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    Transplant Coordinator?

    Vespertinas replied to umcRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Netglow, I'm not sure if you meant this way but I want to clarify for the OP that a pre-transplant coordinator is not the same thing as the representative for organ procurement organizations (OPO)....
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    Co-signature for Insulin administration

    Vespertinas replied to MissRN7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What does your facility require as far as insulin double-checking? There are many points during which a medication error can occur, as there are for ANY medication. Actual blood glucose result as...
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    Coffee Addiction

    Vespertinas posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is this profession notorious for being coffee addicts? In one hospital I've worked in, it certainly seemed that way- an RN walked in with a Slurpee size cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee and I commented on...
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    Do nurses make the worst patients?

    Vespertinas replied to Esme12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had a patient, dear old woman, who got a cryomaze procedure (to reroute chronic afib). It usually takes days to weeks to take but her daughter, who was a GP, kept INSISTING that we FIX it. So we...
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    Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    Vespertinas replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^If only my patient load was reduced by half for every "primary care" patient I received. I love the idea of primary care too... except when you have the same number of patients as you would on a...
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    Reporting Errors

    Vespertinas posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've worked in a facility where they encouraged us to fill out incident forms for misses or near misses so that they could be tracked, and if a pattern emerged, a solution could be worked on. My...
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    Ugh...Bedside Report

    Vespertinas replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds just beautiful. I don't believe everyone can be trusted to handle those situations so
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    Can we have a Fitness Section on allnurses?

    Vespertinas replied to Dezy's topic in General Nursing

    AllNurses has a "Break Room" forum which does have a section called "Health & Beauty". There you can find topics relating to your
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    Phasing out Unit Clerks???

    Vespertinas replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good god you're kidding!! Every secretary I've worked with is always busy up to his/her neck and they do SO much to help patient satisfaction! They have all been excellent at their jobs and I have...
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    Same patient's over and over again

    Vespertinas replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I confirmed this with a former addict. This person said $60 for 90 pills vs. $140/day for about 1g of heroin. I stand corrected...and shocked. Also confirmed that suboxones are resold for $15-$25/pill...
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    Ugh...Bedside Report

    Vespertinas replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    So now we have to divide our report between in and out of the room, thus creating more situations where information can get
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    Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    Vespertinas replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    I recently started at a hospital that has handhelds for med administration and mobile phones. It makes me feel so bad now that I make much less eye contact with my patients. I feel like they must...
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    Best discounts/coupons/sales on brand-name scrubs?

    Vespertinas replied to RN0302's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    ....whose retail prices are twice the cost of any other
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    Working for the Rich Population?

    Vespertinas replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm......for what use? we're not allowed to have hand sanitizer in rooms for etoh detoxing because they have
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    Things we think that we do not say... humorous...

    Vespertinas replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    [ I'm thinking something right now that I do not
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    What CAN they do? (a vent)

    Vespertinas replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    The differences seem to be less between individuals and more a product of the culture of each department. I've seen extremes in expectations for departments like transportation, dietary, and...
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    Working for the Rich Population?

    Vespertinas replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, the withdrawal you will see! The worst part is that it sneaks up on you. How many self-respecting prominent folks will admit to downing 2 pints of whiskey on a preop eval? Not many. But I'll be...
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    Working for the Rich Population?

    Vespertinas replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a staff nurse on a VIP/"special amenities" floor in a Big Shot urban hospital and on a floor which had two "special" rooms sectioned off for VIP patients bc that hospital did not have a...
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    Was this a fair consequence?

    Vespertinas replied to danachap1's topic in General Nursing

    So? Don't we do this on AN all the time? Sometimes a question to open a thread turns into an opportunity for everyone to chime in with their personal opinion. We're not just a forum to answer homework...
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    False documentation... more common than you think.

    Vespertinas replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most
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    Patients being discharged prematurely

    Vespertinas replied to Patti_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Patti and Esme for reminding me of the flip side. It's easy to get caught up in the
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    Patients being discharged prematurely

    Vespertinas replied to Patti_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to come off like a callous person for saying this but... we are already stretching our budgets to the limit by giving homeless people any care at all! That extensive surgery that he got...
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    Same patient's over and over again

    Vespertinas replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    For the record, suboxone copays are not cheap. And drugs are. Far, far from 100's of dollars a day. A hyperbole like that IS coming off as
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    how do nurses wear nail polish?

    Vespertinas replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    My friend who started at a hospital had to go back to the salon and rip her new gels off (not just the polish.. the acrylic GEL that goes with it) days after she had them
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    Patients being discharged prematurely

    Vespertinas replied to Patti_RN's topic in General Nursing

    When can the hospital stop supporting the patient? If the patient is eligible for medicaid, a social worker steps in to begin that process. If they're not, the hospital does its best to give...