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  1. Would you give 25u Reg Ins IV?

    psalm51 replied to Shell5's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    i was taught 25 units of regular is the legal limit except in DKA, HHNS. i would definitely want to clarify anything over 25, especially if given IV. theoretically in a perfect world, every unit of...

  2. My Med cart is a magnet, how about yours?

    psalm51 replied to JeanineLPN1984's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i suffered whip lash once when the over zealous linen cart guy crashed into my med cart. honest. threw me off balance and i landed against the wall. took a couple of ASA and get a good laugh out of it...

  3. Got Laid Off... Good time to Start in the Med Field... But WHERE???

    psalm51 replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    what about looking iinto becoming an RN? in the meantime, you could attend CNA classes (just a few weeks long) and work as a CNA while getting a "bird's eye view" of the

  4. Best nursing programs for men?

    psalm51 replied to davebd's topic in Men in Nursing

    not aware of any programs that are specifically "male friendly". choice of 2 or 4 year program depends upon your resources, financial and otherwise. also, what type / how many programs are in your...

  5. Combative Pt. Spat in my Face, Eyes, Mouth-Dealing with Policy/Procedure now :(

    psalm51 replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    i would press legal charges. i know our hospital frowns on that - but tough! unless the patient has assets worth going after, a law suit could be a waste of time

  6. Passing Meds

    psalm51 replied to psalm51's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    thank you both penguin67 and nurse educate. those are good suggestions penguin67 - and very helpful. sounds like their written assignment hits the key areas helping them to make connections and see...

  7. Passing Meds

    psalm51 replied to psalm51's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    thank you for your response. we (medsurg faculty) were told this semester that we must assign 2 patients for care, charting, and meds. this is not new -- however, in the past, we faculty (CIs) were...

  8. Passing Meds

    psalm51 replied to psalm51's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    thank you for your response. i have on average 6 students -- so 12 patients and their meds -- so i'm trying to keep up with everything the students are doing, everything the patients are doing (a...

  9. Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    psalm51 replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    in our area, the resp therapy program is associate degree. they qualify to take RRT / CRRT exam. in 40 years of nursing, i have observed that resp get their lunch -- and even get their breaks. they...

  10. "The Turn"

    psalm51 replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    who says nurses don't critically

  11. Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    psalm51 replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    what amazes me is that resp techs make nearly as musch as the RN. they have a very narrow focus in terms of their area of expertise and territory of responsibility -- and they do it one person at a...

  12. "The Turn"

    psalm51 replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    my theory is that turning the patient causes an increase in intra abdominal pressure. this stimulates the vagus nerve, which in turn slows the heart rate and lowers the BP. b/c the patient is already...

  13. Clinical evaluation of nursing students

    psalm51 replied to brigitte's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We use Curriculum objectives satisfactory / unsatisfactory format. i developed a rubric of behaviors that should be demonstrated based upon those objectives as my anecdotal. it is tedius but i like it...

  14. Nurses have a 'need to know' outcomes!!!

    psalm51 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    jlsRN - absolutely agree with you. b/c fewer admissions of certain cases, short stays, etc AND HIPPA, i think our knowledge pool is shrinking. nursing students have less or no exposure to many of the...

  15. 55,645

    psalm51 replied to IIIseeyaa's topic in General Nursing

    based on a 40 hour week, you can figure each 50 cents an hour is equal to $1,000.00 / year (based on 2080 hours worked / year). so divide the salary by 1/2 and convert to dollars and cents, e.g.,...

  16. Do everything, doing nothing, nothing to be done, something should've, could've

    psalm51 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    jls RN - THANK YOU! i'm at a similar place in thought. i'm sick of the ODs who really OD'd and ended up a vegetable - and we are footing the whole bill! and the mom who wants everything done for them....

  17. Heparin Drip Compatibilty

    psalm51 replied to Advocate1's topic in Patient Medications

    agree on NOT NOT NOT running anything with

  18. Digoxin and Coumadin

    psalm51 replied to ORNurseAngie's topic in Patient Medications

    different hospitals have different times for these drugs. in our hospital, warfarin is given at 1800 every evening. drugs requiring drug levels are given at a specific time so that lab knows when to...

  19. How do you protect your identity?

    psalm51 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    your license to practice is a matter of public record. so, your name and address are available online thru the professional licensing agency in your state. abuse shelters recommend that a p.o. box be...

  20. New rules about going online to listen to You Tube!

    psalm51 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    they're fortunate that they will be allowed to have internet access. we had it for a short time - and they took it away b/c of a few people who abused it. it was very useful for looking up medical...

  21. Radio Talk Show Host Calls Nurses"Kevorkian Fan Club"!!

    psalm51 replied to Simplepleasures's topic in General Nursing

    done! (see below) [color=#808000]your news talk guy, kevin fisher, is wrong!!! let him walk in our shoes awhile -- and he will see the issue from a totally different perspective. as karma would...

  22. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    psalm51 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i don't see genuine caring and big bucks as mutually exclusive. i think what we do is RARE in our society and culture today -- all the more reason to PAY US WHAT WE'RE WORTH which is at least 3x what...

  23. meal trays + MRSA, C. Dif, or VRE

    psalm51 replied to psalm51's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU ALL for your input. we have open carts, no gloves, and occasionally staff or visitors helping themselves to "extra" items on used trays; and no one has any idea where the tray has been : (...

  24. nsg note

    psalm51 replied to fatdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Generic note would include, at a minimum, your assessment of: the brain heart lungs abdomen kidneys bowel peripheral neurovascular status and patient's problem(s) or need(s) + and what you did about...

  25. Made a Med Error and sick over it!

    psalm51 replied to Martinette's topic in General Nursing

    recently (10/07) attended conference where a an RN is an expert witness for Medicare (the Federal government) (and is also a gerontology NP, PhD, and professor at major university). He described...