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  1. Ultrascopes

    fab4fan replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    I love my Littman Master Cardiology, and I also have caught murmurs that docs missed (one time, resulting in a big-time "save"for the pt.). mjl: Doncha just love when you say to a doc, "What do you...

  2. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    I forgot to say that pain is a natural antagonist to the resp. depressant effect of

  3. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    I'm not sure about the "dosage" comment. Terminal pts. can be on hundreds of mgs. of MSO4...that would normally not be considered a pharm. appropriate dose, but in the case of someone who has been on...

  4. migraine faker at the ED!

    fab4fan replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    Deb: Same thing happened to me w/ my GB; boy, were they nice to me all of a sudden when the U/S results came back (funny how that picture of a honkin' big stone got me treated with compassion, whereas...

  5. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    Absolutely, give the

  6. did you ever wonder........

    fab4fan replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    carol: Wise advice...I think you're on to something with the SDN's trolling

  7. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    fab4fan replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    jt: I was referring to the feds with my question. I was already aware of what was happening on a local

  8. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    fab4fan replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This just reminds me of the George Harrison song... "Can you see the little piggies, in their starched white shirts..." Is anyone in the gov't paying attention to what this company is doing? Oh,...

  9. Where do I belong as RN?

    fab4fan replied to hopefloats's topic in General Nursing

    You need to have very strong clinical and assessment skills to work home health and hospice. You need to be able to think on your own; you don't usually have someone else around to ask for a second...

  10. Can I be forgiven

    fab4fan replied to old bear's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want your license back, you'll have to knuckle under and do what they say. As for getting hired, I would emphasize that you understood your error, took the corrective actions required by...

  11. customer satisfaction in the er

    fab4fan replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    pamela: No, this is a hospital in PA. I don't work ED anymore; had to give it up last year d/t an injury, and I do miss it, but that 15/30 rule was extremely

  12. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    fab4fan replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Woot! Tentative agreement reached by MCP nurses w/ help of federal mediator. No details yet, but sounds

  13. customer satisfaction in the er

    fab4fan replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    Our ED went to a 15/30 plan...pt had to be triaged within 15 min of arrival and seen by a doc within 30 min of arrival. What a freaking nightmare! It did not take into account the times when the other...

  14. Peeves

    fab4fan replied to C.G.'s topic in Emergency

    Jenny...I love your post name! That song was sooooo popular back in the day. "867-5309..." Now I'm gonna have that rolling around in my

  15. End-Stage O2 Research

    fab4fan replied to MarcusKspn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was just reading some research on this today...of course, got caught up in other stuff, so I can't recall it right now, but I will look into it tomorrow, if that would help. If the pt was not...

  16. did you ever wonder........

    fab4fan replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    Cute, very

  17. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Hmmm...whatever that is supposed to

  18. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Dave...you are my kind of guy! Thank God someone was paying attention when pain mgmt. was being taught! (PS-Want to come to PA? We could use you in my

  19. Code Green

    fab4fan replied to zenman's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Agree..it is an excellent

  20. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    It's one thing to ask because you don't know, quite another to come across with judgemental and sarcastic attitudes based on ignorance but offered as

  21. Hey you guys, Im an RN!!!!!!

    fab4fan replied to FullMoonMadness's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clarifying...when you see med mal and you're a healthcare provider, you tend to think of an atty. that goes after medical professionals. Hope you find the site

  22. Hey you guys, Im an RN!!!!!!

    fab4fan replied to FullMoonMadness's topic in General Nursing

    You are a "GN" (graduate nurse) after completing nursing school, and an "RN" upon successfully passing NCLEX-RN (state boards). What's a med mal lawyer doing here? Sorry if I seem a bit suspicious of...

  23. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Bravo, Dave NP! To all you who gripe and kvetch about pts. who have pain...may you never find yourselves in the same unfortunate position, being cared for by people who are so short on

  24. migraine faker at the ED!

    fab4fan replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    Well, he's not up to standard in terms of practice, and once again, this is not my opinion, it's in all the current literature. The fact that there are so many negatve comments about people with CNMP...

  25. migraine faker at the ED!

    fab4fan replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    It is unacceptable for chronic pain to go untreated. We would not apply the same attitudes to cardiac problems, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. This attitude of "suck it up" is outdated and...