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    Student nurse gives out number to patient !

    RedWeasel replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I have coworkers that become friends with patients and become myspace friends. Our patients are with us a long time, but I always thought it was clear that boundaries must be kept. What if they did...
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    Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    RedWeasel replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The thing is I am not panicked until I know we aren't trying to halt it at our facility. I know that if one of my patients has a wound, not healing, a temp, drainage, etc. I want to know if it is...
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    RedWeasel replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    how can you take a side of a person one notch below those who perform hate crimes? No. I ask my CNA to do things because I am nice, but it is okay to leave a note with someone to do something....
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    Influenza A(H1N1) possible pandemic

    RedWeasel replied to Straydandelion's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I see what you mean. The thing is if we are going to protect ourselves then we should at least place people on isolation when s/s present themselves...so, okay if we don't test for the flu....but I...
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    RedWeasel replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are many times I suddenly realize I haven't peed or that the cafe is about to close. When you have 6 patients stuff happens. It would only take a second to write a note and give it to a fellow...
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    Influenza A(H1N1) possible pandemic

    RedWeasel replied to Straydandelion's topic in Disaster Preparation

    what disturbs me is that we aren't testing people who have fevers etc and sore throat/cough/vomit/diarrhea at our facility. Our state has below 100 cases and two states surrounding us are near 2000...
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    Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    RedWeasel replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I will have to find the actual email, but the cdc just changed the criteria for testing, didn't it? Well, our hospital still says...anyone in contact with someone from Mexico, or travelled there. Are...
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    Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    RedWeasel replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Also the pregnant woman who died, her husband said she had no real underlying medical problems....so who is trying to calm us by upping the chronic health conditions of the victims. I want the truth,...
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    Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    RedWeasel replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One man came in (21) with a fever and was vomiting blood, with multiple organ failure. That happened in 1918. See the info at Stanford.edu I think. Also look up on Wikipedia. This is getting scary. We...
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    WHO raises swine flu pandemic alert to phase 5

    RedWeasel replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It has been written that the previous March and April prior to the fall of 1918 had a flu outbreak (remember flu mos are usually over in feb etc.-and this is similar now-March and April) It was not a...
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    How does the flu kill people??

    RedWeasel replied to Misslady113's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you go to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Flu and look up the pandemic of 1918 it is quite scary (not to scare you-remember it was about 100 years ago-we have atb to treat the...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    RedWeasel replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just think of the snowstorms when pp call in then. I mean, I can see if you live in the country and just CANNOT make it on the roads, but those others who live in the city 4 blocks from the hospital...
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    Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    RedWeasel replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why have they waited so long to raise it to level 5. They say it is level 5 if it is confirmed in two countries. That occured last week I think!...Not that it would stop anything anyway, but it just...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    RedWeasel replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I stopped at the pharmacy on the way home. The Lysol was out, the hand sani out, and the masks were out. Another large pharmacy has all their masks on backorder.
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    WHO raises swine flu pandemic alert to phase 5

    RedWeasel replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have a coworker who is going to Mexico on Thursday....I just couldn't do it. I half hope the shut the border so she can't go. I worry about her! We heard on our floor tonight that there were 3 cases...
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    I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    RedWeasel replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Otherwise it will be pretty hard to find nurses to help you out in ten years time. Do you want me to get some statistics on
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    I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    RedWeasel replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am sorry not an ego thing. If we are to get other young people into nursing it does have an impact on the respect and dignity of our profession. We wash our hands. And I will not get over it. And...
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    I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    RedWeasel replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    nevermind
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    I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    RedWeasel replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Okay I am going to have to respond to this. We aren't discussing the reason for the buttons, we are discussing how the buttons make us feel. Your whole, article, on preventing infection is missing the...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    RedWeasel replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had to go into a nasty mean woman's room to tell her to quit throwing a fit (alert but not oriented)...She was trying to pull the cord off the call light. We had had it. I tried to take it from her...
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    precaution meetings

    RedWeasel posted a topic in General Nursing

    I left this response on another thread but am posting now to get others opinions. I know staff is to abide by the HIPPA laws they agreed to on hire, but to me HIPPA is a "NEED to KNOW basis." So to...
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    precaution meetings

    RedWeasel replied to RedWeasel's topic in General Nursing

    What is scary is the visitors aren't even shy about doing it! Sometimes the 'i am just a friend from her church' will even ask 'what are you giving her?' "what is that for?" Really?...really? Is that...
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    Nursing Patches?

    RedWeasel replied to nurscestudent's topic in General Nursing

    Vinegar is good for soaking new red items in to prevent bleeding-probably works on other colors too. Anyway, I know alot of my classmates patches faded but mine didn't. I don't know if they may have...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    RedWeasel replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I mentioned this before. I didn't think of it a co-worker did. She didn't say it but she would have if she had been there. A pts dtr (never will forget her) stopped at the desk to tell me..."Oh yeah,...
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    RN's in hospitals. What is the worst part of your job?

    RedWeasel replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    I think the worst thing about nursing is the same thing that makes you a great nurse....fear of the unknown....you never know how your shift will end....you know how you don't want it to end,,,so...