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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 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  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

  16. Still waiting

    ageless replied to cajam6's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    We are still hoping for you! Today is the

  17. Ever had a family overdramatic with dying patient?

    ageless replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    The worst was a time when a family was standing around a 90 year old A&Ox3 man lying in the bed while they decided code status. When one member of the family brought up DNR another grabbed a...

  18. Interpreting BP..

    ageless replied to JamiRN's topic in Home Health

    What tests did you request from the

  19. How do you calculate rate of IV piggyback?

    ageless replied to KS14's topic in General Students

    .......If you are using an IV pump, speak with an instructor on how to set the pump. Or have the instructor show you how to tie in a piggyback by gravity. a picture is worth a thousand words and too...

  20. In training and confused about daily duties

    ageless replied to cenote's topic in First Year After Licensure

    daily duties.Hmmm.......... I guess that is a way to think of it. Your daily duties are taking care of your assigned patients and prioritizing their care. Your day begin with report and then a head to...

  21. Change in BSN requirements

    ageless replied to texan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am payed for my critical thinking skills. The fact that I clean "poop" is... Langnaippe (a little extra bonus) :rotfl: :rotfl:

  22. Challenging The Rn Boards

    ageless replied to BEACHBUMNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    http://lpn.advanceweb.com Just found this on another

  23. What is a Malenkot?!

    ageless replied to Toerau's topic in General Nursing

    google turns up nothing...... in english anyway. Do you have the spelling correct. I would like to help, even would translate, but cannot figure out what language the few hits I got are written

  24. Challenging The Rn Boards

    ageless replied to BEACHBUMNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    nursing management - fulltext: volume 36(3) march 2005 p 38-44 the national council licensure examination for registered nurses (nclex-rn) is a standardized test mandated by every us state board of...

  25. Change in BSN requirements

    ageless replied to texan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Quote: Originally Posted by grannynurseFNP Without intending to do so, you have just angered approximately 60% of the nurses, in this country................................... Grannynurse :balloons:...