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  1. Whom if anyone do I tell?

    flashpoint replied to Mysterri's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Using a non-rebreather without high flow O2 is one of my biggest pet peeves. A NRB should flow at 10 LPM minimum...I always put them at 15 LPM in the

  2. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    flashpoint replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We went to Whiskey Creek last night and when we sat down our "server" said..."Hi...My name is Meredith and I'll be taking care of you tonight." Perhaps the restaurant managers and the nurse managers...

  3. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    flashpoint replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate to this one. We run a multi-specialty clinic in the hospital Monday through Friday. We are a small rural hospital without a lot of specialists, so specialists from surrounding hospitals...

  4. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    flashpoint replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually sort of like working holidays...they are usually quiet on the floor, the ER is usually hopping, there are usually really good snacks, and I don't have to do the dishes at home. My family...

  5. Non-Smoking Hospitals

    flashpoint replied to katy_kenemy's topic in General Nursing

    We are going to 100% non-smoking on January 1st. I'm not sure how well this can be enforced, especially at night...what is going ot prevent employees from sitting in their car for 10 minutes to smoke...

  6. Are LPN's/LVN's real nurses?

    flashpoint replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I disagree with LPNs who say they do the same thing as RNs for less money. It may seem that way and often the LPN's job is physically more demanding than the RNs, but RNs do deserve more money....

  7. What Grossness Is Cool?

    flashpoint replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    I love helping the doctors pop off ingrown toenails...we have one in the ER that is just so darn slick about it... Otherwise, I HATE any kind of trauma...just love those

  8. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    flashpoint replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I once took care of a sweet, elderly Russian man...his English wasn't very good so he referred to all of us as his "servers." He even praised me to the nursing supervisor..."That little one who...

  9. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    flashpoint replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    No, but when I was in paramedic school and anethesiologist hit me with a laryngoscope...he asked for a Miller blade, which is what I handed him...after looking at the patient more closely, he decided...

  10. baptizing a patient???

    flashpoint replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would do it if the parents asked me to, although I really don't feel that there is any point to it. I would be furious if someone "baptized" one of my loved ones without my permission...I don't...

  11. ER triage over phone

    flashpoint replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't allowed to give advice over the phone either. But...if someone calls and has an obvious emergency, I will tell them that it sounds like they need to be seen...if the emergency is life...

  12. Another question about "abandonment."

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A friend of mine from the hospital also works PRN in a local nursing home. One night, he went to work at the nursing home and was told that he had been assigned to work on the alzheimer's unit....

  13. Another question about "abandonment."

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was pretty proud of him for standing up for what was best for his and for his patients...just hope it doesn't bite him in the backside!

  14. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    flashpoint replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't think that calling me Miss or Mrs. or Mr. whatever is going to make people think that I am too busy to arrange their flowers...few teachers allow their students by their first names,...

  15. Ever been physically attacked by MD? What have or Would you Do?

    flashpoint replied to artistnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not me, but one of my coworkers was...the doctor got all bent out of shape because she did an occult blood screen on a suspicious looking stool...she didn't have an order, but... Anyway, he slapped...

  16. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    flashpoint replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I'll never understand what some people expect. So many people think that nurses are supposed to be at their beck and call for every little thing that pops into their mind...it is nice of them to find...

  17. "VIP"s in labor

    flashpoint replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here, if any of our employees or doctors are in the hospital for any reason, they are generally given the least used rooms in the back hallways since they are the most private. Their names are...

  18. ER Pet Peeves

    flashpoint replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    I'll admit I have called to see how busy the ER was before I went...when I had mono, I had the most horrible sore throat, fatigue, N/V, etc...I called my doctor at home to see if there was anything he...

  19. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    flashpoint replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is no easy answer...my friend's father firmly believes that if he receives blood products, his salvation will be in jeopardy...how could you force him or his child to take blood? Just doesn't...

  20. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    flashpoint replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The question seems odd to me...initially, it almost sounds like Jehovah's Witnesses are alien beings or something...(I know you didn't mean it that way). One of my best friend's father is a JW...

  21. I had some trouble with a CNA...should I talk to the manager?

    flashpoint replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    If it were just a "playful" punch I probably wouldn't say anything....this one sounds like it was a little more than "playful." I don't really know if I would report her or not...no one deserves to...

  22. Constipation Tricks

    flashpoint replied to caringRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Crappuccino" is just disgusting...smells and looks like what it makes you do...tastes bad, looks bad, works soooo

  23. Constipation Tricks

    flashpoint replied to caringRN's topic in General Nursing

    We give our patients "crappuccino." Milk of mag, prune juice, and molassses...all dumped into a coffee cup, mixed with a bit of warm water, and microwaved to a nice "coffee" temperature... I just...

  24. ghosts...

    flashpoint replied to lynni's topic in General Nursing

    No, no, no...no new threads about old topics. How could anyone have anything new to offer...and I'm sure there are no new people on the board who would like to talk about something that has already...

  25. Airway management mishap results in tragic outcome

    flashpoint replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Shouldn't an ansethesiologist be able to do a trach? A lot of states will let a paramedic do it, do it seems logical that an anesthesiologist would be able to...they have much more training, much...