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   medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   this is what bothers me. my rationale was "it's ONLY 1 mg". i've been in similar situations with schedule acetaminophen and prn norco, antibiotics being scheduled incorrectly by pharmacy (receiving a q8, q12, or qday dose too early because patient ...

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   medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   i'm not sure if there were adverse effects, but according to allnurses.com there might have been or was. believe it or not, the patient dropped off a daisy award nomination for me.

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   medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   and i'd add some dilaudid for pain and benadryl for the itch. lol. believe it or not we have patients here that receive all of that. maybe it's just where i'm working. anyway. thanks everybody for the posts.

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   medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   how exactly would you approach this? i am asking, not being contentious. we care of patients like these frequently, with "patient advocates" who somehow manipulate (maybe that isn't the correct word) the MDs into prescribing meds like dilaudid, b...

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   medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   all i wanted to do was help my patient sleep and not wig out. the patient told me "the MD ordered 1mg of xanax for me", but the orders didn't reflect this. so i took their word for it and got creative. i figured 0.5mg+0.5mg = 1mg, so let's try tha...

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   medteleER posted a topic in General Nursing

   The oncoming shift charge nurse got on me about "double dosing" a patient. MD had (2) specific orders PRN: 1) xanax 0.5 mg for sleep 2) xanax 0.5 mg q8h for anxiety I gave BOTH of them because the patient claimed being anxious and wanted something t...

7. need advice, telemetry and ER

   medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   it IS NOT the policy to spend time on the tele unit, prior to transferring to the ER. though it IS POLICY that I have to spend 6 months there if I do transfer... meaning I will be stuck there for 6 months. I am going to make contact with the mana...

8. need advice, telemetry and ER

   medteleER posted a topic in General Nursing

   Thanks in advance for reading. Just wondering if this is a good idea. I’ve made some posts regarding transferring to the emergency room, but my educator said it is necessary I spend some time on the telemetry unit prior. I am a med/surg nurse with 5...

9. telemetry before ER?

   medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in Emergency

   she is the educator for the ENTIRE hospital. there are a number of them, but they are not department specific. my ACLS is expired. i need to renew. and i can take a basic dysrhythmia course whenever. somebody in the ER told me she started out as...

10. telemetry before ER?

    medteleER posted a topic in Emergency

    been a med/surg nurse for about 5 years. i wanted to get into my critical care (ER) department. my nurse educator told me it would be necessary to get some telemetry experience before i transition. i'm not sure if that is just hospital specific be...

11. after med surg ...

    medteleER replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this is going to make any sense, but the ICU is where I (being a med/surg nurse) transfers/transferred all of my patients requiring a higher level of care...other than the telemetry. Sometimes, I want to be the receiving end of that. P...

12. New grad nurse in Emergency Department

    medteleER replied to Miss_RN92's topic in Emergency

    not a new grad, but helpful thread for me possibly transitioning to the ER

13. after med surg ...

    medteleER posted a topic in General Nursing

    well, i been a medical/surgical nurse for about 5 years now... looking for a change. my volunteer experience in the emergency room brought me into the nursing field, so i want to spend the rest of my years there... or maybe the ICU. but moreso the ...