BarbPick

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  1. Question regarding nursing care...

    BarbPick replied to KatrinkaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That is

  2. Treatment of DVT's

    BarbPick replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot to say about hands on expereince, much more than looking up a drug and also being able to calculate a drip right. Thank

  3. Dr. Dean (democratic primary contender) on Nursing

    BarbPick replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

    Wow

  4. disciplinary nightmare

    BarbPick replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    seems to be a case of the teenaged girl who wrote a boy's name down she had desires for and using his name , like Mary Jones has a crush on Bob smith, so Mary wrote "MrsBob Smith" and he caught her...

  5. disciplinary nightmare

    BarbPick replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    I know of a story, not as out there as this one, where a nurse has a travel contract , hired by phone interview. Met all the requirements , including a current physical. Came to the hospital, worked...

  6. question on medication cart do' or don'ts....

    BarbPick replied to memonurse's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Taking from other pt's draw is a lazy habit, and no one wins. I would ask the nurse directly in charge of you what their standard practice is in the facility. Is it an outside pharmacy or in house...

  7. 1st CODE.....

    BarbPick replied to LuvbabiesRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you remember pre bristajets, where you had to file off the top of the 50 cc ampule of BiCarb and draw it up in a panic? Dopamine had just come out, Levophed was used, so the kidneys were shot?...

  8. Wound Care Standards in Nursing Homes

    BarbPick replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    Jay Jay, you know what to do, we just don't like to go there. When I did mostly High tech home health, the best way to screw up a central line was to send the patient to the hospital. They would...

  9. spouse at interview

    BarbPick replied to gasmama's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congratz, now you will be able to sit on a stool and pass gas, and eventually get paid for

  10. Wound Care Standards in Nursing Homes

    BarbPick replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin Susan works in a nursing home. I asked her about wound care and it is usually done as a clean procedure. Sterile gloves are not worn unless someone specifically orders them to be done so....

  11. Treatment of DVT's

    BarbPick replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    If it is so easily handled with levanox, how come I get so many patients on heparin drips still? I work occasionally in tele and unit, and it seems like they run sales on heparin drips.Must be where...

  12. disciplinary nightmare

    BarbPick replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    CCU NRS 's post reminds me when I took the medical legal consultant's course. The example they make is how to tesify. The Lawyer will ask "Barbara, do you know what time it is" and not to blert out...

  13. disciplinary nightmare

    BarbPick replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    From what you have explained, the board will question your judgement. I would work on a presentation of how to change the appearance. I agree with Bab's about defined roles, and in school that is...

  14. disciplinary nightmare

    BarbPick replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    How did working in a Doctor's office get the BON's attention?We will try to help you if you give us information.

  15. Input for newborn with Downs Syndrome

    BarbPick replied to illeniccup's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://ambassadors.net/archives/issue5/features_down.htm This is an article about the Geraldi Family. I remember Dr Geraldi when he was still a resident. he is a pediatrician, his wife a nurse and...

  16. Dear Nurse Manager

    BarbPick replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    People forget that this is a business, even though nursing you see the same people day in and day out. After the amount of time that was spent in one job, your next employer will be thrilled to have...

  17. 1st CODE.....

    BarbPick replied to LuvbabiesRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I must confess an age problem. I have been a nurse longer than not being a nurse. It seems like my day one, I participated in codes. Visions of jumping up on the bed and wearing traditional...

  18. Dear Nurse Manager

    BarbPick replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    On NYPD Blue, when someone leaves they have a "racket" they meet at a bar and toast the one who is leaving, So Ruby, this one's for

  19. what to do.....

    BarbPick replied to New CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Now you have to publish something. You have

  20. want your opinion

    BarbPick replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to hate it when I was orienting someone and they said "when I was at Mount Sinai we did it this way" and I wanted to beat them silly because this is not Mount

  21. want your opinion

    BarbPick replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Larry, Are you available to negotiate contracts? If nurses were sports stars, You would be Jerry McGuire. Nice to see.

  22. ccrn exam

    BarbPick replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    CRNI certified Registered Nurse Infusion (the roughest off all exams) questions about tpn like what is the absolute concentration of glucose in the tpn recipe, and more chemo than the OCN exam OCN...

  23. want your opinion

    BarbPick replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    tweety is always right , seriously, he hits the nail on the head. Devils advocate, it never hurts to have a full year of med surg expereince. In OB you don't care for "sick people" a few go sour...

  24. ccrn exam

    BarbPick replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I hold 3 certifications, (being an obscessed over achiever is not the point), the point is how I learned to prepare for the exams. Buy a new study guide that has practice tests. Take the tests cold,...

  25. LPN Licensure for RN'S?

    BarbPick replied to JWB's topic in General Nursing

    Have you taken OB? Make sure you have had med surg pedi and OB You must think as an LPN, the one who is not the charge