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  1. Anyone know of ways to learn more about defensive charting?

    brownbook replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    There are two issues. Insurance reimbursement and what might happen in a malpractice law suit. The whole issue is a big bloody mess. You will read opposing opinions from everyone. How often a problem...

  2. Driving While Elderly

    brownbook replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I loooooove to drive. I hate to think of the time when I can't. However, when we moved 16 years ago, at the old age of 55 and 60, we specifically looked for a neighborhood where we could easily walk...

  3. Different OR..

    brownbook replied to amiss8488's topic in Operating Room

    In our free standing out patient surgery center in California the OR nurse can witness and sign that she witnessed the patients signature. Pre-op usually does it, but if for various reasons they...

  4. ACLS for non-nurses?

    brownbook replied to solDanz's topic in General Students

    I am sure your BLS instructors will know if you can take ACLS. However the good news is that BLS and AED's save more lives than ACLS. ACLS mostly involves using defibrillators...which with AED's...

  5. SNF Patient

    brownbook replied to Coleycole's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So sorry for your experience. My only concern is at age 91, even though he was normal and responsive for you. Did he want everything done when he was going to die? Did his family want everything done...

  6. Drawing up liquid medication

    brownbook replied to staceywilliams's topic in General Specialties

    Two (opposing) answers. 1) You should always use syringes made for PO meds, not regular syringes that could be used for IM or IV doses. This prevents someone making a med error by giving a PO med...

  7. Graduating RN BSN at 32

    brownbook replied to bluestar776's topic in General Students

    Over half of my classmates, including myself, were 30 years or older when we entered nursing school. You silly old lady!!!!

  8. OR specimens

    brownbook replied to Nerdyrn1's topic in Operating Room

    I've only occasionally helped out in OR. I mainly worked the GI lab where labeling specimens is about 100% of my job. What each surgeon, and gastroenterologist, call a specimen can vary from Dr. to...

  9. Mandations for CNA

    brownbook replied to nomadi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not sure

  10. How to become an OR Nurse?

    brownbook replied to Transfer_Student's topic in Operating Room

    Weii, that was easy. í

  11. How to become an OR Nurse?

    brownbook replied to Transfer_Student's topic in Operating Room

    It would be best for you to just concentrate on getting through nursing school. You will not be ready to, or able to, specialize in any area of nursing until you are done with the school program....

  12. Jack of all trades nurse

    brownbook replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a new grad was in a float pool. I and my patients survived my first year as a green as grass nurse and I have floated ever since for 31 years. Jack of all trades, master of none...

  13. Finding my specialty

    brownbook replied to RNBSN116's topic in General Students

    I hope the nursing glut is over and you can apply and get accepted for many different positions. However if it is still hard to get a job as a new grad, as Sour Lemon said, see who calls back and...

  14. New Grad considering Ambulatory Care

    brownbook replied to Hildog's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in an ambulatory surgery clinic. It is really easy and fun. The pay is good, less than acute care nurses, but still good. I have never worked a doctor office but I have heard the pay for an...

  15. past medication error help

    brownbook replied to nurse3847's topic in General Nursing

    Did the patient die? Was the patient permanently injured? I am sorry for you and what happened. Hold your head up high, take a deep breath, and forgive yourself. Also give yourself a lot of...

  16. Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    brownbook replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Hold your head up high, of course you did nothing wrong. However since they are upset, apologize, explain you thought it was candy left for all staff to share. offer to pay for the candy you ate....

  17. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    brownbook replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I meant chucks....stupid auto

  18. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    brownbook replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I am laughing so hard, thank goodness I always have a chuckle

  19. Advice for a new graduate starting night shift?

    brownbook replied to mstaurus2016's topic in Nursing Career

    My husband was at home at night with our children. I don't know your situation. Who helped you with child care while you were in school or when you precepted on the night

  20. Am I cut out for nursing

    brownbook replied to larson1013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are being way to hard on yourself. I don't know where you work, but assume you have fellow CNA's, RN's, maybe even cardiopulmonary and doctors close by. When you see a patient in distress you...

  21. What is the "BEST" post-operative position for rhinoplasty patients in pacu?

    brownbook replied to zarkasik's topic in PACU

    I can't understand why you are not asking the surgeon? We raise the head of the bed and if we aren't icing the face the surgeon has a cow. I can't imagine why Sims would be suggested and how you could...

  22. Inspiration. . .

    brownbook replied to wubbyyy's topic in General Students

    Yeah, my crazy almost suicidal feelings went away as soon as I quit nursing also. Like I said I must have still been a little crazy, or saw that the bank/mortgage job was so AWFUL. But I went back to...

  23. Nursing pay..Check this out!

    brownbook replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    We are not economists. Maybe you understand economics better than us. But what SmilingBlueEyes said is all I understand and it makes perfectly good sense. I can't imagine how the cost of a drug has...

  24. Inspiration. . .

    brownbook replied to wubbyyy's topic in General Students

    Really tough situation. I quit nursing school in the third semester. I HATED clinicals and had no idea what I was doing. I got a horrible job in a bank's mortgagee Dept and was FIRED after about...

  25. PCT- OB/GYN

    brownbook replied to Taratims28's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Ok, I'd look at a lot of YouTube videos. They have very good ones for PCTs, CNA's, RN's, etc. But honestly I don't know what they expect of you? The videos range from how to take blood pressures to...