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does anyone have any sedation protocols they are willing/able to share? our facility is just now trying to get started with a protocol, and we would be extremely appreciative if we could get an idea of what is working well for others that we may wan...

sorry, have seen one too many cases of facial mrsa from pimple-popping to even *consider* playing with someone's zits, no matter where on the body they are....(besides, the gunk in them wierds me out anyways!)

had one just the other day...a guy c/o a "lump" and worried he had "hysterical cancer"....when he started talking about his scrotum i figured out he meant "testicular". odd part was, he could pronounce "testicles" just fine--but it was *still* "hyst...

ever consider that it's not unprofessional, but a teaching method in and of itself? psych is famous for cussing patients...and you have to learn to respond without becoming upset yourself. maybe she's trying to get you to where you can not judge ot...

i've worked locked alzheimer's and psych. they are in no way the same, excepting the acting out. and this seems to be what the lady posting seems to be missing. the degree and friends she cites as her reasoning are the same as many others have...w...

i like having to be mentally on my toes and ready at all times. yeah, i can do a tube or iv or run a code...so can any nurse (some do it better though!). but i get the chance to make a difference by picking up on the subtle nuances, not just going ...

schiz adults...always fascinating, rarely dull. borderlines suck me dry, depressions bring me down, youth units make me give up on humanity (mostly from their life stories).

i want brownie points!!!...got myself two borderline disorder pts who are threatening to write me up for not sending them to er last night for "chest pains" (right after overhearing them discuss how "they always have to send us out of we say that bec...

to the OP: others have pretty well covered the doctor angle you asked about but...and this is just from my viewpoint...my husband was going to go from engineering to nursing. after some soul-searching, he is now going for his paramedic instead. dec...

now see, i'd been told to watch the earlobes for imminent death--they "turn under" (back towards the scalp). i think it's the same rationale as the nose--dehydration. and i've seen it many a-time. i'll have to keep an eye out for those nose, too, ...

transitional (lpn to rn) or traditional? transitional at columbus is a breeze so far, mostly internet, don't know about the traditional program.

if you can handle the responsibility of planning your own schedule and stay aware that there will be "dry" periods, then i say go agency. but as i've been agency-only for a while now, i'm prejudiced! some can't handle not having a set schedule and ...

when i went through lpn school 1/2 the class wanted to work at riley...and were told that : a) LPNs don't get hired there and b) all nurses want peds/ob so chances of getting a job there are slim, especially with it being "the" children's hospital. ...

yep, men are usually *so* much easier than women! that being said, i still remember my first cath was on a morbidly obese guy whose very small penis was retracted into the fat...had to root it out. was more embarassed about the fact i was probably ...

think this is gonna be a soap-box rant...sorry! i agree with the holism including spiritual beliefs. however, i personally would feel mighty peeved if anyone began to tell me about any form of religion (excepting a chaplain, from whom i would expec...

not allergic to tomatoes...but allergic to the plants themselves. nasty case of hives. dad always thought i'd gotten into poison ivy (not allergic) when i was supposed to be staking up the tomato plants, so took forever for him to accept i really w...

MR group homes, weekend doubles and all the study time I needed during LPN school. But agency nursing has been a life saver ever since (especially now I'm back in school)...pick where and when i want to work...sure there are bad facilities but some ...

have to share my favorite madatory meeting story...once worked weekend doubles at a ltf and was in school full-time during week. d.o.n. knew this and was willing to leave paperwork for me to complete. then came the new administrator. since i had i...

i'm usually assigned to the borderline unit and yes, it's stressful. sometimes it's hard as heck not to give negative/sarcastic reports when when everyone in the room knows the latest "emergency" is just a head game. but whenever it gets to me i ju...

"tails" aren't always removed...my husband and i have a friend in his thirties who has a tail approximately the size and shape of a goat's tail. he can even wag it the tiniest bit. (don't ask how we know, it was a fun party though!) interestingly ...

started out studying international relations, then english and philosophy, ended up being a nurse...all interesting, along with ideas of being a history major, but all i really want is to be a geophysicist despite the low demand and low pay.... my ...

have a nurse where i work staff that got upset that i didn't include every minor detail (bm's and sugars, etc. are written on the paper i turn over to her but she needed to hear them) and complained about inadequate report...but when i began giving d...

off the medical subject...if urine is good for plants why does puppy pee kill the grass?

Yesterday we had a child who needed a scalp IV started. It was inserted, but away from the heart. Some of the older nurses recall it being acceptable to do this for scalps, while others insist all IVs go with the flow towards the heart. Does anyon...

once grabbed a donut to eat surreptiously during report. scooted my chair to grab a chart, tilted back in slooow moootion..and fell out in a near somersault. landed trapped under chair against med files...with one arm stuck up in the air triumphant...