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  1. when to report to the bne?

    pkmom posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is a nurse I work with who just about everyone considers to be unsafe. 3 big time offenses I can think of right away are: dc'ing a central line and starting a peripheral IV for TPN, feeding a...

  2. when to report to the bne?

    pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    wow, I forgot how heated discussions get around here. perhaps I didn't make myself clear..I DON't want to report anyone. But I don't want my patients harmed. I have carefully considered everything...

  3. when to report to the bne?

    pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    People who have talked to the manager about this have been shut down, the manager has backed this nurse. (Our manager is new and many of our staff don't trust her yet). Right now, we are asking...

  4. when to report to the bne?

    pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, I mean the BON. iti s my business because she is our new charge nurse and could be making decisions that effect my patients. in the instance where she fed the pt that should not have been fed,...

  5. New Graduate Nurse having trouble finding job in Dallas

    pkmom replied to lilk8tob's topic in Texas Nursing

    Try Denton

  6. Relocating to Texas

    pkmom replied to nursebear168's topic in Texas Nursing

    I can't offer any suggestions on where to work or not to work, my first day ever will be monday. You may find helpful information on the hospitals websites, some are working toward magnet status, if...

  7. Did anyone try to talk you out of being a nurse?

    pkmom replied to following_faith's topic in General Nursing

    My grandpa tried to talk me out of nursing school a while ago, his sister was a nurse and she hurt her back so badly she couldn't work. He's spent a lot of time in the hospital with grandma the last...

  8. true or myth about nclex

    pkmom replied to hanniebabes99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    after my NCLEX, I wasn't sure about the last question so I looked it up. My text books didn't even have a definitive answer! I still

  9. question re: informed consent

    pkmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had to take my son to the ER a few months ago and the MD ordered 3 CTs and only told us about 2. The bill is outrageous, our insurance company won't pay all the charges because they are beyond...

  10. question re: informed consent

    pkmom replied to pkmom's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. we found a third party file a complaint and negotiate the situation for

  11. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    pkmom replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    at my current school, if a student is having a hard time with an instructor, a different, unrelated instructor will follow them for one clinical day to evaluate their skills and rule out difficulties...

  12. Pregnancy and Nursing School

    pkmom replied to Daeny's topic in General Nursing

    I think one could probably survive pregnancy and nursing school simultaneously, it has been done, but oh my, I certainly would not plan it that way. I couldn't imagine coming home from the hospital...

  13. Did you have to go the scenic route to complete nursing school?

    pkmom replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like me, but I'm working on year

  14. DESCRIBE Your IDEAL Nursing Instructor

    pkmom replied to VickyRN's topic in General Students

    I enjoy the instructors who use stories in lecture, it helps break the monotony and let the brain rest for a minute before it goes back to being overloaded. Please don't read out of the book,...

  15. Overdoses...

    pkmom replied to rnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    In clinicals recently a fellow student had a pt who had OD on only God knows what. She was so out of it, had to have a sitter in their all day. Her boyfriend kept bringing food and things in, saying...

  16. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    pkmom replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    From Veggie Tales...."and the moral of our story is the point we hope we made...when you go a little loopy better keep your nurse well

  17. Dean's List!!!

    pkmom replied to essarge's topic in General Students

    I've made the deans list a couple of times, Then I became a mother!!!!! I've made all A's since then, but not taking enough hours to be on the list. Congrats to

  18. Allnurses.com history?

    pkmom replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    Brian, you did a great job here. This site is the only reason I get on the net almost every

  19. What or who was your inspiration for becoming a nurse?

    pkmom replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to be a nurse when I was in highschool, but I forgot about it, sounds dumb. So i studied music for a long time, but when I got pregnant I read everything I could find relating to childcare...

  20. Nutrition courses in nursing school

    pkmom replied to Squirrel's topic in General Students

    It was part of my ADN. It was taught by an overweight biology prof. 3

  21. Divorce And Affairs????

    pkmom replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing

    neat story. I've heard people talk about marriage being 50/50 and I dont' think that is how it is supposed to be. Sometimes my husband is burdened with stuff at work or other things in life and at...

  22. Im so sad.

    pkmom replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    {{{{{{{cyber hug}}}}}}}} I have to agree with the above posters, enjoy your freedom, enjoy your space and your time to just be you. I got married at 19 and sometimes I am screaming inside to have...

  23. Funny Names for Nurses

    pkmom replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to live right next to R. H. Dedmon (SP?) hospital in Dallas. My husband refused to let me have our baby