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You should start the antibiotic right away. There has already been a delay in treatment and further delay could be big trouble for the patient. This is about care of the patient not convenience

For us...inpatient unit...we always do avastin last...run it over 30-45 mins and then scoot them out the door. Let me do some research and I'll get back with you. Good luck with your "google" doc...sounds like a peach!!!

I know I am late posting but I just found this thread. Just last month, we had an end stage bone mets pt with a new lesion found on her spine. The lesion was causing cord compression and she was experiencing significant pain down her rt buttock and o...

i'm not sure about the Baltimore area but I live in Northern VA and the INOVA hospitals offer them 2-3 times a year. Also the hospital in Winchester VA offers the class a couple times a year. I would think Hopkins would offer it as well. It is a nati...

I am starting to get flutterings of interest in peds onc. the downside is my hospital (which I love) does not have a peds onc unit (yet I'm hoping). But I was wondering ...what is the AOPN certification class?

I work nites and 12 hour shifts on ONC... (7p-7a). Sometimes it can get VERY hectic but for the most part it is pretty laid back. Very few meds are given... a few pain meds ( most have PCA's) and a few antibx. We rarely run chemo overnight unless its...

My unit is a mixture of everything med surg and last year they designated 10 beds as ONC beds. Of course we all balked at the idea and management stepped in and put only the stronger nurses on that unit. (whether we wanted to or not). New grads have...

Granted my boards were 11 years ago but it was the beginning of the computerized boards... I will go to my grave believing I only did 57 questions rather than 75.... I looked up and saw "QUESTION 54" I answered 3 more and then the computer shut off....

OMG... I don't wear makeup at all...I find it very uncomfortable and irritating. If my eyes are dark ...oh well...I work nite shift!!!! Blame it on the lites. I honestly don't see how your instructor or future boss could make you wear it!!! Just my ...

Sorry you have insomnia... I have it some days too.... have you tried Valerian Root. It smells awful but it works... settles your brain, makes you drowsy and allows you to stay asleep for a good 4-6 hours. No hangover feeling the next day. I am going...

We just implemented a very simple...ticket to ride form... it is basically for professional to non-professional hand offs. It has a place for the transport person to sign and contains basic info.. fall risk, dnr status, meds due, other issues...etc. ...

Google for scholarships and grants rather than relying solely on loans. With the shortage there are tons of goodies out there...just have to jump thru some paper work hoops. You may qualify if you are a mom over 30 on some... do a little research and...

Just reading thru the posts and find this very interesting. How did your audits go? Is it something you would like to do again? I am interested in learning this process and looking into it for the coming spring... is it something I can do while work...

:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Congrats on being offered the opportunity to pee in a cup!!! That usually means you got the job...pee'ing in a cup doesn't come cheap when they are just int...

Thanks for the links and the info... went to a Quantros Conf. last week in St. Louis... learned alot and it piqued a real interest in this area for me. Now just looking at basic info trying to learn more about it.. to see if its something I'd want to...

I have one that work made up and don't have access to email it to you... but I can lay it here for you... Room ____ Pt Name_____________ Dr____________________________________ Consulting Physicians:____________________________ Diagnosis...

Glascow... You are amazing . Thank you so much for taking the time to share your story with us. You and all the other HERO's are in our thoughts and prayers. Please stay safe and remember when this is all over... take care of you. This has to be so e...

I think it all boils down to drama... they have to have it.. it is their drug of choice and it is addictive. We have 2 on our small unit and they both are fairly new grads but oh the drama... every night... new story, new ailment, new family or perso...

Hey Sweetie, Don't beat yourself up! Congrats on making that stand for SELF!!! Thats one thing they do not teach in school but you were able to find it and follow thru just the same. A couple of recommendations and advice... 1st... did you at any ti...

This was not so long ago... (1979) we had metal everything... bedpans, emesis basins everything... and yes we had to wash them BY HAND in a large utility sink. Clanking and banging... all night long. We had an OOOLLLDDD nurse that got peeved at us on...

Pay them no mind.. having worked in LTC for 17 years as an LPN and RN... they are so far from the truth!!! An LPN is a NURSE... I don't care how you spell it, what alphabet is behind his/her name... and they provide excellent care!!! (The caring and ...

America was an old old name. Worked in LTC for many years and we had many ladies named "America". A little of topic but one I will never forget... America... confused as a little bed bug looked me dead in the eye and said "You USED TO BE so pretty......

I graduated from school in 1979 and never was I more proud than to have my new cap placed on my head! I have never felt it as a symbol of sexism or any other negative connotation!. I am probably one of the very very few that still wishes we could wea...

There are many times that I wish I had gone into vet medicine rather than human medicine... but I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it... I cry at Bambi and refuse to watch Old Yeller!!! But after reading your post... I KNOW I made the right decision...

I find it ironic that these shows aired just after nurses week/day and right in the middle of May sweeps. Are we the new targets??? Got enough on bad cops with excessive force, stealing or falsifying evidence, stealing or working the drug deals to be...