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  1. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    nursingpower replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    Girl it's not worth it. This conversation has gotten personal. We don't need to use our personal experience to prove the research is correct. It's embedded in our countries history and current events....

  2. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    nursingpower replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    This is not bashing. She specifically spoke on maternal childbirth mortality rates. In general studies show that the profession of medicine and nursing have not effectively closed the gap,...

  3. Attending physcian talks too much

    nursingpower posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I will keep this short as possible. I am in my last semester for my AGNP program. I am with a physician who is 65-75 yrs old. During my rotations the doctor enjoys talking about so many off topic...

  4. CABG recovery ratios?

    nursingpower replied to brook0224's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It seems to be dependent on your facility, level of nursing training, availability of staff physicians and policies. I am at a large hospital and the only ones are 1-1 are patients on devices (ECMO,...

  5. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

  6. ICU RNs floated to floors?

    nursingpower replied to jamisaurus's topic in Critical Care

    I don't know. I feel like ICU nurses can pretty much work anywhere if they are oriented to the unit. It just can't happen the other way around

  7. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

  8. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    a lot of people forget the whole glucose metabolism piece. Great

  9. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Exactly. In this case, some continue to support disregarding physician orders despite knowing that the next BG level was worse. It seems very clear that the patient should have gotten the 2

  10. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I think it's more important to treat hyperglycemia as the physician orders state to prevent worsening hyperglycemia. The patient's blood sugar went from and untreated 159 to 228. Don't seem that...

  11. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Yep, your rationales explain why the patient's next BG level was 228. Go figure. I hardly think getting D5 1/4NS constitutes as as diet. Again...the patient's BG nearly doubled because the patient...

  12. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I just seen this after I typed my reply. So this could have been prevented had they treated the first hyperglycemic event. SMH. Poor patient was hyperglycemic all day. Wonder how many days of this...

  13. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    nursingpower replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    159?? Fasting glucose? That is high for a fasting glucose. 1. What does the orders say? If the physician orders state to give 2 units for 159 you should give it. YOU ARE CORRECT! Sliding...

  14. Difficult patients?

    nursingpower posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've come to the conclusion that I may not know how to adequately deal with what I call difficult patients. Setting: ICU with 2 patient load. I had a 71 y/o woman who was A+Ox3 that complained she...

  15. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    nursingpower replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just what I was thinking. Also InspiredbyNavy, as a nurse you will have to tune in not ignore. Pay attention to detail and gather all the information you can get before you make a decision. In my...

  16. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    nursingpower replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    After careful consideration I've decided to reply to the OP. I can careless what anyone else think of MY OPINIONS. I work at a very large Magnet/teaching Hospital. Upon my hiring over 4 years ago and...

  17. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    nursingpower replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I thought the same thing. Then I started liking comments for some

  18. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    nursingpower replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    SMH.. Lol. I'd have probably Googled this before

  19. RNs pulling pleural chest tubes

    nursingpower replied to PCarson's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In our ICU we pull mediastinal and pleural chest tubes. They teach us while orienting in the unit. Only difference is that if we have mediastinal and pleurals, we are to pull the mediastinal chest...

  20. Is this the norm or unfair? thoughts and opinions needed!!

    nursingpower posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    place: cardiac icu scenario: bob is working an 8 hr shift and has two patients. one pt is expected to transfer to stepdown unit. the charge nurse tameka just learned that an patient must be placed...

  21. What can nurses do to be more happy in their career?

    nursingpower replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I make sure I take my 1 hour lunch break every workday. In 3 yrs this happened less than 10 times I know for sure. When I take lunch I LEAVE THE UNIT. Play games on my phone, call friends, browse...

  22. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    nursingpower replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    SMH &

  23. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    nursingpower replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LOl. I typed the "off" next to the colon Mon: off and it made

  24. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    nursingpower replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't even like working 3 days in a row...lol. I know a Nurse Practitioner who will work 6-7 days in a row just to have more consecutive days off in which she does in conjunction with her vacation...

  25. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    nursingpower replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I looked a little side eye at this too. The correct spelling of the President's name is Obama. Also the correct term for it is The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. "Obama care" was...