snickers

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1. IV therapy at home for family member

   snickers replied to TracyB,RN's topic in General Nursing

   My sister-in-law came to live with us a couple of years ago, we looked after her for the last 2 months of her life(she had ovarian ca with mets.)She developed cellulitis,wanted iv antibiotics which we...

2. Non-ICU nurse pulled to your unit...

   snickers replied to askater's topic in MICU, SICU

   Can you not send a copy of her e-mail to your nursing association?, Where I come from, that request is a violation of nursing Standards of practice and is unsafe. Remember...its your license not the...

3. Do you miss lunch or dinner breaks routinely?

   snickers replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   We often miss breaks,if it is a coffee break that is missed.too bad,so sad, if it's a meal break then overtime is claimed at time and a half.

4. post-op endarterectomy care

   snickers replied to snickers's topic in MICU, SICU

   Thanx for the input. .Susanmary...so if there is numbess, tingling, inability to swallow, is it reasonable to assume that there has been nerve damage intraoperatively?...Specifically, cranial nerves...

5. post-op endarterectomy care

   snickers replied to snickers's topic in MICU, SICU

   Susanmary.... Thanx for the information, it gives me a much broader perspective on what I should be watching for etc. etc.and a protocol to set in place for myself. Thanx again.

6. post-op endarterectomy care

   snickers posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   We have begun admitting post-op endarterectomy pts. to our unit, and we have no standards of care for this . Just wondering,(other than neuro vitals) what the protocol is from other places,? Thanx....

7. M.R.S.A.

   snickers posted a topic in Infectious Disease

   Was just wondering about the prevalence of M.R.S.A. in hospitals out there. What kind of precautions are used, what kind of protocols are followed. Thanx in advance for your input.

8. returning to nusing school at 30 something

   snickers replied to carmen's topic in General Nursing

   Carmen......You don' t wanna be sitting in a rocking chair at 75, muttering" I wish I had done it". I was an l.p.n for a hundred years before I went back to nursing school at 31 and graduated at 33....

9. Survey: Do you work short staffed on a daily?

   snickers replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   When we have a vented patient, we are at a 1:1 ratio here. I can't imagine how you could adequately care for a tubed patientPLUS another. How saFe is that anyway? Is that the norm for icu"s. WOW!!...

10. IV starts in CVA patients

    snickers replied to Cathy RN's topic in General Nursing

    We too were taught (16 years ago) not to place IV's in the affected side. I, for the most part use the non-affected side. I site the iv in the forearm, rather than the hand. When putting an iv in the...

11. So long Nursing

    snickers replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear realnurse/lpn... So what now.? What are your plans for the future? Looking forward to hearing from you.

12. Workplace Conditions Survey

    snickers replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    Is the survey for American nurses only? Thanx.

13. Hazard pay for treking to work in a snowstorm.

    snickers replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I think that hazard pay would be an awesome idea!!! However, when one lives in Canada, it goes with the territory. I live 30 miles from where I work, many has been the time that I have made it to work...

14. Difficult patients and families

    snickers replied to bunky's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Having not ever worked in the American system......please enlighten me and share what theses surveys are all about......how often, how long, actions taken based on these surveys and by whom? Thanx....

15. Difficult patients and families

    snickers replied to bunky's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I frequently find older women to be more demanding, Seems like since they have been the caregivers all their lifes,when they get sick, they want everything done for them. Many like beached baluga...