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  1. In charge with NO trianing?

    allele replied to nurseinmo's topic in General Nursing

    This was my understanding also....in my state a GN/GPN can NOT work solo, they must be under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Your friend should make a call to the BON now, before risking...

  2. Most common LTC meds - help with a list please:)

    allele replied to MamaCheese's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I haven't done LTC in a LONG time, but I do remember Flomax being a big one, also Fosamax. You'll probably also see betapace, haldol, detrol. Sorry, not much of a list, but I happen to readily...

  3. your very own personal crusade

    allele replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few "minor" crusades, but a couple of things that make me cringe....many of our younger (and some older!) CNA's/RN's call our patients "Honey" or "Sweetie"....sounds so disrespectful! From...

  4. Caught in the middle

    allele replied to outbackannie's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with CKH23, not a lot you can do. I'd happily hand over the phone number to the pharmacist and have them speak to the MD and discuss the problem. Our pharmacist are usually pretty good with...

  5. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    allele replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to agree with other posters that if someone REALLY wants to find out where you live they can.......but it would be SO much easier for those people if your last name is on your I.D. badge!! We...

  6. Low beds, falls and incident reports...

    allele replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We basically define a fall as a patient landing anywhere other than where intended. So, yes, a fall to a mat would be counted as a fall......hopefully one without injury since a mat was used! :)...

  7. Is it a JP or is it a Blake?

    allele replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    What sagarcia said is right to me. Now, a while back our cardiac surgeons would use a blake drain to the pleural space in their patients. When the nurses d/c's the chest tubes, the blake drain STAYED...

  8. Shift change/report problems (long)

    allele replied to trudlebug's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Sorry to say, BetsRN, but you seem to sound just as critical of other shifts as you say the OP is. I have to say, I love the idea of a task force though. If you've only worked one shift (I'm...

  9. Question for ALL nurses.....

    allele replied to PaSsIoN_4_NuRsInG's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you took everyone's great advice and went to the ER.....how are you doing? Please

  10. What happen to taking Vital Signs???

    allele replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    yep, you're right!! It's dinamap!! I always spell it dynamap, just seems right for some reason. Apparently it isn't. LOL Dynamap is some sort of software I guess. I only looked it up really...

  11. Encouragement needed,... Didn't PASS MY BOARDS!

    allele replied to misaginder's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm sorry you didn't pass, but you're right, many people don't pass the first time. Now, different things work for different people, but my best advice is to just get a hold of your NCLEX review book...

  12. What happen to taking Vital Signs???

    allele replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    I have to admit, this is a serious pet peeve of mine. I ALWAYS get at LEAST one set of vitals with a manual cuff on every patient. I actually use manual cuffs about 95% of the time (really), only...

  13. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    allele replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when I first became a nurse I wanted to give my patient her scheduled dose of colace. She kept trying to tell me that it caused her to have diarreah. I had JUST become a nurse, and I kept...

  14. Tell me about your "brain" or "cheat sheet"

    allele replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I use a blank sheet of paper folded into four blocks. One block per patient. Every block is set up the same way every day. I put down the patient name, room number, age and MD(s) in the top left...

  15. insulin drip protocols

    allele replied to brutuss7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use a protocol that I'm TOLD was based on the Portland Protocol (I'll post the link below).........but looking at this Portland Protocol, ours looks NOTHING like this!! I think the committee may...

  16. Legal question.......

    allele replied to allele's topic in Legal

    Thanks!! This is basically what I ended up doing. There were other issues with the transfer anyway that I really had to bring up to my director, so I mentioned the verbal order that was squeezed in...

  17. Legal question.......

    allele posted a topic in Legal

    Hi everyone!! I'm posting this on Legal Nursing and General Nursing, just to get a bigger audience. I have a quick question. When we take a telephone order or verbal order we usually write out the...

  18. Baby Powder at your hospital...

    allele replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with not using it. Our unit finally JUST banned it. Besides making the floor slippery and causing even ME irritation when inhaled (I'm not even asthmatic), our infection control...

  19. To all London nurses.

    allele replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to say. I'm so upset over all this, I've been crying much of the day. I just can't understand it, that's most of my problem. The senseless loss of loved ones.......I'm keeping you...

  20. what's in your pocket?

    allele replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

    Oh, geeze. I feel inadequate. I keep almost no nursing stuff in my pockets. LOL I keep my pen (when I haven't lost it!) and a very small address book with almost all the extensions around the...

  21. Help With Cna Training!!!

    allele replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    Our LNA's (as they're called in New Hampshire--they're officially called licensed nursing assistants, apparently it gives the board more jurisdiction over them) perform all the usual duties that a...

  22. Pantoprazole IV question!

    allele replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    We went from running over an hour with a filter, to running over 15 minutes with a filter, then over 15 minutes, then IV push over 2 minutes with a filter, and now there's no filter and we IV push...

  23. How many hours do nurses work in a week?

    allele replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 twelve hour day shifts a week and every other weekend. Works for me, I'll never give up my shift! But like others have said, you can get any type of shift you want, if you're flexible with...

  24. Legal question.......

    allele replied to allele's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I was pretty sure it was illegal, I know they told us this in school. I'm definitely going to call the BON tomorrow to get the actual word to back me up...........but it does also seem SO...

  25. Legal question.......

    allele posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone!! I'm posting this on Legal Nursing and General Nursing, just to get a bigger audience. I have a quick question. When we take a telephone order or verbal order we usually write out the...