ErraticThinker

ErraticThinker

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  1. Can RN work as CNA in MA?

    ErraticThinker replied to ladybugsea's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Willingness to work is rather irrelevant since it's a legal issue of being held to the standard of your education and license. The hospital wouldn't protect you, nor would they try and you would be...

  2. Pentobarb coma nurse to patient ratio

    ErraticThinker replied to standout22's topic in MICU, SICU

    usually if they're paralyzed they're pretty sick already and would already be a 1:1. but most of our post ops are 1:1 intially anyway. CRRT is definitely 1:1. Usually our 2:1 patients are either very...

  3. Acinetobacter outbreak in LTAC Hospital

    ErraticThinker replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    strict contact precautions, if the nurse taking care of that patient goes into another room he/she should use reverse precautions with good hand hygiene. also see what policies your institution has in...

  4. GLBT Nurses

    ErraticThinker replied to janedoe20's topic in General Nursing

    The fenway community health center in Boston does a lot of research into the need for awareness of special needs when it comes to the gay community. You can google them, and they actually publish a...

  5. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    ErraticThinker replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of things that are accepted by mainstream society that make little sense, so it's not exactly a valid argument to say that something isn't right simply because a majority of people...

  6. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    ErraticThinker replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    You'd probably be hard pressed to find a study of any quality supporting either claim. anecdotally, i've known male and female strippers who were functional and well adjusted who did find it...

  7. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    ErraticThinker replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to argue with you there. the lifestyle itself is pretty sketchy, and depending on where you work it can be dangerous. My point was that its possible to work and stay out of the darker...

  8. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    ErraticThinker replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    one of the dancers i worked with was working on his PhD in physics. He told about his research grants, and how dancing gave him extra side money and a good work out. It's pretty easy to write someone...

  9. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    ErraticThinker replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a guy and I was a dancer/ go go boy/ whatever you want to call it in college and a shot boy too at some local gay bars. It was awesome money, i had a blast and met some really great people in the...

  10. Use of peripheral inserted central catheters ( PICC )

    ErraticThinker replied to TREBORICUNURSE's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sounds more like they're trying to reduce their central line infection rate to improve their numbers. it's a big issue in ICU's, and I think some insurances and medicare are trying to not reimburse...

  11. Do nurses really have any power

    ErraticThinker replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    yeah that's definitely asking for **** poor morbidity and mortality rates. these patients need pulmonary toileting and they need to walk... a lot. in the step down here, the patients come up from pacu...

  12. Asso. VS Bach in nursing, can someone please help?

    ErraticThinker replied to TCLA's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    the BS gives you some extra theory and education that helps in professional practice. you learn how to look at the research and you get some more pharmacology and sciences but it depends on the...

  13. well they closed down a floor of the hospital

    ErraticThinker replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    The slow downs are probable more due to the holidays than anything but yeah the economy definitely plays a role. People are afraid to go in for any type of elective surgery that can wait because they...

  14. Orientation-Staffing

    ErraticThinker replied to mjscan_07's topic in MICU, SICU

    pretty sure the joint commission would have a few things to say about

  15. Shift report and HIPPA

    ErraticThinker replied to GiGiRNICU's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I wonder what that CEO's background was. it always cracks me up when non medical types try to determine best practices at the bed side. I would argue that it could be a violation since granted the...

  16. Nurses Are The Worst Family Members!

    ErraticThinker replied to ladynischeraRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree, haldol isn't contraindicated in geriatrics. Sounds like she needs more than just that. some zyprexa would help mellow her out.. I'd be interested to know what area of nursing she works in...

  17. Nursing schools with SANE policies

    ErraticThinker replied to carolanivey's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing schools have to be strict about this policy for a number of reasons. I think a lot of people underestimate how difficult it really is to get through nursing school. My school required a solid...

  18. Nursing hours for like emergency nurses

    ErraticThinker replied to hellobye123's topic in General Nursing

    Managers try and cut overtime as much as possible because it costs the hospital more money. It's possible that there could be a need, but unlikely, and that's not even getting to the safety aspect of...

  19. ABG help

    ErraticThinker replied to tigerlilyrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I use the thumbs up/ thumbs down approach and it helps me the most. What threw me off when i started at my facility is that they dont use bicarb, they use CO2 content and base excess. Best thing to...

  20. Nursing hours for like emergency nurses

    ErraticThinker replied to hellobye123's topic in General Nursing

    Um depends on the unit, the facility and the manager and their needs. One unit I worked on did self scheduling. it was great except when picking vacations because that ultimately came down to...

  21. New Male RN wanting A supervising job

    ErraticThinker replied to James_Adam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the first year as an RN is tough no matter where you start. after awhile it can kind of become robotic in a way. I was so glad when I moved into the ICU because i felt like i had found my...

  22. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

    ErraticThinker replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    What i find hilarious about how adamant people are about the right to refuse a simple vaccine is that I get exposed to a lot worse just in the meds i give to half my patients. class B nebs,...

  23. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

    ErraticThinker replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    it's still found in multi dose vials... the single dose vials don't really need it. I think most doctors offices just have the single dose vials around, but for flu clinics and such they have the...

  24. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

    ErraticThinker replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    you're right. there is a lot of misinformation about vaccines. someone can read a few studies of questionable quality and get worked into a

  25. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

    ErraticThinker replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    to be honest i'm kind of surprised that you're so resistant to something that's designed to protect you, though i understand the concern over your history of seizures. But most side effects beyond a...