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  1. I'm wondering

    borderline...definately
  2. Strange Nursing Student

    P.S. Social skills are indeed needed in the OR. Even after the patient is asleep, there is team work.
  3. Strange Nursing Student

    double post...sorry
  4. 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 term has a very specific legal meaning. The legal d...
  5. 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 at their facility and think this will envelope th...
  6. Maximum UF limit for hemo patients

    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 this patient. Best wishes
  7. I need a good excuse to quit LTC job

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

    I have known nurses who have pinned their rings to hospital scrubs, forgot and lost them to the hospital linen service.
  9. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    What crud are nurses delving onto without a gloved hand? :uhoh21:
  10. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    I turn the the setting toward my palm when applying my gloves and never have a problem.
  11. 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 substances.
  12. Is this safe?

    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 threads in which they have participated.
  13. 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 solubility and compatibility along with ph and even...
  14. meds question

    I think these questions would be best answered by your health care provider.
  15. Why don't nursing schools offer ICU electives?

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

    We are still hoping for you! Today is the day!!
  17. 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 pillow and held it about a foot over her father's face ...
  18. Interpreting BP..

    What tests did you request from the physician?
  19. .......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 many words and variables would be needed to explain...
  20. In training and confused about daily duties

    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 toe assessment of your patients, comparing that t...
  21. Change in BSN requirements

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

    http://lpn.advanceweb.com Just found this on another forum:
  23. What is a Malenkot?!

    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 in.
  24. Challenging The Rn Boards

    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 nursing. ... www.nursingmanagement.com/pt/re/ nurse...
  25. Change in BSN requirements

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