EmmaG RN

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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    EmmaG replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps God's "Higher Plan" was to provide for medication to relieve their suffering and compassionate nurses to care for them in their final days.Here. You must have missed this: Morphine eases pain,...
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    Families from Hell

    EmmaG replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    No such animal. Sounds like the docs need to address her pain
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    EmmaG replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    The highest titration I've given was actually done via two continuous PCAs. One was infusing just shy of 500 mg / hr. of morphine, the other ran 10 mg /hr of Ativan. This patient had oral cancer,...
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    Question for RNs. . . current nursing problems.

    EmmaG replied to Dove1019's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome! Do forum searches on "Press Ganey" and "customer satisfaction". Edit: recent thread on same topic:...
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    EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    EmmaG replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter had a long, wicked labor. But she was very stoic, nary a peep out of her. I only heard her scream once when, in the midst of 4+ hours of pushing, Dad leaned over and said, "I'm hungry,...
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    Important nursing considerations when giving levofloxacin

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

    The above, plus watch for joint and tendon
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    PA School

    EmmaG replied to JustaGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    What you described --- taking the patient to the bathroom, putting them on a bedpan--- is not their job. Handing them a blanket? Then yeah... if it's in the room, no
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    Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    EmmaG replied to swee2000's topic in General Nursing

    Yep :)Our unit was heme/onc with med/surg overflow. So we got pretty much everything except peds. Even ortho (blech) and neuro. Keeps you on your toes, that's for
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    Do I have a right to be upset?

    EmmaG replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I missed this in my shock over reading your schedule. Tell 'em you're only working the weekends, just like your contract says. And that you've fulfilled your holiday requirement by working today....
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    Do I have a right to be upset?

    EmmaG replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    9 out of 10 days? 6 of them being 12 hour shifts? Doubling back? What the HELL?Not only do you have a right to be pissed, you have the right to demand they fix this crap. Holy hell. BTW, how are you...
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    Can you renew CPR online or do you have to go to a class?

    EmmaG replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's how I've done mine for the last two renewals. Just take a copy of the online class certificate to the center and get checked off on
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    Calling in sick before the holidays

    EmmaG replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    She knew she was going to be sick the next day? Amazing! Ask her to email me next weeks lotto numbers,
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    The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    EmmaG replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    The only places I'd expect to even consider something like this would be something like a Shriner's hospital or St. Jude's. Otherwise, you gotta be kidding
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    How to tell??

    EmmaG replied to katieRNlove's topic in General Nursing

    I sorta fell into heme/onc by accident way back when, now I can't imagine doing anything
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    EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    EmmaG replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    No, we weren't to warn them or chart about it. There were no males in my class, and I'm not aware of any in the classes ahead of me. They hated the idea of male nurses and proclaimed their disdain for...
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    Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    EmmaG replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    You're human. Humans get sick. If they didn't, most of us would be out of a job. There is absolutely no reason to feel 'guilty'. If your co-workers are bent about it, that's their problem. Hope...
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    I had very poor LVN/LPN training. Anyone else?

    EmmaG replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    Well, like I said, our instructors were there every minute, and they remained on the one unit where we were doing our clinicals. We were not foisted off on a floor nurse. The BSN programs would throw...
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    The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    EmmaG replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    Say
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    Whats the best job in healthcare?

    EmmaG replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Well, they are, but hardly ever get called. Mine did a procedure on me, and over the weekend I developed an infection that looked like it was turning into a cellulitis. He was on call for their...
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    I work at Disney World now!!

    EmmaG replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    *note to self: get extension for 10-foot
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    You gotta be kidding me!

    EmmaG replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Texas is a one-party state, but this might be your angle to nail him to the wall. Speak to your company's attorney and specifically mention this as a
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    Families from Hell

    EmmaG replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    Oooo. I hate when families answer for the patient (comments are fine, but you know what I mean). When that happens, I look directly at the patient and talk to them. I know it ticks off the family, but...
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    What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    EmmaG replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Next time she does, wait til she sits down then put on your sad/tragic/serious face and tell her no but you wish you had, because you just had an accident in her
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    PA School

    EmmaG replied to JustaGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    'Belittling' is a bit much, but hands-on care as you describe is not the job of a
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    Medical Team in Sports or Entertainment World

    EmmaG replied to emt1983's topic in General Nursing

    You could be a nurse consultant for one of those goofy medical shows. Maybe then they'd get something right. And your name would be in the credits. Then we could all say "we knew him