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A little off topic, but not too much. I'm a firm believer that its not the lines themselves that cause infection but the fact that nurses are not cleansing the ports before IV pushes and IV tubing...
We had one of the ER nurses orienting in ICU on nights because she was going to start picking up some extra shifts. She told us that one of the newer nurses in the ER told her to tell us to stop...
Bet ya 5 bucks that "nurse" was really a secretary, med tech or other too! We have a doctor who always tells us to call his office and talk to his nurse "Cindy" for orders.. well we found out that...
Well, I wouldn't put my purse in a patient's room because.. ewww.. they're nasty. I know what's been in that room and how the housekeeping staff cleans them (not very well). But I don't bring a...
its not worth losing your license over. if you accept the unsafe assignment and something goes wrong, its your fault. i would bet that your state's nurse practice act tells you that its your...