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    oasis question

    TazziRN replied to PurpleHairUnicorn's topic in Home Health

    Hire an attorney and cite labor laws as well as your state's Nurse Practice
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    The exhausting side of home care

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry it wasn't for you, mm. i really enjoy it, i'm glad i made the switch. there have been pts who have made me raise my eyebrow and wonder "what am i doing here?" but most of them have been part...
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    I need cardiology help...

    TazziRN replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    Well.......a monitor tech watches the tele monitor at the desk and keeps track of arrythmias and notifies the nurses when that happens. The nurses take care of the
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    underdosage!-chemo

    TazziRN replied to GODwillhelpmepass's topic in General Nursing

    No matter where it happened, the bottom line is that this nurse made a pretty big mistake and must learn from it and move on. It's very noble that s/he (can't figure out the gender of the nurse!) is...
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    The exhausting side of home care

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, sabby! no, we don't have computers yet, admin is working on getting a system. so far they haven't found a system that everyone can agree on. we don't officially have a cap on pt load,...
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    Challenging the LVN CA State Boards.

    TazziRN replied to Kenshin's topic in California Nursing

    sorry to disappoint you, but 80% is standard for nursing schools. you may think it's too high but we deal with peoples' lives so the standards need to be high. as for challenging the boards, she...
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    Family and Patient Care

    TazziRN replied to AdrienneRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I say, "Okay, it's time for me to (insert procedure). Why don't you guys go get some coffee for (insert length of time)." It usually works. Sometimes the pt will say it's okay for them to stay, but...
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    The exhausting side of home care

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    and i loved the years i spent in the er! what i like about home health is spending one on one time with pts, without having to worry about the guy in the next bed trying to crash on me right now i...
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    The exhausting side of home care

    TazziRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    i doubt that will be an issue in this area, there are only two agencies here. mine is one. we're not going
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    Need info on IL hh

    TazziRN replied to rehabbrandy's topic in Home Health

    I don't know about the visit rate because I'm in CA and I'm paid per hour, but a good place to place ads would be in the local papers, in nursing mags like Nursing 2007 and AJN, contact travel...
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    Need Info on Marijuana and Bipolar

    TazziRN replied to agamble123's topic in General Nursing

    We do take questions seriously but it's against our TOS to give any kind of answers like this or medical advice. You need to talk with either your physician or call a recovery
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    Any other new nurses slapping their heads saying DUH!?

    TazziRN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    VERY normal!!! It takes a year or even two before a new nurse will feel comfortable in his/her new shoes, and even years later there will be "Huh??"
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    Vocational Nurse/Medical Assistant (Soon)

    TazziRN replied to Bettyfdavis's topic in General Nursing

    It will be a test of skills and knowledge. And you won't be taking the Boards, you will be taking a cert
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    Drug testing question...not for me! :)

    TazziRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    let him learn the hard way. even if he were lucky enough to test negative and no one caught the nitrites in the sample, sooner or later he will be caught under the influence and will have to pay the...
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    Is it all political?

    TazziRN replied to ERGirl83's topic in General Nursing

    oh, it's very political. not just review people like jcaho, but admins, because of the popularity of suing when nurse janey didn't fluff grandma's pillow just right. you think i'm kidding? many...
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    Drug testing question...not for me! :)

    TazziRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    And what's sad about pot is that it DOES stay in the system for so long, the length of time determined by how long and how much is/was smoked. He could be clean and sober for months yet still test...
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    Having to take time off

    TazziRN replied to JentheRN05's topic in General Nursing

    you need to get the application, first. if your doc doesn't have any, your state unemployment office will, or even perhaps the county social services dept. fill out your part, have your doc fill out...
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    I almost fainted!! Need advice please!

    TazziRN replied to amber32123's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes this happens. Doesn't mean that you're not nurse material. Also doesn't mean it will happen again. There are many factors that could contribute to
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    Cardiac Help

    TazziRN replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    Direct care of pts needing cardiac monitoring and supporting drugs, managing dosages of drugs based on lab values, symptoms, and other changes, communicating with doctors when those changes occur and...
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    questions about vomiting

    TazziRN replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    Umm........I disagree, Dry......this is med admin AND nursing basics......you do not give a pt anything by mouth when they are vomiting. And if a nurse tried to make me swallow the very same stuff I...
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    what you think about this???

    TazziRN replied to lilcajunnurse's topic in General Nursing

    with the threat of lawsuits and jcaho's push about pain control, i can understand why the docs just give them what they want. i agree with you that the pts you described may very well be there for the...
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    Did I do the right thing? (long)

    TazziRN replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

    is what you did legal? no, because you shared a script med with another person. would you get in heap big doo-doo for it? i seriously doubt it because you were in a situation where the pt was in...
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    Revealing medical conditions for new job

    TazziRN replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    i have several problems for which i am taking meds. whenever i've started a new job and had to fill out a health form i have listed my meds but have always checked "no" for problems that would...
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    Roles of the RN

    TazziRN replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    don't try to decide right now. your clinicals will take you into each area and you'll have a chance to at least observe, if not actually do pt care. that will help you decide more than looking at job...
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    what you think about this???

    TazziRN replied to lilcajunnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you about overmedicating, I know exactly what you're saying. These docs could treat the pain with other meds or combos of meds rather than giving what is demanded. There are some pts who NEED...