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    Weight Loss Medications

    TazziRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Meridia. I stayed away from Alii (or however it's spelled) because it works on the GI tract. I do home health. I did not need to be out in the middle of nowhere in this ag county and suddenly needing...
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    I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    TazziRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I do remember what it's like to be at the bottom. And the suggestions given to her she has not tried, and she has made excuses for everything without accepting responsibility for her part in this. Not...
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    Common Sense Nursing?

    TazziRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    i think you're missing the point: intervening when someone has low sats, decreased rr, and decreased mentation is basic nursing. not to mention being very careful when pushing that much demerol and...
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    Common Sense Nursing?

    TazziRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    With those qualifications we could ALL look like
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    PLEASE read. I need help!

    TazziRN replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Nursing

    Since she wasn't sure it was him until after she talked to her relatives about him, she had no permission. It is a definite HIPAA violation. Even if he found out later and said it wasn't a problem,...
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    I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    TazziRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Anything other than penalize the residents. If the care there is truly so bad, you can report them to the state, who I guarantee will not take too kindly to residents being awakened for dressing at...
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    I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    TazziRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    You're not getting the point: to wake someone up at 0330 for anything other than necessary nursing care.....and dressing is NOT necessary nursing care.......is just plain mean. 0330 is an ungodly hour...
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    Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    TazziRN replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be refusing to accept phone orders from him. I'd tell him he either has to come in and write the order NOW or you will notify the chief of
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    med error

    TazziRN replied to catjeremy3's topic in General Nursing

    You may get counselled but it shouldn't be more than that. Mistakes happen, welcome to the club. Nobody should be getting IM meds for pain after surgeries, it should be either PCA, epidural, or
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    I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    TazziRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, nice post......... She may be a nursing student but you have no way of knowing what her experience is. Just because she does not list herself as a CNA, doesn't mean that she isn't one. And even...
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    Which program? RN or BSN?

    TazziRN replied to LittleLynn85's topic in General Nursing

    Gonna get a little nitpicky here..........both ADN and BSN grads are RNs. You will not be choosing between an RN program and a BSN program, you will be choosing between ADN and BSN. They both turn out...
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    Insensitive Nurses

    TazziRN replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    while i have never gone so far as to fake tears for someone who failed a wean, i am guilty of having made milder comments. when it's done at the nurses' station or somewhere else out of the...
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    First Aid for Human Bites

    TazziRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    First aid for ANY bite is soap and water, lots of it. If the skin is broken it's almost gauranteed that a script for ABX will be
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    Nurses and Tattoos

    TazziRN replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    I do not have tattoos but have worked with people with them. They were all asked to keep them covered as much as possible, and no facial tattoos. It wasn't the hospital that objected to them, per say,...
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    Tired of being asked to work extra...

    TazziRN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    No and no. When I was young I used to help out whenever asked, but then I learned to take care of myself. I worked if I could but if I really couldn't or didn't want to I said No and stuck to my guns....
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    When the blame gets turned on you.

    TazziRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Because it's easier to do that than to look to oneself for the mistakes and problems, or to admit that "It's something that just happened, it's no one's
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    Stop Smoking

    TazziRN replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have you tried nicotine gum or patches? Those help you withdraw slowly, which will avoid the symptoms you had. Another option would be Chantix, it's working for my mother in law. What you're...
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    Traveling in the Virgin Islands

    TazziRN replied to multitalented's topic in General Nursing

    First thing you should do is research how easy it is to take pets to the VI. Many island countries used to and possibly still do require a quarantine of several months to protect the animals that...
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    Not even a thank you...

    TazziRN replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    if most of the staff is grateful for your help, continue to help out unless it's her pt. if she or anyone else asks why you don't help her, be honest: "you don't like the way i do things." if you have...
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    nursing/medical shorthand and symbols

    TazziRN replied to hbgwan's topic in General Nursing

    Did you try googling
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    Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    TazziRN replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    don't blast me because i know that there are nurses who try to treat each pt as though they are special, and i do too, but i have learned that much of the special treatment we get is because we are...
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    staffing issue

    TazziRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    As we found out the other day, CENA is what some states call a CNA. And as stated above by everyone else, more information is needed. There are legit reasons to refuse an assignment, and before you...
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    I'm Cattitude and am an addict

    TazziRN replied to Cattitude's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Someone once told me that because it seemed so "easy" for me, that I must not really be an addict. Thank God I didn't
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    How to invite someone to pinn me at ceremony!

    TazziRN replied to futgirl's topic in General Nursing

    umm.............
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    Will my CNA license be in jeopardy ?

    TazziRN replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

    is there a reason to get snippy? but you don't have it yet, and until you do, you do not have a