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  1. New to site, have a question

    VegRN replied to inmatern726's topic in Correctional

    I agree with rgcirn, telephone triaging the inmate yourself is a much better idea. That way, you can decide for yourself if you need to come

  2. New to site, have a question

    VegRN replied to inmatern726's topic in Correctional

    I think this is scary, scary, scary that the sheriff is trying to do this. If an inmate is complaining of a medical complaint, a nurse needs to assess it. How can a lay person even know the right...

  3. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    VegRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    some gems from our units press ganey..... Nurse didn't know how to speak english, how can she take care of a pt if she can't speak english? (In the pts defense there are some nurses with heavy...

  4. Why are RN's so fat!

    VegRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, there are not many overweight nurses. I think it has to do with many of us being young and the years of stress and poor eating not catching up to us yet. In my nursing school class, I...

  5. ER Nurses Rap

    VegRN replied to BBFRN's topic in Emergency

    So

  6. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    VegRN replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    A pt on our unit was once discharged with a SL and Tele moniter! She called later to ask what she was supposed to do about them. Don't feel bad, I almost d/c'd someone with a SL but the NA

  7. Secure Unit in Hospital

    VegRN replied to Barkow's topic in Correctional

    I agree with RGIRN totally. Document, document, document. And never believe anything they tell you at face value. Always check it out. The inmates in locked units in hospitals are generally...

  8. NEED HELP from a student who got kicked out

    VegRN replied to terabhap's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how they could block her from transferring courses that she passed. Of course you can't expect to get credit from classes you didn't pass but the ones you passed, you should be able to...

  9. How do you treat home birth transfers??

    VegRN replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So, I don't work in L&D so maybe my view is a bit scewed but maybe it is more similar to the moms that wanted homebirth since I have no clue what happens in L&D units. I meant that maybe the...

  10. How do you get on with foreign nurses?

    VegRN replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    Aggressiveness, controlling? Sometimes that can be a good thing. I work in a level one trauma teaching hospital and you have to be agressive in pt care otherwise pts can die! If there is one thing...

  11. Hooray, he's gone!!!!

    VegRN replied to rgcirn's topic in Correctional

    I work in corrections and I can think of several people who would fit the bill of a big pain in the..... I always feel bad for that poor nurse that I am transferring that pain in the a** to. I know...

  12. Looks a hinderance to being hired?

    VegRN replied to newtress's topic in Correctional

    Dozens? Excuse my naivety but, it's that common for nurses who chose to work in corrections to fall for the flattery of inmates?

  13. Hey Doc, I Can't Put My Finger On It, But.......

    VegRN replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome job! I feel like the good catch happens a lot but we don't get much credit for it. My good catch tonight.... I called a doc about a newly admitted dehydrated (among other things) pt, when I...

  14. Not feeling comfortable about codes

    VegRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for almost 3 years and have never had a code happen on one of my pts. (I work in med/surg on a tele unit. )I have had pts decompensate and get sent to TLC/ICU however, not codes....

  15. What's your favorite type of patient?

    VegRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Some days my favorite pts are the ones that: 1. refrain from swearing at me for no reason 2.They and their family aren't rude to me 3. Their Dr isn't and a** and the Dr actually knows what he/she is...

  16. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    VegRN replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

  17. Important Drug Tips!!

    VegRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    IV potassium can be run at 20 meq/hr if pt has a central line/PICC. Give phenergan as piggyback of 50ml/15 minutes to avoid extroversion/phlebitis and other nasty venous side effects. For pts that are...

  18. How do you get on with foreign nurses?

    VegRN replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when foreign nurses are speaking in their language amongst the English speaking nurses. It is quite rude, I think. One foreign nurse I work with is terrible, I think a big factor in that is...

  19. moody nurses

    VegRN replied to dali92's topic in General Nursing

    You will see all types of behavior in coworkers. One of the best things you can do is try not to take it personally and report all behavior that is affecting pt care. Right now I work with a major...

  20. No Medical Background

    VegRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    I remember some of the students in my graduating class were concerned about this. One of the students was working as a bartender and couldn't work as a CNA because it just didn't pay enough for her...

  21. I;m New and I have a question.

    VegRN replied to ERNURSE02's topic in Emergency

    I am not really sure what you are worried about. Triage sounds like it would be a preferable assignment as other posters indicated. I know of an LPN that refused to go into an isolation room (MRSA)...

  22. Crossing professional boundary.

    VegRN replied to helen21186's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have a good story. I know a nurse who is married to a patient that she took care of. On his discharge he gave her his phone number and they ended up getting married. I think that is extremely...

  23. yearly testing for HIV/hepatitis for corrections nurses?

    VegRN posted a topic in Correctional

    I work as a nurse in a hospital prison unit and I am hoping some of you all can help clear something up. One of the nurses I work with said that nurses who work in prisons are tested for HIV and...

  24. yearly testing for HIV/hepatitis for corrections nurses?

    VegRN replied to VegRN's topic in Correctional

    Thanks for the

  25. How do you treat home birth transfers??

    VegRN replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe the midwife was advocating for the mom, not for herself? I can imagine that it would be quite a disappointment not being able to have the birth that you had planned and hoped for