TopazLover BSN, RN

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    An MI at age 38!!!!!

    TopazLover replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear your DH is in your corner. You know you have lots of us in your corner that have been through some of the same things. Stress does cause medical problems, so find a way to decrease it,...
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    Crushing Pills?

    TopazLover replied to Tnnurse22's topic in General Nursing

    We also use the Silent Knight. I would encourage use of it. In the beginning use of Penicillin many nurses developed an allergy to that drug. The cross over to other similar ones almost killed my...
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    Have you had to do anything morally wrong?

    TopazLover replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with PicnicRN about all issues. In answer to your other quest. about moral, illegal actions: yes to illegal- nurses who want you to sign for drugs wasted if you did not see it. yes to immoral,...
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    An MI at age 38!!!!!

    TopazLover replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Sending prayers and good thoughts your way.:heartbeat I do believe every step child has said such things at one time or another. Mine, born of my loins, were really mean to my DH when we got...
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    I Am Disturbed

    TopazLover replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Vito, That was a very thoughtful response. I had not read the thread and did take time to read a few responses. You have acted as a mentor and "big brother" to some one who sounds like he could use...
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    RNs...What are the CNA's duty in the hospital you work ?

    TopazLover replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    CNAs are the eyes and ears of the nurse when the nurse is dealing with meds, orders, admissions, etc. It is great experience for you if you are considering nursing. It is also a career job that is in...
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    What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    TopazLover replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Our CNAs swear by a combo of Desitin, A&D Oint. and Vasoline. When my kids were of that age some foods seem to really irritate even if they were not allergic to them. Never tried butt paste but...
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    Med or documentation error?

    TopazLover replied to Ms Mischief's topic in General Nursing

    I was on the receiving end recently of a similar situation. I came on and the nurse told me she had not done a tx. I greed to do it, no problem. I really believe we are all to work together. I...
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    failed my boards because i couldnt find mans apical pulse neither could the observer!

    TopazLover replied to bradycakesmom's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the actor is not an appropriate subject if the observer could not hear either. I wish the proctor had offered another option for you to try, since she had the same problem. I think...
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    Do you make your title known?

    TopazLover replied to icunurse42066's topic in General Nursing

    No, but usually my questions give me away. Besides, family members usually mention
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    Pain is subjective?

    TopazLover replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    Quote from MadisonsMomRN I just feel strongly about meds being over prescribed but that's another story. :) I know that is true for some however we also know that most elders are UNDERmedicated...
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    nine dimensions of nursing VA

    TopazLover replied to busyme23's topic in General Nursing

    www1.va.gov/nursing/docs/NrsQS.pdf This is the site noted last year with same quest. See similar posts or do search of this site for
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    Husband Trying to Discourage Me from Nursing

    TopazLover replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    I would not recommend any action, especially not when there are so many things going on. He is under stress of his education, family illness, and the OP going through her own stressors. I know for...
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    Please Help...You nurses are going to kill me!

    TopazLover replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    The sciences certainly are not easy. There are lots of facts to consider. I am happy being a nurse and would not have been as a SW. I think if I had gone the SW route it would have had to have been...
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    Hourly rounding... I have the time

    TopazLover replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    If I were sick, or in pain (and why else would I be in hospital?) this song and dance would cause a bedpan or something to come flying at the person who came through the door with the soft shoes and...
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    medicine in nursing

    TopazLover replied to CandE25's topic in General Nursing

    What are your interests? A nursing background can be related to all fields of medicine. I am not sure I really understand the question well. Are you a nurse or planning to go into nursing and then...
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    Husband Trying to Discourage Me from Nursing

    TopazLover replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly can see why your husband sees nurses in this light. He is looking at the profession from the view of a discouraged family member; he does not understand some of the things going on around...
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    Pain is subjective?

    TopazLover replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    I am a little confused. The original post was related to LTC where pain is expected. What's the problem of treating what people say is their pain? When many people are used to chronic pain they...
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    weight loss

    TopazLover replied to texasbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on completing school. Congrats on wt. loss. This is a great question. I think that there will be more use of this type of combo. in the future. We are a nation of obese people and we are...
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    About Incident Reports

    TopazLover replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to see SirI's opinion on this. All of us are going on what we have learned. Can we get more info about this new
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    going to work sick?

    TopazLover replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    If I worked with you and you were spreading all those pesky little germs around, I would rather you stay home than chance infecting more staff. I learned someplace along the way that no good deed...
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    About Incident Reports

    TopazLover replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if the lawyer asked for it by name. We changed the name of the report a few years ago and made in clear in P&P that this was an internal audit form, not part of patient documentation....
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    What does nursing have to do with politics.

    TopazLover replied to nursingsteph's topic in General Nursing

    Financial reimbursement. Medicare, Medicaid. Funding for grants for students Lic. Costs. The list is endless. Anything that gets voted on, local, regional, national is a good start. Remember the...
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    what u don't like about nursing?

    TopazLover replied to harlequin_chadwick's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses who have gotten into this career because they bought the idea that you can make lots of money and work any shift that will work with their situation. Then, when they actually take a job and...
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    Pain is subjective?

    TopazLover replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the way the MD order is written makes the situation worse. When an order is written q4-6 hr prn. Nurses tend to interpret this as pt. receives never unless asking for it. It is our...