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  1. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

    fab4fan replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

    The website is http://www.ins1.org Sorry, I would have just linked it, but the link function isn't working for

  2. Failed NCLEX multiple times

    fab4fan replied to Brickman's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see...an honors student I went to school with, who passed the first time, didn't understand why you need to prime IV tubing before you connect it. I was shocked I passed the first time. Test...

  3. Failed NCLEX multiple times

    fab4fan replied to Brickman's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see...an honors student I went to school with, who passed the first time, didn't understand why you need to prime IV tubing before you connect it. I was shocked I passed the first time. Test...

  4. CHPN exam

    fab4fan replied to Mandee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Darn...I really wanted to take it this time, but we were going through state certification, and then I got sick and didn't send my registration in on time . I'll have to wait til Sept. now. Congrats...

  5. Tips and tricks for new grads in the ED

    fab4fan replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Emergency

    Amen. Amen.

  6. working in the ER as a new grad.

    fab4fan replied to nerdynurse's topic in General Nursing

    And when I say no exp., I mean no exp as an RN. Certainly LPN exp would help in some respects, but it's not the

  7. working in the ER as a new grad.

    fab4fan replied to nerdynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a bad idea...always have, always will. You have no experience to fall back on, no skills; kind of like builiding a house without a foundation. I suppose if the hosp had a REALLY good...

  8. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    fab4fan replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow...in Lancaster County, PA??? I've lived there most of my life and know how conservative the majority is...very interesting to read your

  9. another ethical subject - organ donation and the government

    fab4fan replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    This is a terrible idea. How many places will one need to have it doumented if he/she does not wish to donate? I am not a donor, for my own reasons. This should be a personal choice, and no one should...

  10. Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    fab4fan replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    Just a point of clarification: Not all Jehovah's Witness nurses refuse to give transfusions. It is a conscience matter that is up to the

  11. Finding it hard to get head around the US way

    fab4fan replied to eirthjona's topic in International Nursing

    Guess it's a good thing you're in Australia,

  12. Coordination of meds question

    fab4fan replied to DHnurse's topic in Pain Management

    When was the Vicodin last given? Is this going to be the first dose of Vicodin? If it is, I would go ahead and give it. Even so, you'll have to watch the acet. If the pt is going to need multiple...

  13. think a fellow student failed NCLEX

    fab4fan replied to hock1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't press her just now. If she just found out she failed, she needs some time to sort her feelings out. No matter how well intentioned, she may feel like you're pushing her to talk. Give it another...

  14. Isn't pain whatever the patient says it is???

    fab4fan replied to momcats3's topic in Pain Management

    Are you using anything besides opioids to treat the pain? Neuropathic pain usually requires a multi-faceted approach. Is she on any anti-seizure meds? How about anti-depressants? As far as what the...

  15. Frequent Flyers in the ED

    fab4fan replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Interesting. Since people who say they are allergic to Toradol are liars, why don't those of you who feel that way go ahead and give me a shot of it? (You might want to have a crash cart avail.,...

  16. ER vs ICU, how did we get there?

    fab4fan replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    ICU does not have the joy of walk-in's or people being "dropped off" (as in OD's being tossed onto the doorstep...driver barely slows down). There is more control over the numbers in ICU than the ED....

  17. Medical School after NP?

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Dave: I love a man who uses baseball metaphors!

  18. Physician Hostility

    fab4fan replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmm...here I am, just a puny old RN who cares for hospice pts. I'm supposed to know nothing about nothing, according to some of our guests. Yet this is what happens when I call the doc when there's a...

  19. my experience as RN/pt in my own hospital

    fab4fan replied to lisaloulou's topic in Pain Management

    Sorry to hear about all that lisa. Unfortunately, this happens all the time to non-cancer pts. We as nurses need to start making a lot of noise about it, using the studies that are out there to prove...

  20. Medical School after NP?

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I see the SDN crowd is up to its usual sophomoric behavior. I'm so glad there is at least one constant in these uncertain times. Dave: Well knock me over with a feather! I sure didn't think I would...

  21. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

    fab4fan replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management

    I don't think that was inflammatory (heh, and here we are, talking about an anti-inflammatory drug). I was wondering pretty much the same thing. You take it on faith that what is in the drug handbook...

  22. Wake up...Are you in pain?

    fab4fan replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    But if you are doing frequent assessments on your pts., you probably are addressing their pain

  23. Opioid Antagonists for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    Do the people who write this stuff actually practice ITRW, or do they just sit around and think this stuff up? As you said, from day one of starting a narcotic regimen you start the pt on a bowel...

  24. Opioid Antagonists for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    PS-The day I give a cancer/hospice pt IV Narcan for

  25. Opioid Antagonists for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    OK, I'm confrazzled here...why aren't these pts. being put on stool softeners proactively? You know, like, lets not let them get constipated to begin with. We do this for hospice pts. all the time;...