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Please help! My pt. is to do PICC infusions q8h at home. His technique is good. My question involves cap changes.PICC is in RAC. He has a 12" extension to allow him to handle his line. I was advised to "change caps daily." Extension tubing remains ...

A variation on this theme: the visitor with the pt who expresses their "concern" repeatedly even tho' the pt is quite competent/fluent. A friend of mine coined the term "attack friend" for them. Of course, the majority of the time this was a planned ...

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????Look up Dilantin and you will find (possible) side effect is "V FIB"!!!! Why would anyone push that??? Also literature is pretty clear about using a large vein... What kind of pharmacist would think it wasteful to dilute it? I have had somewhat ...

the pump is "incredibly complex"??? The pump is one of my best buds!!!

Please speak to your doctor. I have read that some people have had relief with beta blockers for that kind of anxiety. Also, speak to anyone who will listen. You need to learn how to vent. You'd be suprised how well it works to go ahead and announce...

Question is, really I guess- how deep do you(or your mgmt)let it get in Triage/waiting room before you have more than one nurse? We used to have a policy more than five deep,waiting for triage, required the help of the Charge or PRN nurse. The other ...

IMHO the title of this post could be "...and can I get you some hot wings with that?"

2 incidents, same person? Would love to hear... For every person who clogs up EMS pointlessly your grandmother or mine my suffer, u know?

Amen to everything you said. It's the call the Charge and he/she will get them a bed part that bit me... The hall bed thing is a non-issue, since it has been going on forever. I don't mind statrting IVs, changing diapers, vomit, or intubating; I can ...

where do i get a mgr like that???

I'm sure that really did hurt, but... When will we finally institute a fraudulent or inappropriate use of EMS statute? Maybe the fine should be proportional to how egregious the offense is. Insurance issues aside, we have laws for filing a false po...

My SAGEST advice to fledgling nurses (of any kind), "It's a love/hate relationship, it just depends what day it is." :bowingpur I LOVED the OP!!! .

Just chant to yourself "job security, job security,job security..." You have hit on the one thing there will NEVER be a shortage of.

These names are AMAZING! OK here's my contribution: (I don't know but I been told...) Clarentavious Niquel,* Excellent, Lovely. Saw this posted here before, but it still bristles. I'm sure the parents thought it was beautiful, like Bella maybe? W...

There are frequent fliers and frequent fliers right? Some people are chronically ill, even maybe difficult to deal with, but LEGIT; and some are just full of beans(to be very delicate.) The allergy list is definitely a red flag. Also when you(the pt)...

I'm sorry, Parkland...where?

VERY INTERESTING! As with everything, there needs to be give and take but, alas, we will never have that because we will have "procedure." Too bad for the pt. that we can't all get along together... I am soooo happy for the Unit nurse to ask me ?'s B...

How about rating your own hospital internally? I have said FOR YEARS that the nurses should be able to fill out a survey... Was the patient courteous at all times?..etc. Of course, I don't mean those who are in terrible pain, psych issue, etc. Anyway...

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Condolences...

I saw the same behaviors by NURSES in a large hospital I worked for. I have also seen a nurse sit her sandwich directly on the counter where we charted- no plate! Maybe the people who touched the charts and papers had dirty hands. As far as the brea...

It is interesting to read theses posts because of the varying procedures in different hospitals. Some of this must be due to different regions, some due to the almighty dollar(US). My hospital WILL NOT divert except in the case of an actual mass casu...

You learn something everyday and this was it for me. That kind of environment would make me soooo angry. I am really outraged. Even so, I have to say nothing is ever black and white is it? I have known and worked with a (precious) few people who rea...