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  1. Lipping the bottle

    PoppaD posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK...this is one of those things that really chap my hide!!! I can remember being taught in Nursing School to "lip the bottle" meaning prior to using the contents of a bottle of solution, some of it...

  2. Maintenance helping with medical procedures.

    PoppaD replied to Nurse-C's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital that receives federal reimbursement must comply with CMA regulations. The privavcy provisions per HIPPA are are prime concern to CMA. If you recall your own hospital orientation...there...

  3. Maintenance helping with medical procedures.

    PoppaD replied to Nurse-C's topic in General Nursing

    All hospital staff and volunteers have to comply with

  4. DNR patient coded

    PoppaD replied to adventuregirl's topic in General Nursing

    ditto

  5. What is An Atrovent or Alburetol PILLOW?

    PoppaD replied to psychnurse1998's topic in General Nursing

    Like he said...different places have different slang terms for things. Heck, we call the saline ampules that we use to irrigate/lavage ETT's "bullets"...go figure! "Hey....somebody throw me a

  6. Verbal abuse from a Nursing Aide

    PoppaD replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have instructed the NA to stop what she was in the process of doing and leave the pt's room immediately. There is not one thing that she can do that you cannot do; however, there are tons of...

  7. Lack of Care with my Child

    PoppaD replied to alotascruggs's topic in General Nursing

    I TOLD all of them that she was a difficult stick. They proceeded to stick her about 20 TIMES... As a parent I am sure that it must have been traumatic for you and your child to have been stuck so...

  8. Songs to play in the Waiting Room

    PoppaD replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    Psych waiting areas: "Do you hear what I

  9. I work at Disney World now!!

    PoppaD replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to mention the same

  10. Is a degree from excelsior.edu worth anything?

    PoppaD replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Lol....

  11. Is a degree from excelsior.edu worth anything?

    PoppaD replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Folks...PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! The old us and them argument continues to divide us and it keeps our attention diverted from advancing our PROFESSION. Do we really need to have the BSN's acting s if they...

  12. Is a degree from excelsior.edu worth anything?

    PoppaD replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Medic04... that's a big 10-4! We are absoloutely agreeing with each other...PoppaD is

  13. Is a degree from excelsior.edu worth anything?

    PoppaD replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Two of the most important variables are the individual's occupational background and their work ethic. I know of one disaster of a nurse that graduated from Excelsior...she was a former EMT who could...

  14. Who took the NURSE out of Nursing?

    PoppaD replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

    First of all...I can only imagine what you and your husband have gone and are going through...I am sure that you have a terribly stressful situation. I pray that you and he will find the strength,...

  15. Options for PNP

    PoppaD replied to vbgniner's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My wife is/was a PNP...she teaches in an ADN program...she did the NP thing for a year....but she was in a bad practice where the MD's hated each other and she was caught in a catch-22 situation. She...

  16. Best Scrubs for Fatties

    PoppaD replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have much to add here except to say: THANK GOD FOR CHICS WITH HIPS!!!!!!

  17. Working as a nurse at a correctional facility

    PoppaD replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

    My first job out of Nursing School was at a Medium/Maximum security state facility. On my first day there we had an inmate come into the medical unit after he had been stabbed with a lawn mower blade!...

  18. LPN's have you heard?

    PoppaD replied to LuvWounds's topic in General Nursing

    The interested LPN might consider completing a paralegal course if this indeed is wthe type of career that they are considering.. Just my two

  19. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    PoppaD replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    IN SC it is indeed illegal for a person who is not a nurse to represent him/herself as one. This law was passed years ago by the State Legislature and is enforcable, albeit rarely

  20. Warning! Vent ahead!

    PoppaD replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's interesting how MD's always seem to site their concern for pt's safety as their primary motivation for suggestion/demanding oversight of APRNs... How many RNs would actually make this kind of...

  21. what to know @ scene of accident

    PoppaD replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to play the part of the Devil's Advocate. In my home state, the Good Samiritan Laws really only applies to lay persons. So, if your are a RN, you are held to the same standards that a RN...

  22. Help! New nurse needs advice: Incident at a LTC facility

    PoppaD replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be very careful keeping pictures and copies of the MR...you could find yourself on the wrong end of a privacy violation investigation not only by your facility, but also by your BON. This type of...

  23. Help! New nurse needs advice: Incident at a LTC facility

    PoppaD replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Who exactly did the LTC report this to? You Ombudsman or to your state's Licensing or Certification agency...or to your Board of Nursing? I certainly do not mean to suggest that an injury is a minor...

  24. Mixing GT meds

    PoppaD replied to Mrs. M.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I fail to see the rationale behind the practice of giving each med seperately f/b a flush (except in the case of incompatible meds of course). If anything, you are more likely to clog the tube after...

  25. Pros and cons of being an ER nurse

    PoppaD replied to chsakyrachsa110503's topic in General Nursing

    The only con that you forgot to mention was the psych holds waiting for