nursemartha

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1. non hospital approved abrevations.

   nursemartha replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   I review malpractice cases and one of my abbreviation interpretations is WNL = we never looked.

2. Charting Bloopers

   nursemartha replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   I review medical records all day and have come across some really wierd ones. "from both flebitis" (thrombophlebitis?) "very close veins" (varicose?) "patient is matching his eyes and his nose" (I's & O's?) " no evidence of libido on lower extrem...

3. lost instruments in patient

   nursemartha replied to portland_guy's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a law firm and we see this from time to time. Usually, the patients who want to sue are the ones who's intra-abdominal complaints were ignored post-operatively and the instrument/sponge was found accidentally. I've even seen Allis clamps ...

4. colic - any cures out there?

   nursemartha replied to nursemartha's topic in Pediatric

   It's very much associated with eating. You can actually hear the gas rumbling around in his stomach. Mom is keeping a diary and she already has picked up on several things that she has dropped from her diet - dairy products, esp. cheese, grits, spa...

5. colic - any cures out there?

   nursemartha posted a topic in Pediatric

   I have a seven week old grandson with a significant case of colic. He is breast fed. Mylicon drops don't phase him. Swaddling is out - just makes him scream louder. I've heard about catnip tea but he just spits it out. We got one of those motor ...