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1. arrogant nurses

   nurses4all replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric

   I wish I had more time to help with patient care, but I find that I spend about 2 hours my shift actually assessing patients and passing meds, and about 4 hours are spent charting on them and calling docs. The other hour is spent giving or getting re...

2. Health Care Whistle Blowing: Caught between a rock and a hard place

   nurses4all replied to Whistleblower's topic in General Nursing

   True, but please don't lose sight of how many lives you'll save by your actions. Hang in there, Whistleblower. You're a hero. Especially to all of us who have relatives with a mental illness. :kiss

3. When the nurse has to leave because of an emergency

   nurses4all replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Stuff happens. If a coworker has an emergency, we'll try to get report, but we don't require that they chart before they leave. We'll just split the assignment and pick up the slack. We all use "cheat sheets" and can figure out the important stuff f...

4. scared about passing out!!

   nurses4all replied to futurenrskatie's topic in General Nursing

   I'd probably pass out watching that too, katie! But that problem doesn't mean you won't make a great nurse. I hated getting IVs, for instance, so I made a vow to learn to give them as painlessly as possible. It took time, but I'm now the nurse that...

5. About this CE Broker thing

   nurses4all replied to Tweety's topic in Florida

   I think it's a gimmick, and I'm not joining unless it becomes mandatory. I have plenty of CEU's and they're tracked just fine at my workplace.

6. Just Bought A House In St. Petersburg....

   nurses4all replied to paula77720's topic in Florida

   http://www.mortonplant.com/frameset.cfm?id=1 If I lived in St. Pete, I'd work here. :) PS When you get to the site, click on "Career Opportunities," and then the nurse logo and see the film. It'll tell you why.

7. Am I overeacting???

   nurses4all replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

   If my kid had asthma, I'd probably have freaked too. That's not overreacting in my book. Best to be safe; you did the right thing. Glad everything turned out ok.

8. What exercises are good for nursing?

   nurses4all replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

   My best advice would be to remind those of you who have back-saving tools available, to use them.

9. Insulin gtt questions

   nurses4all replied to nurses4all's topic in CCU

   No, I didn't. It wasn't ordered for that patient. In the future, though, I'll make sure to get one. Your response was inappropriate. The line didn't clog, I never implied that it had, and yet you threatened me. This is the type of workplace beha...

10. What do you love about our job, what do you not love about your job?

    nurses4all replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am. Particularly when I'm walking down the hall and walking up the hall is the patient we successfully coded a week before. Call me vain, but I like to think we get a little credit for that. :)

11. Getting OOB during a Blood Transfusion

    nurses4all replied to PAKRHMC's topic in General Nursing

    I was told that it was because it's hard to treat a patient on the floor if the patient has a hemolytic reaction and falls. Then there's always the potential for a blood spill or a displaced IV, for instance. All valid patient safety issues. Our hosp...

12. Teachers' Group Votes Against Helping Children w/Diabetes

    nurses4all replied to ham22's topic in Safety

    No, that is not a "safe solution." Teachers have enough on their plates. The union's support of this law would imply that if a teacher made the wrong decision or gave the wrong treatment, the teacher could then be held liable. However, schools are o...

13. Insulin drip questions

    nurses4all posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have questions about insulin gtts. When you run an insulin gtt through a PICC line, if the rate is very slow (less than 20 cc's an hour), does the line need to be flushed with NS while the drip is running to keep it patent? If it was flushed, w...

14. Insulin gtt questions

    nurses4all posted a topic in CCU

    I have questions about insulin gtts. When you run an insulin gtt through a PICC line, if the rate is very slow (less than 20 cc's an hour), does the line need to be flushed with NS while the drip is running to keep it patent? If it was flushed, w...