hogan4736

hogan4736 BSN, RN

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  1. Paramedics advance into nursing

    hogan4736 replied to cctparamedic's topic in General Nursing

    This all sounds like what Excelcior College did 10 years ago...They let Es, medics and LPNs (also other allied health professions) take their coursework...Then Excelcior stopped letting EMTs in, and...

  2. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    hogan4736 replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    It's a common behavior studied by sociologists for years... Group contagion and diffusion of responsibility... I watched a guy beat his girlfriend once, years ago...I did nothing...I was afraid he...

  3. no-smoking policies

    hogan4736 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    had a fenced off area at my last job...I used to be the greeter nurse, and stood just outside the ER door often, to do greeting...I LOVED pointing to the fenced off area when directing patients where...

  4. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    hogan4736 replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    I think she meant to say "That's what's wrong w/ America, folks" That's the sense I got from the

  5. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    hogan4736 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    from a medical dictionary online: "Hematochezia is the presence of bright red, fresh blood in the feces. Hematochezia usually occurs with bleeding in the lower intestines (colon, rectum). Hematochezia...

  6. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    hogan4736 replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    This caught my eye... None of these should explain a med error...It's ALWAYS an error of the nurse, period. If you can't read his writing, call and ask him... If you believe a MAR (blindly) without...

  7. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    hogan4736 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    hematochezia is a bloody

  8. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    hogan4736 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    hematochezia

  9. Appropriate Fee for Offering Professional Nursing Expertise?

    hogan4736 replied to adaptation's topic in General Nursing

    My very first time was 125/hour for record review, and 150/hour for depo and testifying... (Never had a minute of training, just lots of years on the job) My opponent (a LNC) charged 300/ hour for...

  10. Hypothermia after cardiac arrest

    hogan4736 replied to AM-RN's topic in Emergency

    Our doc went to housekeeping (really, he did) and emptied out 2 spray bottles, filled them w/ tap water, and began spraying the pt, while the rest of us were carrying out his (continued) code... Can...

  11. Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

    hogan4736 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Now now, we cannot judge...Maybe he had some milk trauma when he was younger, and can only have frozen

  12. #%@&$ Flu Shot!

    hogan4736 replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

  13. #%@&$ Flu Shot!

    hogan4736 replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The debate about if the flu shot causes "ill effects" will never be won... But to let your employer make personal health decisions is akin to the Chinese government forcing women to be implanted w/...

  14. I didn't know this actually happened

    hogan4736 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did they put billboards in Spanish too? Have to be equal you

  15. #%@&$ Flu Shot!

    hogan4736 replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They need us more than we need them... Mandatory overtime is WRONG... so are mandadatory injections... Even George Orwell is rolling over in his grave!!! Use the nursing shortage to your...

  16. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    hogan4736 replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    A few germs clinging on to my scrubs after work, at the grocery store, is the least of our problems... The overprescribed (and over-asked for) antibiotics that we (USA) give at the drop of a hat, are...

  17. Is it possible to hold a p/t job while going to school f/t in nursing?

    hogan4736 replied to Captain Amazing's topic in General Nursing

    Worked 24 hours every fri/sat nite during school...hang in there...sell your case to your nurse manager...their investment will pay 10 fold...3.2 GPA... grades are overrated (easy for me to

  18. kids and parents

    hogan4736 replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post... There are many factors in play, but I belive parent laziness is near the top of the list... Someone chastised me once for drinking a soda in front of my kids, and not sharing! That's...

  19. I didn't know this actually happened

    hogan4736 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    He came to our urgent care at 0200 for belly pain...our doc spoke w/ the ER doc (1 block away) and decided to transfer his care to the ER for an ultrasound...We trated his pain w/ demerol, and copied...

  20. I didn't know this actually happened

    hogan4736 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1: pay attention to your body...when it's near, call a friend...or a Taxi...In Phx, if one is on state aid (literally 85% of our pts), taxis are free... 2: If I had a dime for every 911 call I went...

  21. Need help with article about EMS

    hogan4736 replied to Ridryder 911's topic in Emergency

    thanks for the links RJ...we used something like the "Pedi-Mate" Rolls up neatly... I'm curious for your take on this...Even when I question ER nurses, most have never given it ANY thought... some...

  22. Need help with article about EMS

    hogan4736 replied to Ridryder 911's topic in Emergency

    Aliakey, I certainly do not hold you responsible for the lack of knowledge regarding proper child restraints, in the prehospital fields...No personal attack here...I am frustrated at the apathy that I...

  23. Need help with article about EMS

    hogan4736 replied to Ridryder 911's topic in Emergency

    There is a roll up, approved child restraint, that fits snugly on the back of a gurney...No excuse for ANY ambulance to not have proper child restraints... Takes up no more room than 2 boxes of...

  24. Need help with article about EMS

    hogan4736 replied to Ridryder 911's topic in Emergency

    If I see one more toddler being transported on a parent's lap, or just sitting on the stretcher, with one seatbelt, I'll scream!! This is a HUGE problem in every Phoenix ER I have worked... All...

  25. Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    hogan4736 replied to texascowgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    They're making value judgements (you may call them business decisions) based on Vatican policy. Of course if they explicitly outline the place as "forbidden" then the consumer can have no such...