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  1. Incompetent nurses

    kanzi monkey replied to medicrnguy's topic in General Nursing

    What is the point of this

  2. Incompetent nurses

    kanzi monkey replied to medicrnguy's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....I kind of liked this post. Yes, a little high-minded and inflammatory. And the NCLEX is most certainly not a quiz. And yes, a bit disrespectful to the nursing profession. And I think the...

  3. Hello Fellow Nurses, input on giving PRN narcotic pain meds needed !!!!!

    kanzi monkey replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in General Nursing

    start with the lowest dose--so, if pt ordered for 5-10 PRN, try the 5. If pt is coming off a stronger pain med, I still start with lowest, maybe add some tylenol, then CLOSELY assess after giving...

  4. Does anyone here actually like or "not mind" cleaning poop???

    kanzi monkey replied to MrsNursey2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hehe...she said do-do... (sorry, channeling beevis and butthead) in regards to the milk and molasses enema--this I have heard of, but only on this board in the "strangest orders" thread. So. These...

  5. Does anyone here actually like or "not mind" cleaning poop???

    kanzi monkey replied to MrsNursey2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was worried about my first enema too. We don't give them a lot where I work, so I was just waiting for the day when I'd have one ordered...well, that happened last week. I had another nurse come...

  6. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Are you talking about Medicare and Social Security now? Because these are fundamentally different from medicaid in that, while the resources remain, all seniors are eligible. MOST of my tax money is...

  7. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    kanzi monkey replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    An archived quote from the other bloopers post (hope it's ok to use this): "A SN was told to change the gown on her pt, who had an IV. Your have to know, this was before those new gowns with the snaps...

  8. Does anyone here actually like or "not mind" cleaning poop???

    kanzi monkey replied to MrsNursey2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    warning--i'm lettin it all out in this post. i recommend you put down your snacks, and perhaps read this later if you just ate... poop. ahhh. it tells us a lot about a pt's condition--if they are...

  9. What we say and what we do....

    kanzi monkey replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    "Since when is it okay to call a person a troll, (whatever your dictionary definition)" Sorry to harp on this, but I think you are missing the point about the "troll-calling"--people use the phrase...

  10. What we say and what we do....

    kanzi monkey replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if you are taking the word "troll" to mean some large, ugly anthropomorphic creature with a brain the size of a pea and a club the size of Florida--or the internet version of troll as...

  11. Am I reading this right...?

    kanzi monkey replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    there is probably some stipulation that allows ths hospitals to not pay ot for regularly scheduled 12 hour shifts--i know different types of organizations have certain exemptions. for example, i used...

  12. Am I reading this right...?

    kanzi monkey replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    It's your choice to work 12 hours at a time. If you want to schedule shorter shifts, your should try to arrange that. But unless you are, for example, staying 12 hours when you only planned on 8,...

  13. Am I reading this right...?

    kanzi monkey replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    "an employee working in excess of the employee's scheduled workday shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for all excess time worked..." This definition does not correspond to your...

  14. Am I reading this right...?

    kanzi monkey replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by

  15. Am I reading this right...?

    kanzi monkey replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    I think the point that some unions are trying to address is that it is not unreasonable to allow an employee, rather than an institution, define what constitutes an "extra long day" So, for example,...

  16. Am I reading this right...?

    kanzi monkey replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    this is a good question. I tend to agree with your interpretation--I think consulting your union rep should be your next step. The contract at my hospital states very nearly the same...

  17. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Have you ever met a veteran on medicaid? I've met many. Many many. Once they've been back a few years, PTSD untreated, injuries leaving them permanently handicapped, their livers cirrhosed due to...

  18. Patients on Medicaid

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

    This post is confusing to me and I think it's because I don't know what your current profession is--I see you are a pre-nursing student. Are you working in the insurance business at the moment? Pt's...

  19. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kanzi monkey replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is a cool database! And many of the articles RE: MRSA include HCP data when a nurse or doc was involved in the transmission. That's a good place to start a systematic review of HCP...

  20. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kanzi monkey replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Happybunny--was this study published? I'd be interested to read it. Thanks!

  21. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kanzi monkey replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I understand that and I said so in my last post--yes we are MORE likely to have MRSA, that does not mean that it's LIKELY that we have MRSA. A previous poster mentioned how MRSA was so endemic...

  22. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kanzi monkey replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Arwen Undomiel! I guess my whole point is that--while it may seem logical that we would have a higher incidence of MRSA as HCP's, I think it's dangerous to assume we do and thus abandon our...

  23. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kanzi monkey replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Can you support this with data please? I can't can't find anything online that says anything about the incidence of mrsa among healthcare providers--if anyone has any data, I'd be very grateful. :)...

  24. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kanzi monkey replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    From the above site: What is MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)? Some staph bacteria are resistant to antibiotics. MRSA is a type of staph that is resistant to antibiotics called...

  25. It Seems Like It's Student Nurses vs The Nursing Staff

    kanzi monkey replied to APBT mom's topic in General Nursing