Chiaramonte

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1. Continuing Saga with MDG Medical

   Chiaramonte replied to CathyLew's topic in Nursing Informatics

   We have had NOTHING but problems with this system. All drawers open...no drawers open...whole system shuts down completely...ALL delaying patient care! It has been a

2. Promethazine IV Question

   Chiaramonte replied to PMercier's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We dilute with at least 5cc of dilutant. The problem we've been having is untoward affects of restlessness and panic as nursenatalie mentions. One can push it as slowly as you can and be as diluted as...

3. "Force Feed"

   Chiaramonte replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Back in the 70's when I was an aide, we "forced" our elderly patients to eat. I remember mixing pureed meat, potatoes and pureed veggies altogether with milk and butter. We would draw this concoction...

4. "Force Feed"

   Chiaramonte replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Back in the 70's when I was an aide, we "forced" our elderly patients to eat. I remember mixing pureed meat, potatoes and pureed veggies altogether with milk and butter. We would draw this concoction...

5. skunks on night shift?

   Chiaramonte replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yup, it happens at least couple of times a month at our place also. Not enough of a drudgery that we sacrifice ourselves for the night shift but adding a pungent nightly odor is too

6. Medical Mysteries in History ?

   Chiaramonte replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   If I'm not mistaken pins were made from lead in that era. Sounds like lead poisioning symptoms as well as

7. Haldol IV??

   Chiaramonte replied to dabestrn's topic in Emergency

   Yes but have never given it as such myself...have always given it IM since they don't always have an IV

8. Waiting Room Signage

   Chiaramonte replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

   "The louder you whine the longer you wait " I love that...I might do that in needlepoint and hang it in our waiting room, homey touch don't you

9. Ccrn

   Chiaramonte replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Zee, I studied all summer with a question/answer review book. I learn better with that type of set up. All questions I studied and reasoned seem to have reappeared on my CCRN exam in some shape or...

10. Rotator Cuff Question

    Chiaramonte replied to DebsZoo's topic in General Nursing

    Last year I dislocated my shoulder by falling forward while hurrying up stairs and holding onto a railing. Also the rotator cuff tore and a spur formed in the same area. The orthopedic MD suggested...

11. Telephone orders...read back and verified...

    Chiaramonte replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,it indeed is simply a matter of money here,deespoohbear. We just suffered a big blow to our ancillary staffing. They cut 30 non- licensed positions. Now get this reasoning... they gave all of us...

12. Telephone orders...read back and verified...

    Chiaramonte replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Have been told the same thing at work this week. They have circumvented it by making us initial "RBAVTO". "Read Back and Verified Telephone Orders". We have one physician in particular ,when awakened...

13. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    Chiaramonte replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (for those full-moon weekend night shifts in July and August). Love this one!!! What about: Simon and Garfunkel's "the Zoo" Someone told me it's all...

14. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    Chiaramonte replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    My very profoundly bald RN husband says the only thing that ever worked for him was duct

15. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Chiaramonte replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    In the place I am working now, the Administrators bring in their best home cooked food and have a banquet for the nursing staff served by the Adminstrators themselves. They even come in at night to...