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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 plopped a stack of physician's orders in front of me...

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 question an order yet besides perhaps informing the d...

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 knowledgeable personnel in the loop to make sure everyth...

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 (especially for fully computerized systems) then the ord...

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 day.

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 patient safety and you'll do well. It's a good place to...

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, which was diagnosed using a UA? I had a nurse te...

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 patients' needs, but there's just no realistic wa...

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 think I saw enough information to assume preterm labor...

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 be watching for infection, appropriate coping wit...

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 had a breast tumor biopsy, and she is waiting for ...

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 sounds like the nurse in question was trying to sti...

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 clinical instructors told our group on more than one ...

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, what pretty much everyone's already saying.) I w...

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 nose while cleaning up anything stinky. toothpas...

I woldn't freak out too much about the math. If you did OK an college algebra you'll be fine with doseage calculations and drip rates. Nurse math is a bunch of the same ol' stuff. Once you get it down yhou'll be doing it in your sleep.

i think prior medical training is a double-edged sword in nursing school. even lpn's who are now joining us for their advanced lpn - rn classes find their nursing experience a hindrance some times. one point i remember is an lpn who got a question i...

wow! this thread has me wondering a few things: #1. is there really such a thing as a 150 page study guide? or even a 15 page study guide? at what level in nursing do i get to look forward to this? we get a one-page exam outline and our text books......

I'm not sure if this one's in here yet, but we had a mom want to name her little girl Placenta! She thought it was a pretty sounding name. We've also talked one out of using Candida.

I witnessed two circumcisions so far as a nursing student. One baby had the nerve block, the other did not. The baby who had the nerve block cried for about 3 seconds during the shot, then squealed for about 30 seconds after the gomco clamp was appl...