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  1. "6 months notice is customary"

    APRN. replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    I would advise against allowing more opportunities for this woman to extract punishment for "abandoning" her. It's time to create a paper trail juuuust in case this woman decides to be creative....

  2. vent about RN career over family/happiness

    APRN. replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    I promise you this; It will be easier for you to find another nursing job than it will be to find a man who loves you enough for the relationship to survive through nursing school and long distance...

  3. Should I have turned the LVN in?

    APRN. replied to PlasticsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope that people think twice before calling this person an outright liar. The OP specifically stated that there was no "ill will" towards the "LVN" in question. What about the person...

  4. IV certified LVN- Scope of practice

    APRN. replied to tketels's topic in California Nursing

    Starting and discontinuing IV's, hanging blood, as well as large volumes such as Normal Saline and Lactated Ringers, flushing the IV line with NS, as well as connecting the IV tubing for such is...

  5. Are any of you loyal?

    APRN. replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    True dat, true

  6. Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

    APRN. replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    Here are some scenarios that really have not been addressed: 1. Nancy Nurse lives with Bob the Builder and has been working for "X" hospital for five years now. Nancy has never touched a cigarette a...

  7. what is the difference between nursing notes and charting

    APRN. replied to bernikitty's topic in General Nursing

    After over 20 years in nursing, my somewhat jaded response is: Nurses notes are what no one (especially the docs) ever looks at, and charting is the documentation of the tangible evidence of patient...

  8. Kindly disspell these rumors about Kaiser

    APRN. replied to mikeworksRN's topic in California Nursing

    One of my besties works for a local Kaiser hospital in the ER. Senority plays a majority rule when it comes to getting your requested bid on another desirable shift/work schedule. It also comes into...

  9. Help I took a percoset and Im a new Hire!

    APRN. replied to Cindy 17's topic in General Nursing

    I did not look to see what state you reside in, however, there are guidelines that are generally followed regarding the collection of a sample for drug testing. In order for a sample to be upheld as...

  10. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    APRN. replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    I would consider asking about the consequences of your second hand smoke exposure. I'm not sure how you would delicately approach that subject with the powers that

  11. Within scope of practice to insert a PICC line?

    APRN. replied to klone's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I was trained to insert PICC lines with a very short course and training on how to read CXR to check for proper placement. It may depend upon the facility, but here in California, I would insert a...

  12. Catholic Hospitals

    APRN. replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a huge Catholic hospital in California. During the admission assessment, it was a required question to ask the patient if there was a religious preference of choice, and if there was...

  13. Too lazy to adjust your alarms? or Don't know how?

    APRN. replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    We are allowed to adjust the alarms in the ICU where I work. Being in California, we never have over a 1:2 ratio in the critical care unit, and sometimes 1:1. There are times when an alarm will...

  14. I sleep my life away

    APRN. replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    Try Googling "Adrenal Fatigue". It may make your eye pop

  15. Setting up arterial lines

    APRN. replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    Get the air out of everything. Anything and everything in that bag has the potential to mainline into the patient. Let's say you are changing the sheets, or transferring the patient to a different...

  16. I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    APRN. replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps he would like to sit down with someone in Administration, or even Human Resources and develop an action plan to address this issue. This activity is...

  17. Family members make me nervous

    APRN. replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna take a stab at an answer. Let me be upfront and honest in saying that after working Med/surg and numerous, numerous other floors over the past 20+ years, the main reason why I work in ICU...

  18. My husband was violated today and I need advice!! (hipaa violated that is)

    APRN. replied to FLAtoNYC's topic in General Nursing

    Good Lord Almighty. Puhleeaze stop berating the OP and look through the trees at the forest. The question has to deal with a probably/possible violation of the privacy act. It is so extremely...

  19. saline flush ..Joint Commission

    APRN. replied to melgrek's topic in Patient Medications

    I worked at a facility in California about five years ago that got spanked by the Joint's for nurses leaving flushes at the patient's bedside on a Med/Surg

  20. RN & LPN Teams: How does it work?

    APRN. replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LVN previously, and worked with the team nursing concept at many different facilities in California. In the early 2000's, JCAHO reprimanded one acute care facility in California for the...

  21. A Nurses Responsibility: Report Possible Narcotic Diversion

    APRN. replied to clebius's topic in General Nursing

    It's a looooooong way down from that Ivory

  22. Rn recieves notice to renew her cna license

    APRN. replied to RI Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Working as a CNA requires that you keep the workflow going regarding taking vital signs, other patient care activities, etc. Busy, busy, busy, answering call lights, direct patient care duties, etc....

  23. reamed out for using soft wrist restraints

    APRN. replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    My bad....see previous

  24. reamed out for using soft wrist restraints

    APRN. replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    My bad.....don't know where I got BiPap. ?? Carry

  25. reamed out for using soft wrist restraints

    APRN. replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ICU. It is a facility policy that we are not allowed to restrain a patient when on the BiPap. If you ever get a chance, I suggest that you try one out for a few moments. It is somewhat...