mawlvn

mawlvn

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  1. New Grad starting in Radiology??

    mawlvn replied to clearblueskies126's topic in Radiology

    I, too believe you would benefit from the growth experience of working in an ICU or stepdown unit. In radiology you really do fall back on what you know. Both knowledge and experience. It is rewarding...

  2. Pre - hydration

    mawlvn posted a topic in Radiology

    Our MDs are becoming increasingly cautious of ordering IV contrast on pts with marginally elevated creatinine levels. We are guided more often by the GFR. This is presenting problems with the...

  3. Beat up by Press Ganey !

    mawlvn replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Press Ganey is and has always been a tool for management to use how they choose. If you have a management where positive scores are useful to their overall goal this can be gleaned from the report,...

  4. What's the dumbest thing you ever got called on the carpet for?

    mawlvn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I advised a new to the unit nurse not to hang an itravenous infusion she had never given before and had no information on. This med was ordered "stat" by an attending physician and he did not...

  5. What medical shows do you watch?

    mawlvn replied to shellsgogreen's topic in General Students

    House for entertainment. Trauma, life in

  6. Protocols or Standing Orders

    mawlvn replied to DB 1959's topic in Radiology

    I would suggest you call M D Anderson Hospital in houston. They have a very large DI nursing department. Perhaps their Nursing director or education department can be of help to

  7. Premedicating patients with contrast allergies?????

    mawlvn replied to Lori Ann's topic in Radiology

    Our outpatient DI department also has pre printed script signed by the radiologist that can be filled at our pharmacy. Add ons are only given IV benadryl pre and

  8. Over 20 years at the hospital, left and not even a "thank you"????????

    mawlvn replied to 27YearRN's topic in General Nursing

    After working 23.7 years ( their calculation) , I recieved very similar treatment from management. In leaving I was no longer of importance. To their credit the HR personel were very curious and...

  9. Police Killed Our Patient

    mawlvn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    There seems to be a problem with tasers and psych patients. There have been many incidents of death. I wonder if the medications have a potentiating affect of ithe taser. It is an issue that should be...

  10. How is the work load on med/tele floor

    mawlvn replied to marvelous96's topic in Cardiac

    I've worked cardiac tele for many years. It is tough. In my hospital the nurse-patient ratio is 6:1 day and night. Which is difficult. We actually perform as an imu. We get post cath, simple...

  11. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    mawlvn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital setting and as an LVN I do take TO. I think the issue is accountability. If you take the order ,you write the order. If this person was aware enough to ask you to do the...

  12. Nurse w/ICD

    mawlvn replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree there is no need to disclose your medical history to your fellow students or co-workers. Present yourself as a competent professional and go from

  13. Barcode Meds/Patient

    mawlvn replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    We are using emar with computers on wheels. We scan the pt. armband before giving

  14. Med-surg for all?

    mawlvn replied to bjb_wyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree Med-Surg give you a solid foundation in skills and time management. I have found in the hospital I work in, new graduates who start in the icus are limited. When the are burned out or just...

  15. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    mawlvn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Not only are the "Real nurses", I tip my hat to them. There are not enough of them. I am always in a murky area when we recieve a psych for after a

  16. Do you call your patients by first or last name?

    mawlvn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I always address patiants formally. Evan when instructed by them to be less formal, I genrally

  17. Leaving work at work

    mawlvn replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    I think it is just the nature of our job to be concernede after we leave. If it has been a very busy day there is that feeling of leaving something undone. We have to make a habit of finishing a task...

  18. Telemetry Monitoring

    mawlvn replied to ccurn1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I work in a large teaching facilty. Ours is a 42 bed tele/imu/med-surg overflow. We have 6:1 patient ratio. We need that set of eyes just to be safe. All rooms are private and tele is in a central...

  19. Sick of working short

    mawlvn replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    It is a real dilema. When you try to use the tools provided by your BON ; ie safe habor, you are ridiculed for opening up your institution to investigation. Some of your own coworkers encourage this....