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  1. Falls (kinda long, sorry!)

    ArmyMSN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    There are nursing textbooks dedicated just to falls and falls prevention. Its down to a science where you can predict patients at high risk. There are a few assessments that every patient in my...

  2. Average salary i can expect...

    ArmyMSN replied to Peanut27's topic in California Nursing

    Nursing2006 October just published their national survey of salaries: it varies geographically and by specialty. On avg, nurses with 5 yrs or less average $46k, 6-10 yrs $51K, 11-15 years $57K, and...

  3. Getting 12 hour shifts on unit

    ArmyMSN replied to jannrn's topic in General Nursing

    Have worked both and prefer 8 hr shifts (CCU). Seems that there's more continuity in patient care for me. During 12 hr shifts, I'd be away from the hospital for stretchs while on days off and the...

  4. "It's only Ketchup"

    ArmyMSN replied to PaynRN's topic in General Nursing

    Look on the brightside, JCAHO surveyors weren't in the

  5. Have you ever taken care of a famous pt?

    ArmyMSN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    A very, very, very, very old U.S. politician - who I prayed didn't die on my watch - and he didn't. Funny thing was, he had absolutely no entourage or fanfare - I expected press secretaries, aids,...

  6. Pls help, dumb ? abt insulin & ss

    ArmyMSN replied to lyceeboo's topic in General Nursing

    2 a.m is about the time dawn phenomenon occurs - body's response to low blood sugar - kicks in the body's hormones (cortisol) and makes insulin (injected type) less effective. I'd not give the SSI,...

  7. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    ArmyMSN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    True story: One of my buddies told me a story that still is hard to believe. As he's coming in for the evening shift at a civilian hospital, he sees a nurse taking scissors to several IVPB bags...

  8. Outpatient Medication Reconciliation

    ArmyMSN replied to kbprn1's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    curious if any other nurses have any practical suggestions to accomplish med

  9. Chart Information/Advice Please

    ArmyMSN replied to ms_orion's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Our Army receptionist peform Telephone Consults - patients make requests - ie medication refills, and the receptionists place the request in a computer program with the requests - its up to the MD to...

  10. Jcaho

    ArmyMSN replied to penguin2's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    what about medication reconciliation in a free standing/md office type facility - curious how most md offices are doing med

  11. What exactly is telephone triage?

    ArmyMSN replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

    Thanks a lot fo the references, articles, CEU site. Very

  12. New at this, help!

    ArmyMSN replied to nurscee's topic in Telephone Triage

    Sounds like a job I need to look into. Making money isn't a big thing for me - getting burned out and hating work

  13. Moaning session!

    ArmyMSN replied to Era's topic in General Nursing

    :wink2: :wink2: :wink2: :wink2: :wink2: :wink2:

  14. Personality Type and Nursing

    ArmyMSN replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    ISTJ- consistent - I took the Myers-Briggs about 5-10 yrs ago and at least it is consistent. I think its very accurate and explains a lot. Thanks for posting the website. What's good about the...

  15. Experienced Nurses Only

    ArmyMSN replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Current irritation about this forum is that nursing students are posting request for information to help with their care plans/projects on this forum. What happened to the day when you had to do your...

  16. Retirement "Gift"

    ArmyMSN replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but your retirement pay for the rest of your life ain't bad. And the medal - some soldiers are proud to earn that. But the canvas chair? - that's pretty sad. I would have left it behind but...

  17. Trying to find more in depth info on Menopause

    ArmyMSN replied to MultipurposeRN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I always wished I learned early in my career was to use OVID - a great database of nursing and medical journals. Almost every university has a subscription. Very easy to use. Other great...

  18. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    ArmyMSN replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    What happened was a result of a systems problem, and not necessarily the tech/aide. I blame the NP and the MDs and whomever devised their system for administering medications. They're taking short...

  19. Fifty Ways to Leave Your....

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

    Outstanding thread. Would be a great journal article for Nursing Management. Luckily, I'm an Army nurse (16 yrs) and never had to leave a job. The good thing about being in the military, if you don't...

  20. need help with topic

    ArmyMSN replied to Beavis's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses play a much more important role in organ donation than you give them credit for. I've never worked in that specialty, but I know that critical care nurses and operating room nurses have a huge...

  21. The Today Show

    ArmyMSN replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm embarassed by what some of our colleagues wear. I ran into an LPN from another unit - he was dressed in blue camaflaouge (sp) scubs. He might be the best nurse ever, but the scrubs don't give him...

  22. Unethical behavior

    ArmyMSN replied to kirkwoodnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I'm proud of the Texas BONE. Good for them. This clearly is a case of oversteping the boundaries of the patient/nurse relationship. The father/mother/neonates are all the

  23. The patient's family members

    ArmyMSN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    great thread....just read all five pages....great ideas...and its nice to see that difficult visitors/family members is a universal issue

  24. how's life as Rn in the Military????

    ArmyMSN replied to mustangcollege03's topic in Government, Military

    Anyone entering today's Army will probably deploy. I wouldn't come into the military (active or reserves) unless you're ready to face that fact. If you have children and can't find someone to provide...

  25. how's life as Rn in the Military????

    ArmyMSN replied to mustangcollege03's topic in Government, Military

    That's right. Medical care isn't free. The current war in two countries is really making the CONUS medical care suffer, I'm sure. Sorry to imply that medical care was free....there is a cost share....