EmmaG RN

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  1. EmmaG

    Ever been stalked by a patient?

    EmmaG replied to marygirl's topic in General Nursing

    It only takes one well-meaning co-worker to give out your info. Mary, please ask your manager and risk management to get the hospital to send out an urgent memo that under NO circumstances are...
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    CPR business, setting up online testing

    EmmaG replied to savn lives's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome! AHA already does that... you can take an online course and then go to an approved provider for the skills check-off. Everywhere I've worked requires AHA for BLS, so I'm not sure how you can...
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    Ever been stalked by a patient?

    EmmaG replied to marygirl's topic in General Nursing

    I realize it's only been two days... but please let us know you're ok
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    Giving meds.

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

    Good
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    Have you ever...

    EmmaG replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    Someone else who contracted hepatitis from a needle stick:
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    Have you ever...

    EmmaG replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I know of a nurse and a CNA who contracted HIV from exposure to patients. This was in the late 90's. (I only know of these two because we cared for them on our
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    Hey you..with the trashy blonde hair

    EmmaG replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    What the hell??? I'm glad to hear you quit. Good
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    Ever been stalked by a patient?

    EmmaG replied to marygirl's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I considered suggesting a restraining order, but hesitated as she described how angry he became just from her refusal. That's a touchy situation. I'd suggest speaking with a detective and...
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    I asked my doctor to get me a licensed person to give me an injection

    EmmaG replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from whether what she said to the MA and doc was tactful (sorry Dutchie, I think what was said to the MA was a bit much), there was no need for her to be "professional". She was the
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    I asked my doctor to get me a licensed person to give me an injection

    EmmaG replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped my doc's assistant from giving me what she thought was a vaccine I needed for my travel job. Only because I'm a nurse did I recognize the vial she brought in and was drawing up... it was...
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    Ever been stalked by a patient?

    EmmaG replied to marygirl's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you are not at fault. However, looking at it from his perspective, in his deluded mind he was hearing you say "if it only weren't for these darned rules..." Always just say "No" without...
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    Ever been stalked by a patient?

    EmmaG replied to marygirl's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice. In addition to security and the local police, file a report with your hospital administration. This person needs not be allowed to be admitted to that facility again, or at the very...
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    Giving meds.

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

    Ah, good point. I was thinking about how it would affect my administration, not the documentation of others. Thanks. We have a barcoded system and pyxis, so meds can't be charted until they're given...
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    Admission with abd pain & N/V/D...

    EmmaG replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. I was on a med for an extended period of time that caused a low-level, constant nausea. That didn't mean I didn't get hungry. But one of the few things I could eat without exacerbating...
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    Put On Call yesterday then found out.....

    EmmaG replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Ah ok. Then the only thing I can think of is perhaps they thought they were doing you a favor by giving you a holiday off. Now if that were the case, and I were the pulled nurse, I'd be upset to have...
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    Giving meds.

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

    Documentation? Showing my age, I guess lol. Not sure how documentation after the fact will prevent a mistake, though. Wonder what the 7th right is? Maybe something to do with the planets being in the...
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    help clarify this for me!!!

    EmmaG replied to 2bnursed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're not an LPN until you take and pass the NCLEX-LPN. I'm kinda far removed from Boards, but our hospital worked grads as GNs until the exam, and if they failed they worked as techs (nursing...
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    Put On Call yesterday then found out.....

    EmmaG replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Are you classified as a regular full-time employee? If not, then you risk getting called off. In most hospitals I've worked full-time staff can refuse to be called off if there are part-time or flex...
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    bereavement policy?

    EmmaG replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry. Even if they don't have a bereavement policy, the right (and humane) thing to do would be to offer you the paid time off. This isn't something for which you should have to
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    How nasty!!

    EmmaG replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. My.
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    bereavement policy?

    EmmaG replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    First, I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. You certainly don't need this hassle on top of that stress. It's pretty unusual for there to be no bereavement time allowed... check your employee...
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    So, how many of you have had MRSA

    EmmaG replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    Unless he did a swab, you can't say you're not colonized. 'Feeling fine' has nothing to do with
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    Picc Line- Tpn

    EmmaG replied to epappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    And no transfusion between last Wednesday and Monday? Strange. You're clamping the other two lines after flushing and during the waste and
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    Giving meds.

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

    Yes, there are times you have to calculate a dosage or drip. The best advice is to always follow the five rights. Don't give a med you're unfamiliar with; don't 'blindly' follow a doc's orders (they...
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    How nasty!!

    EmmaG replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it's far more common for me to see docs going in and out of patient rooms without