jojotoo

jojotoo RN

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  1. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    I hope you had this guy arrested. Being under the influence (or in withdrawal) is no excuse for this behavior. AND, you should have a civil suit filed for monetary
  2. If this hospital is anything like MY hiospital, when her behavior gets to the "higher ups" she'll be
  3. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    We have two kinds of restraints: hard restraints (leather) which can only be used in the ER, ICU, BHU and soft restraints (cloth) that can be used anywhere in the hospital. Hard restraints are for...
  4. Z-track

    I also Z-track and airlock all IM injections that I give in the
  5. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    So how long would a "trial release" be
  6. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    You are absolutely
  7. Cen

    Did my 8yr recert 11/20. Test was definitely harder than last time, but I passed. Lippincott Q&A Certification Review for Emergency Nursing was pretty good. But a LOT of the questions you just...
  8. have an interview tomorrow, but im sick!

    Pull yourself together, MEDICATE, go to the
  9. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    I'm not sure that you can legally do this - put patients in and out of restraints on one order. That would be a PRN order for restraints. It's my understanding that JACHO requirements are that a...
  10. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    Are you saying that as a sitter you discontinued restraints on your own initiative? If so, I would have a big problem with that since it would be outside your scope of practice. If I have...
  11. Hi everyone

    I actually took it this afternoon. I initially took it 8yr ago, then 4yr ago I recertified by using CEUs. That's what I should have done this year, but I waited too long to submit my CEUs. The test is...
  12. IV air bubble compensation

    So once you put the pt in this position and the air is "trapped" - then
  13. You Don't Qualify! Try Again Next Year!!

    It appears that being a minority isn't holding Ruiz
  14. You Don't Qualify! Try Again Next Year!!

    Is Ruiz a
  15. loan forgiveness

    When I graduated in 1991, I took part in the Alaska Nurse Internship Program (ANIP). There was a rigorous selection process for new grads. Those who were selected went to Anchorage for an addional...
  16. generation gap among nurses

    "An educational moment." I love it! I will be incorporating that phrase into my
  17. I've never heard that before, but is so
  18. Thanks for this info. I've already ordered online for my
  19. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    James, you have hit on the basic difference in communication styles (and problem solving) between men and
  20. Superiority in Health Care

    I'm just taking a guess here, but if that's LAFD, there are squads that have MAJOR attittude. And it's kind of funny how attitude is indirectly proportional to skill level. I know that in the past...
  21. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    If my name is on the board next the pt's name than that's means I'm his/her nurse...don't stand around asking who has pt so and so when its written clearly on the board. Its not a hard concept to...
  22. Superiority in Health Care

    Are you transporting by private EMS? Or by fire
  23. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    16. AND, if I'm calling you at 0300 R/T a hospital admission in the ER, Don't be mad at me. I didn't tell you to take call. And, if you don't want me to call you at home at that hour, then answer your...
  24. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    15. And stop writing stupid orders - "place pt in gown, place pt on gurney". Just tell me, or better yet, DO IT