Spidey's mom ADN, BSN, RN

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    pamphlets

    Spidey's mom replied to sarah38's topic in School

    Yeah, I agree. (Our local health department has lots of
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    Spidey's mom replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    I too say "Gosh" all the time. Normal where I
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    Saltines - thinking beyond the office

    Spidey's mom replied to Flare's topic in School

    Saltines and string cheese . . . and Bud
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    Is adequate rest the most important factor in enjoying night shift?

    Spidey's mom replied to Hmfog's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked full-time as either the acute care nurse, the ER nurse, or L&D we did 12 hour shifts - 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. (day shift) and 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. (night shift). It was done this way so each...
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    Spidey's mom replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Wound care nurse here. Absolutely this is a clean procedure. Don't turn the doc in or you might have a bit of egg on your face. That's why it was good to come here to get advice. There is no...
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    As EpiPen Prices Skyrocket, Nurses Suggesting Patients Use Syringes

    Spidey's mom replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Patient Medications

    I've mentioned this on another thread about the cost of epi-pens but I'm perplexed about the details of this story regarding why the costs went up so high. We've had access to free epi-pens for...
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    Stocking Albuterol in Schools

    Spidey's mom replied to heinz57's topic in School

    My concerns here on the West Coast where there isn't a full-time school nurse on every campus is that we are turning schools into mini-health clinics run by school secretaries or . . .if you can...
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    New School Nurses

    Spidey's mom replied to VN2016's topic in School

    When I started my job as a school nurse 6 years ago, it was basically the same for me. I was lucky that I had the prior school nurse spend two days with me though but even so, I walked into a foreign...
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    Unprimed IV flush

    Spidey's mom replied to wailingtrees's topic in General Students

    You prime the tubing BEFORE you start the IV. And air will simply reabsorb and go away if injected into skin/muscle. And yes, it is not good practice to insert air into veins but as others have...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    By the way . . . There is no way in heck the CEO of our California hospital makes over $500,000 . . . so is this the 3rd time CEO was mentioned? I've been doing quite a bit of reading since this...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    Hi elkpark. Our hospice patients are mostly at home and so there is no law pertaining to that but some have to be admitted to our local hospital on the SNF side due to an unsafe home situation or...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that's fascinating. We do not do that. Hmmmm . .. now you've got me truly
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm not understanding this because as hospice, we do discuss this with the patient and family. Before imminent death. Most likely at admit depending on the situation and how overwhelmed the...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed - we have to call Donor Network regardless of Advanced Directives or a will or any statement the patient does not want to
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    Frustrated

    Spidey's mom replied to pinedaw14's topic in General Nursing

    Ah darn it! Too far
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    True. Which is what we are going to focus on more for hospice patients admitted to SNF due to what happened last week. (I was distracted in writing the above by having to drive Spidey to football...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Rose_Queen. When we admit hospice patients, nursing and/or social work does ask these questions. Do you have a DNR? Have you filled out an Advanced Healthcare Directives? Have you designated a...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    That is a really good point. It is probably addressed in the state or federal law pertaining to organ procurement organizations. But, I don't know . . . I never even thought about
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    Frustrated

    Spidey's mom replied to pinedaw14's topic in General Nursing

    I am curious too. What part of Northern CA? (We true Northern CA folks :) think Northern CA is Sacramento and up. I'm 4 hours north of Sac and we really need nurses
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    As a hospice nurse, I've had experiences with "predatory" behavior on the part of some mortuaries and some funeral homes. Some prey on the vulnerable state of mind in the grieving families and we as...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. But we should be able to discuss
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at work about to start the meeting but did some online searches on google with "organ donation complaints" and came up with a lot of stuff. So the OP and some of the rest of us aren't all alone...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Annie - my take on this thread and the OP's initial comment was not that she was against donation or having the donor organization call with specially trained people to talk to the families. It...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    We have to be really careful of public perception of what goes on behind the scenes in medicine. We are known amongst ourselves to have "black humor" to facilitate mental health in trying situations....
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Spidey's mom replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    The family said no in my experience a few days ago. Again, this is NOT about organ donation. I'm fully in favor of 8 other people getting a chance to live or have better health due to organ...