MaryPush

MaryPush

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  1. Premarin IV

    MaryPush replied to prevost's topic in Ob/Gyn

    www.wyeth.com/products

  2. Can I get your opinion??

    MaryPush replied to OzarksgalCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, sorry you're going through all of that. However, according to the TOS of this site, this is not a medical advice board. You need to call your doc. Hope you feel

  3. Help with abbreviations

    MaryPush replied to mlee9985's topic in General Nursing

    Many facilities' medical records departments have an "approved abbreviations" list and only those abbreviations are permitted in charting. In my experience, it has been found in a polices and...

  4. putting a bed in a hallway of a mental health inpatient unit?

    MaryPush replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    The only time OSHA would care is if the bed (or anything for that matter) is blocking the fire exit. There is no OSHA regulation/standard re: placement/location of patient beds in any type of health...

  5. putting a bed in a hallway of a mental health inpatient unit?

    MaryPush replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    Just a reminder, OSHA doesn't care about your patients. OSHA would only care about this situation if it involved the safety of

  6. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    MaryPush replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Consider suggesting to the victim to check with Human Resources. In some cases, to file a claim, you have to go to a certain doctor (HR should have a list). She can probably get follow up tx (if...

  7. needlestick

    MaryPush replied to green7's topic in General Nursing

    If the incident occured in NYS, you would be covered by the NY state occupational safety and health program. I'm not 100% certain if Ct is covered by Federal OSHA or if they have a state

  8. Green stool

    MaryPush replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Cap'n Crunch w/ Crunchberries (not fuzzy, just "Play-doh"

  9. What is a Clinical Documentation Specialist? Or RN Coder?

    MaryPush replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Try searching this site for a thread. I found one from last fall that looked very helpful, but I don't know how to provide a direct link to

  10. Resume Dilema?

    MaryPush replied to cn2007rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Why wouldn't you put the time you worked in psych on your resume? If I were hiring, I would be suspicious of a 4 month gap in your employment hx. It sounds like you think that 4 months of experience...

  11. have you used chemical restraint?

    MaryPush replied to diamondmeadows's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. In my experience, PRN medications are for treating symptoms of a specific condition. Anxiety and tremors are symptoms of a condition (in this example, the condition would be active ETOH...

  12. What you get for nurses week

    MaryPush replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    $25 Visa gift

  13. What would you do?

    MaryPush replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, how do you know

  14. Who would you take a verbal order from?

    MaryPush replied to longhornfan1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nope, it doesn't. An agency pays the Joint Commission to survey and accredit them. No agency/organization is required to have Joint Commission

  15. Drinks in the nurses station...

    MaryPush replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    pop cop, hee

  16. Drinks in the nurses station...

    MaryPush replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    occupational safety and health standards bloodborne pathogens [color=#003399]1910.1030(d)(2)(ix) [color=#003399]2006 - 05/17/2006 - requirements for covered beverages at nurses' stations. eating,...

  17. Waxing hysterical

    MaryPush replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Nursing Humor

    well holy buggery ducknuts, batman! this has got to be the funniest phrase i have ever heard in my life! i'm going to start using it in everyday conversation: "nurse, get me a cup of coffee" "well...

  18. IM site bleeding

    MaryPush replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    I was giving Prolixin decanoate a few weeks ago, aspirated, and lo and behold! Darned if I didn't aspirate blood!! Second time in 20 + years of giving IMs. The first time was as a student giving a...

  19. It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    MaryPush replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    You may believe they belong there, but unless the morbidly obese patient has a gun to head, knife to throat or pills in mouth an acute psychiatric hospitalization is not going to be covered by most...

  20. How would you tell your boss this?

    MaryPush replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe health care facilities are required to purchase JCAHCO accreditation. There are, however, federal Medicare standards that must be adhered to in order to receive Medicare

  21. I Never Remember....

    MaryPush replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, if I weren't so absent-minded I wouldn't get any exercise at

  22. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    MaryPush replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo!

  23. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    MaryPush replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Or......? (Think

  24. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    MaryPush replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Reactive attachment disorder? (I did no see a response to this...)

  25. crowded ER, solution?

    MaryPush replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

    Am I understanding this correctly? When your ER gets full, they start sending ER patients right to the floors? So you have your own pt load, plus emergency