Butternut

What is the quickest you have run in a unit of packed RBCs? The doctor ordered a unit to be given over an hour's time. This scared me. I called Critical Care and they said they didn't remember giving any that fast and if they had, it had been many...

Where do you get yours from, online?

How does the pay scale go, at the VA? Average wage for RN with experience?

The papers that you used during your shift, with your notes on it, do you keep them? Is it dangerous to keep them? Or do you feel that if something happens the worksheet will jog your memory, just in case?

It is definite that the pt is suing her surgeon. She and family were happy/satisfied with nursing care, they said. They are not suing the hospital. Surgeon made mistakes BUT will he settle out of court or will his lawyers drag nursing down with him...

The mistake must have begun in the OR and pleas to the surgeon went unheeded, for days.

My question is: if the patient is suing the doctor only, will his malpractice lawyers bring down the nurses with him? If they are just suing the doctor, won't the nurses be brought in to testify against him? Or can they just settle out of court be...

If we are putting them outside the MRSA rooms, why aren't we putting them outside AIDS rooms???? I know about the stigma of AIDS. Confidentiality is important to both! We do not put diagnosis on the signs! If we can put them out for one I think it...

Are you seeing a lot of C-Diff? There has been so much lately, it seems. Not knowing a whole lot about it and researching it online, some articles say "no cure" others read antibiotics are making people more susceptable to getting it and more article...

Where can I get online instructions in Heparin Protocol? In refreshing skills after being off the floor for several years, I need help!!! I need directions in adjusting IV drip rates and rationales. Thanks so much.

What are they starting out at, if they were an LPN for maybe three years?

How to break this problem? Days insinuate that Nights have less knowledge. Making drama. Telling stories trying to make another shift look bad. Always hunting for things to get night shift on. Nights find things too but just takes care of things an...

It is strife between Day nurse's aides and Night nurse's aides. But one on particular, on Days, seems always trying to find "bad" things to tattle about, whether accurate, or not. It may sound childish, because it is!!! I am just sick of it!

Have you ever seen anyone with deviated tongue that showed no signs of stroke, scans negative and no tremors? Lots of unilateral neck and head pain. Have you seen anyone who had deviated tongue that came out of it, back to normal again? While tongue...

Has anyone seen good results for a cure of this terrible heartache of a disease?

Let's say an LPN works for many years, goes to school, earns BSN, has much experience in many areas, as a nurse. Great evaluations, too. Is an RN for years and still is not making what other nurses are who have not been there as many years. Does yo...

What can you tell me about Acute Rehab nursing on the night shift? How does it differ from the usual busy floor routine? Any info appreciated.

Could she be one of those people that are just too afraid to go to a doctor?

Does your hospital provide a pension plan for you? Not a 403b or TDA, but a Pension plan.

Good luck!

Are all hospitals now putting MRSA patients in with other patients? Are all hospitals now putting MRSA patients in with other MRSA patients? We used to put the MRSA patient in a private room. Has this changed everywhere? If I were a patient, I wou...

Can regular pump tubing be used for infusion of FFP or is Blood tubing required? I have been told both ways from several Critical Care nurses.

We're using a pump but I wondered if I could just use regular pump tubing in the pump for the FFP instead of using blood tubing in the pump for FFP.

Please list all tips and helps for starting to do Assist/Relief Charge. Have been a nurse for years but not "Charge". Please help.

How do you completely computer chart and take care of patients at the same time? Does it get any easier when you have a computer program that has soooo many forms to open up, fill out and file? It scares me that something will happen.