CNSnurse

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1. Can I be fired for refusing PPD during pregnancy?

   CNSnurse replied to RN/Mom's topic in General Nursing

   Most hospitals in my area (Los Angeles, CA) do not use the PPD anymore due to false negatives. My current employer does the quantiferon gold (Q gold for short) blood test. its more accurate, but I have heard its much more expensive.

2. AMA safety

   CNSnurse posted a topic in Safety

   Hi everyone, I recently had a situation that made me feel a little uneasy and I am wondering what other nurses think about patient leaving AMA safely. Patient was signing out AMA due to lack of insurance and was going to the local county hospital im...

3. Inpatient Hospice Ethical Dilemma?

   CNSnurse replied to CNSnurse's topic in Hospice

   I will definitely follow up and see if i can report it. thank you!

4. Inpatient Hospice Ethical Dilemma?

   CNSnurse posted a topic in Hospice

   Hi everyone, I am a floor nurse at a hospital and where I work we take inpatient hospice patients. I recently had a situation where I was really unsure if we were stepping into a gray ethical area. The patient's family had decided that hospice was ...

5. VTach Orders

   CNSnurse replied to CNSnurse's topic in CCU

   Thank you for your responses! I will definitely learn from this experience and use my nursing judgement when to call :)

6. VTach Orders

   CNSnurse posted a topic in CCU

   Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone else has received similar orders....One cardiologist I work with in particular ALWAYS writes "Do NOT call unless > 20 beats Vtach." Does anyone else ever get orders like this? My patient happened to have 8 ...