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1. new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

   nursindaz replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

   2200 is 10 pm. for some reason there is a policy on our floor that for our ortho patients, they want the coumadin given at that time. I have talked to one of the docs and he says that it is when it...

2. new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

   nursindaz replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

   theses meds were things like Cipro, which the patient recieved at 10am, then she gave it at 1600. also coumadin, which is specifically ordered for 2200 (for ortho pateints) , which she gave at 1600....

3. new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

   nursindaz replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

   Yes our unit is busy, but she is a relatively newer RN Yes, we are a fairly busy floor, although small. We are an acute care/ orthopedic specialty unit. on any given night (3-11pm) we will recieve...

4. new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

   nursindaz posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have recently been named as the full time charge nurse on my unit and I have come to soe unpleasant discoveries. I am not sure exactly what to do. I found out that another RN on my unit has been...

5. Salary in Columbus, OH

   nursindaz posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, My family is thinking of relocating from Dover, DE to Columbus, OH (actually Dublin) and I was wondering if anyone can give me an idea of the salary an RN (ADN) makes in this area. I currently...