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  1. how do you give morphine on a pump bedside?

    Our PCA pump also allows a basal/continuous rate. I agree, continuous morphine, dilaudid or ativan that is not on a locked pump is too much of a temptation for some licensed staff and you never know...
  2. Jacksonville,NC nurses (please respond)

    Hi, Congrats on graduating, I dont know about Onslow county's ICU program, but I can tell you that Cape Fear Valley in Fayetteville has an ICU program that is excellent. Many of the nurses who have...
  3. CVICU open visitation

    Help!! The hospital I work in is, once again, taking a look at the visiting hours policy for the ICU's. Currently we have set visiting hours, with each nurse setting the visiting hours for the family,...
  4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    The very small step down unit I worked in was having night time staffing issues, I agreed to rotate to nights to help them out. It was a 4 bed, newly renovated unit. It was around 3am, and I was...
  5. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Hi Macy - I used to describe myself as "tough as nails" (to myself) - and what I meant was that I was willing to accept any situation, to always help and do as much as possible, no matter what the...
  6. This article disturbs me

    Nurses, we can be our own worst enemies. Personally, as a nurse for 15 yrs, I love my job, in fact love both my jobs. I have been a critical care nurse for 9 yrs and and am now a treatment coordinator...