kanzi monkey

kanzi monkey has 5 years experience.

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1. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

   kanzi monkey replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   When you had the flu, how was it diagnosed? (Apologies if this has been asked before, long thread, don't want to get caught up in any ill-activities against an already-dead

2. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

   kanzi monkey replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "Shared" conversations are often not linear if you expect actual communication to happen. Of course patients need to be re-directed at times (we all do)-- but sometimes addressing simple interruptions...

3. Help! I think I'm going to accidently hurt or kill someone

   kanzi monkey replied to HollySue061566's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Hypertensive emergency suggests end organ damage with SBPs over 180 (ie, heart or kidney failure, focal neuro exam, etc) Your patient had post op pain which was likely contributing to the htn (though...

4. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

   kanzi monkey replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It's great to know that you care how a patient is going to travel when they are discharged. That shouldn't ever be called "unimportant" by nurses OR doctors. Simple question, simple answer, that doc...

5. "He wants his Ativan? Well I'm not giving it to him"

   kanzi monkey replied to learnfromthis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It's a good lesson because this kind of thing is going to happen ALL THE TIME. On every level. When you are a nurse, you will have similar interactions with providers, who may have similar...

6. Got into ACNP program

   kanzi monkey replied to sm06902's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I do one week on, one week off. I'm on the east coast. I think there are a range of options out there, you just have to find them. Nothing is unheard of, really. Sorry your life decisions are being...

7. Dealing with drug seekers without alienating them

   kanzi monkey replied to Secel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Yes, but would you be willing to prescribe it? It does take a lot of effort and time to tease out the right treatment for patients with pain who are also opiate addicted (not just tolerant). I think...

8. Is it OK to discipline nurses extra for calling in sick on a holiday?

   kanzi monkey replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Your facility policy is then mandating that its sick employees risk exposing others to their illness (ie, the flu in an outpatient clinic waiting room or ED or urgent care, etc). There is also the...

9. Should I call off?

   kanzi monkey replied to Rocktheman's topic in General Nursing

   But don't go see your doctor! Don't infect people in the waiting room or waste the office time for a note. You are sick. If your job requires a note, then management needs education about limiting...

10. Patient abandonment

    kanzi monkey replied to Kschmurda's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A patient...a human being died. Ummm, congratulations that it turned out great for you? Maybe you should work on phrasing? God forbid you come off

11. RRT on DNR

    kanzi monkey replied to bxh5164's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Some people are DNR but not DNI (thinking of chronic COPDers for example). Who comes to the RR? We have an ICU doc, pharmacy respiratory, and hospitalist. Everyone can look at the patient together and...

12. Flu Vaccines. A Hassle?

    kanzi monkey replied to ChooSoul's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If there is a case report I don't know about it. I won't look into it because this was my patient and this was a while ago. I think you understood my point, however. This thing, no matter how...

13. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    kanzi monkey replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How about this plan: 1. Volunteer to receive specialized training for instituting and following CDC implemented protocol for Ebola victim care. 2. Have necessary equipment and on hand CDC specialist...

14. *rolling my eyes*

    kanzi monkey replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I do blame the second infected nurse for flying on a commercial airline 2 days after the ebola patient she cared for died. That makes no sense. I blame her and I blame the hospital. I blame the...

15. Flu Vaccines. A Hassle?

    kanzi monkey replied to ChooSoul's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't. He was a few years into his diagnosis and I helped him through a complication. The history was documented in our EMR, however, and it was chilling. Understanding how histories are taken and...