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    Reminder why the seven rights are important

    mtmkjr replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    The consequence of inadequate staffing: a certain level of patient dissatisfaction, med errors, patient harm and even the occasional sentinel event, is a risk the hospital willingly accepts because...
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    What is the longest time you have spent in one position?

    mtmkjr replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. I've got to admit, when I read the thread title, my first thought was, of course, the flight to Thailand... and being asked on a nursing forum, I was thinking DVT
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    Any nurses dealing with Tinnitus?

    mtmkjr replied to nikiiii123's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't know the cause. Wish I did. I graduated in 30+ years ago, so the tinnitus came 20 years later. Even though I'm not in school, at times I study something or other. I've become used to the...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    mtmkjr replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And to top it off she was teaching someone
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    Any nurses dealing with Tinnitus?

    mtmkjr replied to nikiiii123's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Similar to how mine started. Sporadic until the day I realized it wasn't stopping... and it was probably around 10 years ago as well. I also have mild hearing loss but so far I can still use a...
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    Nasal Irritation From Crushing Medications?

    mtmkjr replied to SarahMarshall12's topic in General Nursing

    Oh goodness. I guess I should be thankful for the pill crushers and heavy duty plastic pouches we have for this
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    fraud & identity theft

    mtmkjr replied to mathisp1's topic in Home Health

    Say what??? If you know in advance he's going to do this, go to the
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    Med error and Pyxis

    mtmkjr replied to Michnurse1's topic in Patient Medications

    That's interesting... I guess we didn't get the memo yet. We return non-scheduled meds to the Pyxis back to the original cubby where it was dispensed from, scanning both the unopened pill and the...
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    Charge nurse gave an antipsychotic without an order..how should i handle this?

    mtmkjr replied to sallykk79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think you forgot the part about how you found out she gave the Seroquel to your
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    How do you deal with know-it-all family members?

    mtmkjr replied to StephaneeD27's topic in General Nursing

    At what stage of life are you? As in, just beginning this relationship, or long down the road? Where ever you are, just smile, say, "Interesting, I've never heard that" and change the subject....
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    Let go/resign from new grad 6 months in

    mtmkjr replied to shaza111's topic in General Nursing

    It is better to prep the patient for surgery unnecessarily then to not to prep the patient and have it end up being necessary. I agree with the others, the list you gave does not seem termination...
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    How can I appeal the decision ofthe NY state board of Nursing?

    mtmkjr replied to Brithany#1's topic in General Nursing

    What was the different school you graduated from in
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    Writing Bad Orders

    mtmkjr replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like a lazy provider who wants nursing to manage the patient's fluid balance and not bother reviewing the chart every day. Don't let them get away with
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    Medications due time in EPIC

    mtmkjr replied to Issa_mohamad's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Yes, in our facility only pharmacy can make those changes, but I often ask them to make a time change for one reason or another based on individual patient needs. Certain meds need to be given at...
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    Should Nurses have to clean patients rooms after a patient dies or is discharged??

    mtmkjr replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's unfortunate that the thread went off the rails with the use of the word "legal". OP, if you had asked, "My facility is requiring nurses to clean rooms between patients. How should we handle this...
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    Forced to Chart using another employee name

    mtmkjr replied to Lvn31's topic in General Nursing

    I would say the facility is at risk more than you are. Make sure you have documentation that you have done your part to request your login and express your concern. "If it it wasn't documented it...
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    Medications due time in EPIC

    mtmkjr replied to Issa_mohamad's topic in Nursing Informatics

    In our Hospital pharmacy enters the times, but I do verify that new orders are in there
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    Was I wrong?

    mtmkjr replied to snickers17's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you do bedside rounds? If so, a pain assessment at that time may have indicated a need for the PRN. I don't give oxy just because it's available to the patient. But also, why would going a pain...
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    Graduation Hold

    mtmkjr replied to bnm65435's topic in General Students

    How much of a payment are you talking about? And what exactly are the testing dates? If you can only test Dec/May and you get delayed until May, you're talking about a 5 month difference which...
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    mtmkjr replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    If it were true that it's all about patient safety, we wouldn't have all the threads about not being able to call in sick/coming to work sick... That's a heck of a double standard! As usual, It's all...
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    is there something wrong with using the word combative?

    mtmkjr replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    A little bit of tweaking needed in order to properly inform Ms.X's family of the incident Would this pass PC? "(Your loved one) moved her left fist rapidly in the direction of a nurses nose where it...
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    "He just wanted to know..."

    mtmkjr replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have to admit that when I first read the OP, my internal reaction was to think that she was unreasonably private with her personal life and that she should "loosen up a bit". I skimmed past the part...
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    "He just wanted to know..."

    mtmkjr replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The more I read this thread the more I have trouble imagining a situation the OP describes. I would find it really odd for a patient to ask me personal info about a coworker, doctor, practitioner,...
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    Opiates Are Not for All Pain

    mtmkjr replied to soliantony's topic in Advanced Practice

    As usual, 2 competing thoughts come to mind Cynical: she was diverting and wants her drugs back Non-cynical: She simply wants her patient to stop hurting and does not understand the complexities of...
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    "He just wanted to know..."

    mtmkjr replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So you have communicated to these RNs and to management so that it must be very clear that you don't want anyone to give out info about you and yet they keep doing it... I think that is very strange....