Insurance RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing
I had a TKR a year ago, returned to work after 6 weeks, but my job as a telephonic case manager made that bearable. I know just what you are going through. I did 8 weeks of outpatient PT, then...
Insurance RN replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency
my all time favorite is very close to ambulating the double amputee. Chart clearly indicated patient had been wheelchair bound for a number of years, order written that patient MUST ambulate at least...
Insurance RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing
This happened to me so many years ago, but I will never forget it. I had been out of work for 6 weeks after an operation. When I returned to work, I was assigned a patient who had been on the floor...
Insurance RN replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing
I also cannot get past the fact that the OP infused the 400 cc's that she found when she went to hang the new tube feeding. But, my bigger concern is that the OP stated the patient receives 600 cc's...
Insurance RN replied to Almabella's topic in General Nursing
As my screen name implies, I work for a HMO in western NY as a Certified Case Manager. It is a fantastic job. But I must caution you, it is a job where you need to know something about everything, you...
Insurance RN replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing
I live in western NY and am a huge Buffalo bills fan. The news conference last evening painted a very grim outlook for our player. His chances are ever walking again are somewhere between 5-10%. So I...
As already stated in previous repleis, there is a major difference between anesthesia and conscious sedation. In a previous job, I was the RN for an oral surgeon and did all the conscious sedations....
My heart goes out to you, I did ICU nursing for 20 years, and if I sat for 5 minutes during a 12 hout shift I was lucky. I like you had chronic plantar fascitis. I finally realized that I could not do...
Insurance RN replied to jenni82104's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Is your mother receiving Medicare? If so, Medicare guidelines clearly state that to continue to receive coverage, a person must have the ability to improve and also to participate in a skilled...
Insurance RN replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing
Hey hang on there Jill.........the polcie were there and every police officer is trained in CPR, and they carry protective gear. If the victim required CPR, the police would have done it until EMS...
When I worked in MICU, a nurse from the ED complained that I asked too many questions during her report to me, guess I did not need to know VS, IV access, heart rhythm,