Ima Nurse replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing
It is not a good idea to form personal relationships with pts. Way too messy! In my experience it helps to put it off on your employer. Simply tell the pt it is against your employers policy to give...
I was yelled at over the phone by an MD because a rather new nurse paged them "for me." Long story, but basically I got pulled out of the station before I could page the MD on call. The new nurse was...
Ima Nurse replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing
One of my 3 year old daughters is allergic to Claritin. I get strange looks when I list it, but it is true. She definitely had an allergic reaction the one time it was given to her - bright red rash...
Currently, I'm licensed as an RN in Louisiana. We're looking to relocate to Florida, and I'm having trouble understanding what I need to do to get a license there. The FSBN website has info about...
Ima Nurse replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing
There is a nurse at the pediatrician clinic I take my preschool aged twins to, and she is hilarious. She's one of those people that can make everyone laugh. The funniest thing she ever said was on...
Who else remembers the commercial from a few years ago targeting diabetic schizophrenics? The commerical specifically mentioned those two conditions and two specific meds used to commonly treat each...
It sounds as if the unit is dysfunctional -high staff turn over rate. That's never a good sign. The pt complaints would bother me too. Yes, in my experience, I have seen a preceptor sabatoge the...
RNs and LPNs can't change g-tubes in Louisiana either. I'd never considered a suprapubic cath change. I'm going to go check the LA BON site and read the nurse practice act to see about the...
I was rushed to emergency surgery when my gallstones were finally found. The surgeon said I had a stone the size of a half dollar coin obstructing my common bile duct. My gallbladder was full of...
Yep! It is because of kooks that we have to have HIPAA. It used to annoy me to because I felt like common sense should be used. That was until I had a HIPAA violation happen against my daughter. My...
Cupcake25 is so right in what she said. I took an ER position as a new grad and was scared to death. It took alot of courage for me to admit that *I* just wasn't ready for that. I went to my NM and...