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  1. any info about baptist hospital

    memphispanda replied to rainarn2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Baptist has a rep of paying well and treating nurses like dirt. Ratios are bad. I have no idea if they do phone

  2. About Vaccinations for Kids Starting School

    memphispanda replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in School

    I don't expect that most doctors keep up with the latest research on all these things, and they certainly don't have the knowledge of my children that I have. Sad, but true. Remember the vaccine for...

  3. About Vaccinations for Kids Starting School

    memphispanda replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in School

    If you are truly so concerned about your child getting a disease from a non-vaccinated child, you can get your child's titer tested to see if they have immunity. For certain children, there are...

  4. About Vaccinations for Kids Starting School

    memphispanda replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in School

    And remember, the unvaccinated child isn't a threat to your vaccinated child at all. So it really shouldn't be something that would be your concern in that

  5. New Info **ut Memphis**

    memphispanda replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The Anesthesiology Program it UT Memphis (Not the CRNA program) lost accreditation and will close, although they are considering trying to open again later....

  6. patients recieving blood products

    memphispanda replied to peggyk's topic in General Nursing

    We have the OK to attach an additional band to the bed itself if the patient has problems with with the band. I'm sure that wouldn't work everywhere, as we are a private room only hospital, and there...

  7. What exactly is palliative care?

    memphispanda replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    Our palliative care team will work with any patient who has a end stage diagnosis, regardless of what the diagnosis is. The problem is getting the docs to use more palliative care consults instead of...

  8. What exactly is palliative care?

    memphispanda replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    Palliative care is providing comfort measures. It does not require a 6 month prognosis. Comfort measures can be anything that helps the patient feel better--even if it is just an emotional thing....

  9. Sickle Cell Crisis question

    memphispanda replied to memphispanda's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We don't have continuous O2 sat monitors available on the regular floors. IMO he shouldn't have been put on a regular floor at all, he should have been on the "step-down" floor where continuous...

  10. RN salary in memphis

    memphispanda replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    It's all relative... Baptist has the reputation of paying the most. They also have the reputation of giving you huge pt loads. I haven't worked there, so I don't know firsthand what they pay or...

  11. Sickle Cell Crisis question

    memphispanda replied to memphispanda's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ok, so today if I had the same patient I would handle it a bit differently! However to go back and clarify a few things that have been left out... I put the simple facemask on him first because it...

  12. Are u extremely organized and meticulous?

    memphispanda replied to susanna's topic in General Nursing

    I am exactly that way! Organized beyond belief at work...I make a list of everything that I have to do and mark it off as I go, usually creating a new list of things as I am marking off old ones...

  13. Pseudomyxoma Peritoni

    memphispanda replied to Juanay's topic in Oncology

    http://www.nice.org.uk/pdf/IPG056guidance.pdf See if that article offers any information you don't already have. I have never heard of this condition

  14. brownish/black vaginal discharge

    memphispanda replied to LonghornSara's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So you would expect nurses who work with a geriatric population to know about this new form of birth control simply because they are a nurse? You should be aware that just because you had a negative...

  15. nursing salary down south

    memphispanda replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    Methodist Healthcare in Memphis--base salary for new grads is

  16. Floating all the time, very low census

    memphispanda replied to CCURN's topic in General Nursing

    We are packed too. Almost always have them stacked up in the ER waiting for beds. We have even gotten a certificate of need approved to open new beds (of course that will take a while since they...

  17. Growing bored of med-surg repetition

    memphispanda replied to lady_jezebel's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Maybe it's the floor you are on? I am on a med-surg/oncology/peds floor (although our peds are few and far between) and it's rarely dull. I've only been there 5 months as a nurse, but was there for...

  18. Blood cx protocols; pts w/ port

    memphispanda replied to TracyB,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our physicians usually specify which they want. If it isn't specified, we use the

  19. Blood cx protocols; pts w/ port

    memphispanda replied to TracyB,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our physicians usually specify which they want. If it isn't specified, we use the

  20. Distance Between Patient Beds

    memphispanda replied to bigjay's topic in Infectious Disease

    Some info that may be helpful: http://medind.nic.in/maa/t04/i1/maat04i1p63.pdf Also wanted to point out that in childcare facilities, most states require the minimum distance between cots/mats to be...

  21. Distance Between Patient Beds

    memphispanda replied to bigjay's topic in Infectious Disease

    Some info that may be helpful: http://medind.nic.in/maa/t04/i1/maat04i1p63.pdf Also wanted to point out that in childcare facilities, most states require the minimum distance between cots/mats to be...

  22. kids and fevers....

    memphispanda replied to nurseunderwater's topic in General Nursing

    I only look at the fever just to keep track of what's going on. I don't medicate unless the child is uncomfortable, or the temp is 102.8 or higher. Works well for us--my kids are rarely sick, and...

  23. kids and fevers....

    memphispanda replied to nurseunderwater's topic in General Nursing

    I only look at the fever just to keep track of what's going on. I don't medicate unless the child is uncomfortable, or the temp is 102.8 or higher. Works well for us--my kids are rarely sick, and...

  24. Geodon and TD

    memphispanda replied to guest27716's topic in Psychiatric

    My son was on Geodon for about 8 months...they upped his dose to 120mg (I would have done something about it, but it was my last semester of school and my husband was dealing with my son's meds and...

  25. New Info **ut Memphis**

    memphispanda replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would imagine that you heard from someone who is confused about the Methodist program closing since the two are now linked. I wouldn't put any faith at all into that rumor--they are busily...