied to bsf312's topic in General Nursing

    The last few years that I worked in an acute care facility I stopped accepting students....They were never on time, I had gotten my report and started assessing my patients and would have to stop to give them a report....Even though the students came...

11. Staff attacked by resident

    marable replied to nurseguy213's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience a lot of these angry patients know exactly what they are doing...On the unit I worked on we had an HIV pos . patient who liked to spit on the staff...One day I could tell he was getting ready to spit on me...I told him that he did n...

12. Is it possible to be accepted without the prerequisite

    marable replied to Jgirlginger's topic in Pre-Nursing

    If you have no medical experience I would highly suggest that you get all of your prerequsites out of the way BEFORE beginning your RN program ....I was an LPN for 15 years , challenged a couple of years in the RN program that I was in due to my LPN ...

13. Terminated/Resigned after 1 week orientation in the ED

    marable replied to littlemissRN24's topic in Career Support

    When I first became a nurse one had to have at least two years of med/surg nursing before being considered for speciality units....I still think that this is the way it should be as experience is as valuable in being a nurse as the nursing education ...

14. Math question help please!

    marable replied to Ashleyherberth's topic in Student Assist

    When I worked in critical care where I had to calculate mcgs/ kg I used critical care drug calculation formulas that I had taped to the back of a small calculator at all times....What is the correct answer to this question if 115.6 is incorrect?

15. Patient safety compromised

    marable replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

    You WERE your patients voice and did a great job protecting her.....I heard a chief resident tell a group of his residents this, "don't let me ever hear of you ignoring a nurses concerns , if they tell you that something is wrong with a patient you ...