ceecel.dee MSN, RN

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    nursing diagnosis

    ceecel.dee replied to Mizzyfrufru's topic in General Nursing

    Medicine and medical diagnosis deals with the disease/condition/illness/signs and symptoms caused by them. Nursing and nursing diagnosis deals with the human response to the above and how we support...
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    nursing diagnosis

    ceecel.dee replied to Mizzyfrufru's topic in General Nursing

    Medicine and medical diagnosis deals with the disease/condition/illness/signs and symptoms caused by them. Nursing and nursing diagnosis deals with the human response to the above and how we support...
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    OK, i feel silly asking...but what is team nursing?

    ceecel.dee replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    At our place team nursing looked like this (have changed to a modified primary nursing model now): 3 RN's per shift (2 at noc) with one as charge, one on meds and one who was available to float...
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    OK, i feel silly asking...but what is team nursing?

    ceecel.dee replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    At our place team nursing looked like this (have changed to a modified primary nursing model now): 3 RN's per shift (2 at noc) with one as charge, one on meds and one who was available to float...
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    Med/Surgical experience required to become Manager?

    ceecel.dee replied to pittdidi's topic in Nurse Management

    I, too, think it's a good
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    TAS for wet-to-dry dressings used for everything!

    ceecel.dee posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Our facility is in a real rut! All of our GP's defer to our General Surgeon for wound care orders, but he orders the same thing for any and all types of wounds! Triple Antibiotic Solution (TAS),...
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    What is a watch with a second hand?

    ceecel.dee replied to Wanna_be_a_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: (Is this thread for
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    Blue Collar or White collar?

    ceecel.dee replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    We unionize, we punch a clock, we have mandatory OT, we wear cheap, shapless pajamas on the job (as a requirement), we compare workloads between each other (I worked so hard, and she didn't), we...
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    Return to clinical nursing?????

    ceecel.dee replied to veteranRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you'll find something you love! I suggest trying an area a bit specialized. It's hard to go back to the floor...at least is was for me. The skills, the treatments, the mind stimulation, and...
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    Medscape article re: Competence, Caring, Cleanliness,

    ceecel.dee replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This was what I thought too! Good discussion about article offered, with like 200-some responses! (I did not get through them all:rolleyes:
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    What to bring first days on the job???

    ceecel.dee replied to Mrs.Yost's topic in General Nursing

    Ibuprofen Life Savers (or the like) to keep your blood sugar
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    Shared eye drops/multiple patients

    ceecel.dee replied to switcher's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do this too...I don't like it, it has been discussed it in our dept. meeting with concerns brought up, but that's the way it is done
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    2 weeks notice

    ceecel.dee replied to rhonda L's topic in Rural

    A two week notice may not be acceptable. As professionals, we are often expected to give adequate notice to our employers to allow them to fill our positions (within reason, of course). This may...
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    OB question

    ceecel.dee replied to Nursjuli's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always tell the patient and her coach that I will be available to them as much or as little as they want. They just need to let me know how much involvement they need. I find this often times...
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    Scary doctors!!!

    ceecel.dee replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    How about someone who orders (demands, really, after "too many nurse's questioning him") a clot-buster on an acute CVA who does not meet any of the criteria on the protocol that he was part of...
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    need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    ceecel.dee replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    Report him to Family Services/Adult Protection Agency. Tell them the situation and that you think he needs to be filed as a Vulnerable Adult. They will screen him for his ability to determine his...
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    Minnesota Nurses Please Respond!!!!!!!!

    ceecel.dee replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in MN, and have heard that the city hospitals are well staffed enough that they do not need to hire new grads. In fact, out here (rural) we hired a local girl as a new grad (were surprised that...
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    Scary doctors!!!

    ceecel.dee replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    What do you think about a cardioversion without sedation...on an awake patient. We were awestruck, as was the
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    Shared Eye Drops between patients

    ceecel.dee replied to switcher's topic in Operating Room

    Oh yes....it is done! Cataract extraction cases all share the same pre-op med bottles at the 2 hospitals I work in. The same eye surgeon in both places. It's all about money. In fact, if we don't...
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    Questions from the patient

    ceecel.dee replied to zacsmimi's topic in Operating Room

    Why use a LMA rather than an ET tube? I've not seen it done in our
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    digital stimulation, any suggestions

    ceecel.dee replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Utterly glamorous
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    Trouble with general surgery group... seeking advice

    ceecel.dee replied to Nitengale326's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy! This is bad! How long has this been going on? Certainly there must be quality control meetings, where committee members discuss complications in treatment, and you'd think that eventually...
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    Have a Question

    ceecel.dee replied to XIGRIS's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great
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    Have a Question

    ceecel.dee replied to XIGRIS's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great
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    Nurse = Licensed Scapegoat...

    ceecel.dee replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming you work in mental health. Don't you have contracts with your chronics? (I have no experience on a mental health floor, but just assumed that chronics would have to follow participation...