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  1. Experienced Nurses Only

    flashpoint replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    And keep the PRACTICING LPNs out of there because we don't count! I rarely get into RN/LPN thing, but it does get pretty old hearing things like RNs only... I don't disagree that it would be nice to...

  2. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    flashpoint replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    Any

  3. ER policy/unresponsive pts

    flashpoint replied to gonzo1's topic in Emergency

    The HIPAA law actually allows disclosure of information to people that the patient presents to a healthcare entity with. So...if Tazzi and I were out shopping and I had an allergic reaction to the...

  4. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    flashpoint replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    That is my problem with the whole thing...the nurse's attitude about the mistake. I don't expect her to burst into tears or throw herself at the mom's feet or anything, but she should admit there was...

  5. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    flashpoint replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    I'll keep this in mind next time I have the shift from ****. If we are short staffed or everyone is on their call light or everyone is puking and pooping and I am feeling overworked, it is OK to be...

  6. Does your hospital require someone to check the car seat for newborn???

    flashpoint replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Our CPSTs explain how to use the car seat properly, then they demonstrate how to do it, and ask the parent's to duplicate proper fitting and installation. We encourage parents-to-be to have their...

  7. Does your hospital require someone to check the car seat for newborn???

    flashpoint replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I used to work at requires that a Child Passenger Safety Technician check the car seat and educate parents on proper fit and installation. It takes about 30 minutes and the CPSTs are...

  8. Good at placing IV's?

    flashpoint replied to anne74's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to have days when you can slip a 16 gauge into the hand veins on a diabetic, dialysis, chemo patient...you are also going to have days when you can't pop a helium balloon with a steak...

  9. Med Pass

    flashpoint replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can relate to this one...our policy is we have between one hour before the scheduled time and one hour after the scheduled time, but two hours before and two hours after will not be considered an...

  10. can you refuse an assignment?

    flashpoint replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    What is a hospital supposed to do? If patients need admitted, they need admitted...if there is no other hospital to send them to, there is no other hospital to send them to. Do we just stop...

  11. Why place mom on her left side???

    flashpoint replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the ambulance, we try to position pregnant patients in the position of comfort. When that doesn't work, we go to the left side with the head slightly elevated. According to the anesthesiologist...

  12. can you refuse an assignment?

    flashpoint replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    I never liked taking unsafe assignments either, but if you don't, who will? What do you do when there are already twenty patients, the nurse manager has already worked 20 hours straight, two nurses...

  13. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    flashpoint replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the OP is busy doing crazy things like working and spending time with her family. Sometimes people get busy and can't get back to a post...soemtimes people go on vacation...sometimes people...

  14. The Today Show

    flashpoint replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think that the experts just need to push an emphasis on common sense. Ask questions...know what medication you are taking...know your diagnosis and research it...know the members of your...

  15. The Today Show

    flashpoint replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how wearing white is going to make us more professional...sure it will make us easier to spot, but it won't make me a better nurse. It might make me a little more hesitant to "get my...

  16. Do you think the pain scale is accurate?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    But is that a fair assessment? Kidney stones are the worst pain I have ever had, but they weren't "you wish we would take you out back and shoot you to get it over with" bad. So, if I rate my pain...

  17. Is there a doctor or nurse on board this flight?

    flashpoint replied to Gompers's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have EMS training or it is a big incident, that is pretty good advice. I find it really frustrating as a paramedic to have a nurse looking over my shoulder and offering advice that is...

  18. would you laugh at me ?

    flashpoint replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    If you called 911, insisted on being seen ahead of the chest pain, haven't taken anything like Aleve or Advil, claim you are allergic to every pain med "except that one that starts with 'D'," bring...

  19. Looking for ideas & advice on retention

    flashpoint replied to KTYRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um...someone else has to have some good ideas...I know we're not supposed to just bump posts up to the top for the sake of bumping them up,

  20. How do you become a Moderator for this site??

    flashpoint replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else think we should beat Timothy with a stick? :wink2: :wink2: :wink2: Men do tend to think more logically...I've liked every male supervisor I've had much better than any female...

  21. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

    flashpoint replied to msnursekim's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have the same sort of reputation...only my coworkers feel that I am too generous with narcotics. We have a resident with a long history of drug and alcohol addiction. He also has a history of...

  22. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    flashpoint replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a female condom catheter would work...you would have to hold it on with super glue or staples or deck screws (most other screws would rust) or something...I don't think tape would hold...

  23. Thoughts about Combitubes.

    flashpoint replied to KsMICT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Tracheal placement is rare...in almost eight years in EMS, I have never seen a tracheal placement and no one in my paramedic class ever admitted to seeing one. I don't remember for sure, but I...

  24. Common ER Meds

    flashpoint replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Epinephrine Amiodarone Lidocaine Mag Sulfate Sodium Bicarb Atropine Adenosine Lasix Integrelin Rocephin Narcan Valium Romazicon D50 Albuterol Artovent Xopenex Benadryl Prednisone

  25. Looking for ideas & advice on retention

    flashpoint replied to KTYRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to see a focus on retention rather than recruitment...I know that is a pretty broad statement, so I'll try to elaborate a bit. Sign on bonuses are nice, but what about RETENTION bonuses?...