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  1. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    mappers replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    M.R.S.A American What's the

  2. Do you look up your patient history before taking care of them

    mappers replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to come in about 20 minutes early to review stuff, until last week. Signs appeared on all the phones (where we clock in) that said "No early clock-ins". So now I don't. I don't work for...

  3. Interesting Nursing School Graduation Picture

    mappers replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Why shouldn't they wear caps? I mean if it is a requirement for that school, it should be a requirement for

  4. Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

    mappers replied to lambimari's topic in General Nursing

    We have pyxis and we pull out one patient at a time. I usually start passing my 9:00 meds at 8:00 and am usually done by 10:00. That includes doing my assessments on each one too. We have 5-7 pts...

  5. I Need A Tubex!!!

    mappers replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    So I have a questions. I used he carpuject and had my nurse manager tell me not to use it. She said I should always dilute the meds in ns, especially narcs since they are so irritating to the veins....

  6. Misperceptions of Nursing

    mappers replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you mean a psychologist can't prescribe drugs. I psychiatrist most certainly

  7. Anything Good About Bedside Report?

    mappers replied to rntg's topic in General Nursing

    solneeshka that's they way i think it is supposed to work and a good 75% of the time it does. but i have a few questions. do you wake patients up in the am, turn lights on etc? what do you do when...

  8. Needing a Live-In nurse for my Mom, does medicade cover it?

    mappers replied to roger32036's topic in General Nursing

    Where we live, it is $1500 in total assets, not just what's in your bank account. You cannot own a home or a car worth more than that. So to qualify for medicaid, you have to sell your home and use...

  9. Anything Good About Bedside Report?

    mappers replied to rntg's topic in General Nursing

    We do bedside reporting and here are the advantages I see: We can show where a dressing is, look at drains, ivs, etc. Everyone is looked at before you get started. If I'm having a bad day and feel...

  10. Old Wives Tale or Nursing Intervention?

    mappers posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just off orientation and was getting report from a more seasoned nurse. The patient was constipated and she offered him prune juice and a light bulb went off. Why didn't I think of that? What...

  11. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

    mappers posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is the thing at our hospital and nurses on my floor hate it. We're a Med Surg/Tele/Onc floor. I'm on the fence about it. If you don't know what I mean, it is going into the patient's room...

  12. Old Wives Tale or Nursing Intervention?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I've also read to use deodorant on bee stings. The kind with aluminum in them. I think in nursing school they told us that the evidence doesn't really show that the coke in the g-tube thing works....

  13. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Sassy. Love

  14. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I heard an educator talking about having a class on how to give report. Sometimes I think this would be a great idea. Some nurses seem to give too short a report, while others meandor around telling...

  15. short term health insurance

    mappers replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to an agent. I've used short term insurance and individual policies a few times in my life and I always went through an agent. Talk to the agent you get your car or homeowners from (or your...

  16. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Ladybug LOL...Do we work on the same floor??? And Otter, I can't imagine doing this in LTC with as many patients as you have. God Bless you! We are supposed to clock in 15 minutes til and clock...

  17. Frustratingly Obnoxious People.....*vent*

    mappers replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me put my teeth in before I answer this post......The problem with young people today..... Seriously though...I've got two tween-teens now and wonder if this "child-centered" way of child-rearing...

  18. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    In our ER, we have double rooms with nothing but a curtain between

  19. importance of getting report before seeing the patient

    mappers replied to Kristisnej's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I can see that. But when we did clinicals, we were supposed to go to the unit the day before to prepare. Part of that (I think) was asking the patient's permission. Or maybe we did that the day...

  20. importance of getting report before seeing the patient

    mappers replied to Kristisnej's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what the big deal is. There would be certain situations where going in first before knowing about the patient is a problem, but the majority of the time, I don't see how it is. (I'm in...

  21. How do your units/hospitals judge acuity and staffing loads?

    mappers posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I was in charge for the first time yesterday and had the "pleasure" of going to bed huddle - the blood-bath, er I mean meeting we have 5 times a day to discuss staffing for the next shift. So of...

  22. managements new idea for call-lights

    mappers replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Our phones are like that too. If I'm up to my elbows in poop or doing a sterile dressing change and my phone rings. I'll have the pt (if they can) hit the call light and ask if someone is trying to...

  23. Really, I don't know where they get their info from..

    mappers replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you not hire a BSN into the SICU?? At my hospital system, BSN prefered seems to be on every job posting, but ADNs are hired all the time. My sister's hospital is going for Magnet and she...

  24. Your Pet Peeves in Nursing..

    mappers replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!! We ran out of 1000cc bags of NS once. Kept having to use 500cc bags....that made for a long day! Changing out IV fluids all day long. How does a hospital run out of Normal

  25. managements new idea for call-lights

    mappers replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    We have the phones and the boards too. I do write my name down, but not my number. However, the charge nurse will write my number on the board when she makes rounds. Patients rarely use it however....