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  1. RN doing conscious sedation non-intubated patient

    APRN. replied to Surgerygirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    happily for me, this practice is absolutely legal and endorsed by my facility in the state of california for both intubated and non-intubated patients. many procedures are done under conscious...

  2. Is she taking advantage of my RN license?

    APRN. replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    until this person starts taking care of your loved one and exhibits the behavior that the op is informing us of...... then it will become a very big deal. two wrongs don't make a

  3. HELP...MA or RN

    APRN. replied to HCC2010's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest taking the RN position. It's easier to get a job (another job) when you already have a job. Much better to state that your working in a temporary RN position than slumming in an MA

  4. I'm so sorry....your spouse just died.

    APRN. posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    (Deep breath in.....long sigh......) I just cringe at the thought of having to tell someone the news; "I'm sorry, but we lost your wife/husband/brother/aunt....." etc. etc. etc. How many of you...

  5. Critical care drips

    APRN. replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    Here's a little down and dirty website for common critical care infusions:

  6. Malpractice Insurance?

    APRN. replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming you make an average of 35.00 per hour as an RN, you will spend all of about 2 1/2 hours per year paying off malpractice insurance which can prevent the following from happening: You and your...

  7. Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumonia (CRKP)

    APRN. posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you taken care of any of these patients (that you know of) ? If so, I would like to know what clinical findings that you have experienced....

  8. Legislative Issues

    APRN. replied to JustinAllen's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that nurses need more authority and "power" to act on issues of patient advocacy. This is our most central role, but we are seen as a liability to the hospital (or other health care...

  9. How do they rotate your days off?

    APRN. replied to RNShenanigator's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most of the places where I have worked in the distant past, and the present, allow for self scheduling. I work every other weekend. The ability to utilize the self scheduling in order to get in the...

  10. "Bumped to the Bottom??"

    APRN. replied to resumecpr's topic in General Nursing

    You must work at my hospital! This has happened to me in other endeavors here. When that happened to me, I found my own way to be certified in what I wanted to do and came back out on top. It's not...

  11. did you hear?

    APRN. replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    "The study, a new analysis of a larger, long-running study known as Whitehall II, followed more than 7,000 healthy, middle-aged civil servants in the U.K. for an average of 12 years. More than half...

  12. Ativan IVP given undiluted into central line.

    APRN. replied to Septic Boy's topic in MICU, SICU

    I can think of numerous situations, with pharmacy protocol blessings, in which it is imperative to give IV Ativan quickly into a PIV or a CL that has not had fluids running......but then again, I work...

  13. Policy on WOWs

    APRN. replied to UnionRN2's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ICU. As such, we have huge glass double doors which allows the nursing staff to park the COW WOW's so that they do not actually enter the room. Each unit has drawers below the...

  14. No call No show ?

    APRN. replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I would inform the DON that if she cannot produce an e-mail with confirmation notification to you that you were definitely scheduled for the shift, then your attorney would like to know how the DON...

  15. Doing a favor vs. being an RN

    APRN. replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Unless they are close family/friends, I follow the example of what the MD's do "Why don't you stop by my office tomorrow and I'll see you

  16. Harder to land RN job after working as LPN?

    APRN. replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Having experienced that transition myself, I can offer some input. I personally observed a form of discrimination in the area where I wanted to work, however, allow me to digress in order to establish...

  17. Staff and artificial nails

    APRN. replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you seen my real nails? (Which, by the way, are unpolished, short and natural)..... I keep them very short and the ends of them start separating constantly. I file them and clip them, but it...

  18. Staff and artificial nails

    APRN. replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you heard about "Shellac" for nails by CND? Works pretty darn good, and it's not "artificial

  19. What is the role of charge nurse

    APRN. replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I take charge in the ICU. I am resource for the RN's who need help repositioning their patients, general "go"pher since nurse's are usually too busy to leave the unit, make staff assignments, figure...

  20. old skills that we do not use anymore

    APRN. replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    A head nurse for each shift who had ultimate authority. When she said "Jump", you asked "How high?". She was able to fire you on the spot for behavior that deserved such an action. Hydroculator...

  21. Patients dead from infected IV's....

    APRN. replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    It likes to stay moist, and likes phosphoric and fatty

  22. Patients dead from infected IV's....

    APRN. replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    My bet is that it was hanging out in the

  23. Patients dead from infected IV's....

    APRN. replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    Serratia marcescens is the bug that grows in your shower and turns pink when you haven't cleaned it very well in a while. It loves damp conditions, and proliferates in phosphoric and also in fatty...

  24. How does the team nursing care model work in the ICU?

    APRN. replied to thehutz's topic in General Nursing

    I have not seen the "team" model used in many years in the ICU. I am a one (wo)man band on the nursing end of patient care. There is no unit clerk/tele tech, no CNA, and no LVN(LPN's) in acute...

  25. Frustrating Injury

    APRN. replied to DeacJn's topic in General Nursing

    A physician should keep the employees best interests in mind, but remember.....the physician who is treating you for workman's comp is directly answerable to the facility. They get very little...