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    Insight Dialogues: What Would You Do?

    fultzymom replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I say let him finish smoking, then get him into the shower. You already promised that he could smoke first. If you go back on that, he is going to be agitated and maybe get physical with you. The wet...
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    Staff pretending to use empty hand sanitizer in MRSA room.

    fultzymom replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    How nice! I hope that you brought it to someone's attention and let them know that the patient also knew! That is disguisting! I hate it when people here walk out of a patient's room without washing...
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    Prophylactic antibiotics

    fultzymom replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in a hospital but I think that this practice is part of the reason that there is growing resistance to ATBs. Where I work we do have a few people on Prophylactic Macrobid one time daily....
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    Issues with a doc...(long)

    fultzymom replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    I would have contacted my supervisor immediately about it. There is no way that I would have given that medication with the patient having those VS. Also, this doc is unprofessional to be yelling at...
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    How do you handle non compliant patients??

    fultzymom replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Educate and document. That is really the only thing that you can do in this type of situation. Also let the doc know right away that he is being non-compliant and the education you have done. Then,...
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    Job problems. HELP!

    fultzymom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is to do what will make you happy. If you are missing working with nursing staff and you could be closer to home and you have a more money perk, then I say go for it. But make sure that you...
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    What nurse role/skill did you once fear, but now enjoy?

    fultzymom replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is IVs also. I was terrified to learn them, hated trying them in clinical. So sucked at it when I graduated. Started making myself do them on everyone who needed them at my job, got pretty good...
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    Question regarding Dr. orders....(sorry, long)

    fultzymom replied to TinkRN8's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol is a dangerous drug, depending on what the diagnosis is. We are not allowed to give something orally if you are NPO. I would just be guessing, but maybe the doc told the day nurse he was going...
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    A Pre-nursing student that needs help

    fultzymom replied to awesome10307's topic in General Nursing

    1.) why did you want to become a nurse? i have always been interested in the health field. health classes was always my best in school. 2.) what type of education did you go through? i went for my...
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    What is wrong with me??

    fultzymom replied to fancee free's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe some experience in Med-Surge before working in the ER would help you out. I have been in LTC my whole career and I would not want to jump right into ER. There is such a difference in the two...
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    desparately seeking advice

    fultzymom replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    If you were at your dream job, what would it be? Working in business, working as a CPA, or working as a nurse? You are going to be in your career for a long time so you need to do what will please...
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    nurse lost baby to SIDS

    fultzymom replied to ANG_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for the loss of your baby. I can not even imagine what you are going through. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I do know what you mean by people saying you are taking it better than...
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    Was I overreacting?(long)

    fultzymom replied to newlywedRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is not my area of expertise but I think is sounds like you were right to be so worried and to keep calling everyone. If it were my child, I would want a diligent nurse like you. It sounds like...
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    sepsis/mrsa

    fultzymom replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    An infection can go septic if the person has a depressed immune system. But also if the infection is let go too long before it is caught and treated, that can cause a person to get septic. If a person...
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    coping with end of life care and a full LTC caseload

    fultzymom replied to adrienurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can relate to how stressful that can be. When I worked night shift on a 50 bed unit at 11pm I was the only nurse and it never seemed to fail that was when someone would be dying and no one would be...
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    Animal assisted therpay and nursing

    fultzymom replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Well this is not really a "therapy" per say but we have a cat who lives on our Alzheimers Unit and a dog we saved from the Humane Society that lives on our skilled unit. We have a couple of ladies who...
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    Can confusion from brain met show itself suddenly?

    fultzymom replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of people with brain mets getting confused really quick. She will probably need 24 hour care at this point. Also, with my dad, his cancer was everywhere. They never did a scan of his...
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    Considering LTC

    fultzymom replied to Almabella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Treatments would be like any surgery wounds that you are taking care of, any skin wounds such as bed sores, dressing changes to tube feed sites, creams that have to be applied (some facilities allow...
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    Feeling like a big fat failure

    fultzymom replied to Loomberk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I finished nursing school when I was 28. I already had a family and it was truely hard. I worked my butt off. It took a while to get back into the groove of school again. Nursing school is hard. It is...
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    Nursing Student's breakdown moment

    fultzymom replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    A patient has the right to refuse any part of her care that they do not want. I usually try a few times to get patient to do whatever, then I always document their refusal and my attempts to get the...
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    Any feedback is welcome. Please chime in!

    fultzymom replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would have notified the doc of at HGB that low. Your charge should have told you to notify the doc when you took it to her. She has more experience which is why she is in that position....
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    Considering LTC

    fultzymom replied to Almabella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    do any of you truly enjoy your jobs? yes i like my job. i have worked in ltc for five years. what is the main role of an rn in the ltc setting? i was a nursing supervisor and had 12 skilled patients...
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    Is this favoritism?

    fultzymom replied to mom4josh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think like some others that nurse B should go to the manger like nurse A did and tell them why she is unable to be in there at 0645. Our facility went to 6a-6p in the last year and we were told if...
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    relocating to easton/cambridge area

    fultzymom replied to nurselinds's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Here is the address and number to contact them. Call and ask them what you need to do to get your license transferred. 4140 Patterson Avenue Baltimore, Maryland, 21215-2254 410-585-1900 1-888-202-9861...
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    Feeling like a TOTAL loser (long)

    fultzymom replied to Jen1228's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear that you are having such a stressful time right now. I don't think you are being picky, you just know what you enjoy and what amount of stress you can handle right now. I personally...