faithful11

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1. Med passing

   faithful11 replied to mcs1505's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   If it comes up again, and it relates to YOU---let the RN know what you are ALLOWED to do. I think your friend messed up by not standing up for herself, as well as for placing unknown medications...

2. New RN program in So Cal!?!

   faithful11 replied to Skysail's topic in California Nursing

   Hi! It's funny that I was browing the board of RNs right now, and noticed A NEW SCHOOL...LOL, always searching. Looks like you ladies found it a bit ago and researched it very nicely. I requested info...

3. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

   faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree..as far as I am aware, at my state facility, if you are unable to EVADE or GET AWAY...and the state approved techniques ARE NOT WORKING or your LIFE IS IN CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER--then we are...

4. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

   faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Micky--I am not sure if I even read correctly as far as ANY consequences occurring. My bad, as well. In addition to the incident report, there at our facility there would have been notification made...

5. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

   faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you. That's the point I was trying to get across and you also hit on another important aspect which has not been mentioned. People have to think of the proper way (not just ethics here, but...

6. Im curious about the 1:1 vigilance

   faithful11 replied to BoogiePop's topic in Psychiatric

   Where I work, any level of care that has been trained to monitor 1:1 observation is assigned to do so. Licensed, NonLicensed, PreLicensed etc. The distance depends on the individual patient. Arms...

7. Need info...are you wearing scrubs, other uniform or street clothes on your psy unit?

   faithful11 replied to lkinsworthy's topic in Psychiatric

   I work at the state forensic psych facility---we (level of care nursing staff) wear street clothes, jeans (no shorts) and/or scrubs. We are not permitted to wear khaki anything, as the...

8. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

   faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

   In the eyes of Patients' Rights, and along the guidelines of CRIPPA...one must be able to substantiate the decision made to PREVENT, DIMINSH or INTERRUPT a behavior which is dangerous to self or...

9. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

   faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I work at our State Psych Facility in CA. If a patient is CALM or has returned to baseline bx post assault, then you cannot place them in phsyical restraints. The reason is obvious---restraints are...

10. Circumcision

    faithful11 replied to RN mom of 2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is what happened when we had our son---LOL, after his 6-8wks in NICU, we were so elated to get him home, LOL we didn't even THINK about circumcision until AFTER. It just skipped our minds. I...

11. California Frustrates Me

    faithful11 replied to needleklutz's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ---you mean as in certified nurse's assistant? they can challenge something relating to being an rn? here in

12. Communication with Parents

    faithful11 replied to Loralai's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Both my kids are NICU graduates, from different hospitals and 3 1/2 yrs apart. That being said---both NICU experiences went well. The RNs WOULD actually call to let us know how the babies were doing...

13. "Did you report her?"

    faithful11 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Someone asked me this in another thread---and I think I explained pretty well what happened. There ARE staff who run to management with EVERY LITTLE THING. "so and so went to lunch at 1131 and it is...

14. Wondering how others deal with RUDE patients, docs, colleagues?????

    faithful11 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The incident I witnessed, I "educated" her and reminded her that WE are here to be professional, not to be FRIENDS NOR ENEMIES with the patients. That if she is having a bad day, tuck it to the side...

15. Nutrition Fall 2007

    faithful11 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Me!! I am taking it along with A&P if I can ADD the a/p on