Agnus

Agnus

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  1. what is the rule about who can give flu shots at your facility

    Agnus replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    The scope of practice of the LPN/LVN is determined by each state. There is NO UNIFORM SCOPE OF PRACTICE FROM STATE TO

  2. transcribing orders

    Agnus replied to melsmith's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    this thing about having Doc so and so call me. Is redicilous. We are not his secretarial service. He needs to contact the other Doc himself. This might seem a bold thing for the nurse to do....

  3. transcribing orders

    Agnus replied to melsmith's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would have to ask the MD what those meds might be. Meds at home is totally out of line. I am not a mind reader so I have no way of knowing what those are. Additionally asking the patient is...

  4. Help! I need your opinion!!!

    Agnus replied to Shaggy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Try opening your Carpenito reference. It is not appropriate to ask us to do your homework. We finished

  5. Common Sense Nursing?

    Agnus replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Right out of school I went into critical care. a great advantage. As a new grad my skills and knowlege were sharp. It was all still very fresh for me having just finished school. After 2...

  6. need some guidance

    Agnus replied to Agnus's topic in Correctional

    Thanks. I'll have to give some of these topics some thought to come up with a presentation that they will listen to and gleem something from. I never like lecturing at people and these sound like...

  7. need some guidance

    Agnus posted a topic in Correctional

    I belong to a Toastmasters Club. We reciently received an invitation from a Gavel Club (an affiliate of Toastmasters) that exist within a prision. The invitation is for any of our members visit or...

  8. A Good Nurse died Monday

    Agnus replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Blessing to you and

  9. How do you deal with "patient-know-it-alls"?

    Agnus replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these post remind me of a horrible patient that I has when I was a home health aide. She asked me if I knew the"right way" to fold sheets. I knew this was a set up. I replied, I know how I...

  10. What does everyone think about this situation?

    Agnus replied to TonyafutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice is not a death sentence. People live and go off of hospice all the time. Hospice does not mean giving up. Hospice goals is for patinets to live the rest of their life to the fullest....

  11. med error:

    Agnus replied to jenac's topic in General Nursing

    I was not even suggesting that we know what every drug looks like. Insulin though I think is an exception to this. am reasured though by the information that we are likely not held accountable...

  12. Please Help!!!!!!

    Agnus replied to Brittneesher's topic in General Nursing

    I once knew a pharm tech who had worked with many pharmasist and stated she did not know one who was happy with being a pharmisist. I have worked very closely with several and gotten to know them...

  13. What is with these martyrs?

    Agnus replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    efy2178, well said. We have trouble asking for help and we have trouble accepting help. It it the administrations responsibility to provide adequate staffing. Too often we have (I'm sure) all...

  14. What is with these martyrs?

    Agnus replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This belief comes about because the women who Nightengale trained were of lower class. She if you recall was from a refined wealthy family. Lower class women of the day were the only ones likely...

  15. What is with these martyrs?

    Agnus replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't wish to see flow of information cut off either. Todd it is not so much that you state opinions. It is that you state things as fact which you have not researched. This makes your post...

  16. The dreaded panty line.......

    Agnus replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    I wear the Bobbie Brooks for j$9.99. They are quite opaque. However, you can see a panty line. But they are Cheap, Sturdy, a lot less see thorugh than most and I wear white underware or nude and...

  17. The dreaded panty line.......

    Agnus replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    I wear the Bobbie Brooks for j$9.99. They are quite opaque. However, you can see a panty line. But they are Cheap, Sturdy, a lot less see thorugh than most and I wear white underware or nude and...

  18. Call Lights

    Agnus replied to nana0216's topic in General Nursing

    There is a call light control called soft touch. We have used it alot in acute care for patients just like yours. I do not know who makes it. But I am sure your supplier will recognize what you...

  19. MD orders for meds

    Agnus replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Another system error. This might be the imputis to develop protochols. I would bring the MD, the pharmasist and nuring to the table to draw up protochols for such a situation. The protochols...

  20. what's the difference??????????

    Agnus replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    It would be very clear if you said the only meat I eat is chicken. Or I consider myself vegitarian however I do eat chicken. This is what you did in your explaination. So use your explaination...

  21. what's the difference??????????

    Agnus replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    There are omnivors, carnivors, vegitarians, and vegans. If you don't eat red meat then say you don't eat red meat. Calling it something else is confusing and not communicating. I could not tell for...

  22. med error:

    Agnus replied to jenac's topic in General Nursing

    This was clearly a system error. You caught it. For fun, let's just say this went to court. I beleive there would be an attempt to hold not only pharmacy liable but also the nurse. The nurse is...

  23. Please Help!!!!!!

    Agnus replied to Brittneesher's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses do not have enough time for their patients. We do not have the needed time to educate them. You mentioned that you liked the clean enviorment of the pharmacy (except for an occasional cough)...

  24. What is with these martyrs?

    Agnus replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    touchitoRN, I hope you understand that neither your state's nurses assocaiation nor the american nurses assocaiation set the scope of practice. They are not a part of the BON. They are lobbiest....

  25. What is with these martyrs?

    Agnus replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Doctors do not determine nurses scope of practice. So far you have made inaccurate historical references and now you are making inaccurate legal references. I suggest that before you step into...