ponytailman

ponytailman

acute rehab, psych, home health, agencey

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  1. Nursing Judgement...A thing of the past?

    ponytailman replied to Jelli_Belli's topic in General Nursing

    If your form says the man is a fall risk and must have an alarm per policy then in using your judgement educate the patient to properly use the call light for assist after he "refuses" said alarm...

  2. Should I be offened or not?

    ponytailman replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    You should not waste any energy on whether or not to be offended by his manners, just concentrate on maintaining the relationship necessary to be able to get the orders necessary to take care of the...

  3. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    ponytailman replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    Never document that you gave a pill or did a dressing change knowing that you didn't. Never call or talk to the MD without being prepared or having the information in front of you. And never assume...

  4. uniform?

    ponytailman replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting, most of us in the field acknowledge the difficulty in keeping our "whites" clean and if able choose our attire accordingly and with as little "white" as possible. The color of our...

  5. Help

    ponytailman replied to Fitness55's topic in General Nursing

    As the manager in charge, you are given the responsibility that all staff members attempt to provide care to the highest level possible. If this conflict interferes with this then how will this...

  6. Are students in the way?

    ponytailman replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse who has managed to last in my position on my unit, over the years I have had both new hires and students rotating through on their clinicals. As nurses, part of our responsibilities is to...

  7. Right to die vs. right to live

    ponytailman replied to BSNin2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Your post on the topic right to die vs right to live is a challenging one both personally and professionally. Unfortunatlely, if you are a direct care nurse taking care of a patient in this position...

  8. medication administration & wound care

    ponytailman replied to SGONZALEZ's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to the timeline on medication dispensation, in my state it is regulated no earlier than 1 hour or 1 hour later than the MD order, thus the facility policy must be no longer. For wounds,...

  9. Should I change my feild

    ponytailman replied to Simple Life's topic in General Nursing

    Several points to ponder, do not choose nursing or any profession just because the spouse says "get a job." You indicate in your post that nursing could fill some of your wishes about a career that...

  10. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    ponytailman replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    As most healthcare practioners understand, increasing straight o2 into a known copd'r is often counter productive, these initial symptoms indicate a need to open up her/his bronchioles. However, once...

  11. voluntary overtime

    ponytailman replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    The key word is voluntary, not mandatory, and if the extra money is not worth the sacrifice at home then the answer should be self

  12. Frustrated & Worn Out

    ponytailman replied to CRV's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hang in there, you chose nursing for a reason, I would attempt to communicate with other new nurses at your hospital(or different ones) and see what there experience's are. As other post's have...