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  1. per nsg judgement...?

    Fancy Face posted a topic in General Nursing

    Question: do you ever hold bp meds per nsg judgement(without MD order to hold) when systolic less than 100? Considering there aren't parameters for

  2. per nsg judgement...?

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in General Nursing

    I made a mistake, I need to learn from it and move on. I tend to beat myself up over poor judgement

  3. per nsg judgement...?

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in General Nursing

    wouldnt you want to keep bp low with heart failure and impaired kidney

  4. per nsg judgement...?

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in General Nursing

    I meant to hit reply, not have 2

  5. per nsg judgement...?

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in General Nursing

    I held bp med with parameters, but not the other--- patient end-stage heart failure, bp 90/60 at rest first thing in morning. Can you hold these meds without MD orders? What if the patient later that...

  6. health insurance

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    What do you all do for health insurance? The agency I work for doesn't offer a comprehensive health insurance but "Accident Injury and Illness" only. What do you do when you have kids that need...

  7. Tattoos

    Fancy Face posted a topic in General Nursing

    As a health care professional, do you think it is safe to get one? Do you have any? What about the risk of HIV/Hepatitis?

  8. Calling off

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Does anyone ever call off a scheduled shift? Is this acceptable in agency nsg?

  9. Cancelled

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency Nurses

    Well...I was cancelled twice this week alone! Looks like I will find something a little more permanent. I have a family to

  10. need info on malpractice insurance...

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hey guys, any info. on what insurance policies/companies that offer malpractice insurance, liability for LPN would be helpful. I will be working thru agency and traveling to many different facilities...

  11. Thrown in head first

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    The first facility I went to ever as an agency LPN gave me a night to shadow a nurse before passing meds the next day. Well, now, this next facility I didn't so much get thru the door and they wanted...

  12. checking MAR

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi LTC nurses--what is your policy about checking MAR to the Physicians orders before your med pass? Do you look thru each and every med order and compare it to the

  13. Charting

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :monkeydance: Do you nurses chart and document findings and assessments for other nurses when the unit is very short staffed (even if these are not your residents?) Just

  14. Rephase the question

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    About charting, I come on the floor halfway thru first shift, nurses are super busy doing treatments and meds, so, I am asked to go to the units and chart for them, on their findings, etc all the...

  15. Charting

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I should have worded it differently. Say you come on a floor halfway thru a shift to help out in anyway, and the only other nurse is swamped and asks you to do her charting for her while she finishes...

  16. regarding agency??

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hi everyone I am new here and wanted to post specifically about agency nursing. I have been an LPN for over 4 years and my experience is in LTC and rehab, my only med surg or specialty was in...

  17. College Network (EC)

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Convenience, mainly. The materials are dropped off at your front door instead of embarking on a search for them. EC told me they will send you a list of reference materials but it is up to you to...

  18. work in a nursing home, can i do it?

    Fancy Face replied to nindot's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is what I would do nindot. Don't be scared of the nursing home in the meantime, in any nursing situation (hospital too) you probably will be dealing with less-than-desirable staffing ratios at...

  19. new med times.. upon rising, breakfast lunch???

    Fancy Face replied to griffincrew's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't be happy walking into that situation either. You mean the am insulins and (I am assuming) ac brakfast blood sugars were not checked? And it was then after breakfast when you got to the...

  20. work in a nursing home, can i do it?

    Fancy Face replied to nindot's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I were you, I would accept the nursing home while I waited for acceptance from the hospital. Then, after being accepted by the hospital I would re-evaluate my goals and go for it. I wouldn't...

  21. Blood exposure

    Fancy Face posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hi, wondering if anyone has been exposed to blood/ body fluids accidentally without gloves on? If so, after washing your hands 100 times, what do you

  22. Blood exposure

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency Nurses

    Thanks, swtooth. This has probably happened to nurses

  23. Blood exposure

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency Nurses

    My concern is that my hands are chapped from the weather and frequent washing. I realize the risk is low with intact

  24. checking MAR

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well, who is liable if there is an

  25. checking MAR

    Fancy Face replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This answers a lot of questions I have about LTC and checking physicians orders against MAR... I started LTC recently and the super told me that checking is not common practice, b/c med passes being...