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  1. Reading TB skin test

    memphispanda posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am very very frustrated with my husband's "nurse" at the MDs office right now. We are trying to get him on Remicade for Crohn's, and that involves having the PPD done. First PPD they said was...

  2. Hurst Online Review...other review courses

    memphispanda replied to ManyRN2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took Hurst review in person and then online--we got a big discount if we had been to the review in person. It was extremely helpful. I would loved to have taken it prior to my last nursing...

  3. When to report a classmaste to your clinical instructor.

    memphispanda replied to markbeast's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use "insulin" syringes for heparin. We have two sizes--one is a 30 unit syringe, the other is a 100 unit syringe. The 100 unit syringe also has markings for tenths of a cc up to one cc--which is...

  4. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

    memphispanda replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    You are paid for the job you do. I have a BA in social science. I worked for years teaching preschool in a daycare so I could be near my kids during the day but still make money. I was one of two...

  5. Multiple morphine orders for pain

    memphispanda replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work on a floor where we often get hospice patients or have patients that are being referred to hospice. We many times have people on multiple pain meds because that's what they require to have...

  6. SCD's and TED hose

    memphispanda replied to arkierns's topic in General Nursing

    Usually both...I don't particularly like either. The TEDs are so slick they have been the cause of several falls/near falls even though we make sure patients have slippers of some sort to put on....

  7. IVPB tubing change

    memphispanda replied to oldnewnurse's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I backflush. I don't see any reason to dump the tubing and get a new one. That's an additional access to the system that is totally

  8. Baptist, Memphis, Nurses

    memphispanda replied to callthesup's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Let's see... As a new nurse, I am VERY glad we have the MRT. I trust myself to see when a pt is having problems, but sometimes there are easy fixes that I am not yet totally aware of. Chart...

  9. Blood culture techniques???

    memphispanda replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Oncology

    Uhh...I think the "lowly med tech" comment was directed at the attitude the MDs have towards the med techs and others--as in they aren't even important enough to bother remembering their names, etc....

  10. Baptist, Memphis, Nurses

    memphispanda replied to callthesup's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I don't work at Baptist, but we do have a "Medical Response Team" that we call when we have a pt who is going bad but not ready to code yet. We have a pager number we call, and that gets us a...

  11. Wound Vac

    memphispanda replied to Choircat's topic in General Nursing

    PT does our wound vacs. They are trained to do it, we are not, so that's the reasoning behind it at my place of

  12. Milk or No Milk-that is the question

    memphispanda replied to LuvPerNrsng's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    The gluten free-casein free dite must be followed strictly for up to 6 months in order for changes to be seen in most children who could benefit from the diet. And keep in mind that there aren't that...

  13. Can you be a nurse with a suspended record?

    memphispanda replied to kim1234's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that it is Sunday morning, many members may be in church or working. Also there probably aren't a huge number of members who have the information you seek so it could take some time for...

  14. Ativan usage?

    memphispanda replied to nursepearl's topic in Oncology

    We only use Ativan for agitation and DT prevention (my floor is oncology, urology, med/surg). Our chemo patients have had great success with anzemet for

  15. Vent setting question

    memphispanda posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    This is my first patient on pressure control ventilation, so the settings on the vent are different from what I have seen before (CMV, SIMV, etc). I have figured out most of the settings, but I can't...

  16. Tattoos and health professionals...

    memphispanda replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The title of this thread is really a bit misleading. Let me clear up a bit about tattoos... First, I believe that most people are well aware that there are restrictions on donating blood following...

  17. Advice please re: evil clinical instructor

    memphispanda replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

    I would keep my mouth shut, and wait for it to be over. Having just finished nursing school in December 03, I learned from my fellow students mistakes. She who challenges the instructor or tries to...

  18. Childcare in larger cities

    memphispanda replied to NurseTang's topic in General Nursing

    I have lived in 2 cities that would be considered larger if you use 100,000 as the cut-off point. One place I lived on the east side of the city, had my child in a home daycare that was about halfway...

  19. ABO Blood Incompatibility

    memphispanda replied to FarmgrrlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first two children had ABO incompatability...it was much more severe with my second than with my first. I do think that there are two issues here--the jaundice and the breastfeeding. They may...

  20. SHAVING & WAXING

    memphispanda replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ahem...I am one of those "over 30" who is apparently too old to be remotely sexual in some people's mind. There are benefits to having it shaved, yes there

  21. And Now.....What Do You LIKE to Do At Work?

    memphispanda replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    My very most favorite thing to do--talk to the patients! I also like to start IVs (especially the ones where a couple of others have already tried and missed!), brush out the lol's hair when no one...

  22. Availability of food/drinks

    memphispanda posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering what other facilities supply for patients beyond the regular meal trays. Also if anything is provided for family members. Do you have coffee, soft drinks, ice cream, sandwiches,...

  23. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    memphispanda replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what the answer is...I think sometimes they are so desperate for aides (just the warm body) that they let them get away with doing almost nothing. The aide assigned to my hall repeatedly...

  24. Medical Draft----is It Coming???

    memphispanda replied to perseus29's topic in General Nursing

    It would be useful to note that the legislation requiring these updates to the system was passed in 1987. This is not new at all, it is just receiving a lot of press at this time in hopes of fueling...

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

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

    Employees who are involved in "direct patient care" will receive the flu