morte

morte LPN, LVN

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  1. Curious about something...Anyone heard of droperidol given for migraines?

    morte replied to kclpn2013's topic in Emergency

    Droperidol (Inapsine ® ) - Intravenous (IV) Dilution interesting, there was one article on pub med, if it is so great, why not more ? also, both this and the one on pubmed said 2.5

  2. Call to organ donation center post pt death

    morte replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    apples and

  3. Call to organ donation center post pt death

    morte replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    BUT Esme! there is no patient! There is no

  4. I Need advice for Nursing alliance endorsment in Ohio from California.

    morte replied to mbuttar's topic in Nurse Registration

    Do they understand that you are a USA

  5. Where is the nursing shortage?

    morte replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There isn't, and more to the point, never has been, a nursing shortage, only a shortage of nurses who were willing to, or had to put up with bad

  6. I Need advice for Nursing alliance endorsment in Ohio from California.

    morte replied to mbuttar's topic in Nurse Registration

    was that not required for the Ca

  7. Need to vent...

    morte replied to strings85's topic in Men in Nursing

    The big thing for me in the OP was the fact that he (the op) closed the curtain, and the nurse opened it and continued with care, so not

  8. Who's right? Verbal order versus fax order

    morte replied to aphillipi's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I am getting the problem either. If he sent them back, signed, what is the big deal? it would be a F.O., instead of a

  9. Call to organ donation center post pt death

    morte replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine it is written in there somewhere. As i said in my first comment, HIPAA just makes it easier for the persons you DON'T want to have access, to have

  10. Call to organ donation center post pt death

    morte replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    If I were that family, I might not react well at all! NO is NO! One more word out of their mouths and I assure you they would not be

  11. Are You Allow To Review Your Dosage Calculations

    morte replied to Itspossible's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    do you have an academic counselor? if so, can they get a hold of your tests and go over them with you? At this point we don't even know that you have done anything wrong! You need to see the test...

  12. Call to organ donation center post pt death

    morte replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    what if you have a family that for religious reasons will absolutely refuse to donate? do you tell the procurement person that, and they stop? and this whole scenario proves Lamaze's point that HIPAA...

  13. Washing hands

    morte replied to kellycinalli's topic in General Nursing

    At least right at the door. You can open, hold with shoulder, dump

  14. I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    morte replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hmm...not really. could be, wants to be numb. That said, in LTC, as some one said "up" post. It is the end of life as they know it. Give what ever, just don't

  15. Does anyone else feel violated?

    morte replied to HunnieBadger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If, in an attempt to help, more problems are made, what do we do? If you "force" a person to attend a religious program when it is against their belief system, how is this a good thing? The whole...

  16. Mandatory flu shots????

    morte replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If it worked, that would be

  17. New to LTC, does signing off MD orders mean something different here?

    morte replied to auntiedebe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, you can "recieve" an order without "noting" the order. However, you have to go with the culture of the place. If the manager has structured things this way, you will need to fit in. Of course...

  18. Do we have to give IV pain meds if patient requests when PO meds are ordered?

    morte replied to VegRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Technically, that nurse was commiting a med

  19. I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    morte replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as has already been pointed out, your exact wording is going to prove to be very important. Did she ask if her ativan was in the cup? Did you tell her the Ativan was in the cup? If no and no, you...

  20. I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    morte replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Acutally, PRN is "as needed", not as

  21. Nursing Dx help please!

    morte replied to Katieh9's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    if you asked the patient, what would be the first thing she would want

  22. Mandatory flu shots????

    morte replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    oh contraire....long recognized method of

  23. How do I handle this? Really long post...

    morte replied to RhabdoNurse2b's topic in General Students

    But the problem Green, is that the student may not be able to "move on" with this instructor. Should she ask for a change in group, is that

  24. Mandatory flu shots????

    morte replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    and that comparison, if not apples to oranges, is at least apples to applesauce...lol. The vehicle you can replace as soon as you are fiscally able. the vaccine is still no good (in a bad year)...

  25. Mandatory flu shots????

    morte replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    no, the CDC is not unbiased, they have been pushing the flu vaccine so long, they can not be seen to back off now. OSHA says there is insufficient EVIDENCE, nice word, that. That flu vac. for HCW...