Agnus

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  1. Male nursing students can do assessments on the women?

    Agnus replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem when a male collegue ask me to trade patients because he or the pt is uncomfortable. I have no problem doing female caths for my male collegues or just being present to protect...

  2. Male nursing students can do assessments on the women?

    Agnus replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was a pt in the hospital a few months ago cared for by two male collegues. By the same token I went to school with a jerk who was arrested and imprisioned for sedating then molesting female...

  3. Do Registered nurses really make a Nursing Care plan for their patients?

    Agnus replied to josepito3's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a nurse will not recognize that she does indeed do care plans. That is because they take a very different form from what she learned in school and are often pre printed pre formatted, and...

  4. A question about patient medications and charges, help please?

    Agnus replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I have a problem with the SAMS packs. Charging missing meds assumes non of the missing meds were wasted. Despite what happens pts should never (not legally) be charged for meds that were wasted for...

  5. Med error could cost my job? Need help!

    Agnus replied to dmwRNpa's topic in General Nursing

    Something a little different happened to me. A drug discrepancy showed up in the pixis. I simply could not explain it. I asked may manager to please drug test me now. She saw no problem with it...

  6. Preparing meds in advance

    Agnus replied to allantiques4me's topic in General Nursing

    Personlly it sound to me that under the circumstances you are practicing as safely as possible. As to the legality of it. I would check if there are specific laws in my state that cover this type of...

  7. What would you have said to this??

    Agnus replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Do not chart in the pt's chart that the MD stated he did not care. Do chart that he ordered Foley DC'd after reporting the hematurea to him. Do doucument on an incident report or what ever form your...

  8. Tips on successful confrontation - your suggestions?

    Agnus replied to Kay Ciel, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If I were an orientee or a preceptee I would have my precetor in on anything I had the slightest doubt about. You did not for reasons only you know. You can not undo the past. Admit your mistake....

  9. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    Agnus replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    The parents with concerns have a valid concern. There are indeed problems with vaccines. We in the healthcare fields know this. Having said that I am very pro vaccine. Research has show us that...

  10. Altering documentation?

    Agnus replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    As a legal nurse consultant Altering documentation is a bigger liability than leaving documentation that is self incriminating. Once alteration in documentation is detected by someone working for an...

  11. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    Agnus replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses were cheerful. I kid you not. Pt complained because the nurse was cheerful and the pt had just received some sobering news about thier diagnosis. Not we all received warning not to enter a...

  12. help with topic for paper

    Agnus replied to telalc's topic in General Nursing

    I would first difine what is legal liability in general health care terms. Then if you are going to apply it to someting specific such as Nosocomial infection such as MRSA then I would define the...

  13. Pregnant and In Nursing School

    Agnus replied to lakRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Since the policy is based on what your school and probably society in the Philippines considers moral vs immoral I doubt an arguement that says she can do just as well will be sufficient to change the...

  14. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    This is amusing because as you said there is not a hospital that can't usse tweaking. There are things my old hospitals could learn from my newer ones as well. Some times managers ask for and...

  15. Using Same Equipement on all Patients?

    Agnus replied to Atl_John's topic in General Nursing

    The last few places I worked each pt had thier own BP cuff that followed them thoughout thier hospital stay and was discared on discharge. My current hospital uses the same one on every body. If A...

  16. Handing out free samples

    Agnus replied to LifeisgoodTN's topic in General Nursing

    If the samples are perscription drugs it is not only unethical but illegal. Second unless you are a physician you have no business giving any medication (otc or not) indiscrimately to friends and...

  17. Vanco peak and troughs, what's your policy?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    We do peak and trough on the 3rd dose. Trough is done 1/2 hour before the dose and peak 2 hours after it is done infusing. We don't hold the dose for the results. We also do random draws....

  18. Back Pain,,,,and suggestions for relief?

    Agnus replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with those who recomend Chiropractic. You must be careful in choosing a chirpractor. I have had excellent experience with chiropractic and bad experience. Not all chiropractors are equal....

  19. Scripting Nurses?

    Agnus replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

    The management means well with scripts. However it generally raises more problems then is solves because scripts do not fit all situations with all people. I think I may have goofed. In my annual...

  20. I saw my first patient that died today...

    Agnus replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    It was over 30 years ago for me. So I honestly do not remember the first time. For me performing post mortum care is a sacred act. (not religiously) It deserves reverence and respect. Whether I...

  21. Why are RN's so fat!

    Agnus replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    No it does not offend me. I take it as a statement of fact. I also realize it is a generalization. A generalization that unfortunately does tend to fit more and more nurses. It also tens to fit...

  22. ethical problem

    Agnus replied to ohiococowgirl's topic in General Nursing

    The pt has a right to refuse anything. This is where nursing judgement comes in. Nurses are professionals who are paid to and expected to use their professional judgement. We are not low paid...

  23. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!

  24. Regarding the Future of Legal Nursing as viewed in Spokane, Washington

    Agnus replied to lindarn's topic in Legal

    I don't believe attorney bashing is necessary. They are very ordinary human individuals that come in all shapes, sizes, colors, ethics, philosophies, motives etc.. I don't believe they deserve more...

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

    Agnus replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    I read much talk here about "poor judgement" and weather that poor judgement is carried over into one's work. I am also reading here that one does not intend to comit bodily harm when they exercise...