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    Grandpa took thalidomide-familiy worried about environmental exposure to it

    kids replied to boggle's topic in General Nursing

    I checked the 4 resources below. None of the links below gave any indication that home, furnishings or belongings represent any risk (and I would think that if it did at least one of them would...
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    Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    kids replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Three times, all by virtue of being the first one there who had a clue: 1) 1995, riding in the back seat of a car with a trach/vent kid who lived in the mountains far from anything. We witnessed a...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    kids replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Dumb reason to bring a healthy child in. And I swear this is not a hijack. My grandson had open heard a 10(?11) days old to correct TVG. He is dong fine and only needs annual follow-up,...
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    Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    kids replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the way the rules are in interpeted in my area is that the rns signature on the mds "certifies" that the contents are complete and accurate, the rn signature on the care plan "approves" it. the rules...
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    Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    kids replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sounds like a problem specific to california (and maybe some other states as well) or specific to some facilities. while the rap falls under the rn scope, the gathering of information does not and...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    kids replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I know this one by way of working at a Peds office. Mummy's little angel got sent home from school with head lice (first case). Mummy called clinic for an appointment. Triage advised could be treated...
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    What is the term for this condition?

    kids replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    from tabers cyclopedic medical dictionary (online version) if the pulses of are different intensity it easily stands to reason that the number of beats for minute cwould be felt (and counted)...
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    What is the term for this condition?

    kids replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    I have had patients who, during a run of A-fib have significantly different right and left radial pulses when palpated by 2 nurses at the same
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    Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    kids replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have the same feelings about care plans (except I've been a nurse for 14 years). In my experience all disiplines were responsable for initiating and updating "their" problems (nursing, dietary,...
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    Nursing Student Needs Help!

    kids replied to NCNocRN's topic in General Nursing

    please note that this thread originated more than three (3) years ago. i have brought it to the attention of the other moderators & administrators so it can be determined if the information it...
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    Where can I get a CNA in Oregon?

    kids replied to Lindsay112's topic in Oregon Nursing

    There were several ads in this weeks Sunday Oregonian for nursing facilities offering the classes. Most will provide the State approved class for free (and pay for the State certification test) if you...
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    Home Care Treatment Sheets

    kids replied to Dixiedi's topic in Home Health

    As I recall you are doing Peds private duty.In my experience (in peds private duty) with 3 different companies I have never seen it any other way. If any task is care planned there has to be...
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    Drug Seeker Antics and Dramas

    kids replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Bumping this with a reminder that the purpose of this thread is to provide an oppertunity for ER nurses to vent and having to defend their feelings while doing so is NOT appropriate. Education is good...
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    Question about on-line prescriptions

    kids replied to debRN0417's topic in General Nursing

    And it is ILLEGAL to bypass the prescribing rules in the US by importing (purchasing) drugs from foreign online
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    Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    kids replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Well if we are going to mention our own "embarrassing" injuries...My (now almost 24yo) daughter was about 7 and wanting to learn to cook, she sent a lot of time *helping* me in the kitchen. I was...
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    Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    kids replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    I saw this a few years ago while sitting in the ER waiting area. I have no clue why I was there (if you knew my kids you would understand, we've been there a lot). Anyway, we ended up striking up a...
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    LTC blood draws

    kids replied to gomernurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The LTCs in my area started having the nurses do the blood draws not long after OBRA came into affect (97?-98?). The reason being that Medicare pays for very few things over the daily rate and having...
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    Need Help-scared And Worried!

    kids replied to jackson's topic in Nursing Career

    Many employers confirm nothing but dates of employment, job title, wages and eligible for rehire and it is not uncommon for an employer to not let resigning staff work out their notice if they have a...
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    Weirnike-Korsakoff Syndrome

    kids replied to my2sons's topic in Psychiatric

    It took me a minute to remember what it is (has been a long time). My only experience with WK was one patient in her 70s that I took care of in the late 1980s. Due to co-morbidities the symptoms were...
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    Baby cant Burp, any ideas why?

    kids replied to Auds's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds more like a bad case of reflux to me rather than a heart defect (isolated cyanotic episode rather than recurrent & worsening occuring both during and independant of feedings). Baby...
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    Therapy dogs....what do you think?

    kids replied to LeashRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience therapy dogs are arranged thru the Activity Director. If possible go to a facility where the AD has actually screened the patients to be visited. In the past I have had a couple of...
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    Question about FMLA

    kids replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there is any rules for applying vacation to FMLA.Have you asked them to NOT use your vacation to cover
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    Encopresis - anyone familar with this

    kids replied to studentdeb's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you so much for replying and expanding on the story. My biggest reason for pointing it out was because this is a public board someone could come across this thread (Thank You Google), and not...
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    Is this legal?

    kids replied to ham22's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know (it may be different in your state) you have to be unemployed to get unemployment. Even tho your employer does not currently have (light duty) work you are still employed by them....
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    Encopresis - anyone familar with this

    kids replied to studentdeb's topic in Pediatric

    I have not been able to get this comment off my mind since reading it a few days ago.Three year olds are learning autonomy and that they have control over their body and bodily functions. An enema may...