MAP1

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1. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

   MAP1 replied to gt4everpn's topic in Relations

   I had a pt once while I was working in ICU - put his call light on to ask if Iwould call 911 because he was very sick - ya gotta love it

2. I'm a Medications Menace

   MAP1 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric

   LTC - very difficult nursing - elderly pts, constant interruptions and way too many meds / Organization is key - prepouring is vital /I also found it very depressing

3. sexual harrassment

   MAP1 replied to ChristinaV's topic in General Nursing

   THe first thing I would do is let him know legal action is being started and let him sweat alittle - then If he touched me again I would call the police

4. Are you my waitress today?

   MAP1 replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses did not do as much technical stuff as now but in someways I think they were given more respect. With the price of medical care nowadays patients want to be waited on - They see us as waitresses because so little public relations is done for n...

5. Questions????

   MAP1 replied to spiritbeing8992's topic in Geriatric

   HI, i have worked in LTC on occasion and have found it very difficult nursing. If one thing goes wrong (pt seizure ) it could throw your whole day off. The amount of medicines for each pt can be overwhelming. I also was doing treatments and charti...

6. Need help with IV technique

   MAP1 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

   Practice is what is necessary - also flick the length of the vein to get it to be more visible - and good luck

7. Family not visiting? Common?

   MAP1 replied to -Midget-'s topic in Geriatric

   Sometime you see the kind of parent the person was when no one shows up at the bedside. It's sad but true.

8. staffing ratio

   MAP1 replied to reenti's topic in General Nursing

   ASPAN standards are just suggestions they should be rules. People never realize that the PACU is a very critical room. Even outpatient PACU and especially with children. I work in an outpatient PACU and this is a policy in our facility to have 2 n...

9. spooky spooky spooky

   MAP1 replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, while working in CCU I had a patient that I worked with for 10 hours. We swaned her, Aline , many IV drips etc. In the 11th hour she died. Her cardiologist came in and said we could disconnect her from everything -vent, Aline, Swan - He was goi...

10. Start as Corrections R.N. Tomorrow

    MAP1 replied to RN IN KY's topic in Correctional

    Hi, my best advice for you is to not discuss anything personal to an inmate. You would be surprized how much you can accidentally allow out in conversation. Stay strictly professional. Watch where you park your car -stay out of view from inmates w...

11. Will I Find Another Nursing Job?

    MAP1 replied to needrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I think you should when you can give notice but when nursing is so bad that you feel your sanity is at stake - LEAVE - I found out the hard way that an institution holds no loyalty to it's employees - it's big business - so when you are pushed to...

12. Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    MAP1 replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I was going to say also - everytime fill out an incident report and tell other nurses working there todo the same and maybe something will be done when they realize this could cost them (hospital ) money -they have to address the incident report...

13. Fired from job

    MAP1 replied to goingnuts's topic in General Nursing

    Hi , you need an attorney = fast. you need to scare them alittle- this sounds way overboard for what happened - you were with a complicated situation there and that has to be taken into consideration but also protect yourself from furthur assaults

14. The Today Show

    MAP1 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing - the biggest problem in our profession is the lack of respect - this is because no one understands our job. Shows such as Grey's Anatomy and House - never show nurses in critical roles. We all know how impossible it would be for the Docs a...

15. help! new grad...I hate my job...and want to quit

    MAP1 replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

    HI, I think what you are feeling is normal. Most nurses leave nursing in 5 yrs and right now the mean age of nurses is 47. This should tell you something. Nursing can be extremely difficult and not as respected or as well paid as it should be. Do...