I think I'm thinking too far into it myself. :) Just being cautious. It's interesting how important they made medication order noting and medications in general sound in school. I've never had to...
I agree that MAs are performing many functions that used to be more nursing-oriented. With proper training, blood draws and medication administration can still be safe as long as there are more...
I haven't heard of any mistakes that have been made per se. Is noting orders something more than just entering them in to the system so they can be implemented? If that's all that was necessary...
Hi all, I have a question about physician's orders and I figured this is a good place to go! :) I started a new position today, and a person who I was introduced to as a medical record's organizer...
eyknough replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing
That's awful! The restraints that must have been necessary were to prevent involuntary muscle twitching, must be? Wow... Although babies are still circumcised without anesthesia to this
eyknough replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Correctional
I have been working in the Jackson area for a couple of years. The interview isn't too tough. They'll give you a couple "what would you do if...." questions. Just remember infection control and...
What a great thread! I've had a couple moments when I ask myself what school these people go to. lol My favorite one to pick on is when a nurse reports that a patient has a "UA".... Uh, you mean UTI,...
eyknough replied to The Anderson Nursing's topic in Ohio Nursing
I think it's the staffing to client ratio. I started out in a LTC facility where I was assigned about 15 patients, and I thought it was just too much for me. I like to feel like I'm meeting all of the...
Be careful with assuming preterm labor. The way I see the situation, she's only having uterine irritability and contractions controlled by the brethine. There are criteria for labor, and I didn't...
I like dx number one. Number 2 seems inappropriate because there has been no mention of PROM (unless I missed it). Same thing for number 3. We don't want to seem predictive. Of course we're going to...
I, too was hung up on cultural sensitivity questions. Here's one that I have used as a template to answer all of my future cultural questions: 1. An Arabic woman has returned to her room after having...
Yeah, this sounds like a HIPAA violation. Even if the nurse's intentions were good, if it is not in his or her job description to investigate using client records, then their records are private. It...
I hear ya. I remember check-offs for nursing procedures, and they were tough to pass. It's amazingly easy to break sterile technique! But anyway, I just wanted to mention something that one of my...
Wow! I'm surprised by what I'm reading in here. I'm due to get my associates in nursing in May, and my experience in clinicals has left me feeling like most nurses love their jobs. (Which is, I guess,...
great thread! shaving cream works wonders for helping to remove bm from hairy body parts. (i like the lotion idea for the same purpose, as well as a moisturizing body wash!) don't breathe through your...