eyknough

eyknough has 2 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. noting orders..... who is licensed to do this?

   eyknough replied to eyknough's topic in General Nursing

   I think I'm thinking too far into it myself. :) Just being cautious. It's interesting how important they made medication order noting and medications in general sound in school. I've never had to question an order yet besides perhaps informing the d...

2. noting orders..... who is licensed to do this?

   eyknough replied to eyknough's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that MAs are performing many functions that used to be more nursing-oriented. With proper training, blood draws and medication administration can still be safe as long as there are more knowledgeable personnel in the loop to make sure everyth...

3. noting orders..... who is licensed to do this?

   eyknough replied to eyknough's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't heard of any mistakes that have been made per se. Is noting orders something more than just entering them in to the system so they can be implemented? If that's all that was necessary (especially for fully computerized systems) then the ord...

4. noting orders..... who is licensed to do this?

   eyknough posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I have a question about physician's orders and I figured this is a good place to go! :) I started a new position today, and a person who I was introduced to as a medical record's organizer plopped a stack of physician's orders in front of me...

5. Nursing: Then and Now

   eyknough replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   That's awful! The restraints that must have been necessary were to prevent involuntary muscle twitching, must be? Wow... Although babies are still circumcised without anesthesia to this day.

6. Any RN's in Michigan working corrections?

   eyknough replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Correctional

   I have been working in the Jackson area for a couple of years. The interview isn't too tough. They'll give you a couple "what would you do if...." questions. Just remember infection control and patient safety and you'll do well. It's a good place to...

7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   eyknough replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   What a great thread! I've had a couple moments when I ask myself what school these people go to. lol My favorite one to pick on is when a nurse reports that a patient has a "UA".... Uh, you mean UTI, which was diagnosed using a UA? I had a nurse te...

8. RN's In Nursing Homes ?

   eyknough replied to The Anderson Nursing's topic in Ohio

   I think it's the staffing to client ratio. I started out in a LTC facility where I was assigned about 15 patients, and I thought it was just too much for me. I like to feel like I'm meeting all of the patients' needs, but there's just no realistic wa...

9. HELP for "fake patient careplan"

   eyknough replied to CRIMSON's topic in General Students

   Be careful with assuming preterm labor. The way I see the situation, she's only having uterine irritability and contractions controlled by the brethine. There are criteria for labor, and I didn't think I saw enough information to assume preterm labor...

10. HELP for "fake patient careplan"

    eyknough replied to CRIMSON's topic in General Students

    I like dx number one. Number 2 seems inappropriate because there has been no mention of PROM (unless I missed it). Same thing for number 3. We don't want to seem predictive. Of course we're going to be watching for infection, appropriate coping wit...

11. So very mad!!!

    eyknough replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    I, too was hung up on cultural sensitivity questions. Here's one that I have used as a template to answer all of my future cultural questions: 1. An Arabic woman has returned to her room after having had a breast tumor biopsy, and she is waiting for ...

12. Is This a HIPPA Violation?

    eyknough replied to TeleNurse30's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this sounds like a HIPAA violation. Even if the nurse's intentions were good, if it is not in his or her job description to investigate using client records, then their records are private. It sounds like the nurse in question was trying to sti...

13. Colleges spitting out new nurse without any training?

    eyknough replied to fulzgold's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya. I remember check-offs for nursing procedures, and they were tough to pass. It's amazingly easy to break sterile technique! But anyway, I just wanted to mention something that one of my clinical instructors told our group on more than one ...

14. What are some psychological effects of being a nurse?

    eyknough replied to smiles9960's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I'm surprised by what I'm reading in here. I'm due to get my associates in nursing in May, and my experience in clinicals has left me feeling like most nurses love their jobs. (Which is, I guess, what pretty much everyone's already saying.) I w...

15. I learned something cool! little tricks to make life easier

    eyknough replied to NM nurse to be's topic in CNA/MA

    great thread! shaving cream works wonders for helping to remove bm from hairy body parts. (i like the lotion idea for the same purpose, as well as a moisturizing body wash!) don't breathe through your nose while cleaning up anything stinky. toothpas...