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  1. Lowest Dose of Morphine To Cause Death

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is 0.25 mg of morphine enough to cause a death if you administer only one dose and it's the only dose the patient had? My other coworkers are calling this nurse the angel of death and I think...

  2. Learning to keep quiet

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are the best ways to keep yourself quiet at work?? Self talk down isn't working out too well for

  3. Lowest Dose of Morphine To Cause Death

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    -error it should read 0.25 ml not 0.25

  4. Learning to keep quiet

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully no more causing trouble because no matter how much I try to avoid it I find myself in trouble. And I aspire to be professional and well put

  5. Compact License

    thisnurse123 replied to Need answer's topic in General Nursing

    Just be honest on your application and see what

  6. Lowest Dose of Morphine To Cause Death

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    this makes since if they passed 4 hours after or even the next shift

  7. Nurse lose license over work chat

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Over heard a convo, basically someone stabbed someone else and got away with it. Then the other nurse was talking about true crime shows and patient murders. Can these people lose their license or???...

  8. Death Bath Myth

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The death bath is apparently a myth: Association between Bathing and Survival in Patients with Advanced Cancer in Their Last Days of Life: A Prospective Cohort

  9. GI bleeds

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently it seems ERs do not want transfers from nursing homes for GI bleeds. Thoughts on how bigger cities can get these patients the care needed? I understand nursing homes can monitor labs but...

  10. Have you ever left in the middle of a shift?

    thisnurse123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Yep after DON waited four hours to give me a login. "I couldn't do the med pass on

  11. Can I file a complaint against a facility

    thisnurse123 replied to bixbie's topic in General Nursing

    It's called charting by exemption. Most SNF's are focusing on the skilled patients for charting and vitals. Outside of this when I give report I don't add extra fluff. If a patient has a coc I call...

  12. Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

    thisnurse123 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses and doctors have sociopathic personalities/ narcissism according to studies...but not more than the general public. you'll fit in. Keep patients safe. Be respectful. "Nursing...

  13. Hospice care

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently more hospice patients have been admitted to the unit. A few nurses have pointed out improper training for care. The director wants morphine 0.25 ml/5mg q 4 hours scheduled for some and PRN...

  14. Charting Medications

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a medication is given late is it proper to change the time to when it was due and chart medication administered in a timely manner late entry due to resident cares?? I noticed many older nurses...

  15. UTI Coughing

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nursing question that came up, select all that apply: If a patient is coughing/wheezing and has a UTI it’s treated with: A) albuterol B) mucinex C) raising the head of bed...

  16. DNR

    thisnurse123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This has probably been asked before. Fake scenario: Patient has frequent UTI’s and starts to wheeze. Has been hospitalized for a similar incident one month prior. The provider RN on call...

  17. DNR

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for teaching :) hopefully another student will find this useful as well and not assume crackles are from the eldery being mostly bed bound :) This feedback defintitely helped me think deeper...

  18. DNR

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Haha yeah urosepsis which isn’t funny? but hard to prevent in elderly https://www.thoracic.org/professionals/clinical-resources/quick-hits/dyspnea-and-recurrent-urinary-tract-infections.php...

  19. Charting Medications

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks this is just how I noticed they are charting in the long term care

  20. DNR

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Hah LTC is the wild Wild West. It

  21. Charting Medications

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Agree I guess it’s different in

  22. UTI Coughing

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    I think you answered the question. It was probably critical

  23. BON Where I’m Single State Licensed Wants To Ask Me Questions

    thisnurse123 replied to Bryan Hurst's topic in General Nursing

    That makes more

  24. BON Where I’m Single State Licensed Wants To Ask Me Questions

    thisnurse123 replied to Bryan Hurst's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like that is the state they are using as the home state

  25. DNR

    thisnurse123 replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know for future. Never had this happen