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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. Just getting them settled in and the paper work, not...

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. The arm is also painful to move so patient has to as...

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 everyone.

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

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

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 and see her sleeping? She could have just nodded of...

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 was inserted in. I can find the major ones but not...

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

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.... Cathy

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 benefits to see if it would save you money. The nurse ...

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 don't. Just weigh your options. Find out if the...

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 my kids.. I have been lucky not to have to make ...

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??? Daycare isn't staying open, you don't know anybody.....a...

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 heplock.

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 sterile technique. Flush with 5-10cc saline. BTW the...

Charleston WV area here!!!!!!

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 according to our ID Doc, no harm if you were healt...

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 background so I can't help the family and was hoping som...

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

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 your reply I guess it isn't. The young man didn't ...

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 them out of school, well yes, but then you have t...

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 Diprovan.

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 cure the disease but is suppose to slow down the ...

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 else???

Ugh white....they get dirty faster....hmmm...all accidents show on them, don't know about you all but when I worked in the hospital, lots of times on my knees looking for something that rolled under the bed....ect....but I hate too much perfume, real...