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  1. narcotic policy

    RockyCreek posted a topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is in the process of reexamining the narcotic policy and I am looking to get input from as many nurses as possible -- please! We are a 600 bed Midwest hospital and we are trying to write a...

  2. narcotic policy

    RockyCreek replied to RockyCreek's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, earned RN 2008" for your data - may I ask the approximate size and general regional local of your

  3. narcotic policy

    RockyCreek replied to RockyCreek's topic in General Nursing

    I can't explain this -- I am just trying to stop it. If I can't prove that other hospitals are handling this in a better way, I am afraid this policy will be

  4. Help with charting?

    RockyCreek replied to Lola77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wouldn't have problem saying: 'Patient found on floor at foot of bed with blood on left arm and hand. IV catheter intact and on floor next to patient's right hand. States "I was washing the car and...

  5. Morning assessments/charting/time mgt

    RockyCreek replied to Lola77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Okay, I admit it has been a long time since I worked morning shift! I remember my first trip into the room was just to make sure the patient is alive [yep, it's happened!], introduce myself, and set...

  6. NCR hospitals accepting volunteer nurses

    RockyCreek replied to mrasa20's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, my Missouri hospital does have volunteer RN positions but they are for experienced nurses that contribute to non-direct patient care -- restocking supplies, printing lab reports, checking...

  7. DNP 2015 Will you be grandfatherd in if your a student?

    RockyCreek replied to Angela.CRNA2B's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    There is a very long 'sticky' thread on this very subject under the tab "Specialty" then click on "Advanced Practice Nurses". I encourage your friend to read all the comments. The short version of the...

  8. Change of shift report

    RockyCreek replied to Tif-fantastic's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! Bedside reporting is required at my hospital now. So now we have to give report twice -- once at the bedside and then again in private where we can talk about the types of things you can't say in...

  9. Accepted to USA Spring 2010 Adult/Gero NP Program

    RockyCreek replied to IMABSNRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CONGRADULATIONS! And welcome to the incredibly scary world of graduate

  10. Advanced Pathophysiology

    RockyCreek replied to sammy2415's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I took the class online at SLU last spring. I wish I had more time to spend reading and less time doing 'concept maps' as group projects. Other than that, I really loved it ... but I am a bit of a...

  11. St Anthony's -St Louis

    RockyCreek replied to SillyStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a General Surgery unit - 5 East. What I like it is the wonderful staff of truly dedicated nurses that I work here. No matter what is happening, they are always there to back you up or share...

  12. Neuro pt & Tylenol

    RockyCreek replied to RockyCreek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I didn't think we should have discharged him with no clear answer about the cause of the fever -- I hope you are wrong but I will let you know if he is

  13. Neuro pt & Tylenol

    RockyCreek posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I got a confusing order yesterday and I can't seem to find the answer. We had a pt with a Hx of ruptured AVM with normalized cranial pressures following repair & placement of VP shunt. The pt is 4...

  14. I passed:)

    RockyCreek replied to sally 1977's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congratulations on reaching this important

  15. Neuro pt & Tylenol

    RockyCreek replied to RockyCreek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I finally saw Dr X again and asked him about the order. I told him that I had not been able to find anything in my reference books but that I was very interested in understanding the effects of...

  16. Neuro pt & Tylenol

    RockyCreek replied to RockyCreek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have asked a dozen people and, while many have heard this, no one has been able to give me an educated or verifiable answer. Could it be that this is just one of those 'myths' that get

  17. Anp Program Online??

    RockyCreek replied to SthRNBelle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't talk to the ANP program but I am in the ACNP program [first semester survivor!]. This is the link for SLU http://www.slu.edu/nursing.xml. Good

  18. Rethink my career path: PharmD VS PMH-NP

    RockyCreek replied to oohnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    > During my early college years, I was pursuing a BSN with a minor in Psych because I really thought I had a 'calling' to the field. It was a very observant intructor that noticed that I was only...

  19. Hospitals East of St. Louis?

    RockyCreek replied to SouthernComfort31's topic in General Nursing

    I just recently heard that Memorial Hospital in Belleville has achieved Magnet status -- that might make it a good place to

  20. St Anthony's -St Louis

    RockyCreek replied to SillyStudent's topic in General Nursing

    In my 23 years as a nurse, I have worked at 4 different hospitals. In every case, one of the biggest complaints was the paperwork! I bet if you were to do an informal survey of the nurses on these...

  21. St Anthony's -St Louis

    RockyCreek replied to SillyStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I work at St. Anthony's on the General Surgical unit -- I definitely recommend

  22. Centerpoint nurses to Decertify Union

    RockyCreek replied to Nancy2's topic in General Nursing

    [Excuse me while I apply my flame proof suit] Why do nurses need a union? Why not just speak for ourselves? Do the doctors have a union -- no, they speak for themselves! No Lawyers need unions? If you...

  23. Hospitals East of St. Louis?

    RockyCreek replied to SouthernComfort31's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Illinois but I work in Missouri. I know our hospital [st. Anthony's Medical Center] has posted positions and is usually 'friendly' to new grads. You might take a look at the list and see if...

  24. Back to MedSurg........

    RockyCreek replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Med/Surg is not for everyone but it isn't awful. I, personally, do NOT like peidatrics so I would never take a job at Children's Hospital [love the kids -- hate the neurotic parents!]. If you have an...

  25. online group projects

    RockyCreek posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am currently enrolled in an online MSN program - taking two classes. BOTH of these classes have weekly group projects that account for a significant portion of the grade. The reason I chose an...