pattycakeRN

In what way would having unlicensed personnel ACLS-certified benefit patients? I'm not being rude, just curious why you would do this, and to what end? You can't assist in a code more than you already do.

Ugh, What a sad, sniping reply. The OP wasnt attacking anyone. Can't we all just get along?

Hmm. That's a great story:rolleyes:... but no one said they had the 'answers to life's questions'. Young people are just trying to make it through life like older people are... we're not stupid.

Sheesh... people need to let up on this person. She simply made a statement/asked a question. Most of you reacted by attacking her and becoming extremely defensive, instead of responding in a mature and educational manner. I see your responses about ...

Everyone is paid the same wage? Wow.

Scary to think that unlicensed personnel have anything to do with narc counts...

I drive fast- sometimes reeeaaallly fast. Speeding is illegal, and I am willing to break the law when it suits my personal needs in regard to the speed limit. Should I then be suspended from work when I get a speeding ticket, simply because I have th...

I am a big believer in personal responsiblility. I find it ridiculous to consider addiction a 'mental illness'. You choose what you put in your body- end of story. I just see it in a very black and white way, and I have zero sympathy for drug users. ...

Situation Background Assessment Recommendation For instance, I'm calling about 3209, 74 yo admitted today for chest pain, her BP was in the 140s/80s and was just retaken at 190/110, rechecked manually at 192/90, she's had blah blah blah meds tonight,...

Is this person of child-bearing age? Why can't they require a license to have children? I have so many questions.:stone

For 20+ years I had a stuffed Hello Kitty that played Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. It was given to me by my dad when I came home from the hospital, and I haven't seen him in 15 years. Once when we had a carbon monoxide leak we had to stay in a hotel...

So as far as #3... If pt A needs 0.2mg clonidine and there's none in the box... pt B has an extra dose and I give that to pt B. All our meds are barcoded and individually packaged... no names on them at all- also, I always use the 5 rights and all th...

I am not a crier or a sap. I have been crying for 20 minutes. I don't even know what to say, except that I hope that man and his baby have the best life possible. I need to hug my mom now.

I would wager that "heaven" being commonly associated with 'up' has something to do with it. Lots of metabolic and chemical processes going on, a dying person's need to feel that there is something of an after life... lots of reasons. Interesting que...

I enjoyed reading this thread. I love learning more about different cultures/religions. Thanks, everyone!

Do you have a pulse ox at home? Or did you call the squad?

Alcohol is not a necessity. Just like giving it up while pregnant (please GOD don't anyone argue that one), abstaining from alcohol while breastfeeding isn't perhaps necessary (we can argue semantics all day) but for pete's sake, if you're not sure, ...

Oooh, phen-a-gren... that's a good one. Also, emzymes kills me. Hello, you probably say that word about 40 times a day here, get it right! I went to high school with a girl that used 'ideal' instead of idea. "Great ideal, you guys!" raaaaaage. PS ...

Why would you willingly digitize someone you didn't have to? Nasty AND bad for your license.

Interesting topic. I just can't shake the bad feeling I get when I hear "white" organization. I'm a white girl and it makes me a little uneasy- perhaps because of the history of "white" groups and their tendency toward bigotry and general evil- doing...

Sometimes I miss my Starbucks days too! Get up early, drink some coffee, no chance anyone's gonna die, and if they do- it's not on me! I have to get on my fiances insurance because it's better than mine at the hospital. Isn't that a shame! And not on...

Wow, I can't imagine having to work on a floor with semi privates. I have floated to some of those floors and they're a nightmare on night shift. One thing I have a problem on my floor (all privates and open visiting ) is children shrieking up and do...

We just had an issue with isolation and family members. Our hospital requires any pt with MRSA, VRE, CDiff, etc to be in contact iso- gown, glove, mask if it's sputum (or you can't stand the smell...). I had a pt's son refuse to wear PPE 'because MEE...

I still need someone to officiate my wedding... any 2 nurses available?

To the on-call attending: do not say "never call me before 0530 again" when I request ntg for your 1st case CABG with chest pain. Guess what, YOU are on call, and YOU are the d-bag that failed to order it. Yes, I gave it, but yes, I need an order. Al...