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    How many times do you try to start an IV before calling in reinforcements?

    kids replied to belgarion's topic in General Nursing

    I can not imagine a non-emergancy situation within the hospital that would warrant 11 attempts by the same nurse. I'd be very tempted to have a little birdy whisper in that patient's ear to make a...
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    help me im going insane!

    kids replied to rozymisty's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think you ned to see a mental health professional who specializes in treatment of
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    Alert patients who refuse meds.

    kids replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. In my area due to mature minor doctrine we would NOT be able to obtain consent from the parent unless the teen was out of it. I'm assuming blood would have already been drawn on the...
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    Alert patients who refuse meds.

    kids replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    And this is the way it should be. It makes things easier for the nurses if the patients all take their meds at the time rubber stamped on the MAR but adapting to the patient's habits and routines...
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    PT/INR Orders WHO can WRITE?

    kids replied to GJohn's topic in Home Health

    In the areas I work we do not need to get orders coming from the Coag clinic re-signed by the Doc. The Docs who pass off their patients to the Coag clinic don't have anything to do with their Coumadin...
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    Private Sitting

    kids replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My experience with privately hired sitters is pretty limited but the rule in facilities that I've worked at has always been that it could NOT be an employee of the facility as it's a conflict of...
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    Question for educators

    kids replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    Just like trying to extract the "pertinent information" from a patient in the real
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    Accepting this gift from a patient

    kids replied to nursingpower's topic in General Nursing

    I'd write a polite thanks (but no thanks) for the gesture note and hand it with the check to HR to return. Even if you cash it & spend the money on the unit if it somehow gets ugly it's your name...
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    known addicted patients going out to smoke

    kids replied to pugmom3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If she's well enough to be gone for 2 hours she doesn't belong in the hospital. Why has she not been transferred to
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    Thickened, Nectar, Honey?

    kids replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    honey and nectar are degrees of thickening of fluids. nectar-thick liquids are easily pourable and are the consistancy of apricot nectar (a type of juice) or thicker cream soups. honey-thick liquids...
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    Smoking in Unform..unprofessional???

    kids replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    I have no opinion on nurses smoking in uniform but they should NOT be sharing a smoking area with patients, that is a liability
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    beyond confused!!!!

    kids replied to Marcia Loya's topic in Nursing Career

    Your first step would be to speak with an advisor at the college you plan to attend. They can help you map your
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    Stupid Question: LPN and IV Therapy

    kids replied to RNFinally12's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It depends on your State's Nurse Practice act and individual facility
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    Nursing with a Back Injury

    kids replied to •M♥J•'s topic in General Nursing

    This is not necessarily true. Many applications and positions don't ask beyond "are you able to perform the essential functions of the position without accommodations" and attach a page with the job...
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    pt was very upset about fluid restrictions

    kids replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that while the patient has the right to follow or not follow her physician's treatment plan YOU are under no obligation to facilitate
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    What would you do?

    kids replied to the_alchemist's topic in General Students

    I'm curious if the fall itself was the result of loss of balance from a slow brain bleed. What was his ambulation status pre-and post
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    Today after clinical I broke down in Tears!!:(

    kids replied to believeallispossible's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You thought nursing was Yet you are a CNA working in a hospital. Since the pre-reqs are mostly sciences why would you think there isn't any science involved in Nursing? Chemistry and biology...
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    RANT!

    kids replied to daniellemarie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've never worked where we were allowed to carry an unserved tray back out of a patient room and put it back on the cart. The State considers it contaminated (even if you never set it down) and will...
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    Can someone explain this mess to me?? sorry so long

    kids replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Why is the HS med pass taking 5 hours? Are other things happening that
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    Dealing with CNA's

    kids replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    I'd take a non-threatening, non-aggressive but firm approach (while taking the opportunity to tell the PCT they were wrong in their information in a round about way). "I happened to overhear you...
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    Being Tired at work - How do you cope?

    kids replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree, if you're so tired you're nodding off when you sit still you are jeopardizing your patients. Research that has shown a fatigued driver can be just as hazardus as a drunk driver....
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    Do Agencies Check Out the Site Before Sending You?

    kids replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in Agency Nurses

    For agency as in per diem staffing the marketing person might do a meet & greet at a facility otherwise no, I've never know of any kind of a 'safety check off' of a facility either. Home helath,...
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    I use up all of my compassion at work.

    kids replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. I learned a hard lesson early in my career...never, and I do mean NEVER 'use up' all your caring on your patients. Always save plenty of caring for the people you love because when...
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    Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    kids replied to mamabaer439's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I would think that the patients right to self determination allows you to STOP the treatment early but does not permit you to leave her on past the limits of the physicians order. I mean, you can't...
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    Employee retention

    kids replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Home Health

    I could not agree with you more. (It's late and in my sleep deprived state that is all I can