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    getting unwanted advice from non-nursing staff

    Asystole RN replied to onthemark's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Last week I was working in an ICU and a non-clinical vendor started arguing with me in a patient's room about how I needed to admonish the nurse for the care she was providing. The nurse was making...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Asystole RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You mean like National Nurses United? My career puts me into contact with many clinicians from around the world. The grass is greener is very
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Asystole RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, not in the least. I personally do not see my BSN as being anything special, or am I supposed to? LOL, th guy who sprays bugs at my house has a bachelor's degree LOL. I find it funny when...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Asystole RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I was just in a discussion a couple of weeks ago with a fairly well known physician about the future of nursing. I had brought up the point that the fact that men are increasingly entering the...
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    Quit Nursing?

    Asystole RN replied to tayabee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Move on, find another job. Stick up for yourself and be confident, if not for you then your patients. Study and learn from your
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Asystole RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The only profession where investing in one's education is seen as a negative because, you know, the only place for a nurse is at the bedside. I hope no one tells Nightingale that she wasn't a...
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    Q for those who use Lidocaine injection vials

    Asystole RN replied to klone's topic in Patient Medications

    Single use. The current trend is to go to as many single use items as possible for patient safety. All it takes is ONE nurse making a mistake ONCE to cause an incredible amount of destruction. There...
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    why the catheter goes to contralateral side instead SVC

    Asystole RN replied to fangguixiao's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    When placing a catheter keep in mind that the patient's internal anatomy is 3-dimensional. Depending upon how long the SVC is, what angle the right brachiocephalic is to the SVC, how large the...
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    Can an employer ask you what medications you are taking?

    Asystole RN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Hearsay is always a risky business. Sure your friend didn't have a small issue with reading compression? I've honestly disclosed every medication I was on prior to drug testing just to be on the safe...
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    Huber Needle

    Asystole RN replied to altynai1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The type of port that was implanted, it's age and use, anatomical location, the type and gauge of the Huber can all impact how easy or difficult it is to access or de-access a
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    Too good for poo

    Asystole RN replied to Nursesmurf14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Those statements seem to conflict and make me believe that the working environment at your facility is unhealthy and potentially hostile. I am not sure why (actually I do know why) as a leader you...
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    Too good for poo

    Asystole RN replied to Nursesmurf14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Although exact details will not be forthcoming it is not hard to imagine the circumstances around the termination. #1) The cause of the termination is third party hearsay and could very well be a...
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    IV Sizes?

    Asystole RN replied to Jennx's topic in General Students

    The standard of care, as set by the Infusion Nurses Society, is a the smallest gauge and shortest catheter you can. For fluids in the hand a 24 gauge would be appropriate but depends on what you have...
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    Are needle connections still used?

    Asystole RN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Not unusual either. If for some reason you needed to slow or D/C the IVIG you would still have fluid to give, if you mixed then you are out of luck. Always opt to keep the meds separate from the...
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    Are needle connections still used?

    Asystole RN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Needless connections are not universally used, especially not in home health/home infusion. Really depends upon the pharmacy or company providing the supplies. Keep in mind the nurse rarely has an...
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    Are needle connections still used?

    Asystole RN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Outside of the hospital this is relatively common, the focus is on hand washing not wearing gloves. Just think to yourself, what is the main purpose of wearing gloves and why did they become common...
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    Want advice from experienced oncology RNs

    Asystole RN replied to julgard's topic in Oncology

    Oncology is a great floor to start on and is a wonderful specialty. Keep in mind, you do not only hang chemo all day. In my experience Oncology floors are like a Med-Surg unit with as much variety of...
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Asystole RN replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have never understood why someone would leave nursing unless they truly wanted t pursue a different career path. There are 18,482 different ways to practice nursing besides working the bedside and...
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    Hickman line positive for s.aureus bacteremia. Do not flush

    Asystole RN replied to findingfeet's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The first consideration is we have to evaluate is the bacteremia. Just because the patient has a central line and is receiving a high infection risk infusion does not definitively determine that the...
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    IV catheter changes..

    Asystole RN replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Nursing

    As a clinical educator for a medical device manufacturer who specializes in vascular access, infusion therapy, and oncology I can tell you that it is a growing trend to keep the PIV in until clinical...
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    Who punches a cancer patient?

    Asystole RN replied to 1wellnessnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She presented a fact that in all reality had about zero to do with the context of the story expect to possibly insinuate that the antagonist's race played a part in his agressive demeanor. When...
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    VisIV™ Flexible Container

    Asystole RN replied to hoperenae's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Why not ask your distributer rep or Hispira rep? You can go on the website and submit a
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    How to deal with catheter issue when insert a PICC line.

    Asystole RN replied to fangguixiao's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Flushing is just normal low pressure flushing. I want to have a low pressure jet of water that will help the catheter bounce off blood vessel walls or others obstructions but not flip around like...
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    How to deal with catheter issue when insert a PICC line.

    Asystole RN replied to fangguixiao's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    A lot depends upon your patient's unique anatomy and how the patient was positioned. Personally what I like to do to prevent this is insert my catheter to around the axilla and mostly remove my...
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    Handling a central venous line port

    Asystole RN replied to ddexter's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize, I did not mean to sound as though I scolding