scared'o'needles!

People are employed to manage a situation and others to mismanage, It depends on what the real goal is.

Ok - liking the uniforms as they are not white, and much nicer :) Now for the buts - 1 no pockets to put pens in so they dont stab you when you kneel 2 - what happens when someone throws up or bleeds all over your uniform how do you take it off? With...

"i resent this attitude as an american born rn/fnp of mexican descent. i have heard this comment before but when you need me to translate for you then suddenly it is ok'd by people with this attitude for me to speak my first language which is spa...

while i understand that it can feel extremely uncomfortable listening and sitting in the midst of other co-workers speak in their native languages. so your agreeing it can be uncomfortable - yet reserve the right to do it? i would have liked to h...

Where are the top pockets for the pens? Everytime I have one of those in my bottom pockets I stab myself in the legs when I am bending

It could be a research thing thats going on due to the recent revelations on Vitamin d def. Just a guess, though!

Yeh, i was taught you can put linen on it but not tuck it in:) As for turns, they are turned, but less frequently than they would be. Turns are determined by when the pts skin is showing signs of marking etc.

Could it be reactive arthritis? Just a guess!

RN CArdiac said "How much data is really available about the long term safety of the H1N1 LAIV?" Spot on

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I seem to recall literature regarding the circardian rhythm and how it is responsible for surges in blood pressure during the sleep cycle and the increase in MI's etc., I also seem to recall that it was between 3ish - 5ish am....I could be wrong, but...

I thought the RCN would be obliged to consult its members before deciding on things like this? Am I wrong to believe that?

Could it be relating to any positive discrimination policys?

I have just been to a small locally given presentation on this and been told it will soon be a compulsary part of a RN's personal development plan to be actively involved in this. To me it seems more like a kinda a counselling,and the name misreprese...

ayla2004 Bartels is a dependency score, the risk assessment was related to the falls score. After looking at what I wrote I can see why you thought it was a risk assessment.

Madeleine. Sorry to astonish you, but no I have only the knowledge of this that I have posted about here. This is not because I do not keep my practice as up to date as best I can in respect to my working environment. It is because until very recentl...

Hi, as sharrie said her ADL's need to be assessed. A few of the tools we use quite a lot are Waterlow score, Must score, Mobility assessment, Bartels and Falls Risk and Pain Assessments to name a few. Most of these tools have protocols that go along...

Thanx everone...I thought it was something like that:) This will be a positive thing, I think

From what I took from the talk it was like a kinda counselling, one to one with another colleague whom is registered (gone through the training for this) where we let off steam and address how we are feeling/getting on at work. We are supposed to est...

Another thing to think about is also wether she has dependants, will the loss of his registration mean it will impact on his ability to contribute to the childrens upbringing. How would that affect her circumstances.

I have had an mri of my spine with no contrast.

I have to say that i have had many different investigations, flex sig and colonoscopy included and nothing prepared me for the pain that came with them....esp the flex sig which was w/o sedation. I have since been told if you have inflammation you ha...

as named...lol It's not the jab itself that worry's me....it's the fear and the worry after the event of blood borne viruses infection (as low as they may be). It won't seem that low if you are the unfortunate one that gets an illness.

I think you were right to intervene..I would have probably panicked if I walked in on the scene you described. I am wondering though, if this man was a member of a 'spiritulist church' and if what you witnesses was a 'healing' of some sort. If this ...

An easier question to answer is what exactly RN's don't do....we clean, cater, counsel and care for pt's (both clinical and personal care). Our job description goes on forever. Good luck if you go for it:-)