sjrn85

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1. Gay / Lesbian patient resources for nurses?

   sjrn85 replied to glbtnurse's topic in General Nursing

   No, I think what hondurena was saying is that moving a transgendered pt. into a room with another pt. could cause serious discomfort for that pt. I personally would be very uncomfortable sharing a room with a transgendered pt.; then again, I don't li...

2. Diprivan & pain mgmt after surgery

   sjrn85 replied to NrsBtrfly2005's topic in MICU

   Just because a pt. is sedated doesn't mean he doesn't feel pain. I would have given the MSO4 as you did.

3. What do you think about...

   sjrn85 replied to humiliated's topic in NP

   Well, I hate to break it to you, but you're not practicing medicine, you're doing advanced practice NURSING. Want to practice medicine? Go to med school. But don't try to muddy the two. It's disrespectful to both disciplines. And I personally would n...

4. Drug seeking patients?

   sjrn85 replied to butter's topic in Safety

   People in withdrawal can also develop hypertensive crisis, seizures...yes, it can be life-threatening.

5. unresponsive patient

   sjrn85 replied to beaglelover's topic in Geriatric

   I'm sorry, and I mean no disrespect to Triage34 because it sounds like this her is facility's policy, but I'll be darned if I ever say the above, especially to a physician. That sounds like "nursespeak" run amok. Call it what it is...an arrest, whate...

6. CRNA Drug Addiction

   sjrn85 replied to speed's topic in CRNA

   What on earth is wrong with working? How is that indicative of an addiction disorder? Not everyone can afford to stop working and just go to school.

7. Do you think your employer is reponsible for paying for your ACLS training & cert?

   sjrn85 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

   In a perfect world, the answer woud be "yes." But if ACLS is a requirement for the position, then yes, they should. If it's not required but the nurse wants to take ACLS to further his/her knowledge, like I said it would be nice.

8. Outta Line........

   sjrn85 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

   Even if you feel you've been wronged, it's still the best (and professional thing) to try to take the high road. We all have our moments, and believe me, you will too when you're an RN. No one is perfect.

9. Whose resposibility is it to ask a patient..

   sjrn85 replied to joeyrush's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure which would be more embarrassing, the incident described, or finding out that the details of it were posted (along with details about one's sex life) on a public BB.

10. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Safety

    I realize that. I said that just to clarify that based on what you posted, I had no other ideas to offer; I didn't mean for you to infer that I thought you were addressing me specifically. And no, I really don't go home and talk about co-workers/pati...

11. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Safety

    Also, this thread started out being about a very specific situation with very specific details such as blood glucose levels and symptoms. I'm sorry if I misunderstood your intent for it to be about illnesses in general.

12. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Safety

    Sigh...again, I said that the NM should be informed, and that, if necessary, concerns should be taken further up the chain of command. I also said that incidents should be documented, and that if a nurse found a co-worker to ill to be working and thu...

13. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Safety

    If your post was so clear, you should not have needed to go back and edit it after I posted my reply. I know that we are in the "Nursing Issues/Concerns" thread, BTW, but that doesn't mean that anything goes. In any case, it's nearly impossible for m...

14. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Safety

    You follow the chain of command. You let the supervisor know, and let him/her act accordingly. You do not just go and call the BON, and you do not let the situation go and then call your friend and tell your friend about it. Go back and reread my sec...

15. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Safety

    Your friend should have reported what happened to the supervisor, not discussed it with a third party later. She allowed pt. care to be compromised by not doing so; if a pt. were harmed because this happened again, she could be held just as liable be...