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  1. Can I refuse to work w/ a certain CNA?

    flashpoint replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Most likely not...I have only seen one case where management went out of their way to make sure two people were not scheduled together. One of the RNs I used to work with is married to a police...

  2. Med Errors

    flashpoint replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I once gave Mr. E. Smith his wife's meds...(she was Mrs. E. Smith). Poor Mr. Smith got Premarin! The doctor told me not to worry about it and Mr. Smith came out of his room for lunch wearing his...

  3. New Policies

    flashpoint replied to wildcard47833's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We aren't allowed to get anyone out of bed before 0600 unless they specifically request to be up...we don't even get our residents dressed and leave them in bed on 0400 rounds like most other LTCs I...

  4. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    flashpoint replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the most important things I can advise is to get in a routine of always doing things by the book...it makes it much easier when state shows up or when your manager is breathing down your neck...

  5. asking

    flashpoint replied to nighteyes719's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the state...check with your board of

  6. I have really messed up.

    flashpoint replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    You should be proud for having the good sense to call your manager and let her know what happened...a lot of people wouldn't have done that. You made a mistake...could have been a big one, but...

  7. Well...I started the new job and have successfully managed to make my former boss MAD

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    I went from a clinic to a 20 bed LTC. All of the residents in the LTC use the same doctor, who is out of town until Thursday. My former boss agreed to take call for him since he is the only doctor...

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    flashpoint replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in 7th grade a girl in my class had a seizure right after we had out yearbook pictures taken. She was transported to the hospital by EMS and was diagnosed with some sort of cancer in her...

  9. Paramedics who 'put down' nurses

    flashpoint replied to NurseguyFL's topic in General Nursing

    Here, our EMS people generally get along very well with the hospital and nursing home staff. My biggest complaint from the paramedic point of view is when we are treated like we don't know anything...

  10. Being made to work as an aide...need advice

    flashpoint replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE it when people talk about "aide work" or whatever...in my opinon, it is all patient care and that is what we are there to do. I think if nurses are not going to be "working as a nurse" and...

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    flashpoint replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't nursing realted, but it is something that happened to a friend of mine. A few years ago, we had a baby in town that was murdered by her father. She was crying and he kicked her in the...

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    flashpoint replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, I worked night shift in a nursing home after I graduated from high school. The nursing home had been built about five years previously and their first resident was a lady named...

  13. How would you manage this airway?

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

    Depending on the degree of trismus, your only option might be a cric. I would be pretty hesitant to do a nasal or a blind and (again depending on the degree of trismus) you might not be able to get a...

  14. Quit my job...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad I am almost out of there...today I got another lecture about something that was really stupid. A patient called and wanted to know why her prescription wasn't called in. She said that...

  15. Quit my job...

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is the first time in my life I have had a Monday-Friday, 9-5 job and I quit! Since I started, I have been yelled at by one of the other nurses on an almost daily basis for things that were...

  16. rx refills

    flashpoint replied to minnesotanurse100's topic in General Nursing

    For us, maintenence meds are anything that the patient takes routinely...things that are taken daily, things that are taken often (like migraine meds, Valtrex for patients with a known and frequent...

  17. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    flashpoint replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the doctor should have said something from a "supervisor" point of view, but I do think we all owe it to one another to hold each other accountable for our actions...if that means a...

  18. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    flashpoint replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if it was just the nurse's "lighthearted" way of warning the wife that the patient may say some thing that he normally wouldn't say..."Honey, that dress makes you look fat. Honey, I hate...

  19. Please help me, I have some questions

    flashpoint replied to aaAbbBccCddD's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. What does professionalsim mean to you? Doing my job to the best of my abilities and up to the full scope of my practice while also delivering the TLC part of nursing. It also means showing up to...

  20. rx refills

    flashpoint replied to minnesotanurse100's topic in General Nursing

    We are allowed to call in "maintenance meds" with out talking to the provider as long as the patient has been seen within the last year and all of their labs are up to date (TSH for Synthroid, A1C for...

  21. Another Five Star Visitor Thread

    flashpoint replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...I always like the ones who say things like..."You do realize that I am Dr. *******'s neighbor don't you?" Well...yes, I know that you are his neighbor...however, you still can't have snacks...

  22. kind of a vent....Paramedics

    flashpoint replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree...our medical director is not an emergency medical physician...he is a D.O. who specializes in internal medicine and can run circles around most ER doctors I have worked with. We answer to...

  23. kind of a vent....Paramedics

    flashpoint replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    We need to know what the wound looked like when we picked the patient up so it can be comapred to what it looks like when we get to the ED. There would be a huge amount of liability if the patient...

  24. Pet peeves!

    flashpoint replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    I get really frustrated when people approach me in the grocery store (theater, restaurant, park, etc) wanting to know what the doctors in the clinic recommend for whatever happens to be bothering...

  25. kind of a vent....Paramedics

    flashpoint replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    If someone is going to get into the back of my truck, once ABCs are intact, they are going to get a head to toe assessment...that means I am listening to their lungs, palpating their abdomen, checking...