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  1. A pat on the back does wonders

    RN92 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I HAVE PRECEPTED MANY NEW NURSES. ALL OF THEM WERE VERY COMPETENT, EXCEPT FOR ONE. SHE DIDNT LISTEN. ITS LIKE SHE WOULD GET OFFENDED. ALSO, SHE COULDNT KEEP UP WITH Q2HR VS, LABWORK, ETC, ETC....i...

  2. student question... are vital signs slower during sleep?...cont'd

    RN92 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    Granted....but I understood the question to mean, do vs slow down with sleep, as opposed to rising or staying baseline. You cant say a pt is abnormal because their vs dont change. Isnt it strange how...

  3. Home Health Nurse Safety

    RN92 replied to JULESNYRN's topic in Home Health

    Great idea, as long as it doesnt do for nursing what Reno 911 does for law enforcement!! Ross, I do see your point. Anytime I do something, I try to imagine defending it to a judge and the Board of...

  4. Drug Seeker Stories

    RN92 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    One of our regulars was asking for pain medicine. The Doc ordered him some. When I went back to give it to him - he was sleeping/snoring. I said' "Mr. so and so, you must be feeling better since...

  5. true orthostatics

    RN92 replied to stampinron's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard both, too. It depends on the Doc..Its been my experience, that when someone is "dehydrated", its going to be different anyway - no matter how long they stand. Some Docs disagree on...

  6. student question... are vital signs slower during sleep?...cont'd

    RN92 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    In deep sleep, it can be slightly different.There is no "set" number. Remember, everybody is different. Every situation is different. You cant base any decisions on

  7. THE QUESTION US STUDENTS REALLY WANT TO KNOW?? Starting Salary and What State.

    RN92 replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    West TN and NW MS. New graduates usually start

  8. Drug Seeker Stories

    RN92 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    NO! please dont go....come back, come back. I have a million. The first thing that comes to mind is the pt who got his foot burned 15 yrs ago. He keeps rubbing this same sore to keep it open. What he...

  9. Home Health Nurse Safety

    RN92 replied to JULESNYRN's topic in Home Health

    I did home health for 9yrs. I cant think of any reason why you would need to replace a foley at 2am. Why cant it wait until 8am? Even if it gets dislodged and is causing pain - you're supposed to...

  10. old skills that we do not use anymore

    RN92 replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    Actually having to figure out drip rate. There were no IV pumps In home health - we were to teach families trach care using sterile technique. Now, we teach them using aseptic tech. Studies showed...

  11. Ok...This is getting old

    RN92 replied to MLK RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh My Goodness!! After all those years of studying and sweating to graduate from nursing school, you're not going to give up now!! So what if it takes you 4,5,6 times - eventually, you will pass. I am...

  12. New Member

    RN92 replied to Nurse_Educator's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Welcome aboard, Marilyn.This is the best site to talk with other nurses. There are also a lot of Nurses aides, nsg students, a few medical students, Emts, Paramedics. I have looked for other websites...

  13. Breach of my confidentiality by unknown nurse-advice PLEASE!

    RN92 replied to jackson's topic in General Nursing

    It could have been an aide or any other person that calls themselves nurses in the hospital. (you know how people refer to everyone in a uniform "a nurse".) I would try to run into this neighbor again...

  14. Help! How do I survive this!!!

    RN92 replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    Some people need to berate other people to inflate their own egos. What these nurses may not realize, is that you may be working with them someday. There may be a day when you are orienting them to...

  15. New Mothers Groped by Lab Technician

    RN92 replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    I dont care how "smooooth" of a talker he was. What conversation with a lab tech leads to lady partsl and breast exams.?? And, he must have been pretty sure no one was going to walk in on him. Truth...

  16. Alzheimer's issues

    RN92 replied to lupin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a situation that is not going to get better, just worse. As their disease process cont there behavior gets worse. This is why God created nurses. These pts are too much for their family to...

  17. Alzheimer's issues

    RN92 replied to lupin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You said you were abused as a child. Try to imagine these pts as children. Really, they are children - although, they are very large children. At the same time, you do have a right to be protected...

  18. study on erythromycin

    RN92 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you heard the new study out related to e-mycin? They are claiming that it increases a pts chance of sudden cardiac arrest by 30%? I havent heard the details. I was hoping someone here knew...

  19. Practical jokes at work

    RN92 replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i loved playing jokes on people - we just didnt have a lot of spare time. my favorite is to wet your hand, then walk up behind somebody - like the secretary or doc and act like you are sneezing. at...

  20. Ambulance pts in waiting room

    RN92 replied to gotaluvtheER's topic in Emergency

    The problem with bringing back every ambulance pt is ...when that pt having a true emergency comes in (maybe several at a time if in MVA) all of your beds are full and the nurses are at their max...

  21. What can be done??

    RN92 replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the state I live in, we have what is called "swingbed". It is where the hospital will keep pts that are too sick (mentally or medically) to go back to their ltc and not sick enough to be in the...

  22. emotional state, unconcious patient

    RN92 replied to janie534's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The face scale is helpful with children, especially. It would be nearly impossible to get a 6yr old to rate their pain 1-10. You cant always tell by "reading someones face". People handle pain...

  23. How do you feel Paramedics can improve?

    RN92 replied to Medic_78's topic in Emergency

    Oh My God, when I worked in the ER - it was the highlight of my day to see the Memphis Fire Dept Paramedics coming down the hall. I respect them as much as the Doctors. Could you imagine going into...

  24. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    RN92 replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    This topic has been beat in the ground.My hospital said that theres no way they will accept this law. Theres too much competition. They know they will lose more than half of their nursing staff. They...

  25. My Personal experience with seizures...

    RN92 replied to daisy9980's topic in General Nursing

    I do understand your point of view. Not everyone is faking seizures. However,many of us do have extensive experience with seizure pts. It is very important that we differentiate between the two. This...