ageless

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1. I'm wondering

   ageless replied to lisabeth's topic in Psychiatric

   borderline...definately

2. Strange Nursing Student

   ageless replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

   P.S. Social skills are indeed needed in the OR. Even after the patient is asleep, there is team

3. Strange Nursing Student

   ageless replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

   double

4. following your hospital policies and procedures will not always avoid negligence

   ageless replied to ageless's topic in General Nursing

   That is exactly why I posted this article. So often we simply look up the policy and believe that will cover our actions or we advise posters on this board to consult the policy & procedure manual...

5. Maximum UF limit for hemo patients

   ageless replied to Northern nephron's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Our medical director has set a net maximum ultrafiltration of 2L/Hr. Perhaps, you could speak with your medical director and get a general written policy on this, or a specific UF prescription for...

6. following your hospital policies and procedures will not always avoid negligence

   ageless posted a topic in General Nursing

   LegalPad From the 8/05 issue of Update for Nurses Negligence occurs when a nurse fails to follow the "standard of care." Although nurses often use this term to describe their normal practice, this...

7. I need a good excuse to quit LTC job

   ageless replied to noclpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   As long as you are giving the preferred professional notice of one month, leaving for new a experience to futher enhance your training and skills is a perfect answer. Best wishes in your continuing...

8. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

   ageless replied to fyrelight74's topic in General Nursing

   I have known nurses who have pinned their rings to hospital scrubs, forgot and lost them to the hospital linen

9. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

   ageless replied to fyrelight74's topic in General Nursing

   What crud are nurses delving onto without a gloved hand?

10. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    ageless replied to fyrelight74's topic in General Nursing

    I turn the the setting toward my palm when applying my gloves and never have a

11. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    ageless replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I assume you are speaking of lipids causing a foreign body embolism or more specifically a fatty embolus. TPN can cause a gaseous embolism if combined with chemically incompatible

12. Is this safe?

    ageless replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    you can go to your profile and click on the threads you have started and commented on: 1. Quick links 2. My profile 3. Threads or left click on another posters name to go to their profile and find the...

13. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    ageless replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    according to my iv drug administration book by mosby, there are physical and chemical incompatibilities. these can cause precipitation and gas evolution in drug mixtures. temperature can also affect...

14. meds question

    ageless replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I think these questions would be best answered by your health care

15. Why don't nursing schools offer ICU electives?

    ageless replied to Roland's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was required to take critical care nursing and pass before graduation. It was in my senior