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  1. those catchy drug slogans...

    eak16 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking last night about all the TV ads for drugs. Very catchy slogans- the "purple pill" Nexium, Levitra:"stay in the game" Valtrex: "the power to take charge" and of course Cialis: "when a...

  2. free cigs for psych patients

    eak16 posted a topic in General Nursing

    question for you psych nurses- Does your unit give free cigarettes to patients who dont have any (and are allowed supervised smoking breaks)? I was on a psych unit today and was rather surprised that...

  3. Update RE: Dr. Phil Today

    eak16 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yayyy!!!!!! I'm waiting for that on-air apology

  4. Lack of Confidence/Self esteem. I cried at Clinicals tonight

    eak16 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way... nursing school just sucks sometimes. Yes, sometimes it is inconvenient for the patient to have two assessments. But that is the reality of training- nurses have been training...

  5. Help with Digital Camera

    eak16 replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi- my parents got me a digital camera for nursing school graduation- a Nikon coolpix 3200- and it has been just great. I am NOT a techie at all, but figured it out no problem. It takes great pictures...

  6. How many mistakes can one nurse make? (A vent)

    eak16 replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    wow- change of shift meds! that had never occurred to me! Meds at my hosptial are NEVER schduled for change of shift for the exact reasons discussed above. And furthermore, if the nurse has a good...

  7. Any hospitals out there using discharge lobbies/lounges?

    eak16 replied to pjdouble's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like a great idea if it is used appropriately. Our discharge pharmacy is extremely slow- on weekends it can take three hours to get discharge meds, and often this leaves an otherwise ok pt....

  8. Demand for CRNAs in the northwest

    eak16 replied to futurenp's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have run into lots of CRNA's at UW and

  9. Tattoos and health professionals...

    eak16 replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    More often than not I have found that it is unavoidable things that keep people from dontaing blood who really want to. A blood transfusion saved my fathers life, so I couldn't wait until i was old...

  10. Thinking about becoming a midwife?

    eak16 replied to WhatToDo's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    University of Washington School of Nursing (ranked #1 in the nation, woohoo!) has the MEPN program, where people with a non-nursing degree already can take classes for three years and leave with a RN...

  11. We make as much as maids

    eak16 replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi- relax, ok, i was being very sarcastic. I totally agree with you, in fact, thats the point i was trying to

  12. I need help with a managment paper about answering call lights

    eak16 replied to robin_nicole's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    another point, with respect to Allele's post, is that call lights are NOT ALWAYS a priority and dont need to be. If I am in the room of a high acuity patient who is gasping for air and whose Sat is...

  13. I need help with a managment paper about answering call lights

    eak16 replied to robin_nicole's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    how about one CNA solely dedicated to call lights? I have noticed that sometimes when I am in a room doing a twenty minute dressing change or something, I assume that the CNA's will be covering my...

  14. Most Common Med/Surg Drugs, Including New Drugs

    eak16 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    protonix heparin SQ docusate lisinopril oxycodone aspirin 81 mg oral Kcl calcium gluconate mag-ox (can you tell our residents REALLY like to replace electrolytes?) lactulose levothyroxine levaquin...

  15. How many hours in your shift?

    eak16 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    gimme 12's! I would much rather have the same paitents for 12 hours than have to come back the next day, have different patients, and basically start from scratch. I feel like once i kind of get in a...

  16. questions to American RNs

    eak16 replied to angel Ann's topic in General Nursing

    It can really vary depending both on the individual state's laws on the scope of practice of RN's, LPN's and CNA's, as well as the style of nursing at individual hospitals. Where I work, there are no...

  17. Package for Iraq

    eak16 replied to NeuroICURN's topic in General Nursing

    During a stint in Africa there were a few things that really helped me: cleaning wipes- any and all kinds- individually wrapped for toting around, packs of baby wipes for cleaning flavor packets- you...

  18. Phenergan?

    eak16 replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, I was wondering the same thing this morning. Had a patient who could have had morphine but wanted Phenergan instead. Go figure! It must be good because I've heard it feels like fire going in...

  19. PICCs, CIVs, PIVs ???

    eak16 replied to Bekahlynn's topic in General Nursing

    Can't answer the CIV questions, but I can tell you that PICCs are peripherally inserted central catheters, they are usually inserted in the upper arm and the line stays in the vein all the way to the...

  20. Quick Wound Care Question

    eak16 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    there is such a thng as a certification in wound and ostomy care nursing. The wound and ostomy care nurses at my hospital have both an advanced degre (MN) and are "CWOCN's" (certified wound ostomy...

  21. We make as much as maids

    eak16 replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, gosh, I wish all non-educated people would just learn to know their place and accept poverty as god's will for them too. WHAT THE HECK??????????????????????????????????/ I strongly suggest you...

  22. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    eak16 replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    There was actually an article in the American Journal of CC about perceived futility in care r/t job stress in the ICU. There was quite a correlation between the two (I know you're shocked). I think...

  23. Having to work Holidays:(

    eak16 replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    I agree- this is one of the things you just need to take into account when you CHOOSE to be a nurse (or cop, EMT, etc...). Also, I am always surprised when people feel they deserved more holidays off...

  24. 4 12s a week?

    eak16 replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Emergency

    FIVE twelves a week- no prob here. Have a friend working two 68 hour weeks in a row so that she can take a week and a half off without using benefit time. We do self schduling so this is

  25. What is the Role of an RN?

    eak16 replied to KB75's topic in General Nursing

    It totally depends on the facility. Some hospitals use "team nursing" (look for recent thread on this) where the RN may only be doing assessments, certain treatements, and charting on several pt's....