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  1. Filed 2 complaints with Corporate. What is the next step?

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our Mental Health facility continues to accept patients that are non-weight bearing, requiring wheelchairs and assistance with transfers. Yet we DO NOT have any mechanical lifts available at our...

  2. Writing "readiness for enhanced" diagnoses...Help!

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the correct way of writing this type of diagnosis? I've always avoided these because I couldn't figure out how to write them, but now I'm on a postpartum floor and most everything seems to...

  3. Creative Weapons

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    What are some everyday items/materials your patients have used to hurt themselves, other patients, or staff? I'm doing an in-service soon on the importance of patient and environmental safety checks...

  4. Creative Weapons

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in Psychiatric

    Holy ****!! MMC.RN.... you just hit on some amazing scenarios! Thank you so much for sharing. And I do appreciate your sense of humor lol! I had a similar scenario where a patient completely lodged...

  5. Psychiatrist Overdosing Pts??

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Help! I feel like our psychiatrist on our adult inpatient psychiatric and detox unit is being completely UNSAFE. I don't feel comfortable administering the crazy dosage amounts he orders for the pts...

  6. Standing up for your pt

    sarabellum1 replied to KaffeineFiend's topic in Psychiatric

    First: Don't worry about what your co-workers think about you or say about you. Chances are they don't know the full story behind your reasons and actions without having full information on the...

  7. Creative Weapons

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow! Thank you guys for your feedback! Keep it

  8. Psychiatrist Overdosing Pts??

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in Psychiatric

    One of our on-call psychiatrists was the one that pointed it out to me first and he/she also mentioned that our Medical Director already knows about it and "doesn't like it". But I honestly do not...

  9. Need help with charting...

    sarabellum1 replied to skyla1978's topic in Psychiatric

  10. Need help with charting...

    sarabellum1 replied to skyla1978's topic in Psychiatric

  11. SOUTH AFRICA....how to register as foreign RN

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in International Nursing

    I was living there for the past 3 months on vacation. I loved it!! Never experienced any crime. Also not saying that there is no crime...just saying that I stayed in areas with lower rates of crime...

  12. SOUTH AFRICA....how to register as foreign RN

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm a U.S. citizen and a RN. I have an Associates Degree in Nursing (2yr program) and would like advice from any other American RNs on the registration process to work in South Africa. **However,...

  13. Appropriate thank you letter post-interview

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Nurse managers...I need your advice please! Today I had my 2nd interview on the unit I precepted on in nursing school. I want to send some thank you letters to the staff that interviewed me (2 nurse...

  14. Drowning her baby in wine

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmmm... thanks for the advice elkpark. But sorry, I have a

  15. Drowning her baby in wine

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    As an RN, its not hard for me to give patients (complete strangers) information or advice on sensitive subjects. However, today I am having the hardest time figuring out how to knock some much needed...

  16. Drowning her baby in wine

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All good posts. Thanks for the responses. I guess I shouldn't have used the word "close friend"! She is more of an acquaintance now than anything I guess. So I'm not too worried about keeping or...

  17. Readiness for enhanced immunization status r/t ?????

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a student and need some help please :) I'm using readiness for enhanced immunization for my postpartum pt. (tDAP) and I'm having a major brain fart when it comes to writing it out! Not sure how...

  18. Being late to work...

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What effect does being late to work have on your unit? How about your

  19. Using an AED on a patient with an ICD??

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Can you use an AED on a patient with an ICD? I'm a nursing student and can't find info on this in any of my books. Need help from all you experienced Cardio nurses please!! Thank you in

  20. Using an AED on a patient with an ICD??

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Ok thank you! My pt. was admitted to the ED for a v-tach storm and the ICD went nuts (20 shocks) so they gave lidocaine and amiodarone. I guess my question was more related to the thought of: when...

  21. Using an AED on a patient with an ICD??

    sarabellum1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can you use an AED on a patient with an ICD? I'm a nursing student and can't find info on this in any of my books. Need help from all you experienced nurses please!! Thank you in

  22. Being late to work...

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for helping me out! Much

  23. Being late to work...

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...unfortunately

  24. Being late to work...

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the night shift RN gave you cab money

  25. Being late to work...

    sarabellum1 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am referring more to the chronic condition of being late, no matter how late. (Writing a paper like this makes me want to puke right