meandragonbrett

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  1. Coding a Radiation Patient

    meandragonbrett replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    If you've not established a nurse-patient relationship with that individual you are not and cannot be held legally responsible for that

  2. any info about baptist hospital

    meandragonbrett replied to rainarn2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Baptist Hospital in Nashville is not part of Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation that is headquartered in

  3. Vent/Trach nurses: If a trach becomes dislodged, what do you do?

    meandragonbrett replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    Should always have spare ones at the head of the bed. We've also stuck an ETT in there at times when unable to get a new trach to go

  4. Any CRNA have a NP degree?

    meandragonbrett replied to Burnt2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Many states issue ARNP/APN licenses as a way to separate the license to practice advanced practice nursing and the license to practice nursing. If you lose your ARNP/APN license you don't...

  5. A case of DKA & chest pain

    meandragonbrett replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would say it's the

  6. Can you piggyback critical meds like IV Potassium or Mag at your hospital?

    meandragonbrett replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    We put everything on a separate pump but I am in ICU and typically have a double lumen cordis and a TLC and PIV's to go

  7. 401k Plan and Pension Plan

    meandragonbrett replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Your best bet would be to contact the nurse recruiters at the individual facilities. This is the only way you will get 100% accurate information regarding the benefit

  8. PCA / PCT Scope of Practice

    meandragonbrett replied to RNSqueezy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I think for this to happen would call for a formalized education program and a requirement for certification and continuing education. On the other hand many of the CNAs/PCT/PCAs (or whatever your...

  9. Any CRNA have a NP degree?

    meandragonbrett replied to Burnt2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ARNP is the title given to Advanced Practice RN's in the state of FL. Similar to some states giving the title APRN or APN. The CRNA does not hold nurse practitioner certification in the capacity to...

  10. management of digital (toe) necrosis due to levophed

    meandragonbrett replied to ccyoung's topic in MICU, SICU

    I read the OP wrong. Read it as if the levo had

  11. management of digital (toe) necrosis due to levophed

    meandragonbrett replied to ccyoung's topic in MICU, SICU

    phentolamine or amputation. Please tell me there was a good reason for levo to be running through a PIV in a

  12. CVICU vs TICU

    meandragonbrett replied to piperknitsRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I was bored to tears in the nation's 2nd busiest level one trauma center's Trauma

  13. Scope of practice question

    meandragonbrett replied to bluesky's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    If you don't feel comfortable doing something, don't do it. You're always the one responsible for your actions. They would have hung you out to dry if the need came

  14. Meds you hate to give....

    meandragonbrett replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    you mix for 15 minutes? ours comes in a little vial that you reconstitute with 6ml of ns and then give ivp. what kind of nexium are you guys cooking up? our ativan is not cold because it's not...

  15. Doctor's orders...

    meandragonbrett replied to CrystalClear75's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What exactly do you mean? Your question is a little

  16. Trauma Unit

    meandragonbrett replied to CainRN's topic in Emergency

    I would think it would depend on if your facility has an Emergency Dept and a Trauma Dept. My hospital has two separate departments and separate sets of staff

  17. Family present during code of patient

    meandragonbrett replied to sharonhayes's topic in Emergency

    Read the current literature on the

  18. Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    meandragonbrett replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I believe this program is a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. There is a specialty certification exam . I know that Duke and Emory are two of the schools that offer the program. The...

  19. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

    meandragonbrett replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Check out the journal published by AACN. They recently published a study regarding this very thing. Evidence Based

  20. Levophed Max dose.

    meandragonbrett replied to fedewa0627's topic in MICU, SICU

    We stop our Levo at 100mcg, Dopa at 20mcg, Dobutamine at 20mcg, and epi we just tend to fly by the seat of our

  21. Routine for the day in ICU + time to chart

    meandragonbrett replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I try my hardest to have my note, assessments, vitals, I/O's for 1900 done and charted before 2000 hits. Sometimes it's easier said than done but I just get in there and bust my butt the first hour...

  22. Assessment time

    meandragonbrett replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just depends on what's going on. I usually try to at least take a quick look at the one that is the least sick of the two just to make sure there are no pressing issues (sedation is about to be...

  23. Kardex ?

    meandragonbrett replied to nursecompassion's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have kardex. In fact, I've never used a kardex in my

  24. Help!! How to retain new nurses

    meandragonbrett replied to rn to bsn student's topic in General Nursing

    pay for certification exams, incentives for certifications, above average benefits ( I mean seriously, It seems as though RN's have some of the crappiest health insurance in the country), new grad...

  25. Vent settings and documentation

    meandragonbrett replied to Lizziefive's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't think the OP was asking the RT about the initial settings? Even so, the RT's chart their vent checks, but the RN needs to also be charting the vent settings regardless if they are initial or...