BradleyRN

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  1. BradleyRN

    nursing diagnosis to use for breast tenderness

    BradleyRN replied to cez1128's topic in General Nursing

    Powerlessness Knowledge Deficit
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    Child Vaccinations

    BradleyRN replied to pwg1219's topic in General Nursing

    From the CBS news...According to the National Vaccine Information Center, in the 1970s, children received 23 doses of vaccine by the time they were 6 years old. Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics...
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    Overwhelmed on a Rehab Unit--Mgmt No Help

    BradleyRN replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    If the DON hasnt gotten the picture with nurses only lasting 3 months before quitting, then someone needs to start turning that DON q2h and check for brainwaves. Any DON who doesnt realize this...
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    Overwhelmed on a Rehab Unit--Mgmt No Help

    BradleyRN replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I am surprised that anyone even stays three months under these conditions. There are no mandated nurse/pt ratios for LTC, but the most you should ever have on a skilled unit is twenty patients. If...
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    I've had a revelation...

    BradleyRN replied to MamaT's topic in General Nursing

    Your post doesnt sound "cocky" at all. We have all seen the two-faced gossips who will even stab each other in the back if one is not present. Im sure many have also had the unfortunate pleasure to...
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    I want out of this mess

    BradleyRN replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody seems to be saying the same thing, though the OP made it clear that the day she didnt show up for was ORIENTATION. It is not quite the same thing since there is already a nurse on the unit....
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    CASE STUDY??? Anyone interested in an interactice one??

    BradleyRN replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Get a UA/C&S to r/o UTI (though i dont see how she could have made it through three other ER's without one.) Find out if the sx are constant or occurring at certain times. Also, get a Hgb A1C to...
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    Overtime I didn't sign up for

    BradleyRN replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Ill bet it was the management that signed you up in the first place. Who else has the motive besides those who are responsible for staffing? I saw this same type of incident many times in LTC....
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    Are you good at chemistry?? Hyper, hypotonic??

    BradleyRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Hypotonic dehydration means that more sodium has been lost than water from the intravascular space (the vessels). Thus, blood serum levels are hypotonic as related to the cells, causing fluid to...
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    Pain is subjective?

    BradleyRN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    You can objectively assess pain.....in those who cannot communicate! Otherwise, it is not your place to decide whether someone is in pain or not. Imagine all the people really in pain that might...
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    Tv shows that dictate nurses as a "janitor"

    BradleyRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    His chronic pain is controlled by the Vicodin, which as we know is highly addictive. I would bet that many people that are prescribed Vicodin QID are addicted as well. The addiction is a bad...
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    What qualities of scrubs to you look for???

    BradleyRN replied to michtiu_888's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I prefer the Dickies brand. The top has two left chest pockets, one for your pen, sharpie, and penlight, and the other for alcohol pads. The cargo pants are great too, especially if you work behind...
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    Pot Smoking and Nursing

    BradleyRN replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Should those health care workers smoke cigarettes? I am certain young kids many times see groups of nurses smoking. What kind of message does that send to those kids? Maybe nurses should be forced...
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    Pot Smoking and Nursing

    BradleyRN replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Alcohol and tobacco, IMO, are much, much worse than marijuana. As previously stated, there are many laws on the books that are ridiculous. As educated Americans, we have the responsibility to sift...
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    Nurses and the 2008 election

    BradleyRN replied to Brian's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u0sevdGsog]McCain Flip-Flopping Obama is going to win by a landslide! Then the world can finally
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    Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

    BradleyRN replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard from numerous patients over the years that those patches barely help at all. Compared to Dilaudid qh, they probably barely make the radar. To say you hope the patch would cut down on...
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    Integrity in nursing (LTC)

    BradleyRN replied to bklynborn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I always found it quite comical how the staffing seemed to significantly increase during the week of the state survey. If they can pull it off 1 week per year, then why not the other 51 as well?...
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    Written Up.....what is your take?

    BradleyRN replied to burnay76's topic in General Nursing

    Unreasonable nurse/pt ratios have set us all up for failure. Those of us who make it through each year without incident are certainly lucky. I have seen several instances where short staffing...
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    medication aids

    BradleyRN replied to ebutler1953's topic in General Nursing

    You left one out Daytonite. Should Medication Aides Exist? The phasing out of LPN's is another negative aspect of the medication aide crisis. I cannot understand how any nurse could ever support such...
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    Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    BradleyRN replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    Two states, Kansas and Vermont, allow 10 year old children to be tried as adults. A few years ago, The Associated Press released a study performed by Temple University which demonstrated that many...
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    Diabetes and School administration

    BradleyRN replied to Chipstar's topic in General Nursing

    There is a thread on this very topic in the "Nursing News" forum. It is a political issue and until it is resolved, i wouldnt recommend that your wife perform such tasks. It certainly is not in her...
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    Should medication aides exist?

    BradleyRN replied to BradleyRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This statistic is from the Institute of Medicine. I am not throwing around the large number of "errors". As my very last post clearly states, these are "injuries". As far as i am concerned, all...
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    Nurses and the 2008 election

    BradleyRN replied to Brian's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    72% of this country disapprove of bush. better late than never! the other 28% must be either locked into the fox news channel, unable to read, or on an 8 year safari in
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    BradleyRN replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Out of wed lock births???? You are a
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    Should medication aides exist?

    BradleyRN replied to BradleyRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    oops. i just took part of a quote from an earlier post. i in no way meant that med errors occurred in ltc and not hospitals. (though the 800,000 from my quote are injuries and not just errors)....