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  1. Drug Testing

    CCU NRS replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    Well the entire thing is ridiculous as it is currently argued. The difference in legal substances such as alcohol and cigarettes, caffiene VS illicit drugs Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, the big argument...

  2. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

    CCU NRS replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    I will go in reverse order like the top ten list #5 Flinging Feces #4 Turning Blue #3 Code Black (charcoal induced vomitting and feces) #2 Code Blue and the #1 thing I hate for my patients to do Press...

  3. Drug Testing

    CCU NRS replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree it is exactly like prohibition except that the Govt. was not making any money from keeping Alcohol illegal. They are making tons by keeping marijuana illegal. Although, if one were...

  4. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    CCU NRS replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    My facility is offering $10,000 for a three year commitment to night shift. $3000 for day or evening for one year commitment. For

  5. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    CCU NRS replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    There is no oversimplification, more new grads are needed. Simply because nurses are leaving the field. Pretty much machines dig ditches now because they make several different machines for that...

  6. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    CCU NRS replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Could you split the hair a little more puhlease! That is like saying we don't have a gas shortage we have an oil shortage! Yes we do have a nursing shortage, even though there are more than one...

  7. Drug Testing

    CCU NRS replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    I will just say on this one issue that I do agree. I know many people that drink,(most of them beer)for several hours each night and do not consider themselves alcoholic. I however do consider them...

  8. Catheters

    CCU NRS replied to jyoung1950's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most policies state that indwelling catheters must be changed every 14 days and suprabubic catheters changed monthly. If she has a medical necessity for a catheter her physician should investigate and...

  9. Expert Advise Needed Quickly Regarding Cardiac Catherization

    CCU NRS replied to nurturing_angel's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Here is a site with very basic info and a picture. this shows a brachial cath site, most of the ones we do are groin/femoral, you get the gist though....

  10. Drug Testing

    CCU NRS replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmmm interesting: you know with my kids I usually take immediate denial as admission of guilt...I am probably a bad parent

  11. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    CCU NRS replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I wrote an article about customer service caled "is the customer always right?...

  12. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

    CCU NRS replied to np2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree whole heartedly. The biggest problem with this particular site is that people that are students and have never done any Pt care outside of a very controlled environment and only one or two at...

  13. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

    CCU NRS replied to np2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Forgive me if I misunderstand but you say Pts don't act a particular way to be difficult, If this has been the case for you, you have been truly blessed, because some Pts do act just the way they want...

  14. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

    CCU NRS replied to np2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I thought all of these 5 were pertinent and accurate except for the part about havning too many Pts and complaining to the union etc. we don't have union here in OK 1.) Knowing the patient is...

  15. Always sick

    CCU NRS replied to Anna_Aus's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about babies but I do know that after a season of a really bad flu like we had the sinus infections and ear infections are horrible and almost incurable. I had a sinus infection and went...

  16. strange message on my answering machine talks about Green Card

    CCU NRS replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I got it tooThe same message I just assumed it was something for nurses needing greencard, I never even gave it any consideration just deleted

  17. Acls

    CCU NRS replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.randylarson.com/acls/ practice your megacode and stripps on this site, Good

  18. Your Thoughts Requested

    CCU NRS replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    This smells like a

  19. Your Thoughts Requested

    CCU NRS replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    your post makes it completely clear that you don't unuderstand the workings of Medical facilities and medical personelI am not sure which of my posts you are alluding to to call a sick person but in...

  20. Your Thoughts Requested

    CCU NRS replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you may have noticed my alluding to "if you are a nurse" and "presumably you work in the medical field" because I get this same feeling that a good RN would not be having as much difficulty with...

  21. Your Thoughts Requested

    CCU NRS replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    In this post you seem to be equating your self to a deer being gutted, you mention that DH guts Deer, do you think it would be the same for him to see you being gutted? Is he a really controlling...

  22. Your Thoughts Requested

    CCU NRS replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    You did ask for advice and the general concensus is that it is a a bad idea. I won't pretend to know how scared you or your husband are but you presumably work in the medical field, I am sure you have...

  23. Your Thoughts Requested

    CCU NRS replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that NO ONE dies in

  24. What is Nursing?

    CCU NRS replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly reluctance to lead makes you a better leader Tweety. You probably make certain of the decisions you make and actually give thought to what to do and how it affects others rather than just...

  25. What is Nursing?

    CCU NRS posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently wrote an article with this title. I will drop the link for those that would like to read it. My question for this forum though is: What is nursing to you? What qualitites do see in others?...