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    Does non-violent crisis intervention really work?

    TazziRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I spent all day today in the NVCI class. Some of the techniques made sense but some made me think "O-kaaaaaaay......whatever!" Do the restraint techniques really work? They work in controlled...
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    Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    TazziRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I heard something today that just flabbergasted me......when I was in school back in the days of the horse and buggy, we had to name all IM injection sites and be able to demonstrate how to administer...
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    Consents When Under The Influence

    TazziRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt today with a really gnarly compound dislocation/fx that I knew from the get-go would be sent to the OR. By the time I got the wording of the consent from the surgeon the pt had been...
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    Really interested in Home Health

    TazziRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all. I am really feeling a pull toward home health nursing. I started my career many years ago with VNA as an aide and I think I would like to try it from an RN's perspective. I've spent my entire...
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    Caught stealing drugs

    TazziRN replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    yep.......i was caught in a routine pharmacy audit. my coworkers were
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    parents please talk to your teens

    TazziRN replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    A lay person has a sat
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    Selena

    TazziRN replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    No, she was pretty much dead when she got hit, there was nothing that would have saved
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    Have a question..

    TazziRN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Doll's
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    parents please talk to your teens

    TazziRN replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    You have a sat monitor in your car? 22% is not compatible with life. I've worked ER 19 years and I have never seen a stomach pumped for alcohol. On the flip side, a few years ago there was a teen here...
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    Caught stealing drugs

    TazziRN replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    I was caught diverting. My drug of choice was codeine. Most people who divert PO stuff choose TyCos or Vicodin. People who divert injectables often go for Demerol and
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    Twas the night before NCLEX...

    TazziRN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No luck needed, you'll do it on your own merits!!! You can do
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    Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    TazziRN replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately ERs have learned the hard way never to believe the pt until proven otherwise. We have seen way too many Immaculate Conceptions. Any female on her menses is considered pregnant until...
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    And today's specials are...

    TazziRN replied to NurseWannabe1129's topic in General Nursing

    I fell into the ER by chance and stayed there for 19 years, before jumping ship and going into home health. I loved the ER and love home
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    I was slapped by a doctor!

    TazziRN replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't matter where he's from, if he's practiced in the US for any length of time then he should know that we hold a dim view of slapping anyone, no matter who it is. He needs to learn right quick...
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    caring for nephrostomy bags when patient is sleeping

    TazziRN replied to Forli343's topic in General Nursing

    Contact the company that supplies the bags, they may know of a support group in your area. No special clothing, sorry, the only thing I can think of is wrapping gauze or a piece of material around his...
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    I was slapped by a doctor!

    TazziRN replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Call the cops and file an assault report. Then file a complaint with the hospital for assault and let it be known that this will not be tolerated. Fill out an employee injury report......yes, I know...
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    Drinking while breastfeeding?

    TazziRN replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I do not consider 2 drinks a day (I'm assuming every day?) to be
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    Do nurses get mad when..

    TazziRN replied to ProLogic's topic in General Nursing

    Only when they get in the way or disturb the
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    terminated over the phone

    TazziRN replied to susan5864's topic in General Nursing

    Once you are no longer employed you do not have a right to the charts anymore. As for your employee file, you do have a right to see everything in there. Go for it. I was once falsely accused of...
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    Terminally ill hearing music??

    TazziRN replied to ASSEDO's topic in General Nursing

    Expect the end to come soon, if it hasn't already. What a beautiful way to leave this
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    Would you do it?

    TazziRN replied to jennjen512's topic in General Nursing

    If the pt or family finds out and raises a stink, the supe will be the one with her patootie in the hot water tank, not
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    Skilled Nurse Visits

    TazziRN replied to athomemom56's topic in General Nursing

    Visits can be anywhere from 20 minutes on, depending on what you're doing. I expect my field staff to call me whenever anything is out of range and tell me what they did about it. They're very good...
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    Skilled Nurse Visits

    TazziRN replied to athomemom56's topic in General Nursing

    I do in home health. Is that what you
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    Nasty co-workers??

    TazziRN replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses are not like this but those few can make a work environment downright uncomfortable. I have been very lucky in that the unpleasant nurses have been few and far between in my career, but...
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    Charting Issues that Really Bug Me!!!

    TazziRN replied to al7139's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I must be dense this morning........what's wrong with clear but diminished breath sounds? You don't hear rales, you don't hear rhonchi, you don't hear wheezing, but the bases are not...