sapphire18

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  1. PICC line blood draw

    sapphire18 replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't waste 10cc with every blood draw...go by your facility's policy, but I usually flush with 5cc and waste 5cc- I do both with a single 10cc flush syringe. Also, make sure that anything...

  2. What do you think about this? Giving narcan to addicts, their friends and family.

    sapphire18 replied to Mulan's topic in Patient Medications

    I always thought this was common practice, until I moved to a different state. I also fail to see the downside. It has a great potential to save lives, but no potential to cause harm. People are...

  3. Opinion of nurses

    sapphire18 replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in General Nursing

  4. Opinion of nurses

    sapphire18 replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Re: elkparks's info on NC- maybe that was a facility-specific thing, or something that has since changed, but that is no longer true- NOK always has the right to make EOL decisions. Usually families...

  5. What is the worst hardship/story you have ever seen/heard in your nursing career?

    sapphire18 replied to succinate's topic in General Nursing

    30-year-old BEAUTIFUL Asian woman with a handsome husband who often gave her deep tissue neck and shoulder massages. Well, this time he went too deep and severed a vertebral artery, leaving her...

  6. Prayer Before Surgery

    sapphire18 replied to orscrubcutie1's topic in Operating Room

    Exactly^^. I'd be very uncomfortable with it as a patient- I'd be nervous, thinking you weren't skilled enough and were asking your god for

  7. If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    sapphire18 replied to Mully's topic in Nursing Humor

    "High quality chest compressions"- language straight from the AHA- love

  8. I can't believe the MD did that

    sapphire18 replied to cardiacfreak's topic in General Nursing

    That's seriously messed

  9. New drug cocktails for executions....opinions?

    sapphire18 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sorry just realized this is the CRNA forum...obviously I am not one lol...just the ponderings of a lowly staff

  10. New drug cocktails for executions....opinions?

    sapphire18 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Why not propofol? To me that seems like more of a sure thing than versed- obviously depending on

  11. Couldn't believe he did this...

    sapphire18 replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above; a CNA cannot be "delegated;" tasks can be delegated TO a CNA. They're pretty much making up a word here. Delegate is a verb, not an adjective. A nurse cannot be delegating...

  12. IV access and scheduled antibiotics

    sapphire18 replied to beeble's topic in Patient Medications

    Ummmm...not something that can wait til the morning. Pt needs a reliable PIV, central line, or new

  13. Inpatient (Hospitalist/Internal, ED or ICU) NP

    sapphire18 replied to Dranger's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    ACNP is needed for many ICU NP positions; FNP is needed for ED positions as the Acute Care degree doesn't cover pediatrics. At least, that's how it is in my

  14. Help! What to wear to work when you use hospital scrubs

    sapphire18 replied to roma4204's topic in General Nursing

    I've def had to rock the hospital grippy bright yellow "fall precaution" socks for a shift or

  15. If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    sapphire18 replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    Ooo, can I change mine to telekinesis?? If I never have to turn/reposition a 400-lb pt again it can't be too

  16. If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    sapphire18 replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be able to see through walls, so when I'm stuck in a room for a long time, I can make sure my other pt isn't about to self-extubate or anything silly like

  17. No longer a nurse?

    sapphire18 replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. How demeaning. I would find another job

  18. How did you get out of getting the Flu shot?

    sapphire18 replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If it's not mandatory, just tell the truth. Or say nothing at all. "Thanks, but no

  19. Thank You

    sapphire18 replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Love

  20. Hospital Errors 3rd Leading Cause of Death

    sapphire18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospital-medical-errors-third-leading-cause-death-dispute-to-err-is-human-report/2013-09-20#ixzz2fe8EZ44D A new study has come out ranking medical errors in...

  21. It's about time!

    sapphire18 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Btw, a code strong is announced overhead if someone is being violent/dangerous, and the hospital police come

  22. It's about time!

    sapphire18 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, I'm sorry. I hope she's ok...though I'm sure it will have psychological repercussions:/. Scary. I've almost had to call a code strong when a brain dead patient's family member cornered...

  23. IV push

    sapphire18 replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

  24. It's about time!

    sapphire18 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    That's messed up that it only protects *some*

  25. INR reporting issue

    sapphire18 replied to HolyPeas's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the other nurse is to blame, but in the interest of staying on the boss's good side, I would just be agreeable and not argue the issue. It is a fine line between merely keeping yourself...