EmmaG RN

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    NGTs

    EmmaG replied to meandragonbrett's topic in General Nursing

    All I know is that with a vented tube (Salem Sump), you're supposed to use continuous
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    Caremark to settle claims re switching patients prescriptions

    EmmaG replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    um...
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    yay!

    EmmaG replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations :) I am completely in awe of anyone who can work with
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    Pt 'fall', unit changing, other staff, ect

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    In facilities where I've worked, if a patient ends up on the floor it is considered a fall and an incident report is filed. All you can do is document what the patient said happened, as it was...
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    Wife is Driving Me Crazy with SMOKING - VENT

    EmmaG replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in Nurses Recovery

    But what do you think the wife is saying here? There's something much deeper going on than her continuing to smoke. It's obviously become a power struggle, and the wife is determined not to give up...
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    Can a patient purposefully become febrile?

    EmmaG replied to GermPhobe's topic in General Nursing

    Night.
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    Family members that work your nerves!!!

    EmmaG replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa. He put his name on the board in place of yours as her nurse? First, I'd sincerely thank him for his offer to take over her total care for your shift. Whee! One less patient to worry about! As...
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    First needlestick :( :(

    EmmaG replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. I'm sure you'll be ok, but it is a scary experience. Just be sure to follow your hospital's policy for any follow-up surveillance. From now on, always engage the safety mechanism...
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    Is Ultra-Lente Insulin Still in Use?

    EmmaG replied to Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

    Humulin U was the brand name from Lilly, and it's no longer available. http://www.fda.gov/Cder/drug/shortages/HumulinDr.pdf Found this on a Google search. It looks like its manufacture has been...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    EmmaG replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a huge potential voting block, if we'd just get our act together and use it to our advantage. I'll be interested in how hospitals react to this; wouldn't be surprised to see new policies...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    EmmaG replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent
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    puching out 'no break'

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    We are; those missed meals increase the total time worked for which you need to be
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    Can a patient purposefully become febrile?

    EmmaG replied to GermPhobe's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's related to the natural nadir in cortisol levels at night. (increased cortisol inhibits IL-1)Patients' temps tend to trend upward in the evening into the night and then down again in the...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    EmmaG replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's not rocket science. Treat your employees well and acknowledge and compensate them for sacrificing their time off. Although we didn't have enough nurses overall, we were never short-staffed on any...
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    puching out 'no break'

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    And many of these nurses are the same ones who whine about being abused by their employers. Like I said on another thread, I'm beginning to wonder if we don't deserve it. At some point, you stop being...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    EmmaG replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a unit that did something similar; it wasn't mandatory, but they'd post a list of shortages and nurses would sign up for extra hours in 4 hour blocks. It worked really well because they were...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    EmmaG replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    What they said... but tread carefully. I had a manager who claimed she would never dream of forcing her staff to work mandatory overtime, yet then threatened nurses with being reported for...
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    puching out 'no break'

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Don't kid yourself. They know the law, and know it
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    Scabies

    EmmaG replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    My dermatologist told me that those in healthcare who are exposed will often have an 'atypical' presentation of scabies (perhaps just a few 'bumps' on extremities). And while the initial episode...
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    Ratted Out A Coworker - The Joys of Charging

    EmmaG replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    Um...She threatened
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    puching out 'no break'

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's
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    Officially a Patient Care Tech

    EmmaG replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!!!
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    puching out 'no break'

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    A conservative estimate. I don't know of any nurse (myself included, back in the day) who hasn't worked 'off the clock' at least some point. As a new nurse many many years ago, I was intimidated by...
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    puching out 'no break'

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Only if employees stand firm and refuse to enable their employers to break the law. The DOL agent I spoke with wasn't being sympathetic, he was enforcing the law. He also made it a point to tell me...
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    puching out 'no break'

    EmmaG replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    This is in addition to the millions awarded by Federal juries in lawsuits against the company citing their breach of Federal and state labor laws. The WalMart cases involved *only* 87,000 workers...