catshowlady

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  1. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    catshowlady replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

  2. IVF info

    catshowlady replied to studentnurse_nabilla's topic in General Nursing

    D5 = dextrose 5%. Can be used in conjunction with other fluids, such as 0.45% saline (D5 .45) or 0.9% saline (D5 .9) , or it can be used by itself in water (D5W). It provides some sugar to the...

  3. SBAR tool-- new requirement for report and calling MDs, is my paranoia justified?

    catshowlady replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We are supposed to use this format where I work too, although it isn't required that we actually fill out a paper form. I quickly found that the doctors, at least where I work, aren't interested in...

  4. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    catshowlady replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  5. First Year of Nursing is Hard Because...??

    catshowlady replied to vaileheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would have to agree that clinicals do not prepare you for the real world of nursing because you really aren't able to assume a full patient load, or even full responsibility for even a partial load....

  6. Smoking And Nurses

    catshowlady replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    For the person who was wondering about how things would change when her hospital goes smoke-free, things may not change as much as you think. The hospital I work at recently went smoke-free, so...