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  1. Is Travel Nursing Difficult?

    bonesrn replied to mollyz's topic in Travel

    I worked as a travel RN at UNC for 3 years with Cross Country. First and foremost, make sure you have a great recruiter. A bad recruiter will equate to a bad experience. Ask other travelers out...

  2. Should I go or stay?

    bonesrn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Congrats to you CapeCod...sounds like you might be a Healthsouth employee...good luck with your new

  3. counting controleds when your the only nurse?

    bonesrn replied to Tiggur's topic in Psychiatric

    I see no way that you can keep a legal count of narc with only one licensed staff?? Are you the only licensed staff memeber there in a 24 hr period? What does the policy say? Where do you get you...

  4. Continuous Insulin drip

    bonesrn replied to jocolorado's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our LTAC...staffed by more LPN's than RN's is getting ready to start accepting patients on Cardizem, Dopamine/Dobutamine and Amiodarone drips...they say they will take only 2 patients at a time with...

  5. making the transition to management

    bonesrn replied to shearan's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks for the encouraging words. I have been writing people up but was feeling a little guilty about it..I didn't want to be that person but it is obvious that the staff need some sort of direction...

  6. making the transition to management

    bonesrn replied to shearan's topic in Nurse Management

    Shearan.....first congratulations on your promotion...second..good luck! I am in the same situation. I worked as a staff nurse on the unit for about 3 months before I was promoted to the day shift...

  7. Offered a full-time supervisory position in HH....need opinions please...

    bonesrn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I was recently promoted to nursing supervisor at the LTAC hospital where I had been an RN for 4 months. I was previoulsy working d/e 40 hrs due to husband going back to school...prior to that I...

  8. c-diff, contagious?

    bonesrn replied to all4schwa's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    C-diff spores can live not only in the bathroom but on bedside tables, the curtain that seperates the pts..anything...we hope that the "active" pt with C-diff is washing his hands etc and we hope that...

  9. DNR Consent Form??

    bonesrn replied to bonesrn's topic in General Nursing

    I actually did some online research and found documented cases of docs/rn/hospitals being sued for assault/battery, pain and suffering, negligence, and a whole bunch of other charges r/t the problems...

  10. DNR Consent Form??

    bonesrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok...here's one for ya'll...in the past week we have had 2 incidents involving patients who were coded but had a DNR order...the problem lies in the paperwork..the facility policy states that when the...

  11. DNR Consent Form??

    bonesrn replied to bonesrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the backup...they just don't get it! I told the DON that if I have a DNR order without consent then I am not going to code the patient, ( that's what a reasonably prudent nurse would do)...

  12. Severe Concerns..or over reacting?

    bonesrn replied to blueapples's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to you Blueapple! You did a great thing in reporting this horrific situation. You will make an excellent nurse someday. I wish you luck in whatever it is you do. We need more nurses like...

  13. Severe Concerns..or over reacting?

    bonesrn replied to blueapples's topic in General Nursing

    RUN VERY FAST! Don't you EVER give meds to a patient! You are not a licensed RN/LPN and is ILLEGAL for you to give meds..even tylenol! If you stay you are putting your future at risk. Don't...

  14. Blood Filters and Lasix

    bonesrn replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Since the units of blood you are giving are different you must use different tubing. What if the patient had a reaction and you were using the same tubing from the first unit...how could you tell...

  15. Good Shoes

    bonesrn replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE THEM! I wear them at work and for play whenever I can. They are not soft cushy clogs they give great support. My feet NEVER ache. They are expensive..about $110 but well worth

  16. Dosage Calculations

    bonesrn replied to bonesrn's topic in General Nursing

    Openheartmom....thanks for the info..will be good for future ref. When my husband went to pharm class yesterday his prof said that after looking over the problems she realized that there wasn't...

  17. I think I'm in big trouble

    bonesrn replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    BRAVO!!! As a new supervisor in a LTAC facility I also have to wonder about your supervisor, or if there even is a supervisor???? How can anyone be expected to care for 50 residents with 1 CNA....

  18. Dosage Calculations

    bonesrn replied to bonesrn's topic in General Nursing

    sanchy...ok give us some credit, we get that but that is not the answer they are looking for. if I take 22 mg and convert to mcg would be 22 div by 1000 = 0.22 and divide that by 60 = .0037????...

  19. Blood draws from a PICC/midline

    bonesrn replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Zach...SteelcityRN is right...the ONLY time you can get blood from a peripheral site is IMMEDIATELY after insertion and BEFORE you flush with NSS. a midline is a peripheral cath on steriods. PICCs...

  20. restraints? What would you have done (Long)

    bonesrn replied to jessnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with Jollygreen..doesn't sound like she was oriented enough to be able to consent to leaving AMA...if she had a big drug history then she probably was having withdraw. I probably would have...

  21. Blood draws from a PICC/midline

    bonesrn replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Bob is correct...blood should only be withdrawn from PICC lines that are 5 fr or larger. We flush with 10 cc of NSS and then withdraw 7 cc for waste. After you get your blood then flush again with...

  22. Very Worried

    bonesrn replied to concernedHusband's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Tell your wife not to worry...I know plenty of nurses who had to answer 200+ questions and they passed! She sounds like she was a great student and I'm sure she will be a great...