caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    Handling and Administration of Chemotherapy for nononcolgic reasons

    caroladybelle replied to allonczy's topic in Oncology

    In most places that I have worked, Onco nurses, that are educated in chemo administration, go to the ER or OB to give methatrexate. The also have to give any chemo given elsewhere - ICU, etc. if...
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    Wow- this is really funny.

    caroladybelle replied to Guest219794's topic in Men in Nursing

    Please advise the admins - they may not be aware. A few years ago, I clicked on a thread. One of the ads came up as a research group looking for people currently addicted to cocaine. I questioned...
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    Fix This Nursing Home

    caroladybelle replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If a facility cannot find anyone to work it, it will have to close or improve. But a brand new freshly licensed nurse is highly unlikely to affect change in this case, and she is starting her career...
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    Is leaving the premises and coming back considered job/ patient abandonment?

    caroladybelle replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that it is abandonment. You do not leave the floor if you are not covered by a nurse capable and qualified to do your job. And I agree that your employer should not dock you for breaks,...
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    passing gas (yes I mean farting)

    caroladybelle replied to brownbook's topic in Gastroenterology

    My understanding is that they can be quite uncomfortable until a certain amount of the gas comes out. And excess discomfort = off shift calls to MD. I can also attest to the fact that the fact that...
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    Visit the allnurses.com booth at NTI and get a gift :)

    caroladybelle replied to Brian's topic in Critical Care

    Yeah but the fees are a bit pricy for Convention. (though now I am CC as well as ONC/Hemo and could use the
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    Fix This Nursing Home

    caroladybelle replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would have checked this out beforehand and not taken the
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    Visit the allnurses.com booth at NTI and get a gift :)

    caroladybelle replied to Brian's topic in Critical Care

    Wish I had known ahead of time - I could have popped down from
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    Daytonite has passed away...

    caroladybelle replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    She will be
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    Why are nurses so hard on each other?

    caroladybelle replied to Dragonsmack's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I found it
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    HIV testing on all patients?

    caroladybelle replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Just because there is "mandated" informing of partners, doesn't mean much. People lie, don't recall (or know names), or the partners are frequently not found. The fact is the responsible sexually...
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    Johns Hopkins FNP-- Where to live in Baltimore??

    caroladybelle replied to Joie de Vivre's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I live in the Mt. Washington/Greenspring area, about 6 miles from the the main Hospital. It is a lovely wooded area, but still inside the city. It is rather quiet, family oriented (a lot of Orthodox...
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    HIV testing on Baker Act patient who is unable to give consent?

    caroladybelle replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    What was the reason for needing HIV results? (It is one thing if the pt has injured someone or there has been a needlestick, but another if there is no really good reason. Though I suspect if the pt...
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    HIV testing on all patients?

    caroladybelle replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    There is no more reason to test for HIV on admission, than there is to test every pt for Hepatitis, genetic predisposition to cancer, or type and cross every pt. All of these things "could" be useful...
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    What on earth did nursing students do before the internet and msg boards??

    caroladybelle replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    It's kind of like the people that say that they cannot exist without carrying a cell phone on the floor. They act like their entire family/career/life will implode if they cannot be reached every...
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    Admissions Right Before Shift Change???***

    caroladybelle replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The points that you make are valid; however, most hospitals do not have a "window" for any pts. And those that do, generally refer only to true admits, not to transfers of postop pts. PACU/OR time...
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    Male Doctor vs Male Nurse and intimate female procedures

    caroladybelle replied to Livinstrong85's topic in Men in Nursing

    Actually, virtually any time that I or my daughter have had any sort of invasive exam/breast exam by a male PCP, virtually all of them have had a female present, either nurse or MA. Even if I said...
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    please help.. regarding to ethical dilemma resolusion.

    caroladybelle replied to trinhhan's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What would you do, if you knew a student was seeking to cheat by having others do their
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    In a bit of trouble and need advice, don't know what to do

    caroladybelle replied to clipper the seal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not understanding.... Are you a student nurse starting his/her graduate year (senior yr) or a graduated nurse with
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    VENT - Sickle Cell Crisis patients

    caroladybelle replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We do not necessarily "assume" they are using the system. But there is a group of chronically ill pts that do abuse the system, and all the education in the world for the nurse and the pt is not...
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    Nursing school students problem.is it racism???

    caroladybelle replied to finegirl's topic in General Students

    In nursing school, as in life, they are many groups/cliques/clubs. Not all of them are for all people. And that has less to do with race than it has to with differences that we have. People tend to...
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    Ok.. SEEMS LIKE FLORIDA PAY SUCKS. EVERYONE AGREE?

    caroladybelle replied to PAIDNSUNSHINE's topic in General Nursing

    That is part of the issue, but not nearly the whole picture. Florida is disproportionately made up of retirees on medicare, of underinsured/uninsured, and has a large number of forprofit facilities....
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    Tampa, Fl RN salaries??

    caroladybelle replied to Student_Michelle's topic in Florida Nursing

    Think again. While s/he should be greated with flowers and bonbons, as should all nurses should that opt to work in FL, it rarely actually occurs. New grads (depending on part of the state) are...
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    Who does this stuff? Really, you can't make it up!

    caroladybelle replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not only that, mattresses on the floor in the case of this resident would probably harm the staff in performing care more than they are already being hurt by occasionally lifting the pt on a standard...
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    Should nurses with long hair be required to wear it up?

    caroladybelle replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    I always wear mine up at work. But the other day, I was in a work related class. During the class, we had a unexpected review of ACLS and how to demonstrate compressions over 3 minutes- had to have...