sbic56 BSN, RN

How contagious is respiratory MRSA? I understand that the positive patient would have to be actively coughing to be contagious, but how much at risk is someone in the same room? And if someone has respiratory MRSA could someone contact a SSTI if an...

How does somnolence occur with a bivucaine/Fentenyl epidural? I was under the impression that the narcotic never left its' intended space.

Any time of day or night in OB. I worked with several docs...OB and Peds....who would blow when stressed. I think sometimes they were tired when stretched thin especially when they were on big call and running back and forth to the ED, OR, the hospit...

OMG these are hilarious! When I was working OB a young husband came running down the hall from the shower room hollaring..."We need help in there...my wife just passed her liver in the shower!!" I have to admit, it was a pretty big clot!

This topic needs to be discussed IMO. Poor treatment by the very people that need you to remain in practice gets very old in itself. I agree we have satisfied the topic as far as Tired MD's piece, but hardly the big picture. I think especially younge...

I really like this post! Women are more likely to be intimidated by yelling. Now I see it as more of an annoyance and counter-productive, but when I first entered nursing, I was very affected by the tone a doctor would take with me. I was doing my be...

Of course I've yelled at people when frustrated, but in retrospect I know it was not an effective way to communicate. It was a mistake in judgement during a time of my own stress.

I can remember one doc I used to work with...very smart, great surgeon and a total perfectionist with a tendency to yell loudly no matter where he was when he was frustrated. One super busy day he was upset at a nurse for not having his patient ready...

"There's a tendency on this board to equate yelling with some kind of hideous assault that leaves people emotionally scarred. I've never understood that, and personally I'm grateful I've never worked in a place where people shared that attitude. Ther...

OOOPPPS..sorry wrong thread!!

That appears to be so... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1548515

Tainted Love is the perfect work song!!!

All great suggestions MIZZ...the problem with hospital policies and campaigns like these is they never seem to ask the people who could truly help put an effective policy in place...the nurses!

I used to think nurses were more dysfunctional that the general population, but have reconsidered that stance. I think when you are with nurses day in day out, you get to know them and start thinking we must all come from messed up places. But, since...

Thank you for all you are doing...and for those links. I know it is personal to you, but you are helping many with your efforts. I sent you a PM...I look forward to reading your proposal.

I am sorry to hear of your tragic loss. This is especially pertinent to me as I am in Maine. I work in the community mental health field and am always looking for the most current recommendations and find standards to be sorely lacking Thus I hesitan...

The doctor is saying the patient can have 15mg/Q3h. I like these orders. This allows the patient to take only what they need. If they ask for a portion of the Q3h dosage and find more is needed before the 3 hour period is up, they can take up to 15mg...

It's a clear order. You may give up to 15 mg/3h depending on the patients response. Think about how PCA works; the patient can deliver as much med as is needed over time, so long as it is within a certain range for safety. This is a good order, IMO,...

Does anyone know?

Heck, no, you aren't alone! I like those challenging types, too!

Why is it that nurses secretly love the jerkiest docs? They really do...and they don't have to look like Hugh Laurie either! I love House, too, but can you imagine working with that guy?!

I am curious to know how many of us feel guilted into going into work when asked to come in extra? I just consulted with myself for an hour and a half before finally calling my unit back after the manager left a message on my machine asking me to com...

I just rec'd a promotion in the mail sponsored by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee asking nurses to host a screening of the movie near them. Michael Moore. Our spokesman. I love it.

linda Yeah, it is sad that so many have to stay on just for the healthcare insurance. But, my thinking is, there is a choice to be made here. If I should continue on with a job that is so hard on me health wise that I am sure to need to use the healt...

Firstly...congrats you!! I have been weaning myself out of nursing for awhile now. No more OB, no ED or surg or LTC. It's still my source of income, but thank goodness for my nurse consulting job. I sincerely think that MOST nurses are only really g...