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1. Are mittens a restraint at your facility?

   colnurse replied to in2ICU's topic in General Nursing

   at my facility they are not a restraint, but are only used after we try many other methods like covers over their ivs. but we do have to chart their use and in my experience with mitts, they are easy to get off. my little old lady the other night too...

2. I have a dark cystic pimple near my eye... what to do?

   colnurse replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

   you cannot get medical advice on this site, if you are worried go to the and try to get into a derm sooner.

3. Report without Orders?

   colnurse replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

   we don't get orders 85% of the time, down in the er it is decided whether or not to admit the patient to hospital on a form they fill out it is obs or inpatient. but orders rarely unless the patient needs to go right to surgery, then there may be ord...

4. DVTs!

   colnurse replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

   at my hospital the only policy restriction that I think off the bat is pt/ot won't work with a pt until after the doppler is done to say whether or not they have a dvt then, the doc is called and we go from there. some of our docs want bedrest for a ...

5. Bedside report/hand off

   colnurse replied to winter_green's topic in Safety

   we do bedside reporting, and i like it because you meet the patient and the off-going nurse has a chance to say good-bye and if they are going to be back for the next shift. it is nice when you have blood going or they have already starting replacing...

6. Ortho/Neuro

   colnurse replied to ymaudy's topic in General Nursing

   I started as a new grad on an ortho floor and have learned more than I could have expected. we also have tele, so we get that mix too. you do pain managment, pressure ulcer sore management since many an elderly falls breaks a hip and may come in with...

7. How to prepare for JCAHO survey

   colnurse replied to scorpio82's topic in General Nursing

   we just had jacho, make sure you don't have much of anything in your pockets-especially meds or ns flushes. be able to answer their questions or where to find their answers. at my hospital they followed patients from one area to another so for my flo...

8. BSN recent grad -should i get a CNA???

   colnurse replied to studentkj's topic in General Nursing

   here in colorado you can take the cna test after nursing foundation, go ahead a take the test if you think it is going to be hard to get a job at least you will be working somewhere and people will get to know you. But I would not put off taking your...