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  1. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    PoppaD replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I have practically thrown in the towel. If a pt c/o pain, AND has ok VS...I med 'em and chart 'em. I now operate under the premise that their pain is what they say it is. The only things that I am not...

  2. Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    PoppaD replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    seriously question this person's suitability to function as a nurse! Not only should the institution be investigating this incident, but also you Board of Nursing needs to check this situation out....

  3. do you actually wait?

    PoppaD replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    most of my practice has been in the ed and icu. we act first and call

  4. Ob-GYN nurses- Do you think Dad/the father should or should not be in delivery room?

    PoppaD replied to MK6babies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Made you pregnant"?!?!?!? I would hope that you would want your husband to be present...oh yeah, just in case you do not already know: the next few months at home with the new baby will not be a walk...

  5. How do YOU check a temp in an orally intubated person?

    PoppaD replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    some ICU nurses just have to ask stupid questions because of their own insecurities... As for an answer to your question: IMHO a rectal Temp is the best temp to rely upon. My facility has started...

  6. moving to Florence, SC

    PoppaD replied to nightRN's topic in General Nursing

    Carolinas Hospital System actually employees over 600 nurses and is one of the largest employers in Florence County. The Ed has an annual volume of approx. 40,000 visits per year. PM me for more about...

  7. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    PoppaD replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Pt abandonement can only occur when you abandon a pt during your "on duty" time. I seriously doubt that you are working 24 hour shifts 7 days a week right now. If you value your license...you will...

  8. Lipping the bottle

    PoppaD replied to PoppaD's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: ROTFL

  9. Funny Typos

    PoppaD replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I had to correct a student nurse: she was attempting to describe a wound that had purulent drainage. She called it ... er... ah...a Puss*

  10. Being Sexually Harrassed

    PoppaD replied to markymark's topic in General Nursing

    I will be very brief. You have described a "hostile work environment". Please...Google the term. Your situation is no different than a woman who is forced to endure lewd and crude commentary about her...

  11. Can a CRNA become a............

    PoppaD replied to hocke5716's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey...the CRNA would have to gain entry to Medical School and then complete an ANESTH residency (6 years I think) in order to become a MD

  12. HIPPA Violation?

    PoppaD replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not sure that I agree that a substantial HIPPA violation occured here. Certainly a prima facia breach in protocol occured; but, what was actually the damage done to the protected party? the...

  13. open visitation in critical care units

    PoppaD replied to grits's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CVICU nurse...we have an open visitation policy except from 6a - 9a; 12n - 1p, & 6p - 8:30p. After 11P visitation is every 2 hrs x 15 min & limited to 2 visitors. I think that you...

  14. Liability of threatened AB on M/S unit?

    PoppaD replied to new_nurse_2006's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be brief: this pt should have gone to Antepartum, L/D, or GYN. From the perspective of an ER nurse, she did not necessarily need continuous fetal monitoring, but should have had "spot" FHT's...

  15. Blacklist

    PoppaD replied to Yulee7's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know for certain that one has a right to limit the type of information that a current or past employer can forward on to a potential employer. I would advise the person in question to...

  16. Matrix???

    PoppaD replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    You said that you have a new director. What happened to the old one? Is your facility under new management? If your old director was overstaffing the unit and wrecking the budget, the new director...

  17. Charge nurse question

    PoppaD replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    In regards to a 14 pt load distributed between you and a LPN...assuming you are working in an Acute M/S area...that sounds feasible. Here in my neck of the woods a nurse routinely cares for a group of...