hogan4736

hogan4736 BSN, RN

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  1. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    hogan4736 replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    I think the debate should be related to how HIPAA can be construed in the media (esp. the internet) We'll all agree that within our nursing our practice, HIPAA should be taken as absolute privacy...

  2. pain in the ed

    hogan4736 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Can you say "Customer service agent" No one on Methadone gets admitted to my LTC... They need inpt REHAB to get off this poison... Let me say this... Much of this debate comes from nurses thinking...

  3. pain in the ed

    hogan4736 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Well, a doctor (on the nurse's recommendation) at our LTC facility, ordered "Percocet 2 pills q 4 hours A.T.C." A.T.C. = "Around the clock" people, this takes away simple nursing judgement, I will not...

  4. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    hogan4736 replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    no flaming here:p There is way too much misspelling here, there, and everywhere... besides, we live in a country where 2 out of our last 3 presidents can't correctly pronounce "nuclear' It's...

  5. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    hogan4736 replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    1) I went PRN at two ERs upon graduation, NO MED SURG experience ever... 2) I (as the weekend supervisor) and my DON at my LTC, control my census and admissions 3) I would have sent the patient first,...

  6. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    hogan4736 replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    Why does everyone else get flamed for pointing out spelling errors, and yet you point it out?? I thought the same thing, but decided against correcting (this all to common error) the poster, because I...

  7. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    hogan4736 replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    HIPAA???

  8. Haldol IV??

    hogan4736 replied to dabestrn's topic in Emergency

    Cocktails... My favorite has always been Valium 10 mg IV w/ (in the same syringe) Benadryl 50 mg... Or droperidol 10 mg deep IM...

  9. Why all the fuss? Influenza.

    hogan4736 replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.disastercenter.com/traffic/State.htm 42,000 deaths in one year from MVAs Let's now give passing thru a break His points are well taken in our voyeristic society (let's be real, everyone...

  10. Can a CNA take the ACLS???

    hogan4736 replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    Susy, I reread agnus' post...I still got a feeling of "division" from the post. The post was saying (maybe just to me): How dare a CNA would even consider taking ACLS, as it's reserved for nurses......

  11. Can a CNA take the ACLS???

    hogan4736 replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    " It is unlikely they will admit you to a class. " Wrong...I took it, no questions asked (as an ER tech) " It will be way over your head. Even if you pass you will not have what you need." Not...

  12. Can a CNA take the ACLS???

    hogan4736 replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    keep up the forward thinking Tiny... I took it my last semester of nursing school...then I transitioned from ER tech to ER nurse (in a day really, I had been precepted and externed to death!) If you...

  13. plastic surgery recovery centers

    hogan4736 replied to jane23's topic in General Nursing

    sjoe, you get "The Reader" in San Diego... We have the "New Times" sister publications...always great reading:cool:

  14. What does you hospital give you for Thanksgiving ?

    hogan4736 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I work a baylor program..104 days/year... I get m-f off as a bonus... what more do i need??

  15. Haldol IV??

    hogan4736 replied to dabestrn's topic in Emergency

    we used to use inapsine 5-10 mg IM, usually in the deltiod, for combative, spitting patients...30 minutes, they are

  16. I love LTC.

    hogan4736 replied to Buddha's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work ER... I quit that madness. I was good at it, but not for me anymore... I make more (not ever the most important, but worth mentioning here, in this context) than 95% of ANY of my...

  17. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

    hogan4736 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    seems to me the most dramatic queens (or kings) have little sense of how they might be perceived, or how they actually come off in any given social situation... You know, they are loud on their cell...

  18. patients smoking

    hogan4736 replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    give a little some of these people are dying. who are we to take away their pleasure (I do hate smoking though) document, document, document acknowledge, and move on... educate (or berate, it's a...

  19. patients smoking

    hogan4736 replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that having enough staff may be an issue, but we have scheduled smoke breaks where each department takes turns supervising... The great part though, is making a small difference in...

  20. patients smoking

    hogan4736 replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    We have a 27 year old quad (some left hand use, enough to use the remote control and smoke) who is in a HEAVY sand/waterbed...He just had a skin graft placed over a stage 4 left hip ulcer...He...

  21. My apoligy ..

    hogan4736 replied to coffeejavule's topic in General Nursing

    Lpn2b quoted my post (of others' quotes) then deleted it Why? sean again, that thread is STILL on the board...the mods didn't see fit to censor it, why do

  22. My apoligy ..

    hogan4736 replied to coffeejavule's topic in General Nursing

    Calm down guys... First of all the above linked thread is still on the board and was not deleted by the mod... I am just quoting what was said, to point out irony...It's funny when someone is telling...

  23. My apoligy ..

    hogan4736 replied to coffeejavule's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what he's talking about (he's also a big supporter of you SMilingBlu...): (His quotes from a "troll" thread...The whole thread outlines his true colors - ... Edited by Moderator secondary to...

  24. I Don't Think So!

    hogan4736 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    agreed... good discussion

  25. I Don't Think So!

    hogan4736 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Fcallicoat, I have to believe that having one's license revoked for a no call-no show is next to impossible in any state... If I live 30 miles from my job (a common occurrence) and I break down on a...