mcleanl

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1. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

   mcleanl replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

   Hello All, I have had a day to mull over everything. I still feel that it is completely ridiculous to call someone at home regarding an unchecked box. This in NO way impedes patient care. I also...

2. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

   mcleanl replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks

3. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

   mcleanl replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

   Actually Altra ..............what I am understanding is that we aren't documenting for better patient care but to satisfy TJC. As a nurse......I find that very satisfying (yes, I am being sarcastic)....

4. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

   mcleanl replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks all, I plan to bring all this up in the next staff meeting. If the documentation is that important......I mean to the point where if one single box is not checked, then someone should come in...

5. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

   mcleanl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok......I just got a call from the night charge nurse. She audits the restraint charting somewhere around 2000hrs. She called to tell me that I didn't check the box (in EPIC) that states I notified...

6. Ortho nurse or transplant nurse?

   mcleanl replied to Abbachri's topic in Nursing Career

   Transplant!!! I agree that the learning experience will be incredible. Just as an aside......ortho floors are very heavy...and the work is physically

7. Medication Error

   mcleanl replied to jenna84's topic in General Nursing

   I suspect the OP is referring to the "college of nurses." It is a equivalent to the US's

8. Ketamine for adults while intubated?

   mcleanl replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen it used for bedside procedures (in adults) along with versed but never in drip form. I was taught to minimize stimulation and talking near the patient while ketamine is in use to prevent...

9. Vented Patient PEA

   mcleanl replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

   This is a good question. I actually had a vascular pt, several years ago that occluded his graft and needed to go to the OR stat. He was intubated, SR on the monitor. We packed him up to go the OR,...

10. Cyclical vomiting syndrome

    mcleanl replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    Not sure about the diagnosis, but in my world cyclical vomiting gets an

11. leaving the community... but where

    mcleanl replied to Trishrpn80's topic in General Nursing

    Trish....hugs to you. Your post did make me giggle when you wrote "Hamilton (not a fan). I grew up there and it was often referred to as "the mistake by the lake." Good luck with your search, TO...

12. Offensive or not??

    mcleanl replied to peekachoo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Manchildren"....................:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:.........I never knew there was a name for this, but I know exactly what you are talking

13. Denial

    mcleanl replied to poopprincess's topic in General Nursing

    Gaylarn4.....I'm not sure this is a "human" trait as much as it is a cultural

14. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    mcleanl replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    There is a direct correlation between the brain and the heart and we see this frequently with neuro patient's with high ICP's........see Cushing's reflex. Large head bleeds can cause brain herniation...

15. Intubation without RSI meds??

    mcleanl replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    This is crazy.....back in the late 90's I remember a phase anesthesia went through where they were doing "trans tracheal blocks?" Does anyone else remember these? The patients were fully awake a small...