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  1. A & O while intubated

    jemb replied to CRNAsoon's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like no one would have a good argument against it if you charted that you asked her "..insert specific question...", to which she nodded head in a yes (or no) response. I don't know why anyone...

  2. Have anyone else heard of "basic care NURSES"?

    jemb replied to Nursingangel's topic in General Nursing

    Found this on google, and it's in the Atlanta area. Same one, I think. Sounds like a very involved medical assissting course, but someone needs to inform the folks that run it about the term 'nurse'....

  3. Just got canned!!!

    jemb replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about your situation. Good for you, though, for sticking up for what you knew was right. Have to ask--was this a Tenet facility? Maybe one that begins with a

  4. Who should pay?

    jemb replied to NeuroICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually think that individuals should pay for their , own healthcare (vs. employer paying as many employers do). However, the curent US system has it that individual policies are much more...

  5. Human-Animal Bond Initiative

    jemb replied to nancynurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I remember reading some research done about humans and cats, but I don't have the source handy. Among other things, it was verified that holding a cat lowers the blood pressure. (I remember thinking...

  6. Monitor Tape Reading?

    jemb replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it saves lives. The monitor tech sits at the nurses station, where the monitor shows the rhythms of multiple patients that may be scattered all over the unit. The nurses have too many...

  7. Monitor Tape Reading?

    jemb replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

    Here's one that I found. I'm sure there are plenty more if you look aound a bit. But if you just read the description of the course, it will give you a better idea of the class you are trying to...

  8. Monitor Tape Reading?

    jemb replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

    Some facilities like to cross train their unit secretaries so they can cover for the monitor techs during breaks, etc. (Monitor techs are the people whose job is to sit in front of the telemetry...

  9. What if someone were to start a "pay what you can" chain of primary care clinics?

    jemb replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a free clinic to

  10. Nclex!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    jemb replied to MissNurse-1's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if English is your native language. Could that be part of the problem? Did everyone from your school have similar problems with the

  11. California, and travel nursing and pay...

    jemb replied to RN4Hope's topic in General Nursing

    "my friend recently said that her friend is.." Ever play 'telephone' when you were a kid? Actually, this could be true with one of the strikebreaker agencies. I've had them call to try to recruit...

  12. California, and travel nursing and pay...

    jemb replied to RN4Hope's topic in General Nursing

    You might make that if you worked 16 hour shifts 30 days straight! Do the math: 8 hr X $40 (high pay - specialty unit, no benefits)= $320 4 hr x $60 (time and a half) = $240...

  13. How valuable is Report?

    jemb replied to nptobee's topic in General Nursing

    Report, for one thing, will help you to prioritize. You know which patients need to be seen first, which have treatments that were not completed, which require frequent interventions, etc. If you had...

  14. Question about fever, waiting on Doc's call

    jemb replied to Danelle's topic in General Nursing

    Call your general practitioner unless the surgical site is reddened, swelling, draining, warm to touch or has increased pain. Hope you feel better

  15. Small Town Politics (rant)

    jemb replied to a_crftyldy's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I know that small town mentality, too. It sucks! How close is your community to a larger metropolitan area? Is commuting completely out of the question for

  16. COWORKER ~Ethical dilema ~LONG ~what would you do?

    jemb replied to ccrn28f's topic in General Nursing

    Document what you witness and report her in writing to your department administrator with copies to people in authority in several different departments (nursing, HR, ethics committee,etc.) Include...

  17. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    jemb replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Years ago a young woman--early 20's -- walked over from her dr's office about a block away. Her H/H was 3/17. She said she was 'just a little tired'. I forget the circumstances about her anemia....

  18. two out of three American adults think health care coverage should be a "guarantee"

    jemb replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good one,

  19. Corporate Policy Problems

    jemb replied to tinnekke's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Implementing a policy is one thing. Enforcing it is another. I think the higher-ups will discover almost immediately that such a policy is unenforceable. Don't worry about it. This one will pass...

  20. Ever been told to "fake" CPR on a patient???

    jemb replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    The same ones that told you to fake CPR? Your manager knew this and still they are working there? Now the manager knows that they will still do the same thing again and they are still working there?...

  21. DNR question

    jemb replied to LeesieBug's topic in General Nursing

    Your instructor sounds stupid. Ask her if it ever occurred to her that the patient who was coded against his/her will and survives can also sue you. Ask her if she realizes that a visitor who insists...

  22. MLK in LA

    jemb replied to jackeye's topic in California Nursing

    Don't go! It is not safe. Just curious -- how did you end up with an assignment there? Where are you now? Are you a traveler and have no information on the facility? If an agency is sending you...

  23. Not making the grade at my new job...

    jemb replied to jen42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Jen, I'm sorry that you are having such a rough time. Please let us know how the meeting with your manager went. Although any busy floor has its share of interruptions and disorganizaion, some units...

  24. Ever been told to "fake" CPR on a patient???

    jemb replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    After asking the people giving me report if they had obtained a written order for that, I would have ignored the 'instructions'. While I certainly empathize with the dilemma the situation presented...

  25. need advice - delicate situation (long)

    jemb replied to mkf0605's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with find another job. Agree with report the facility to the regulating agency. Also, I think you should report the DON to your state's Board of Nursing for her unethical and illegal