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I like that one and it is so true. I couldn't live without writing down things on my to do list and refer back to it very often.

Why are you doing LTC? I am assuming you are an RN. Have you tried hospital nursing. I think you'd be happier. I am an RN and would never do LTC. I have, however, worked in LTC as a nursing assistant and that left a sour taste in my mouth for LT...

Just an observation. Those "foreigners" who have made the attempt to learn english and who have gotten more education obtain much better jobs. This goes for spanish speaking individuals as well as non-spanish speaking.

Yes, and I am sure we can come up with NANDA nsg dx. Perhaps impaired ability to speak english.

I completely disagree with you on this. This is not only an issue of their healthcare. How about their day to day living. Just going out and running errands or the numerous other things that go on in your life. The bottom line is if you are going...

I would rather spend my time going to a nursing convention or obtaining specilization in my field of nursing and learn more about the excellent care I can provide to ALL of my patients than learning a language so I can communicate to the patients who...

That certainly irks me. I would never think of moving to another country without learning that language. Even if I was going on vacation I would want to learn some of the language so I could communicate certain thngs. It is ludicrous that someone w...

I completely agree with you. It is not a ratio issue. It is that you are left alone with NO help and that is the issue. I am not an ob-gyn/l&d nurse and it does not matter what field you are in you should never be left alone. A patient can co...

I know a fair amount of seasoned nurses who have done things without a md order. Apparently many of you have never heard the term "nurses" order or "nurses" dose. I agree if the wrong person finds out about it there is risk of losing your job or ge...

Communicating with their staff is a big deal if only because it conveys that they actually care about their employees and then their unit that they manage. My previous manager had a terrible repoire with most of the staff. Unless you were one of the...

I do agency work and they take taxes out of my paycheck. You are an employee of the agency. Also, I believe an employer pays some portion of your SS or some other tax. If you are considered self employed I think you may also have to pay extra in t...

Unfortunately, any nurse with some experience has made a mistake. Believe me, I'm sure people aren't really talking all that much about it. Unless you're a nurse who continually makes mistakes, well, then those are the nurses that are really being ...

If I had to do it over I would do OT. I like to be able to spend more time with my patient's and as a nurse that is pretty difficult. As an RN you really don't get to spend much time. I sometimes feel as though I may be missing something that coul...

40 mg equal 1 meq. So, essentially you gave 30 meq. I am sure the patient definitely needed it. Now, you have to wonder why was the patient taking this much potassium daily. I am sure they needed it in addition to the iv. Whenever I've had a pt ...

I know this is an old post, but, I have pushed hydralazine on multiple occassions. I never found it to work all that well. I have NEVER had a patient have SVT from it either. It can cause tachycardia but SVT not so sure on that one. I personally ...

I personally ignore people who complain. I will just walk away from them mid-sentence. Seriously, I don't come to work to here you complain. In fact, do they realize how much more productive they would be if they didn't spend so much time complain...

I've worked there and I don't think it is that great of a hospital for nurses. I didn't do ICU or ER. On the particular floor I worked on communication between many MDs and RNs were very poor. An issue that was frequently brought up and nothing was d...

The agency would let you know what the requirements are. For all the hospitals I indicated an interest in they have provided me with an information sheet of that hospitals requirements and info. Some of the hospitals have their orientation to the ...

Does your hospital have a policy about this med? The reason I ask is that I worked at a hospital with an insane policy on this med. We had to retake the bp in 5 minutes and q5 minutes x3, then q15 min x3, etc. It was ridiculous esp if a pt was not...

To answer your question maybe they asked this patient and he said he wanted to have everything done. I work oncology and it is amazing to me the differences in what people want done. Even with having cancer (and late stage at that) some people still...

Why wouldn't it be ok? I've never heard of that. As long as it is a good iv site it can be used. You don't always have the choice of which iv site you want to use. Sometimes you have to go with what you can get.

It is very tough. I have learned to focus on the positive outcomes. We have an excellent head and neck program. Many of these patients come back to visit us and are told they are cancer free. After seeing them at their worst they're looking prett...

I don't have OCN certification, but, have been thinking about it especially since I am on an extended break from school right now. I've been doing hem/onc for a little over 2 years. My employer likes for us to have the certification. They pay for ...

We have recently redone our ntp diet protocol. Now we are telling our patients no fresh berries and no fresh broccoli. It is not as restrictive as it once was. I'd probably stay away from sushi too. I agree those counts are not considered neutrope...

At my hospital we don't routinely check residuals unless a pt is symptomatic with their tube feeds. A high residual isn't really indicative of intolerance unless accompanied by symptoms. I have had pt's with high residuals and felt fine. Other pt's...