typoagain

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1. Pain scale

   typoagain replied to nurseequestrian's topic in General Nursing

   I have to say it depends on the situation. I once had a patient who had pain meds ordered Q4 hours PRN for post-op pain. She would set an alarm to go off 3 hours after she got her medication and...

2. Not Enough Backup-CPS?

   typoagain replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

   I don't know what the laws are in your state. But in my state if you don't report something like this, then you could lose your license. The nice thing is you can file a report online anonymously and...

3. [Mini RANT] Crappy Vocational Rehab Counselor Refuses to Approve of me being in Nursing

   typoagain replied to Natiel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I've been an RN for a dozen years now. And I have family member with the type of hearing loss you're talking about. I hate to say it, but if I was to lose my hearing to that degree that I would be...

4. A coworker made me so mad!

   typoagain posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   How would love to hear some of the things coworkers have done at work that just make you mad and frustrated. For example, the other day we had a lady who was clearly terrified of needles. Now we all...

5. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

   typoagain replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I've been doing this long enough now that I think I actually know what happens. The fact is the only time anyone gets in trouble for calling themselves a nurse is it they are lying and actually...

6. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

   typoagain replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Oh don't get me wrong, they get mailed if they use the title RN or LVN. The states mail's out a list to all nurses every quarter of people who are in trouble and being prosecuted for just that. What...

7. Drug seekers

   typoagain replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

   1 milligram every 6 hours. I would never question it. In fact I'm wondering why so far between doses? Is it an elderly patient or do they have some disease that will keep them from metabolising the...

8. Accepted the job, now what?

   typoagain posted a topic in Telephone Triage

   I begin my career with seven years in pediatrics. Then I transferred over to the ER at the ER directors request. Lo and behold we got a new er director shortly after that. A year and a half later I...

9. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

   typoagain replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   In my state, Texas, you can call yourself a nurse if you work in a doctors office. You can do this with even wirhout getting a high school education much less any further training. It is an old old...

10. Every other weekend & holidays??

    typoagain replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    if you don't want to work nights, holidays and weekends, then basically you need to get out of nursing. You are going to need a lot of experiance before you get anywhere close to the hours you want....

11. Nurses and Financial Freedom

    typoagain replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I have a co-worker that went the D Ramsey route big time. She went on a working rampage for 3 months and pain off $48K of her mortgage in three months. For the next 6 months her husband worked 2 jobs....

12. That nagging feeling...

    typoagain replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If I ever have a fear about meds, I toss theright away and start over. Noone has ever faulted me for

13. That nagging feeling...

    typoagain replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My first time was one of the first nights I ever charged. It was a slow night on pedi-only 3 pts on the floor. One of them just did not look right and I had no idea why. Pt was in for RSV. Had both...

14. Will the Texas ED RN become a scapegoat in the Ebola patient discharge?

    typoagain replied to preddish's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The triage nurses in my ED are supposed to always ask about travel. it has been part of our normal triage process for years. I personally always ask if they have traveled outside the US and if they...

15. My PT called 911

    typoagain replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    I had a pt call from the ER waiting room. An ambulance picked her up, took her around to the ambulance door, through triage and then sat her down in the exact same chair! The said good night and then...