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  1. old skills that we do not use anymore

    boggle replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    Long before incentive spirometers we used blow-bottles. I don't know how effective they were for encouraging deep breathing, but the sound and visual of water flowing from one chamber into another as...

  2. Help!!!

    boggle replied to arkansas_girl's topic in General Nursing

    So glad you passed, Arkansas! Did your teacher give you any additional info about the relationship of Physiology to STD? Wonder what the teacher was looking for here. Good luck with the rest of your...

  3. Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    boggle replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    ?? Can you explain a little more

  4. Using one secondary set for all IVPB's

    boggle replied to Robinr1958's topic in General Nursing

    The answer may depend on the brand/type of tubing and pump you use. The Baxter pump and tubing are made for using ONE piggyback tubing for multiple different piggyback medications. You are...

  5. how to best prepare

    boggle replied to Louisepug's topic in General Nursing

    Think about taking care of all of those "time eaters" and potential problems that you can handle before your busy school semester starts. For example, get that dentist appointment out of the way....

  6. Too good to aide?

    boggle replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that replacing an aide with an RN for a shift does not make financial sense, but I can see it might happen sometimes. I can see one problem that would make an RN a pretty slow aide. Even...

  7. Teachers' Group Votes Against Helping Children w/Diabetes

    boggle replied to ham22's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well Ham, I read about this issue a few weeks ago myself. This is a real problem for teachers and our children. The bottom line is keeping our kids safe. As I look back at all of the teachers my...

  8. Pt abandonment

    boggle replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle Nurse mike, growing up doesn't mean you can't be silly. Silly is what gets you through the tough days. I appreciated your

  9. Help!!!

    boggle replied to arkansas_girl's topic in General Nursing

    Just had another thought. Could hightened levels of hormones have anything to do with the increase in sexual encounters? Combine this with the risk taking behaviors of teens. Is the risk taking...

  10. Help!!!

    boggle replied to arkansas_girl's topic in General Nursing

    I see what the other posters are saying, but is that a Physiological reason the teens have more STDs? It's a behavioral issue for sure. I'm not quite sure what your instructor is getting at with...

  11. Pt abandonment

    boggle replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what has been posted. Teamwork is all about watching out for each other. But I know sometimes we just get wrapped up in ourselves and don't notice the needs of other nurses,without...

  12. Getting OOB during a Blood Transfusion

    boggle replied to PAKRHMC's topic in General Nursing

    As far as transfers go, we get admits from ER and from recovery with blood running all the time. Also, when out outpatient department closes for the night, we get the patients whose blood...

  13. Getting OOB during a Blood Transfusion

    boggle replied to PAKRHMC's topic in General Nursing

    My big question is WHY? Why should we limit the activity of patients getting blood transfusions? Can anyone cite sources telling why? Is it a concern about the patient having a reaction? Is it a...

  14. I need some suggestions

    boggle replied to nursestudentin05's topic in General Nursing

    affordability! I'm thinking of so many women with, part time job (jobs), none that provide benifits. These are the folks who do not get preventive care. Think of all the problems that would lead...

  15. I Don't Think So!

    boggle replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    A very interesting thread. I notice the original post was from last November. Shezam!, can you give us an update? What happened after you were fired? Was your license actually threatened? Any...

  16. Stupid Nurse Tricks -- Or as a Patient, I should have known better

    boggle replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad you are OK Ruby Vee. I can see myself doing exactly the same things you did. I'm pretty good at denial. I also would have been thinking about the hefty deductable and co-pay I would face...

  17. cell phone usage at work

    boggle replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, so true!

  18. Job won't quit calling on my days off!!!!!

    boggle replied to jenny_g's topic in General Nursing

    Jenny, I agree with what the others have posted here. Remember, you do not have to justify to the caller why you are saying "no" to coming in for extra shifts. Don't leave it open for bargaining....

  19. cell phone usage at work

    boggle replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I have not seen co-workers use personal cell phones on the floor. They are banned in most parts of our hospital because of the telemetry too. Besides, who has time for personal conversations at...

  20. The fingernail police!!

    boggle replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly. In my first semester of nursing school, when I first learned about rectal suppositories, my long nails became history. And that was even before the class about disimpaction!...

  21. my supervisor is becoming forgetful

    boggle replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    What a scary situation. This sounds like one you will have to report to whomever is above this supervisor. It is fortunate that another Rn saw what was going on as well as the nursing assistants....

  22. Sign language knowledge and nursing

    boggle replied to mom and nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It would be wonderful to have a nurse with knowledge of sign language at my hospital. It's awful to have to put the deaf patient's family members(sometimes young children) in the role of interpreter...

  23. Adult Strep Throat

    boggle replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear you finally have a diagnosis and treatment. Hope you are feeling better

  24. Does anyone double-glove?

    boggle replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply, Suzanne. Does that 5 micron standard apply to all gloves for medical use? Is that an international or OSHA standard? I'm interested to see if any manufacturer's products...

  25. Does anyone double-glove?

    boggle replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in General Nursing

    A very interesting topic! I'm all for proper protective equipment, but want the "proper" to be evidence based, not fear based. After reading this thread through, I did some searching for more info...