Edward,IL

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1. Wasting Procedures

   Edward,IL replied to JMH's topic in General Nursing

   I have an additional question/comment. We have always been told and adhere to very strict narcotics counts and accountability via documentation, having a witness watch and document wasted meds,...

2. Jvd?

   Edward,IL replied to stella123 rn's topic in General Nursing

   Good answer. There is an illustrated lesson and very thorough explanation in the Springhouse Publications text I have. It's about twenty years old now, but is very good at explaining this and...

3. California staffing ratio's for PCU?

   Edward,IL replied to AMV's topic in General Nursing

   Many states are following the fine example of CA in introducing legislation to guarantee minimum safe nurse-patient ratios. The one I like the best is the state of Nevada, with specfic numbers for all...

4. any nurses with crohn's/IBD?

   Edward,IL replied to agent's topic in General Nursing

   I've had Crohn's Disease for 34 years, since age 10 y/o. Quite an experience going through high school, college, nursing school twice (ADN, BSN). It can be done. It is never easy. Most...

5. How many of you married doctors?

   Edward,IL replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Missy, the Professional Nurse is not the wife of the M.D. If you want education at the doctoral level, please look into degree programs that grant the PhD in Nursing or the DNSc, rather than marrying...

6. Surgical consents

   Edward,IL replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

   You are best to keep separated from surgeons. 1) The general consent for admission and treatment gets the patient inthe hospital door and gives consent for ROUTINE nursing and medical care without...

7. Christ Medical Center/Advocate Health

   Edward,IL replied to mdwRN's topic in General Nursing

   JMHO 1) Ratings of hospitals can be done by anyone. Popular magazines are not considered the most reliable. Only about 1.0% of the 5,000 hospitals in the U.S. have Magnet Hospital Status (This...

8. Hospital sold!--Have to reapply for my job....

   Edward,IL replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

   I went through a buy-out several years ago, successfully. When the hospital is sold, so ends your relationship with the Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Hospital. Finalize that relationship by going on...

9. Christ Medical Center/Advocate Health

   Edward,IL replied to mdwRN's topic in General Nursing

   I've only heard scary things about this place and the parent company. The INA doesn't have a collective bargainign relationship with Advocate, as far as I know. In your locale, collective...

10. preventing burnout

    Edward,IL replied to Ruffles's topic in General Nursing

    I've found changing jobs whenever you feel it necessary. Move to a new area, learn what you can, then move on. I also think working two or more jobs part-time helps. If one job is getting bad, you...

11. Dietary department...(ranting!!)

    Edward,IL replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a large university teaching hospital until 10 years ago. Dietary was awful. 1) Cockroaches coming outof the food cart when meals were delivered to floor. 2) No requests taken after 8:00pm...

12. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Edward,IL replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Karen. Correct answer! The articles mentioned above and the authors are the real authorities on this. Anyone interested in this VERY important topic should visit the NANDA web site (and...

13. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Edward,IL replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    This certainly is an interesting thread. a few more thoughts: 1) We have often times said "Nurses handle too much information in too short a time to be able to keep track of it". We do process ALOT of...

14. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Edward,IL replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Wake up and smell the fiduciary coffee, ya'll. This is the BIG picture of hospital charges. 1) Any department headed by a man gets to bill directly for their services (lab, x-ray, resp. therapy,...

15. Use of AIR filters on IV infusions

    Edward,IL replied to 66nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    The Infusion Nurses Society has published standards of care. These are the professional standards that all nurses in the USA can be held accountable for (attorneys know this and will bring this to...