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  1. USF RN-MSN (CNL) San Ramon campus Fall 2011

    I applied to the SF program. They told me that I should hear something in the next 4-6 weeks but that would be when the semester starts. I am so frustrated. Like you, I feel like I need to plan my life for this. I hope this is a little more "cate...
  2. Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

    One thing that may be compromised with rude/nasty/troublemaking patients and even family members is continuity of care. Our hospital spreads these assigments out so if I cared for this rude/nasty/troublemaking patient yesterday, I will not be assign...
  3. Neuro Floor Nightmare!

    I would fill out an incident report. They are usually used as "learning/teaching" tools and identify system problems. After all a pt was almost harmed by this system breakdown.
  4. Can't believe how quickly the time has passed...

    Congrats on such a HUGE accomplishment.
  5. What would you do?

    Heimlich maneuver, sorry if I spelled it wrong...
  6. Need a little perspective on this med situation

    the pain meds were in place and infusing as "originally" ordered. I never DC'd them b/c it didn't make any sense to DC pain meds literally "immediately" post op. I just left them as is and kept paging the doc for clarification. Literally in a 12 h...
  7. So I was working a night shift last night and my post-op arrived at around 2100. When I accepted the new orders, the order for the nerve block and PCA were DC'd but that doesn't make any sense because those things are in place for post op pain. I p...
  8. Plucking a mental daisy

    I can possibly go back to the old house, it hasnt been rented.
  9. Plucking a mental daisy

    So I went to nursing school with the idea of becoming an employed nurse to support my family better while doing something I love. I got a job right away at well known, respected hospital. Lust like most would do I packed up the family 60 miles away...
  10. How hard can it be? It's just night shift....vent

    Hi! I switch back and forth between days and nights. At first that sounded like a ridiculous idea but now I see why it might be a good idea. I benefit from experience on both shifts (which are quite different in a few ways) and I benefit from the ...
  11. PCA discrepancy (too much med?)

    I start PCAs and replace PCAs on every shift for more than one patient every shift. Every new syringe I set up starts at 30.3 or 30.2 or even 30.5. We document the starting volume and each subsequent "pump check" should match with pt's use against ...
  12. 1st Day Off exhaustion

    I'm wondering how other 12 hour nurses manage the exhaustion on your first day off after two or three 12 hour shifts? I can't seem to function much for most of the day. Is it just me?
  13. Interpretations please

    Geee I always wondered why the second P
  14. Interpretations please

    which is exactly why I ask...a patient's family member actually posted this on their blog and it spread through our unit like wildfire! We cannot figure out what it means. Kinda makes me feel like we should have some kind of protection maybe NIPPA i...
  15. Interpretations please

    Interested in hearing what your interpretations of this are... "His current nurse has the gentle nurturing instincts of a Clydesdale. "