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  1. question for experienced burn nurses

    jemb posted a topic in Burn

    Is it remotely possible that someone with over 90% of the body burned (60% 3rd degree, over 30% 2nd) can survive? This former coworker of mine has been on life support since an accident last week....

  2. need an oncology nrs to help me c my husband

    jemb replied to thatldo's topic in Oncology

    Bless you, Sherri. May you find peace in your

  3. Med confusion for newbie nurse, need facts.

    jemb replied to JellyBean1's topic in General Nursing

    Is it 4-10 mg/24hr on a pump via sq site? 4-10mg in one bolus dose is not reasonable even for palliative

  4. Radio station giving away Flu shots

    jemb replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    I wondered when I read your first post on the subject if it was a joke. I mean, where would a radio station get the fflu shots in the first place when the shots are being rationed to actual...

  5. Question about IUD's

    jemb replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes IUDs can cause serious pelvic infections. You need to get to a doctor, public clinic, or someplace to have this checked. While some spotting or light bleeding between periods is probably...

  6. Warning.....Visitor Vent!

    jemb replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a hospital that seemed to have more than its share of people high on entitlement and low on common sense. I would have the following conversation frequently upon answering the phone...

  7. How much abuse from patients do you take???

    jemb replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    Can you pick up extra hours at your other job to make up for the ones you lose when you quit this one? That sort of abuse with no support from the powers that be can kill

  8. Loopus disease

    jemb replied to ncolvin1's topic in General Nursing

    Do a google search for

  9. Lunch Everyone? Am I paranoid or what?

    jemb replied to NancyJo's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest writing an incident report every time this happens. If the charge nurses and the DON won't do anything, risk management needs to hear about it. Can you put the incident report in an...

  10. I have been impersonated-Input please

    jemb replied to Cubby's topic in General Nursing

    I would be furious also, but I don't know what an attorney or the police would be able to do. Maybe you could report her to the BON for impersonating an RN, but actually, I think she was...

  11. Two Questions About Quitting A Job

    jemb replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, I think each employer is different in the way they handle payouts of unused paid time off. Where I work, they willl pay you for unused vacation but you forfeit any unused sick

  12. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    jemb replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility is giving free flu shots to all employees who have patient

  13. New stress management technique

    jemb replied to klhs's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle This one will come in handy!

  14. heparin and lovenox?????

    jemb replied to rose28164's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Something about the OP's question had been bothering me, and I finally pinpointed it. Since so many facilities now use saline flushes instead of heparin flushes, and many doctors order Lovenox instead...

  15. Problem @ multiuse facility

    jemb replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    What a strange situation! I've never heard of such a setup, but there are many things I haven't heard of... I don't know how any nurse could safely leave the assigned patients to go to another...

  16. Associates vs BSN

    jemb replied to msitz13's topic in California Nursing

    Most places have no difference in pay for bedside nursing, but a few offer amounts such as 50 cents/hour. Some places require a BSN for certain positions (especially management), but many will accept...

  17. 6 mos. exp v. 1 yr. exp

    jemb replied to pedineuronurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I understood that when I first answered

  18. 6 mos. exp v. 1 yr. exp

    jemb replied to pedineuronurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Wait until you have more experience and he has his

  19. "Just do it"-"But Ive never done it"

    jemb replied to nagmeriendaak's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even remember the first time I flushed a port, but I can't imagine that I wasn't supervised. Observing the procedure and doing it are not the same thing. Some ports are not so easy to...

  20. disability-- do you know nurses with disabilities?

    jemb replied to alison-z's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Not sure what kind of a disability you mean when you say you 'think' you have a disability... I once worked with a nurse who was totally deaf, but she was able to communicate with other staff and with...

  21. Career Advice

    jemb replied to florn1's topic in Oncology

    Welcome to Allnurses. I would think that the medical/oncology floor with the internship would be the best of the three options for a new grad. It will give you a chance to learn what you need to...

  22. Locked in state?

    jemb replied to blue eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Locked in state is different from persistent vegetative state in that the person is aware, may have normal thinking processes, but is unable to respond or even let others know that they are

  23. PLEASE HELP - Need ideas fast!

    jemb replied to mandykatrn's topic in General Nursing

    If the meds can be shipped from one corp to another, can't the pharmacy ship it to the embassy and your brother pick it up there? Or ship embassy to embassy? Aren't you pissed at him for waiting until...

  24. What is PC way to discuss spiritual status with dying pts?

    jemb replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't ask about a 'church', either, but if they belong to 'an organized religion, and is there anyone from there that you would like to come see you?' Fergus, you must be in a different part of...

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

    jemb replied to Nursingangel's topic in General Nursing

    Trina, I think the point was that these people were being promised that wage when they aren't even attending an accredited school of nursing. The school appears to be offering fraudulent...