nyapa RN

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    MDs should obtain & have patients sign consent

    nyapa replied to riley50's topic in General Nursing

    Docs should have the consent signed. You aren't doing the procedure, you won't be there when its being done, you therefore can't gain informed consent. Its illegal
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    Feeling cheated.......

    nyapa replied to RosesrReder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You didn't get your minimum 8 weeks? No one can determine whether you are a "big baby"; we are not in your shoes. But I can relate to having a different preceptor every day. I'm lucky in that all my...
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    mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    nyapa replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    I respect ppl who can follow their faith, but at the same time it is scary +++. A woman who was for d/c the next day had been on ward leave, and complained on return that she had blood in her stool....
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    How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility?

    nyapa replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Our New Grad Rotations sound like they are different to the US. In our hospital we are rotated around three different specialty units. I was in 2 different surgical units and a paediatric one. For the...
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    How do you handle non compliant patients??

    nyapa replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Continue to educate your client, document everything and inform the relevant ppl. We have an episode where a patient continually gives his own insulin, against the orders. He will give himself a long...
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    Booby-trapped patients?

    nyapa replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of that! I hope I never see it. Most of us live in such a cloistered
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    Inventions for Nurses

    nyapa replied to ryanfocker's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to invent a pen that doesn't leak every day. Seriously! Every day I need to get a new pen! I wish someone could invent a method whereby stool, sputum, urine and other delightful specimens can...
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    Why are nurses so angry?

    nyapa replied to cmo421's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I second most of what others say here. But consider this: If a nurse is hit by a patient, what happens? Nothing much. Now if a doctor was hit by a patient? The story is different... And what if...
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    Why are nurses so angry?

    nyapa replied to cmo421's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ROFL Tom - but I'm not
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    Charge Nurse already

    nyapa replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wouldn't do it. If they did it to me, I'd fill in an incident report, as I would feel that I was working in an unsafe environment for me and my patients despite trying to prevent that situation from...
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    The Race That Stops a Nation!!!

    nyapa replied to nyapa's topic in International Nursing

    Yay!!! Always knew men were good for something. Seriously though, enjoy yourselves. Me, someone else won the sweep, I don't even know who. Wouldn't be surprised if it was my horse that was scratched!...
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    Horrible first day

    nyapa replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto.
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    They come out of the woodwork

    nyapa replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Doesn't just happen in ED where I
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    Age you Graduated

    nyapa replied to sweetiez's topic in General Nursing

    EN (similar to LPN - stands for Enrolled Nurse) - 23yrs RN - 39 yrs Don't feel like a failure. I've been there, done that, as you can see I was an EN first - you are a nurse as an LPN, first and...
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    nyapa replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    1. When you finally join for "Premium Membership", and check every hour until it finally comes through...like I am...hurry up! 2. When you start to recognise posters, and wonder how they are going...
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    Injured in E.D. (kinda long)

    nyapa replied to emsboss's topic in Emergency

    1. File charges - even if they don't stick it may make the person think twice before she does it again, thus protecting another nurse. BTW where was your doctor? (oops Tom, just realised you asked...
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    They come out of the woodwork

    nyapa replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    ROFL! Seriously though, talk about biting the hand that feeds it. Good for you for standing up to them. Its a shame you didn't file charges
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    Who is responsible for preceptoring?

    nyapa posted a topic in General Nursing

    I believe that preceptoring is the role of every experienced nurse, as we have all been there once on the other end. However I have seen a number of threads where ppl disagree with this, and am...
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    Nurses to decide on resuscitation

    nyapa replied to Thanet's topic in International Nursing

    I totally agree with you. What I was trying to say was that because of the perception of the role of nurses in the community, the doctor is often viewed as the one with
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    Nurses to decide on resuscitation

    nyapa replied to Thanet's topic in International Nursing

    The concept is good. But where would a nurse stand legally? Even if she is a senior? There would really have to be strict guidelines, consultation with family and good legal support. Western society...
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    Nurses to decide on resuscitation

    nyapa replied to Thanet's topic in International Nursing

    error, see
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    Improving Archaic Medicine

    nyapa replied to sunspotmia's topic in General Nursing

    oh how I love computers. But I have seen the other side of them when they "go down" in the health professions. Our medication programme went down for two hours in the morning, therefore mane meds...
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    What about an Adult Daycare business?

    nyapa replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very good idea. I have seen these in
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    Isolation

    nyapa replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    We isolate both, and use universal precautions, ie gowns, gloves
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    2 interviews next week

    nyapa replied to KckStrt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Steve, hope you get that dream job. Crossing fingers for