snicuradrn

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1. Harassment by pt or families?

   snicuradrn replied to MimiRN2013's topic in Hospice

   Our hospice would make the son sign a safety contract. If he violates it then hospice services would be revoked for the patient. Even though that may make it harder for the patient to live and die with less quality sometimes you have to put it on the...

2. How many admissions & visits in an 8 hour shift?

   snicuradrn replied to hospicechpn's topic in Hospice

   I am a new hospice nurse, I have 20 years of ICU and Interventional Radiology nursing experience so it has been a huge change for me. We use Allscripts for documentation as well, I find it difficult to maneuver at times and you are not alone when ask...

3. You Are Not Alone

   snicuradrn replied to radnurse2001's topic in Radiology

   We have 2 full-time RN's in my dept and 2 part-time nurses, a 3rd nurse is starting in a week. Our dept has quadrupled the business in IR since bringing on an interventional radiologist. We do cover call but only til 7pm on the weekdays and only 8a-1...

4. Cardiac CTA

   snicuradrn replied to jfelicia71's topic in Radiology

   In our hospital the rads. feel that if 10mg IV doesn't lower the rate then higher doses are not going to do it either. We only monitor our patients for 1 hour post procedure. I worked in an ICU for 15 years and usually IV lopressor was given on a Q6 ...

5. ?? about Monitoring and removing IR-placed drains

   snicuradrn replied to tinnnk's topic in Radiology

   I work in a small community hospital, our responsibility with drainage tubes is after they are in they are the responsibility of the ordering MD. The only time we follow with aftercare is if they are nephrostomy tubes. We use percu-stay dressings and...

6. How is employment in WV?

   snicuradrn replied to AddieRN's topic in West Virginia

   The Eastern Panhandle is also greatly affected, ever since my hospital became affiliated with WVU hospital system our facility has declined very badly. People who have worked for our facility for 30 years are getting laid off and we are one of the fa...

7. Elevated ALT, AST and ALP- acute renal failure?

   snicuradrn replied to careerchg09's topic in General Nursing

   Look into hepato-renal syndrome, generally caused by liver cirrohosis. Has there been any lab testing for copper levels indicative of Wilsons disease, also look into mitochondrial DNA testing and ANA results to name a few these few blood tests will p...