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  1. New admits at shift change

    luvrn replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't it be nice if hospitals had a team of Admitting and discharge nurses, that would go and do all the paper work to admit and discharge, and get the paitent settled in, then pass off report....

  2. would you insert midline if

    luvrn posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If a patient's arm you were going to use to insert midline was slightly swollen and bruised right below the shoulder would you still insert the midline. This patient is at home, not the hospital....

  3. would you insert midline if

    luvrn replied to luvrn's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thanks everyone for their help. I just didn't think it was right to insert it, but the MD said it would be OK...still didn't insert the midline. Thanks again

  4. would you insert midline if

    luvrn replied to luvrn's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thanks Smoo, hard to find information on the internet re: different scenerios on PICC/Midline placements. Thanks

  5. Constipation Tricks

    luvrn replied to caringRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Bomb!!! MOM 30cc Lactulose 15cc Cascara 15cc Mix. Shake. Administer and then stand

  6. What punishment should this nurse get?

    luvrn replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Okay...have a question...you say she went in at 5am to sit with the patient, and at 7am somebody had to wake her up. Why do you all assume that she immediately fell asleep? Did anyone check on her...

  7. Diagram of all veins in arm

    luvrn posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I was wondering if anyone knows of a site on the web that lists all the veins of the arm. Not just the bascilic and cephalic veins. Any vein that we put an I.V. in we have to document what vein it...

  8. Diagram of all veins in arm

    luvrn replied to luvrn's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thanks everyone, Karen I used that diagram, and I will check with BD on that CEU and poster. Thanks again everyone for their

  9. Diagram of all veins in arm

    luvrn replied to luvrn's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thanks Susan, I went there but they didn't have the veins.....but it is a neat site....I liked the lab enjoyed looking at the different organs....I know I must be sick...LOL Thanks again....

  10. Hypomagnesiumia, I am a ticking time bomb!!

    luvrn replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    Hi.. I work for a Home Infusion Service. I have done everything in the home from Chemo to Antibiotics. I know a lot of things are insurance driven, but the home infusion company can check your...

  11. hourly RN pay vs. salaried?

    luvrn replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    I am salary paid. Very rarely do I work less than 40 hours. I would never take another salaried position unless you factor in 10-15 hours of overtime. Sometimes you get out on time, other times you...

  12. Quit or be fired?

    luvrn replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    16 and 11 yr old left alone. What if there was an emergency and EMS found out they were left alone...cops called and she loses her kids??? Because they were left alone. I would loose the job before...

  13. Snow emergency excuse?

    luvrn replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering what the single parents did when they work 7-3p, storm comes in, and they mandated you to stay, no family in area, child in daycare that will close, how have you handled that???...

  14. Intradermal lidocaine for IV starts

    luvrn replied to hardworkingrn's topic in General Nursing

    I also have had IV starts with and without Lidocaine. If the person who is sticking is good.....NO lidocaine, I had more pain with the lidocaine from the burning vs. just sticking me for the

  15. Port-a-cath care

    luvrn replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is to use a sterile dressing kit for central lines. Our kits include mask, sterile gloves, betadine and ETOH. We don sterile gloves and clean site with ETOH then betadine maintaining...

  16. Hello - What state are you from?

    luvrn replied to KimRN41514's topic in Rural

    Charleston WV area

  17. Mrsa

    luvrn replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I used to work MRSA patients were always either private or with another MRSA patient. If you were pregnant we always made sure you didn't have to care for the MRSA patient, but...

  18. Philadelphia Chromosome

    luvrn posted a topic in Oncology

    Hi....I was wondering if anyone knows what it means when they can't find the Philadelphia Chromosome? Patient is 25yr male, dx with CML about 1 month ago...been taking Gleeve. I have a cardiac...

  19. ICD-9 Code for IV antibiotic therapy

    luvrn replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Home Health

    If mind is still here....IV Line Maintainence was coded as V58.1

  20. Philadelphia Chromosome

    luvrn replied to luvrn's topic in Oncology

    Thank you very much....I read some articles on the net but just didn't understand them fully....I thought NOT having the Philadelphia chromosome was a good thing, but after reading some articles and...

  21. Would you do this so others could get vacation...

    luvrn replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in General Nursing

    I think what she was saying that there are only 12-14 weeks for summer vacation and yes there are more times to take off but not if you have children in school. That is there vacation too, can't take...

  22. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

    luvrn replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

    I just had a colonoscopy last week and they used Diprovan for the sedation. Don't know the amount but I will tell you I was out in a second and woke up feeling great!!!! Oh...CRNA administered the...

  23. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Patients

    luvrn replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    The company I work for gives the drug Aralast to people with the alpha deficiency. Their symptoms vary, from tired and SOB, multiple respiratory infections, to home bound and on O2. Aralast doesn't...

  24. Can Pittsburgh Stop a National Epidemic?

    luvrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The article says only 2 cases of VRE in the country....I have seen VRE at our hospital over the past 2 years or more....has anybody

  25. Blocking beds when understaffed

    luvrn replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Don't work in the hospital any longer....but still friends with the nurses there and yes they have blocked beds when short