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  1. Things you wish your hospital did, or didn't do.

    dscrn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would be willing to bet, with the recent healthcare changes, you will soon be seeing more pts than you can handle. It is kind of foolish, on thepart of your hsp-edimerges and Minute clinics all...

  2. Nurses Notes(What do I write??)

    dscrn replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anyone remember SOAP notes...then

  3. Toradol - pt with potential renal failure - would you administer?

    dscrn replied to southernhospitality's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a learning experience...you "rehash" things. remember for the

  4. Neuro Yawn

    dscrn replied to MagpieCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    yawning occurs when increase in O2 is

  5. Executive compensation

    dscrn replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    CEO/s are running a BUSINESS...the fact that it is a hospital, where peoples' lives matter very much-just seems so low down on the list of priorities. Seems some of them have never having gotten over...

  6. Refraining from judging

    dscrn replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    I think like most people, I'd say that my house is not as clean as I'd like....my husband is a serviceman, and he says he's come upon dead dogs, MUCH animal excrement, piles and piles and piles of...

  7. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    dscrn replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

  8. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    dscrn replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    so...hsp reps dont see any "crisis" of pt care...wait til the scabs show up, getting paid big bucks, not being familiar with the hsp, docs, pts...no one to ask questions of except mgt-the you know...

  9. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    dscrn replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    not the first time hsps have withheld printed

  10. So I Wore my Cap Today

    dscrn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    interesting cap...which

  11. I want you to help me, but you will do it my way.....

    dscrn replied to Daisy Doodle's topic in Emergency

    and then there are the diabetics, wh figure that they'll just "cover" their beer, cake, etc with

  12. I want you to help me, but you will do it my way.....

    dscrn replied to Daisy Doodle's topic in Emergency

    I remember, as a student, smoking was still akowed in hsps-in designaed areas. One of my pts had had a lobe of his lung removed due to ca. He used to push his pleruavac, on a stand, down to the area...

  13. Why not admit this patient?

    dscrn replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    big time intervention seems necessary. Consider this..God forbid, it the house caught on fire. one or both of them might be hurt or killed, if reswcue teams can not reach them. I would say APS, your...

  14. What Cha Got Planned For Nurse's Week?

    dscrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    You need a "sull patch" to keep it on...fold a tissue into about sixths, boby pin it to the top back of your head, put in more bobypins, attatching the top of them to the back of cap, other side of...

  15. NY Hospital apologizes for disciplining nurses not wanting to take part in abortion.

    dscrn replied to guiltysins's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hmm...mgt acting before they get the facts,

  16. Frustrated new L&D nurse

    dscrn replied to clb6885's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not sure about your state...we used to have postpartum pts on mag all the time as part of regular assignment- 3 to 4

  17. IM injections -should we massage or not?

    dscrn replied to charlie19's topic in General Nursing

    I was never taught to massage, ether...speaking from personal experience, it is more comfortable after self administering

  18. May be silly questions...

    dscrn replied to mommybess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wel, when I started nursing, we did all the linen and trash. Several yrs back, the nurses aides became either techs, or "hostesses" Responsible for all cleaning (except for floor polishing), emptying...

  19. This unhealthy dependency relationship some pts have w/ the Doctors needs to stop!

    dscrn replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    Teachers in Michigan, people on welfare. I have friends with Medicaid for them and their four kids. They have been in the Emergency Room at least ten times in the past 18 months. My family has...

  20. Epi No Birth Trainer?

    dscrn replied to anggelRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This just doesnot sound like a good thing...thinking about the pt who has started to dialate-or have bulging membranes...NOT

  21. This unhealthy dependency relationship some pts have w/ the Doctors needs to stop!

    dscrn replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    I know that I have experienced something similar with md visits-even though I know full well why I am there, as does the staff. Several of my md's are affiliated with a teaching hsp, so I frequently...

  22. Has this ever happened to you?

    dscrn replied to Daisy Child's topic in Ob/Gyn

    perhaps she doesn't want to alter her schedule...and yet, wants to see how nights function-of course, the point is

  23. More Questions/Prayers Needed

    dscrn replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    auto immune disorders can be very difficult to sort out. Just out of curiosity, had she been on antibiotics, or other meds recently..many have side effects that can cause joint pain/swelling..my best...

  24. Taking BP's - Use Diaphragm or Bell?

    dscrn replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    always used diaphraghm (sp) for bp. bell for chest

  25. VA benefits, must have had my head in the sand.

    dscrn replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    problem is, at discharge, you get your"DD214", and told that you will need it to apply for any benefits...they just don't mention that they just might disappear before you need