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    Patient Autonomy

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to UBC-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, autonomy and institution do not mix. We'd all like to think our patients have choices, but once they commit themselves to institutional care they are told we have to...
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    Health food store giving medical advice

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to mom4jesus's topic in General Nursing

    Alternative medicine is a great thing, however, it's not regulated the way prescription drugs are....this is a good thing and a bad thing. Cheerios are proven to bring down cholesterol, so do...
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    I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am surprised a student would use the phone in your presence! That's pushing it! Obviously the school did not scare them enough! We were always told not to rock the boat, hospitals did not need to...
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    Is this a "no-no"?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

    As someone who was a frequent sufferer of middle ear infections, when you are in that pain....it is an emergency! No one knows how bad this can get, without actually experiencing them. Several years...
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    IV Protonix

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, we give IV Protonix all the time for GI Bleeds, never heard of a dedicated line.
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    My sister is on life support

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Hope she slips away peacefully, and that you and yours find the peace you all need. God Bless You,
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    Documention in the Emergency Dept.

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to UP Nurse's topic in Emergency

    Even though we have computer charting, our chart has a "superbill" all items are listed and have to be checked off....all it needs is an order by the doctor to be billed correctly.
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    Nursing intervention~yes or no??

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to hairtocare's topic in General Nursing

    Unless your test was specifically on emergency nursing as in trauma or an ED, I have to agree with the others. Supine, trendelenberg positioning.....truthfully, I work in ER....I would be popping in...
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    Patients on Medicaid

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This post is about Medicaid....so that is the information I am providing, as well as, my own private experience. I live in an area where medical coverage abounds and Medicaid recipients are abused (as...
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    Patients on Medicaid

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The actual medicaid card costs the user their pride....that is alot more costly than money. Are you aware that doctors DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE MEDICAID? Hospital referral doctors DO NO HAVE TO TAKE...
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    Does this scare anyone but me?!?!?!?!?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    No weapons allowed in our hospital...even police must check their firearms with security....that patient would have been disarmed immediately!
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    Patients on Medicaid

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You don't get it....$5.00 can make the difference between qualifying or not. Making that extra $100.00, does not pay for the medical insurance required for cancer or any other major illness. Are you...
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    Changes that will improve management of nursing care

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to kaykay56's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't had too many responses, I believe that may be due to the fact that either management doesn't look at these sites....OR....that they don't realize that without power to affect changes, they...
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    Changes that will improve management of nursing care

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to kaykay56's topic in General Nursing

    Second career nurses with business experience. Nurses with MBAs. Nurses with business experience who mentor nurses. Nurses in charge of their own budgets and departments. Executive programs within our...
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    We can't go on divert!

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    We don't keep our crews waiting, critical come right in and placed on monitors.....all others if non-urgent go to triage and then to waiting room. An ambulance ride is no guarentee of quick service,...
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    We can't go on divert!

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    We've been on divert several times a week for the past year due to high volume and non-stop holds. They have begun to have change of shift meetings and emergency get togethers between departments to...
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    What I call a "hot mess"

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    print out your post and give leave it in instructors mailbox....perhaps she is not seeing how these changes are affecting students. Just an idea.
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    Not being informed of when a patient of yours went to a procedure

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    It is a policy where I work...as I stated previously, there are good reasons the primary nurse may need to see the patient before leaving the floor. Your charge cannot know everything with every...
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    Vacation 'Denied' due to another nurse's medical leave: Fair or not??

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    If staffing is that tight, I would be surprised if the DON could not ask for the surgery to be changed. Elective surgery usually has to be scheduled and approved by management as does LOA. FMLA is...
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    Not being informed of when a patient of yours went to a procedure

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Transport is not allowed to remove patients from the floor unless the primary nurse is aware of the patient's absence. What if you had to get a sample, draw labs, clean the patient, or chart...
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    Vacation 'Denied' due to another nurse's medical leave: Fair or not??

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree, scheduled surgery during primetime? Sound fishy to me. Perhaps they should have allowed you or someone elses vacation during his granted vacation time. Seven weeks primetime is not right....
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    Not even a thank you...

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    Print and show her your message...then advise due to her actions you would no longer be available to help her. That should get her attention.
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    i'm a RN

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hate that! Truly dislike anyone who comes with the "do you know who I am"? attitude...UGH! Love the notebook people too! See it alot. I have to say I have the opposite problem....currently hubby's...
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    Patients on Medicaid

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And this is my point about healthcare in this country. Correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that circumcision was considered ultimately healthier for a man. If so, why would we...
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    Phlebotomy: 25 Gauge Needle Question

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Our butterflies are 23 and 25 gauge...use what works.