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  1. ER last night and the nurses!

    fab4fan replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Unrealistic, for the most part. I worked in ED before I ruined my ankle, and it's nothing like the show. The way they portray one nurse holding the entire dept. together, having almost all of the...

  2. One Voice

    fab4fan replied to norinradd's topic in General Nursing

    MD vs DO? There is no difference...they're physicians with equal licensure; not the same as

  3. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    fab4fan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sure, that's an option, assuming that your administration will back you up. But then, none of us here have ever seen admin. talk out of both sides of its mouth, have we? What probably should have...

  4. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    fab4fan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Personally, I feel sorry for the supervisors, who were caught between a rock and a hard place. If they didn't acquiesce to the pt. demands and something happened either to the mother or the baby,...

  5. Is is possible to overcome attendance problems...

    fab4fan replied to lovemyguys's topic in General Nursing

    FMLA, FMLA, FMLA!!! I miss for migraines, and it's covered under FMLA, so there cannot be any repercussions/discipline. It is unreasonable to expect that every employee is going to be the picture of...

  6. Fentanyl placement?

    fab4fan replied to ohbet's topic in Pain Management

    The info I posted came straight from the most recent pain mgmt manual by McCaffery. One factor that does interfere/alter absorption is if the pt is febrile; the patch won't last 72h. Chest hair may...

  7. Fentanyl placement?

    fab4fan replied to ohbet's topic in Pain Management

    LOL...I got to know her through a mutual friend, and I actually called her that once; she just laughed and said that was the first time she'd heard that

  8. Fentanyl placement?

    fab4fan replied to ohbet's topic in Pain Management

    I worked in hospice and we rotated our patch sites. According to McCaffery, sites should be rotated every two to three days. The amt. of body fat does not change the absorption rate. According to...

  9. non-clinical nursing???

    fab4fan replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I did that for a bit when I worked for a home care agency; I definitely needed my clinical skills for it, too. I don't see how you can write policy and procedure without clinical skills, either. You...

  10. non-clinical nursing???

    fab4fan replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with valk; it is going to be pretty tough for you to do much without at least 1-2y of clinical exp. somewhere. Without it, you don't have anything to bring to the position other than a degree....

  11. Nursing, God's Work

    fab4fan replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    Agnus: LOL...hope you knew I was kidding. I do agree, though, every time we turn this profession into some ethereal, pseudoecclesiastic calling it gives the public and admin. the ammo to say, "You...

  12. Nursing, God's Work

    fab4fan replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    Agnus, I think I love

  13. "The View" insults nursing

    fab4fan replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

    I'm even more troubled hearing that Barbara defended this on 20/20. They have eyes but they cannot see...they have ears but they cannot

  14. "The View" insults nursing

    fab4fan replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm...actually, Lisa Ding-a-Ling made some very negative comments about nurses a while back. She was interviewing Stephen King, and she asked him if he had any weird nurses like "Annie" in his book...

  15. "The View" insults nursing

    fab4fan replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe once you are really a nurse and have had to put up with this crap for 20 years, you will understand why it is so insulting to so many of us. What Merideth did was play upon many of the old...

  16. The Morning After: Migraines

    fab4fan replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the aversion to sound is

  17. Hospital sold!--Have to reapply for my job....

    fab4fan replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

    Any questions why morale in nursing is so low? Hard to encourage people to go into the profession when you see this kind of crap going

  18. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

    fab4fan replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

    nursebucky: You think people mistake you (a phlebotomist) for a nurse because you "look nicer" than the other nurses in the dept.? What does THAT mean? I hope you don't ID yourself as a nurse at work...

  19. Do all surgeons think that they are Gods?

    fab4fan replied to angiebaby's topic in General Nursing

    What is the difference between God and a surgeon? God doesn't think he's a

  20. can I take the NCLEX without taking our Philippine Board?

    fab4fan replied to Barbie38's topic in International Nursing

    I believe you still have to pass

  21. Nurses Diverting Drugs?

    fab4fan replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    If it was "research" for a paper, then that should have been clear to those responding. It just looks odd: questions about addiction in student nurses, staff nurses, CRNA's, questions about getting...

  22. Nurses rat on nurses

    fab4fan replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    I would have written an incident report describing the above, and given a copy to the nurse manager (or however you handle incident reports in your

  23. stopping dialysis

    fab4fan replied to gomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Atropine gtts can be helpful in reducing secretions. It really depends: I worked hospice and some people had a hard time, others went into a coma and slipped away peacefully. Can your LTC get a...

  24. pct debate

    fab4fan replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

    Once again, we are seeing management trying to "de-skill" nursing, so that anybody can do nursing care. PCT's starting IV's and giving meds...what next? PCT's giving IV meds, changing dressings on...

  25. ICU vs PICU Novice Question

    fab4fan replied to SirJohnny's topic in General Nursing

    John: Why don't you send a PM to kmchugh...he's a CRNA, and he could probably address your specific