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  1. Getting to know your patients.

    steelydanfan replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I already said. Is there not some way to explain to families that we are ALREADY aware and are QUITE willing to do these things? I think nursing in general has taken a BIG hit if pt's...

  2. IV drip dose error

    steelydanfan replied to babbu's topic in MICU, SICU

  3. Ativan IVP given undiluted into central line.

    steelydanfan replied to Septic Boy's topic in MICU, SICU

    Exactly the point another poster was trying to make; it is ALL about the circumstances. Which makes the entire "I would do it but I'm not an ICU nurse" statement inane. If YOU are in such a situation,...

  4. Policy development: Central lines

    steelydanfan replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yeah, you pull it up into a 1 ml syringe, then empty THAT into a partialy emptied 10cc NS syringe. Inject solution over time as specified. Or, hook into a port in the main IV, pull up some of the...

  5. What would YOU have done

    steelydanfan replied to my4helpers's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to play devil's advocate here. If no one spoke up how did YOU hear of it? Your Uncle can not verbalize, so it was not his complaint. Just trying to get the picture

  6. Was this a A Violation of Hipaa?

    steelydanfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    This was definitly a HIPAA violation in that the OP was forced to rely on an outsider (not a medical professional, although you could hardly call the office staff that). They abused and violated this...

  7. What does high acuity mean to *you*?

    steelydanfan replied to annister's topic in General Nursing

    Basically. it really does not matter what you, me or the man in the moon considers to be a proper or reality based acuity scale. We punch them into a computer everyday, every shift, and our staffing...

  8. Getting to know your patients.

    steelydanfan replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    We ALREADY KNOW THIS STUFF! We spend inordinate amounts of time dissecting who the pt. IS, what THEY want; family dynamics, the wishes of the pt. vs. those of the family, and who REALLY gets to make...

  9. HELP, Coworker stays really late and is distracting

    steelydanfan replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    She is new, inexperienced and needy. Basically, she is behind on her work, and needs to stay late for that, but she also may be staying over to oversee and evaluate your reaction to her work. Thus the...

  10. Nurses refusing to draw pre-chemo labs through mediport b/c of infection risk?

    steelydanfan replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    Since all central line draws are done by RN's, I see no point in singling out Mediports from PICCs. This thinking is just crazy to me, and if I were a pt. with a VAD; I would be making one hell of a...

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    steelydanfan replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Hah! You will be sorry you ever said what you did about paper charting! Computer charting, in most cases is a nurse's worst

  12. How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    steelydanfan replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    And I would like to point out that my post said NOTHING about intelligence or

  13. How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    steelydanfan replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not letting myself off easy, I just don't equate typos to grammar mistakes. That's all. And my opinion has not changed. Being "skilled" in a language is not simply being able to read or write it;...

  14. What would you say?...

    steelydanfan replied to RN0820's topic in General Nursing

    Horseshoe said it all, Don't

  15. Nurses refusing to draw pre-chemo labs through mediport b/c of infection risk?

    steelydanfan replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    The pt. has that port in for a VERY good reason, because they have had numeous sticks and we are TRYING TO alleviate sticks in a pt. with no access! Use the port, utilize best practices in sterile...

  16. How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    steelydanfan replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Never mind my 3 typing errors in my original post.... here is what I was replying to. the misspell of "stutter", ...lack of "to" in talk/call .. "How to do become better" "I mispronounce so many...

  17. So... how do you deflect family members when you're busy?

    steelydanfan replied to nenabee's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, God love ya angel. There is NOT one nurse I know of that could POSSIBLY do all those interventions in the time frame allowed in a 12 hour shift, with 5 or more cranky, entiltled and learning...

  18. Question for those who work with a majority of Filipino nurses

    steelydanfan replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a town where 60% of the Rn's are Philippino; some are fabulous. some are awful. My only complaint is that most of them have HORRIBLE English skills, and need to do

  19. Aging parents of a health care professional

    steelydanfan replied to WillowNMe's topic in General Nursing

    This is ALWAYS a difficult decision, and ALWAYS a heartbreaker no matter the course of action. There are things you can do for a loved one; then there are things you CAN do for a loved one that will...

  20. How would YOU like to see a nurse portrayed in the media?

    steelydanfan replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I WROTE this paper in nursing school, is the OP looking for input for the same? A little sceptical, maybe, forgive me if your thoughts are benevolent; but there are a lot of lazy nursing students...

  21. How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    steelydanfan replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I got the sense that the OP was NOT a native English speaker. I have that problem with nurse AND doctors I work with. I have worked with nurse who have been in this country for 7 yyears and STILL...

  22. Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    steelydanfan replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Laura Gasparos-Vonfrolio, who is a amazing teacher/nurse advocate, had pins made up that stated "You need a nurse to save your life." Truer words have never been spoken. Don't want to take on THAT...

  23. "1-2 yrs acute nrs experience preferred.." what does this mean?

    steelydanfan replied to im_melba's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't inderstand the reference to "Acute nursing experience " as it applies to your current position, then do not

  24. Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

    steelydanfan replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, for heavens sake, we ALL know that HALF of todays nursing students chose the field as a route to a steady paycheck instead of the more 'idealified" motives we would all like them to have. Trust...

  25. Rant and steam

    steelydanfan replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    Because they are either ignorant, and/or afraid. Said it before and I will say it to my dying day: Don't like it? Call NNUA and find out how it can change. Want to be a punching bag for fat cat...