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I'd like to get your input. Two ICU R.N.'s at our hospital left work in the middle of their shift to go shopping at a nearby mall. They were gone for two hours. (Did not clock out..or back in.) They did not ask/tell the supervisor. ...

If you knew -- for certain-- that someone on this BB was "losing it", would you tell them? Just curious....if you would advise them to see their doc ASAP

Thanks for your reply. I would definitely PM. I probably won't do it...but I will think on it. So what are you doing up at 3 a.m.? I was asleep. I left the patio door open for the chilly night fresh air breeze, and...... a damned b...

I was reading a Nursing Educator's Journal last month. It was a real eye-opener. Not so much that it said anything I wasn't aware of --on a sub-concious level. But, the brazen, concentrated , unapologetic manner in which "the fact...

"THIS TOO, SHALL PASS ." Try to focus on 1. the patients, 2. the families, 3. the docs, 4. the boss. The dynamics of consenting to make ones' family member a DNR are as numerous as the corn cobs in Indiana. Don't for...

cons??"" There is a small dialysis center is a strip mall very close to where I live....Every time I drive past it, I think , "I should look into becoming a dialysis nurse"". But, I don't know what is required...I have many years I...

How large a city are you in? Lots of hospitals? It helps to get a contract. Then, you get agency pay and work at the same hospital just like a employee. Watch your meds and Iv's when you first go to a hospital. New tubings, meds, etc. ...

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOOT CRAMP!!! ".....ever had one during sex????" Yo, honey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With all your yelling, LOVERBOY will think he is doing you SOME GOOD !!!! LOL

I think there is a time and a place for everything. I don't think a small place on a shelf at work for any kind of icons/amulets is appropriate. "a little piece of wood" could be left in your pocket if it gives you a...

LOL NRA A couple of weeks ago, they put up a paper for the regular nurses (employees) of the hospital that asked?? ""How long would it take for you to arrive at the hospital in the event of a threat? crisis? etc.?" It di...

This is an outrageous and 100 % preventable incident. And the prof is 100 % responsible . She knew ahead of time what was going to take place ( the glucose testing) and not one person should have been tested until she had appropriate sha...

P.S. CCU is generally pretty quiet once you get the anti-arrhythmics going.... and a little O2 and heparin, etc.... not much action really. And lucky you...vacationing in this perfect weather.... I am too...in 2 hours !! H...

Here's what usually happens Ted. If you have the 4 CCU beds filled and the tele R/O goes bad, you can generally switch out the stablest CCU pt. Re-evaluate and re - prioritize....name of the game in ICU. Or, Someone ...

Scary. I've been stuck about 3 times. What were the circumstances that the lancet was where you would be stuck with it? I see lotsa stuff casually stuck into sharps containers and hanging out of them.... my pet peeve. I ...

Did I change my mind?? I don't see it.

I do not know EXACTLY, but I'll share with you what I do know. Just like every place else in this world, I think it depends on who your friends are. Case #1. Nurse wrote orders for meds on dr.s order sheet. When meds came to ...

Canoehead, you are so right. They really don't know where to stand. Also, this is their "classroom." The resident or god forbid ...faculty -- admitting dr.-- might ask one of them a question about the pt. &/or the pt.'s ...

I agree with everything you posted kaycee. An MI can & does present to the ER with normal cardiac values. The question was : "Are R/O MI's considered CCU or Tele? Looking at the total picture is a given. All I am sayi...

The first cardiac enzymes and the first EKG would generally give you the info you need to know where the patient goes. If the patient had chest pain earlier, presents to the ER and all the tests and history are done, the ...

Lotsa night nurses take tylenol PM or Benadryl 50 mg prior to going to sleep. One of the secrets of tolerating nights. Waking up with a headache, especially if it is occipital, is a symptom of hypertension.

We implemented the HIPPA regulations at our hospital this time last year. It has been a real pain in the butt. Everything has to be made into an obstacle these days. I agree whoever dreamed this one up-- it was probably a nurse writing h...

Sears stores want to stop selling medical uniforms, but they have quite a few specialty catalogues , and one of those is their uniforms catalogue. Avida has great uniforms and are verrry nice on returns, sending you a re...

Amen !! RoaminHank ! I agree with you 100 %. We have EMT's in our ER and every one of the RN's appreciates them ! I don't know how we would manage without them. They bring skills and experience to the ER that many ...

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! If it stopped at 85 , YOU PASSED with flying colors !! YES !!

The only solution I know of is lots of floor mopping, linen changing and patient bathing. Sanitation.... fastidious hygiene and cleanliness...clean, clean, clean the place.