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    Diabetis as 6th vital signs

    smk1 replied to RNLULULABAMBA's topic in General Nursing

    HMMM, If we did call CBG testing a vital sign would that mean that we were going to stick patients 2-3 times per shift when we have all of the other scheduled vitals done? We couldn't use the excuse...
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    Diabetis as 6th vital signs

    smk1 replied to RNLULULABAMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I could see adding CBG as 6-7th vital sign. I know if i found a change in LOC in a patient I would want to check CBG even if the patient wasn't a known
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    Pain Scores Effective or not

    smk1 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask for the number and if that number is tolerable for
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    THe problem is that you ARE able to work as or call yourself an MA even if you are not certified. You can't call yourself a CMA. I agree that the medical assisting field needs some basic, across the...
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    and this is funny because medical students and physicians seem to have a cow over the midlevels being equated with MD/DO because they feel it is dangerous, however many have no problem calling their...
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    Please help...How can I handle my professor?

    smk1 replied to toriphile23's topic in General Nursing

    There is no excuse for the CI to reprimand the student in the way that she did or in front of others. That is a violation of the students privacy. I als would like to say that if she had delegated...
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    Is doing a little private duty on the side "okay"?

    smk1 replied to Trying2BLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I still say you need to duoble check with HR and your employee handbook. There could be fine print in there that would prohibit this. I certainly am not saying that there is anything wrong with...
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No need to wonder. Head over to SDN and see the multiple "who gets to wear a white coat", "who gets to be called 'doctor'", "CRNA/AA doesn't = MDA" "NP/PA are not doctors", "nurses and DNP degree"...
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Exactly! and even if she didn't lie, but was just not smart enough to know what her title was, I'm not sure that makes me confident in her abilities
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Somewhere in the brocheure, the text books, the class codes for the school you will find the the words "medical assisting" somewhere. I won't even begin to get into the fact that you are saying that...
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    did y ou all go to pinning ceremony?

    smk1 replied to Ms.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I should graduate next spring and plan on going to pinning. We have a a pretty good class and I have a group of friends that have all supported each other so far through this process. I have no...
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    Is doing a little private duty on the side "okay"?

    smk1 replied to Trying2BLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Our first semester ethics review seminar for nurses basically said it is inappropriate and unethical for an employee to give a patient/family their home number and have meaningful contact outside of...
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    NANDA format - Diagnosis needed

    smk1 replied to cccsn's topic in General Nursing

    Risk for ______ is how you address potential issues that have yet to come
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't see how anyone who went to a school that is called "medical assisting school" who has books that say "medical assisting handbook etc...", who has an I.D. for school clinicals that says...
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    DVT and Homan's sign

    smk1 replied to HarmonyW's topic in General Nursing

    In clinical you ask your actual clinical instructor what she wants you to do and go by that. Do this with every new clinical instructor about any issue that has an area of grey around it. You follow...
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    NANDA format - Diagnosis needed

    smk1 replied to cccsn's topic in General Nursing

    along with Daytonites usual helpful suggestions, even if you don't have symptoms yet of a problem your instructor may want to know that you know that they are possible problems so you might want to do...
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    THe fact of the matter is that a person calling themself a "nurse" in a medical setting knows full well that the are representing themself as a licensed nurse to the public when they are not. The...
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Actually you DON'T have to have a certification to be a medical assistant. You have to have a certification to be CERTIFIED medical assistant. This is another reason why that field needs more...
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    Would you give away a semester's worth of notes???

    smk1 replied to CiCigirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might want to look at those notes one day so let her copy them (if you feel comfortable with that) at her own expense and give them back to you. If I know the person well, then I don't care if...
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    Labs

    smk1 replied to NurseShelly's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have Mosby's lab and dignostic reference. It is about the size of a drug book (maybe a bit thinner) and is a red book. As a student it is a great quick reference to look up what an abbreviation or...
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    What have you dissected????

    smk1 replied to Love Coronado's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sheep's eyes, Pig kidney, sheep's brain, heart's. THose were the things that we got individually. The bulk of our education came from 4 human cadavers and we all were very thankful to have real...
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    Dental Assistants Pushing Propofol etc...

    smk1 replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    I agree and also would like to know who is watching the patients in recovery after the oral surgery? It is bad enough that the dentist is performing oral surgery and allowing an untrained person to...
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    LVN or RN?

    smk1 replied to Faithful84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Get the stats on how long it will take to finish the LPN program and then start and finish the RN part including any prereqs that you will need for the transfer. If the RN waitlists are bad in your...
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    Question about Hemoglobin and Hematocrit

    smk1 replied to Joni's Mom's topic in General Students

    Dehydration can effect the hematocrit because of lessened fluid volume. The kidneys also manufacture Erythropoiten which stimulates the production of
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    Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    smk1 replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This may be true but it isn't the nurse's responsibility to bring up court decisions to make a medical decision. Talk to the parents and find out what treatments they do agree with as in many cases...