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  1. Restraint and seclusion in psych setting

    scribblerpnp replied to burnay76's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked in psych for while dealing mainly with teenagers. I preferred seclusion the majority of the time for the same reasons you stated. For teenagers it worked pretty well. Plus there was always...

  2. Dear Doctor Imajerk: (vent)

    scribblerpnp replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there IS someone you can call if the resident is being a unsafe. You call the attending. So long as your reason is good and your worries and concerns are valid, it isn't a problem. The hospital I...

  3. Pediatric Growth Charts

    scribblerpnp replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    You can sort of guess your child's adult height. If it is a boy, double the height he was at 2 1/2 years and at 2 years for a girl. The result is usually the adult height. As far as my experience in...

  4. TPN thru a peripheral line?

    scribblerpnp replied to ripcurl1's topic in General Nursing

    I remember one instance of giving TPN through a peripheral line. It was while I was working as a floor nurse in a peds hospital. I only had the pt (Pre-schooler) that one night, but apparently the TPN...

  5. Interesting places where women have given birth

    scribblerpnp replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ok, i strongly urge you guys to check this website out. yes, some of these women are strange. my favorite was at the bottom of the main page, a section entitled, "orgasmic childbirth." what!! i know...

  6. Interesting places where women have given birth

    scribblerpnp replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My brother-in-law was born in the elevator at the hospital. They were sending my mother-in-law home for "false labor." The resident was in the elevator with her and she kept telling him that the baby...

  7. OMG! Something good from Grey's Anatomy

    scribblerpnp replied to nursejohio's topic in General Nursing

    I saw that too!. Made me laugh! It was as if the residents suddenly realize, "What, THEY work? Maybe as much as us?!" McSteamy got some bonus points from me at that exact moment. Likeability for...

  8. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    scribblerpnp replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    I would have no problem with this so long as it was the same for other people in similar jobs: policemen, DOCTORS, firemen, pharmacists, etc. I wonder how it is handled by these professions. I can't...

  9. I;m New and I have a question.

    scribblerpnp replied to ERNURSE02's topic in Emergency

    I think the OP may be worried about possible illnesses she may encounter through triage that would be bad for the baby. These are people with illnesses which have yet to be diagnosed. There is a...

  10. Need tips for working with student RNs!

    scribblerpnp replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing instructor and the policy of our college is NO student is to pass meds unless I am with them. I wonder if this instructor is trying to pull over something. Actually through the years I...

  11. Abusive Nursing Instructors-LPN

    scribblerpnp replied to nurselala33's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am so sorry that your daughter has had yet another bad experience in nursing school. Obviously the instructor was out of line. I've seen instructors do this to "non-traditional" students, ones...

  12. Thinking out of the box re: Nursing education

    scribblerpnp replied to psalm_55's topic in General Nursing

  13. IUD's

    scribblerpnp posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    First of all, let me emphasize I am not asking for med advice. I do not have an IUD, nor do I plan to use one in the future/ I was thinking about IUD's driving home tonight (don't ask me why) and have...

  14. Would you ever be a doctor?

    scribblerpnp replied to arizonanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Family Practice in the area in which I live START off at 80-90,000/year. This is SALARY and you may get more for productivity bonuses. You get paid the same pay each week no matter that you go to the...

  15. Would you ever be a doctor?

    scribblerpnp replied to arizonanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Like most of you guys, I seriously thought about medical school prior to going to college, and I often spent most of my college years as a nursing student wondering if I had made the right choice and...

  16. rules for student nurses

    scribblerpnp replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    Let me say that as a nursing unstructor, I WOULD LOVE to have you in my clinical. Sometimes it seems I spend a good 40% of my clinical time herding "hiding" students out of break rooms etc and get...

  17. What would you have done in this situation?

    scribblerpnp replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, I think you did what would be expected of you. Hopefully the nurse had a talk with the doctor out of the room and not in-sight or hearing of the patient- which would be the most...

  18. Trouble c accents at work?

    scribblerpnp replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I moved three hours (by a car drive) north of where I grew up. People there would say, "Wow, you really have a southern accent. You talk so slow!" then would go home every other weekend or so (I was...

  19. Article in the NYT: The Weighty Responsibility of Drinking for Two

    scribblerpnp posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    This article was in the NYT this week. It is about consuming alcohol in moderation while pregnant. Personally, I can't see taking the risk, but it looks like a practice that will be on the rise in the...

  20. Students who fail

    scribblerpnp posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    That time of year again. Where I teach students must have an exam average of 79.5 or higher to pass the class, otherwise it is a D. I have 7/100 students fail this class this year. That is a pretty...

  21. Students who fail

    scribblerpnp replied to scribblerpnp's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    How many students failed your courses this past semester, quarter? I taught one class and lost four out of

  22. Best route to become a professor

    scribblerpnp replied to reznurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I would think that the best route for a clinical degree would be the DNP degrees which are becoming more available. Anyway, where I work we have all kinds of faculty with different doctorates: PhD,...

  23. Letting children play with their equipment?

    scribblerpnp replied to Valanda's topic in General Nursing

    I think allowing children to explore the old tubing, equipment etc is OK, SO LONG AS THERE IS NO CHOKING HAZARD. Obviously if it is small and they can be easily choked or hurt by it, the child...

  24. Enraged (venting)

    scribblerpnp replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    I am well aware that this is an addiction. I've worked as an RN and Nurse Practitioner in dual diagnosis (substance abuse +dx of psychiatric disorder) residential programs for teens. I have heard...

  25. Enraged (venting)

    scribblerpnp replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat: I agree. Since he was under the influence, the argument can be made that he was unable to make rational decisions. I've worked in psych and dealt with detoxers before. We were taught NEVER...