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I was told by social worker to remove DNR for a patient because POA said he never told me to place pt on DNR. But actually POA did tell me this by phone, I relayed to dr who ordered DNR/TO. Now next day social worker talked to me and looked at me lik...

Great insight, why I didn't think this way. Thank you very much!

It is a gray area in our hospital, sometimes we admited a patient, dr just ordered DNR by phone, no paper, just claimed patient is DNR

recently, I just found out a little bit worried about myself, whatever you can name..confused or disappointed or curious....I said to myself, why u worried about hanging a drip at the end of your shift though you already double checked the bag two ti...

Davey, thank a lot for replying and sometimes I was surprised that why I'm slow comparing to young nurses, but I do enjoy working with them and their energy and intelligence inspires me to go gym and Eat healthy and be humorous... LOL

... middle of 40's, BSN, currently working in tele,thinking about advancing my career for long time, don't like tele much, should go for ICU or nurse practionioner.... if I could get a position in ICU, I won't even think about NP. But when I saw thos...

Thanks for your input, that's great information.

Nuguynurse, thanks for you kind words, i know it's true, feeling a little bit screwed up...

Libby, so pleased by your words, but I think the reality is we are living in a working environment that sick patients love to have young and pretty nurses, even I would like to work with younger colleagues, who make a dull workplace alive and vivid,,...

2 years in Tele, 2 years in Rehab, 2 years home health.....Thank you very much for your input...

I'm currently working in tele. The reason I felt upset is that I'm rarely named in our daily report conducted by chart nurse. I worked hard and be polite to patients and helping other nurses and techs. But I can count how many times my name showed i...

Thanks Sour Lemon, sometimes I did felt silly to even think about this as a matter.

I just have time to sit down to look through copy of my annual evaluation. When supervisor called me in last month(it was my first evaluation of my working life), I listened and didn't argue anything even I thought it was not right because I have to ...

MVM2, you are right, thanks a lot on your inspiring input!!!!!

feeling upset for you having a non-professional coworker like her, avoiding her will make you feel better.

Great point, everybody will be old.

Hi, I'm RN, works in home health before. I just started night shift in a nursing home, per the nurse who oriented me, I need to help the CNA changing the patients as part of my routine since there is only 1 CNA. This floor is 28 beds all dementia, I ...

Thanks guys...

Hi all experts, a home patient has a pressure sore on outer ankle/external mallelous is the anatomy name, because it is open, I staged it as stage II, but I can see a white part, looks like a bone, so I still doubt about if it is right with stage II....

Please help

Can someone kindly explain order " 1 tab x 4 days alternates with half tab x 3 days " on coumadine? Does this mean patient need to take 1 tab on mon, wed, fri, son and half tab on tue, thu, sat? Or 1 tab from mon through thursday and half tab from f...

just wondering, is a responsiblity or obligation? what is their responsiblity?

It is true. I do not want to be a burden of my children neither, but when I turns old, I want to live with them or closeby if we can tolerate each other; but the truth is we rarely can tolerate with each other; if we really live under a ceiling, how ...

I know my position as home care nurse, it's just be there usually once a week, but the rest of week, I expected there would be a family visit, at least once a week, I believe this is not a burden for children. You are right, I don't know much about f...

I know for most peoples' favor, I should put culture in it, but I start wondering why culture always be an excuse for healthcare phenomina, how about economics?