Nurse Ratched RN

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    How do you dispose of retractable lancets?

    Nurse Ratched replied to kay's topic in Infectious Disease

    I would say that the manufacturer's instructions on say, a Vanish-Point syringe, would specify proper disposal technique. All I can tell you is that our facility policy is all sharps, retractable or...
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    How do you dispose of retractable lancets?

    Nurse Ratched replied to kay's topic in Infectious Disease

    I would say that the manufacturer's instructions on say, a Vanish-Point syringe, would specify proper disposal technique. All I can tell you is that our facility policy is all sharps, retractable or...
  3. Nurse Ratched

    National Foundation Questions Ohio Board of Nursing Policy

    Nurse Ratched replied to freedomnurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Let's let this one lie, folks. It's a legitimate topic. Personal attacks will get it
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    Should I get malpractice insurance NOW!?!

    Nurse Ratched replied to jschut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nonetheless, $89/year is pretty cheap for my peace of mind, imagined or not. Paying my annual premiums online
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    afraid of losing my liscense

    Nurse Ratched replied to nursecatnfl's topic in Correctional

    This thread has circled the drain. It hardly casts correctional nurses in a favorable light.
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    How does an atheist deal with death?

    Nurse Ratched replied to jen42's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Jen, I started working in geriatrics when I was 16 and an atheist. I'm still an atheist, just...older now lol. Between that and a couple of years on oncology, I've seen a lot of death. I don't...
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    Should I get malpractice insurance NOW!?!

    Nurse Ratched replied to jschut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I presume that getting insurance now for something that happened before would be pointless - the health insurance equivalent of a pre-existing condition that wouldn't be covered? I'll leave it to you...
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    Understaffing? Your opinion

    Nurse Ratched replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I think I wouldn't be taking that job . Seriously - the other problem is that they are telling you the staff you are *supposed* to have in a given shift - so that's your best case scenario and will...
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    RNS as social workers. What?

    Nurse Ratched replied to finness's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all unusual to see an RN filling a case manager type of role in my neck of the woods.
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    Does age matter?

    Nurse Ratched replied to jenreg123's topic in General Nursing

    If mentally and physically capable, no problem at any age. Mentally capable should also include the ability and willingness to see things from a new perspective, but that's not age-specific . I do...
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    Canadian Politics -- I hate myself

    Nurse Ratched replied to adrienurse's topic in International Nursing

    Happy election day, Canadians :). Wishing for the best outcome for your country (whomever that may be!
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    I Was Right

    Nurse Ratched replied to chrysalus1003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That stinks - I am sorry. I don't want you to freak, though. You *will* take it again and you *will* pass. Warm thoughts your way. Be bummed today and tomorrow start looking at what needs to...
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    Corporate Compliance help

    Nurse Ratched replied to manurse's topic in Home Health

    http://oig.hhs.gov/authorities/docs/cpghome.pdf This stuff :). Makes my brain melt just thinking about it. I'm going to move this thread to Home Health Nursing - hoping someone who works in an...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Nurse Ratched replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We get people in our office following up after an ED visit, and I'm always amazed that they wound up in the ED. We even had one gal recently who came to our office for a chronic problem, then went to...
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    Need info on colposcopy-please help

    Nurse Ratched replied to Michelle_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I should probably start a new thread, but is the standard now to go straight to colpo for an ASCUS pap smear? Is anyone routinely doing HPV digene tests? Here we offer our pt's the option, altho...
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    26 year nursing career/ 25 year old preceptor!

    Nurse Ratched replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I understand, Ruby - as a somewhat younger nurse, I always feel a little funny "orienting" someone who has probably forgotten more about nursing than I'll ever know :). I'm sure she's a little...
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    incident reporting

    Nurse Ratched replied to happylush's topic in General Nursing

    It's also important to know that these are in-house documents (usually for risk management purposes and prevention of future similar incidents) and should not be referenced in your nursing...
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    Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    Nurse Ratched replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68585&highlight=medicaid There is a thread on medicaid abuse going elsewhere. Let's try and keep this one on track. Thank you
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Nurse Ratched replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    OK - dumb question - I understand that you can't refuse to treat someone in the emergency room. Can you refuse to see an obvious non-emergency like the
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    Please help with paranoid family member

    Nurse Ratched replied to ernurse2244's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm so sorry for your situation. Since you use the word "paranoid" I'm going to answer assuming a clinical diagnosis of paranoia. I would question if she's paranoid *and* delusional (I suspect...
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    About those really "hateful, crotchety" patients...

    Nurse Ratched replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto :). The cranky LOL's are my absolute favs, too. Tickles me to no end to get an elderly pt who is reported to be demented, combative, intractable, etc., and a little kindness turns them into...
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    Prior Auth mania

    Nurse Ratched replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I get good success with Allegra/Zyrtec IF the pt has tried OTC claritin and failed. Vioxx - forget it unless the pt had all but burned a hole is his stomach from 800 mg ibuprofen tid. Wellbutrin for...
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    About a LTC MD who is BAD NEWS

    Nurse Ratched replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    if this is something that is currently being investigated, then it is really not appropriate for a publicly viewable bb - not to mention could be considered slanderous or libelous. i'm locking this...
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    Need help with nurses notes

    Nurse Ratched replied to whinnymay's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.corexcel.com/html/documentation.title.ceus.htm Here's a good little course in the basics. No charge to take it - only if you wanted to get
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    Need help with nurses notes

    Nurse Ratched replied to whinnymay's topic in General Nursing

    PIE - guessing - problem, intervention, evaluation? We use SOAP also. Charting by exception at the