hogan4736

hogan4736 BSN, RN

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  1. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    good question...i anticipated it after i posted... emtala seems to distinguish the er as an almost separate entity... the pt that codes in the er will use the ed pyxis, the ed staff, and is in the...

  2. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    right, however, one scenario... you bring down an icu pt d/t no room upstairs, you even send a nurse with the pt:idea: ...you don't check the pt into the ed, and maintain the inpt orders, and the pt's...

  3. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    This is a common misconception... If you are an RN without ACLS, you CAN push the same meds as an ACLS RN... your hospital may have a policy that trumps this, but an RN is an RN is an

  4. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    exactly... this is NOT an EMTALA violation (my apolgies for not making the distinction earlier in the thread)... BUT, it is NOT a good plan...As tridil stated, the ER doors should be ONE WAY only, as...

  5. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    good for your house sup... having been an ER sup in a 600 bed facility, you have to, as an ED charge nurse, respect each ICU's need to keep a code bed open... an ED bed CANNOT be a code bed for an...

  6. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Thanks tridil, nice post... Just to clarify (refer to my post): Hospitals can admit a MS pt to an ICU bed, IF and only IF, all MS/tele beds are full, and you have a tracking tool for overcapacity......

  7. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    sending a M/S pt to the ICU is an upgrade, and appropriate for a higher level of care... I went to an EMTALA conference and in the Q&A part of the seminar, this question was asked, and the answer...

  8. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    hogan4736 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree... but our hospitalists don't report off to each other, or to the doc in the box...that's the problem... you mentioned the "type of person not the territory" agreed chew on this:...

  9. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    hogan4736 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    exactly what I'm talking about funny, I used the Stepford wives analogy last

  10. EMTALA question

    hogan4736 posted a topic in General Nursing

    quick scenario, happened today... small town, two hospitals, one old, one brand new... many docs in the community opposed the new one being built (both owned by the same company) pt needs a general...

  11. EMTALA question

    hogan4736 replied to hogan4736's topic in General Nursing

    the second ER accepted the pt, doc to doc... THAT'S the problem...The poor pt could have gone to preop...instead he went to another ER, received another ER charge, and got to wait for 3 hours before...

  12. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    hogan4736 replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    "wingworm" - That's a new one...others I've heard from "nurses" "infantigo" "sugar diabetes" "O2

  13. Are students in the way?

    hogan4736 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a clinical instructor for 3+ years... I have checked w/ the AZ BON... The students are not practicing "under my license" They are practicing under the school's insurance plan... However,...

  14. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    hogan4736 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I am suprised at all of the responses here, stating that their particular hospital does this (sends an inpt to the ER) I just attended an EMTALA conference... This is a clear EMTALA violation...Both...

  15. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    hogan4736 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    :stone my sicerest apologies mercy, I meant gardendove...I was confused the message remains the same garden...cyanide toxicity happens ANYWHERE, regardless of the town size... pts deserve better than...

  16. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    hogan4736 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    actually mercy, I've lived in small towns most of my life (40 years) I've just nursed in a big city... that being said, if you are excusing docs that berate nurses on the small town mentality, then...

  17. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    hogan4736 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are from a big city, and move to a rural area (why did I leave, to raise my kids in a small town), and the ONLY hospital in said rural area: 1) routinely uses nipride gtts, and has NO...

  18. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

    hogan4736 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, the state boards are too busy with real problems, like abolishing the title "petnurse" seriously, it's each nurse's responsibility to stand up for the 10 pt load insanity... In AZ, one can refuse...

  19. Scrubs

    hogan4736 replied to LSUGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    stay away from scrubbugs.com poor customer

  20. Pet Nurse??

    hogan4736 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

  21. Pet Nurse??

    hogan4736 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.bartleby.com/61/62/N0196200.html definition # 1 does not imply a human is on the receiving end of the care given (BTW, #2 states it's a woman giving the care...guys, rise up and

  22. Pet Nurse??

    hogan4736 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    this is a different point from your most previous post... which are you concerned about? joe schmo that is not a CVT calling himself a pet nurse... or a CVT calling himself a pet nurse... the public...

  23. Pet Nurse??

    hogan4736 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  24. Pet Nurse??

    hogan4736 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    please find an actual problem to report to your

  25. Pet Nurse??

    hogan4736 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    we really shouldn't care... should your BON waste its time on this, or stomp out real problems like impaired nurses, shortages, and understaffing... please... who