mosin46

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1. How much DIPRIVAN?

   mosin46 replied to adean's topic in Medications

   it's a titration. so while there is a limit i've probably never seen it. some people are refractory to it. usually the higher the % of muscle mass the faster it gets chewed up. alcoholics also can take quite a high amount. had a guy on 200 m/k/m for...

2. Charge Nurse question

   mosin46 replied to Lylesmom's topic in General Nursing

   good answers. my .02 on the subject and a bit OT. a charge nurse on any patient care unit-floor,icu,er,or whatever should NEVER "take" patients,act as a clerk, social worker,cook or anything else. he/she should be there to run the unit,keep thing mov...

3. sedation policies vs practice where you are

   mosin46 posted a topic in Safety

   what is everyone's experience with the above issue? the big part of the nurse's responsibility in my department involves sedation of patients for GI procedures. the common daily practices in this unit are totally contrary to the hospitals written po...

4. If your job went from 8 hour to 12 hour shifts...

   mosin46 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

   i was around when 12 hour shifts started. i think as an of shoot of the baylor type plans. now,i haven't heard of any standard direct patient care jobs in my part of the state in years. where they exist, they are replaced with a 12 hr slot and not...

5. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   mosin46 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   absolutely. that stuff isn't restricted to the "young". got some part time extra work in a post op r.r. got the same don't show the newbie where anything is, how to expedite the paperwork,how the docs call schedule works or how to department wants p...

6. (1st post) Just a question about respect(or lack there of)from co-workers at hospt

   mosin46 replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

   what everybody else said. might give you a clue about where not to look for your first RN job.

7. Very Frustrated - does this sound safe?

   mosin46 replied to Roseyposey's topic in Safety

   sounds typical and grossly unsafe. the other posters seem to think that refusing to ignore patient care and monitoring to do public relations,secretarial and ancillary functions is the way to go. i agree. administration hearing a bunch of complaints...

8. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

   mosin46 replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

   in our pre procedure questions is the usual about dentures,hearing aids,glasses etc. most people come for endoscopy pretty up tight and making them laugh seems to help bring them down. after asking one lady, well covered in sheet and blanket, if she...

9. Did you work as a CNA before RN?

   mosin46 replied to doglover1's topic in General Nursing

   yea,but we were called orderlies back in the stone age.

10. gender bias

    mosin46 replied to yonechit's topic in General Nursing

    your fears of men being placed in more management and/or more technically oriented areas are grossly overstated. i have been an RN since '71. if you would like to experience hostility, condescension, discrimination and spiteful malignant behavior i ...