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    Giving Report and IV Access

    Music in My Heart replied to thehipbonesconnected's topic in General Nursing

    Some comments are worth emphasizing... like this
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    Giving Report and IV Access

    Music in My Heart replied to thehipbonesconnected's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ED nurse and I get so tired of them asking this question. Usually I respond with, "I don't know" to which they sometimes get snarky. When I'm feeling snarky I've responded with, "Start at the...
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    A Little Rant And Some Failures

    Music in My Heart replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder what kind of morbidity these folks end up living with (those who do, that is) directly attributable to the profound and prolonged hypoxemia. Meanwhile, I'm lining up to get my 5th dose...
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    A Little Rant And Some Failures

    Music in My Heart replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Said venting among people who really get it... and who else besides us actually does... is vital... about the only thing that let's me walk back in the door. Depending on the facility...
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    Med Error

    Music in My Heart replied to Rada's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth, I once made a much worse med error than that. Pt didn't die but could have had some permanent damage... nobody could really say one way or the other. It was tough for...
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    A Little Rant And Some Failures

    Music in My Heart replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just to throw this out there... I'm not sure that this guy's case was necessarily just about "staff convenience." If a patient requires that much intervention in order to tolerate/accept the...
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    Epic HIPAA violation

    Music in My Heart replied to EmNightShamala's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The investigation isn't a foregone conclusion... I underwent a "compliance audit" following access to a chart for a patient that was not mine and I was ultimately absolved of any fault... "I...
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    Diploma and Associate Degree in Nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to LasercopyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    "encourage students to aim for ADN instead of diploma to be more competent and educated. The rationale to get better patient care as the average intelligence of nurses would be higher. "...
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    Are most nursing programs a hot mess or is it just mine?

    Music in My Heart replied to LittleCa's topic in General Students

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    Give me the good, the bad, and the ugly of unionizing

    Music in My Heart replied to Misszilla's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Working here in Northern California I am always struck by how often I meet travelers or transplants from anti-union 'right-to-work' states, or even locals, who denigrate unions... while benefiting...
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    PICC line

    Music in My Heart replied to Trkavenger's topic in General Nursing

    CVP is blood
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    Give me the good, the bad, and the ugly of unionizing

    Music in My Heart replied to Misszilla's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I've worked in industries prior to nursing which had performance bonuses. I think it would be exceedingly difficult to generally quantify nursing performance such that bonuses could be attached....
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    Give me the good, the bad, and the ugly of unionizing

    Music in My Heart replied to Misszilla's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The positive part is simple: You have a contract which spells out the terms of employment and that contract is negotiated by an advocate on your behalf. Without a contract, you are an at-will...
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    PICC line

    Music in My Heart replied to Trkavenger's topic in General Nursing

    Hard to say... I'd think it would clot off before exsanguination... but BP and platelet count would probably be partly
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    Tricks to getting an Spo2 reading on a difficult patient

    Music in My Heart replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I've been told that they are a requirement of the Joint Commission, as well they should be. Substantial data has been published on the effectiveness of RRT and early intervention to reduce poor...
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    Staff Management And Nursing Assignment

    Music in My Heart replied to LisaCam's topic in General Nursing

    Well... Some ICU players are pretty soft and require "intensive" care rather than "advanced" care; and that's an important distinction. An expert nurse off of a tele unit can reasonably be...
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    Tricks to getting an Spo2 reading on a difficult patient

    Music in My Heart replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    From the perspective of a rapid response nurse in a large urban medical center: While I get a fair number of calls that ended up being 'nothing,' I always thank them for calling and encourage...
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    Dilutions/ Med Info

    Music in My Heart replied to NewNurse_20's topic in Emergency

    The only thing I dilute is famotidine and that's because pharmacy specifically directs us to. Up until a few years ago, I did dilute phenergan, too, but they've taken IV phenergan off of the...
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    Staff safety in the ER

    Music in My Heart replied to skylark's topic in Emergency

    Our intake folks are sitting ducks... and our security is mediocre... some of them are pretty solid but many are bordering on
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    Hospital requiring ER nurses to chart full admission assessment

    Music in My Heart replied to Halestorm21's topic in Emergency

    Sounds ******* stupid... I barely have time to hit the high-points on the flowsheet but a full admission assessment? Not a chance. Of course, our admission assessments are ridiculously
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    Which route should I go to achieve dream?

    Music in My Heart replied to MDJ0730's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't think that it's terribly competitive to get into NP programs focusing on primary care nor to get those jobs. A general med-surg gig would be a reasonable place to
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    What the heck am I doing wrong in Fundamentals?

    Music in My Heart replied to gypsy99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You appear to be spending plenty of time... fifty hours per week of studying should be ample for any field of study... that is, if you mean that you are actually studying... doing homework isn't...
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    New Nursing Student Questions

    Music in My Heart replied to Clarinet's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    Pharmacology Flashcards (drug cards)

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    These are formatted as 3x5 cards and were printed on individual 3x5 cards. Have at 'em if you think they'll help... they certainly worked for me. Again, they are entirely my own creation...
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    Pharmacology Flashcards (drug cards)

    Music in My Heart replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I hope they