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  1. Nursing Assessment and Non-VIolent Restraints

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I need some information from all of you for a nurse educator at my hospital. I am the medical librarian there and she asked me for information I can't find in the databases - it happens...

  2. Inpatient psych patients refusing to wear ID bracelets, so scanning compliance is poor - what is your practice?

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, I am the Library Director at my health system submitting this question for the Nurse Clinician in Psychiatric Services. She wants to know what others are doing and I figured this is one...

  3. NGT policies about days until removal for Neonates

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am posting for a Nursing Clinician in my hospital. She is interested in finding out about nasograstic tubes and time until removal (daily, days, weeks? other time frames?) for Neonatal patients....

  4. Nurse Managers - moving from 8 hour to 10 hour shifts

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Hello, I am doing research for a nurse manager at my hospital. Her question is below. I have done the usual library research but would like to hear from the "field" as well. Question: Has any...

  5. What kind of nursing delivery system are you using on your unit (team, functional, primary care, total patient care, case management, something else?)

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello, I am asking for a Nursing Administrator at the hospital here about what kinds of nursing management models/nursing management system/model are used on your Medical-Surgical Units. Whether...

  6. Favorite NP Journal

    deweydecimal13501 replied to FNP_CCL's topic in Advanced Practice

    MEDSCAPE is free for those of you on a budget and its peer-reviewed. It has a nursing and medical section so check both out. Tripp database l(freemium ) can be searched for guidelines, systematic...

  7. "Plastic Rounds" or "Plastic Rounding" (rounding on pts in acute care hospitals with catheters, piccs, indwelling catheters, implanted ports, etc. to identify infections)

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    Hello, I am doing research for one of the Infection Control Nurses. Is anyone doing "Plastic Rounding" or "Plastic Rounds" at their hospital? This is a newly coined term in which nurses in acute...

  8. Education/certification requirements for hospital occupational health nurse?

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in Occupational Health

    Hello, I have a patron who wants to know what the education/certification requirements are in New York State to work as Occupational Health Nurse in a hospital. Do you have to be a NP? Do you have to...

  9. Denture (dental) Adhesive - provided by your hospital or not?

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello again, Another question asked by one of the clinical nurse educators. Does your hospital provide denture (dental) adhesive for your patients that wear dentures? Why or why not? As the...

  10. Non-licensed staff documenting in Code Blue/Trauma Code

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have information on non-licensed staff documenting in a Code Blue or Trauma Code situation? Is it done in your hospital? Who is doing it? What type of qualifications, if any, do they...

  11. Nursing Policy /Procedure Committee - Membership, Charter, Function, Mission

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all. I am the librarian at a hospital who is doing research for a nurse staff member. My patron is wants to know about other Nursing Policy and Procedure Committees. She is especially...

  12. Sign on room when pt dies for no more svcs. in room/ courtesy sign - do you have one?

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, This is a request from one of the nursing administrators at the hospital where I work. I am the librarian here and am researching this for her. I really hope you all share your...

  13. Sign on room when pt dies for no more svcs. in room/ courtesy sign - do you have one?

    deweydecimal13501 replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    Thank-you, thank-you, and thank-you. Awesome responses to my question. My nursing administrator was very happy when I showed her these responses. I can't tell you enough how appreciative I am of...

  14. Sign on room when pt dies for no more svcs. in room/ courtesy sign - do you have one?

    deweydecimal13501 replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    Thank-you so much everyone for responding to my question. The answers are very helpful and exactly what the nursing administrator is looking for. Please keep them coming. I will be checking back...

  15. Can RNs remove temporary pacing (pacemaker/epicarial) wires?

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hello, Can RNs remove temporary (pacemaker/ epicarial) pacing wires? I am looking for: for/against protocols or information. There have been several discussions here on this board in the past...

  16. heating/cooling blankets and thermal burns (NOT in surgical setting)

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I have a really interesting question here. I have a nurse who has asked for information about heating blankets/cooling blankets and thermal burns outside the intraoperative setting....

  17. Can RNs remove temporary pacing (pacemaker/epicarial) wires?

    deweydecimal13501 replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Cardiac

    Thank-you for your reply. I have reached out to our State Nursing Board and they will be researching my question and sending appropriate information that will address our question about scope of...

  18. Pulmonary Embolism response team or PERT Team

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are any nurses involved in Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT Teams)? Can you tell me what you do, how they work, policies, procedures, etc. Experiences. I have a nurse who is looking for...

  19. Pulmonary Embolism response team or PERT Team

    deweydecimal13501 replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    Thank-you for your responses. I appreciate everyone who took the time to respond. :) Deweydecimal13501 (librarian to great

  20. Pulmonary Embolism response team or PERT Team

    deweydecimal13501 replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. Yes, its a very good site indeed. They will be working on protocols and guidelines, nothing out yet. I was hoping for some first hand information to give my patron.. which is why I come...

  21. Back to Basics/Bundle Nursing Care/ Patient Care Essentials Programs

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, Do any of the nurses/techs here participate in or use "Back to Basics" or "Nursing Care Bundles" or "Patient Care Essentials" type programs in your hospital? How does it work and what...

  22. Checklist after a cardiac cath done femorally to check for retroperitoneal bleeding

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello everyone, I am a librarian and have been asked an interesting question by one of the nurses at my hospital. I hope you can help me find some answers to her question below. I would be very...

  23. Checklist after a cardiac cath done femorally to check for retroperitoneal bleeding

    deweydecimal13501 replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank-you for your help. I will submit this to my nurse/patron. I will assume this topic is

  24. Checklist after a cardiac cath done femorally to check for retroperitoneal bleeding

    deweydecimal13501 replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank-you for your excellent comments. Does anyone else have a checklist they can share? She is still hoping for find someone willing to

  25. Educators in Rehab Settings

    deweydecimal13501 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello, I am looking for educators in the rehab setting (rehab units, hospital preferably but will take any acute care setting). My patron is looking for any type of information about what you do,...