nrsang97 BSN, RN

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    Postural Physical Therapy

    nrsang97 replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    I will be having shoulder surgery sometime next year, and I hope this time in my recovery I get a therapist who listens to me. Your daughter is being done a disservice by not having a PT who will...
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    Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    nrsang97 replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I truly believe my brother in law would have been diagnosed so much sooner if my mother in law would have listened to the signs/what he said when he was younger. He told her he felt "The devil was...
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    What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    nrsang97 replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate those white boards. Ours were replaced in our ICU for hourly rounding. (Really in the ICU is the 6 P's necessary? especially when they were put where the pt couldn't possibly see them.) I...
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    What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    nrsang97 replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    O.M.G. Really how stupid is she? Wow some people should keep their mouths
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    What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    nrsang97 replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow..... Just wow..... I am
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    What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    nrsang97 replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seriously that is dumb. Management has lost all common sense. I am so lucky I have the manager I
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    Postural Physical Therapy

    nrsang97 replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    That has noting to do with her injury. OK if he taught her back strengthening exercises that would be one thing. What does back pain have to do with teeth misalignment anyway (i could see headaches,...
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    Does your hospital ID badge have your first AND last name on it?

    nrsang97 replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    My first name is on my badge and my last initial. We used to have last names on our badges but our facility changed that. Our last name is on the back by the
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    Critical Care Transport Nursing?

    nrsang97 replied to JackFrostRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you tried your local ems companies? I know ours in the Detroit area have some. Private companies. Good
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    Be kind to nurses... we choose the size of your IV

    nrsang97 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    We choose the size of your IV, foley, NG, and we keep doctors from killing you. I think it is completely
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    Should I feel guilty?

    nrsang97 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I really think you did the right thing OP. I just don't have the heart to reorient them to a painful
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    Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    nrsang97 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working one night and my coworker was like 8 months pregnant and dropped a narcotic under a paeitne's bed. I got down on the floor to look for it. As I stood up the TV on a swing arm was over...
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    Moving up in the world...

    nrsang97 replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    Congratultions. As others suggested check out the JC website. All the requirements for stroke certificationare listed
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    Select Specialty Hospital

    nrsang97 replied to Tiffie1210's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yes there
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    A little puzzled, looking for some input

    nrsang97 replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    Thats exactly what I
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    Feeding tubes - Help!

    nrsang97 replied to ilovepedsnursing's topic in Critical Care

    Policy at my facility is for MD to insert. NP's can insert, RN's
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    Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    nrsang97 replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly
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    Simultaneous Electrolyte Administration

    nrsang97 replied to sarahc331's topic in Critical Care

    I have put magnesuim in potassium before. Other than that I have always ran everything
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    How can we make the process of report from ER to floor better?

    nrsang97 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey, I was wondering how your facilities give report to the floors/ICU/CCU. Currently our process isn't working and we are getting a lot of inappropriate admits to our med/surg floors. I have had a...
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    Did I do enough?

    nrsang97 replied to unique05's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think no matter how many pressors you would have started the patient still would have died. It sounds like they
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    Patients Requiring Infusion Monitoring

    nrsang97 replied to kaylee.rn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Infusions refers to drips. Like heparin or insulin drips. Cardiac drips like cardized, dobutamine, dopamine, etc. Insulin drip for DKA, or those with high sugar per tight glycemic control...
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    Sometimes it's impossible not to giggle...

    nrsang97 replied to AtivanIM's topic in Nursing Humor

    There was a little old man up in the bathroom and the nurse trying to help him get cleaned up... Pt: "I have a bunch of s*** to do today and you just wont let me do it." Nurse: "Well sir you just...
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    I want to know what you know, and I'd like to know before my preceptor asks me!!!

    nrsang97 replied to StinkMomBomb's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Long term acute care. Patients can be sent directly from the icu there. Possibly for vent weaning or other needs. Patients are too sick for rehab or nursing facility but need to be out of the...
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    I want to know what you know, and I'd like to know before my preceptor asks me!!!

    nrsang97 replied to StinkMomBomb's topic in Michigan Nursing

    My oh my a lot of things I know now I never learned in school. I graduated 11 years ago and never had a PICC line until I graduated and was on my own. A preceptor shouldn't expect you to know...
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    Select Specialty Hospital

    nrsang97 replied to Tiffie1210's topic in Michigan Nursing

    There used to be one at Henry Ford Wyandotte, and they leased the space on one whole floor. They used our lab and radiology and house doctors. They are usually located inside another hospital....