Emergency RN

Emergency RN

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  1. Student caught stealing....

    Emergency RN replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is a very good point that you brought up and frankly, I'm glad you did. The idea of substance abuse clouding judgment is nothing new, and it is accepted as rationale for judicial forgiveness,...

  2. Student caught stealing....

    Emergency RN replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you're correct, you didn't quote anything; please forgive my tongue in cheek sacasm; but I'm sure you understood the implicit irony behind it. Enforcement is generally performed by law...

  3. Student caught stealing....

    Emergency RN replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive me, but which state's criminal law statute are you quoting from? I don't think I ever recall a concept of criminal forgiveness given concurrent expulsion from nursing school; at least, not in...

  4. Student caught stealing....

    Emergency RN replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    apples and oranges. yes, i do understand the concept of letter versus spirit of the law, but the generosity in your forgiving nature is totally misplaced. should she have theft on her record?...

  5. Taking picture of patient?

    Emergency RN replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, IMHO it isn't ever a matter of HIPAA, or the celebrity, what they feel about it, their consent or whether another nurse had an ax to grind; the bottom line is, somebody pays that nurse's...

  6. Taking picture of patient?

    Emergency RN replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. In my institution, all photographs taken on the premises have to be released (signed by the patient) and the photographer has to be an authorized person designated by the hospital. This is...

  7. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    Emergency RN replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    Forgive me, but I find your scoring interpretation rather odd; you find difference between F and D when both mean exactly the same thing; failure. Then your next grade up (grade C), is considered to...

  8. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    Emergency RN replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    You're perfectly entitled to disagree; however, I remain steadfast in my opinion that those with grade C averages are academically mediocre. In general, there are excellent, average and poor...

  9. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    Emergency RN replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    "...many academically challenged students are excellent students" ? Excuse me, but that's sorta like Jumbo Shrimp, right? LOL... What I mean to say is, if they're excellent students in the first...

  10. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    Emergency RN replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    no offense, fairandbalanced, but first off, it really was none of your business. next, your degree of seething over something that had nothing to do with you is puzzling. you had answered that you...

  11. Physical Therapy in the ER Setting

    Emergency RN replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

    Er... Have people forgotten? We already have patients stacked three deep into the hallways nearly every day. So we now have to wait additionally for a PT consult with every patient? Forgive me,...

  12. OK how do I get off the floor and into ER?

    Emergency RN replied to johntemper's topic in General Nursing

    You know the adage of being careful what you wish for (ie because you may get your wish and not be too happy with it)? I get the sense from your description that you're a bit fed up with certain...

  13. What is the least amount you would work for as a RN?

    Emergency RN replied to K.Jamison, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Money is strictly relative. While it may sound low, if you live in an area that has a super low cost of living, then $12 bucks an hour may be great. I make more than $50 bucks an hour right now and...

  14. MO degeneration.

    Emergency RN replied to comnursesall's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like it may be an unofficial shorthand to mean Multiple Organ Failure. Unfortunately, people may sometimes chart with non standard abbreviations which leave readers wondering what they...

  15. did a bad check ruin everything?

    Emergency RN replied to maas's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't break the law; you bounced a check. If you had the intent to defraud by writing a check that you already knew was worthless in the first place, THEN you would have broken the law. Insofar...

  16. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    Emergency RN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    This thread sort of reminds me of what the military has to deal with in soldiers' who claim Conscientious Objection and wish to be excluded from combat duty. Those soldier nonetheless all want to be...

  17. I had an 89 yr old patient curse out the doctor today.

    Emergency RN replied to my.toys's topic in General Nursing

    Pardon me, but are you even a nurse? Why ask such an obvious question from the Five Stages of Dying? I mean, this is pretty basic psych nursing 101; clearly the reason for her reaction is the Anger...

  18. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    Emergency RN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    Congrats on your passing the NCLEX You have to understand that administering blood or blood products is inherently within the scope of practice for all nurses. Given that the chances of transfusion...

  19. Nursing 3:1 tool update with pictures

    Emergency RN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I personally prefer a Gerber Multi-tool, which can come in handy not just for IV luerlocks that's on too tight, but in addition, good for fixing a variety of screws and bolts that are on too tight or...

  20. Nursing 3:1 tool update with pictures

    Emergency RN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, one can find the Snip & Grip (or similar items) in many fish and tackle

  21. IV start question.

    Emergency RN replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    i've probably put in well over 100,000 iv's. average 7000 per year x 14 years of iv team, and then not even counting the other 11 years doing ed, ct surg, and onc; so i think i've seen just about...

  22. Anuric post surgery, now what?

    Emergency RN replied to frodo-dog's topic in General Nursing

    Renal failure can be from a variety of reasons and rationales, and it is important to classify them according to their region of origin; ie. pre-renal, intra-renal, or post renal. Since the woman has...

  23. Brain Dead Pt Nursing DX

    Emergency RN replied to Moonlight88's topic in General Nursing

    trekkie nursing diagnosis: "he's dead, jim..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjqwhwp0oji sorry, dark gallows humor i know, but i couldn't

  24. Violence against nurses law.

    Emergency RN replied to metfan's topic in General Nursing

    really? imho, i think that's an erroneous presumption. as a matter of fact, hate crime laws protect all (including whites) who are victimized wholly or in part, because of their race. there is nothing...

  25. No wonder we are getting nursing students who are only in it for $

    Emergency RN replied to JDougRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol... what's funny here is how some wistfully talk about 60k as if it's a lot of money. guess what? i make 100k as regular full time staff with no overtime in the heart of new york city. but,...