GardenDove

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  1. carpuject injectors

    GardenDove replied to errn911's topic in General Nursing

    There are two kinds, one is bulkier and you twist it into place attach it on the bottom. It automatically engages the top thing, so the medication comes out. The other kind is simplier and you have to...

  2. Maintaining a Professional Attitude?

    GardenDove replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I usually say "I'm so sorry you're feeling this way". It diffuses the situation without agreeing with them. I don't argue with people. But I don't get intimidated

  3. Damage control? Or just more damage?

    GardenDove replied to chartlooe's topic in General Nursing

    My advise is to turn off your computer and go read a

  4. Why do some DON's and Admin's treat nurses so badly?

    GardenDove replied to rehab nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, it's a cruel heartless world sometimes. I'm sorry about this. I'm not surprised at their cruelty, they are just thinking of themselves and their bottom line. All they want is a warm body, like...

  5. DNRs and ACLS

    GardenDove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can a DNR/No Code receive anything else from ACLS, other than being shocked or intubated, or does everything need to be ordered specifically by a doc? I was talking to my co-worker last night, I had...

  6. Should I worry???

    GardenDove replied to KulRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Incidentally, this very same scenario happened to me once, the pt was an outpatient sx that I ended up doing the second stage recovery for. All of a sudden he developed high BP, which he had never had...

  7. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Holly, that seemed like good general

  8. Hospital vs Hotel

    GardenDove replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Their website is poorly designed and difficult to navigate. checked it out, they might have fancy music, but it's nevertheless not a well crafted

  9. DNRs and ACLS

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'm going to send my manger a link to this thread. Thanks for the post Suzanne4. It sounds like this whole issue is muddy waters still for

  10. Hospital vs Hotel

    GardenDove replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Very good point. It feeds the unrealistic demands of many people. Unfortunately, this is a result of our healthcare system that is competing for healthcare dollars in a capitalistic

  11. Job loss, domestic violence, help on advice for getting back on the horse!!!!!!

    GardenDove replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds terrible. Maybe you can get a roomate to help with the kids? Do you have family nearby? How old are your kids? I agree, just get any job for now, or apply for public assistance as a...

  12. Hospital vs Hotel

    GardenDove replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    It does exemplify the patient as customer model of care, doesn't it? Yes, I notice they didn't mention

  13. Should I worry???

    GardenDove replied to KulRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Maybe you want to discuss this case with risk management for a chart

  14. Families, are they getting more demanding?

    GardenDove replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    And don't you forget it, bucko! Now sit up straight and mind your

  15. How do they handle low census where you work?

    GardenDove replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I presume a PRN nurse is a per

  16. Why do I seem so SLOW?!

    GardenDove replied to wearyLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I worked in the nursing home, many of the fulltime nurses who had worked there a long time practically had the meds memorized. Also, many took shortcuts. 2 hours sounds about right for a med pass...

  17. Should I worry???

    GardenDove replied to KulRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As long as you documented your discussions with the doc, you DON is FOS if she rags on you. Good idea to also chart "charge nurse

  18. How do they handle low census where you work?

    GardenDove replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, the per diem nurses are the first required to go home if no one else wants low census. However, I believe the nurses with an FTE have first choice as to if they'd like to leave. In other...

  19. DNRs and ACLS

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I just got off the phone with my manager. She said every case was individual, and that a no code pt can be treated under ACLS at times, if you want to convert their rythm, for example, as in the case...

  20. Families, are they getting more demanding?

    GardenDove replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    Precisely my point, Tweety. I also wouldn't want to go back to the days of 'Doctors as God' model. Yet people were more respectful in those

  21. DNRs and ACLS

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's what I'm wondering. I'm going to discuss this with my manager for clarification, for

  22. DNRs and ACLS

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, but in our unit we have epi, atropine, and lidocaine at the bedside. If the pt has a symptomatic bradycardia, for example, we are able to give them 0.5 of atropine, then call the doc. You don't...

  23. DNRs and ACLS

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Under ACLS you don't have to wait for a full fledged code to operate under it's algorythms. That's my distinction. Say a pt is a no-code and goes into SVT or perfusing V-tach. You want to get them out...

  24. DNRs and ACLS

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    This pt wasn't coding, he was in a perfusing V-tach. So we can't do any protocols under ACLS for a no code if the pt is DNR? In this case, the pt had just arrived right before I arrived at 1900. I was...

  25. ICU Staffing?

    GardenDove replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This is a very naive POV in my opinion. I think all evidence points to the fact the God doesn't intervene directly in human affairs often, and it's up to human beings to advocate for what is good and...