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1. Telephone orders...read back and verified...

   ocicat replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   http://bertrogers.com/olc/healthcare/newsletter/verbal.htm This is an excellent website that talks about why verbal orders/telephone orders can lead to problems. And ways to prevent it. Ever play that game telephone as a child? Where you tell someone...

2. Telephone orders...read back and verified...

   ocicat replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   We have a box on the doctors order that we check that says "read back"

3. Mean classmates? (long post)

   ocicat replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Students

   WOW, do I feel for you. Have been there. IT is hard when the person is on the same power level. The best way to handle these kinds of issues is with humor. Sort of the Miss Manners approach. Be extra polite. Maybe you could start a joke about the stu...

4. need ideas for a change paper

   ocicat replied to ocicat's topic in General Students

   Well, it's interesting to know that not all nursing schools are requiring this. ok, here are the directions. "assess a semi-directed or indirect nursing situation in which a need for change is identified. This is not a nursing care plan. Focus on cha...

5. How soon post op do you turn your total hip replacement pattients?

   ocicat replied to brinasmommy27's topic in Orthopaedic

   The main nerve injury is usually the peroneal nerve and that has to do with where the abductor straps are placed and if they are too tight.

6. How soon post op do you turn your total hip replacement pattients?

   ocicat replied to brinasmommy27's topic in Orthopaedic

   Why not turn them? What are you afraid of? After all you can always turn them back. Seriously, the sooner you get them to understand that turning is important the better.

7. need ideas for a change paper

   ocicat posted a topic in General Students

   I have to do a change paper. Having writer's block. Any ideas? thanx for the help.

8. I'd like insights from RNs who started as ADNs and later obtained a BSN.

   ocicat replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   For those RNs out there who started as ADNs and later obtained a BSN- In your personal experience- was it worth it to you personally? Professionally? It is a very personal decision. I was an LVN, then an RN (1981). I had many hours of credits from 3 ...