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  1. Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify. I was not going to administer Lasix without an order. I was just stating that the order was in the works to silence the peanut gallery shouting Lasix! Lasix! A little background on...

  2. Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you kindly! I'm actually starting in the ER in less than a week. I know the root of my problem lies in moving to a specialty with more "autonomy" or standing orders etc.. :) I do have interest...

  3. Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    I firmly believe that most of my coworkers are not lazy and are not intentionally trying to be dangerous. It's just that training we get on the floor and the culture of the floor is such that we are...

  4. Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kool-aide: I'm not entirely certain, but isn't vaseline petroleum based and therefore a combustible material when combined with O2? I think that may be the reasoning. I'm looking it up as we

  5. Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    Point taken. I guess that's why I'm asking for feedback. The other thing I should point out is that the actions I took in regards to fluids are not necessarily rule breaking as the MD put in an order...

  6. hello everyone. i need a help here..

    felineRN replied to maiohmai's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.skillstat.com/ecg_sim_demo.html In terms of tx. Any current ACLS manual has extensive info. You could even just purchase the quick algorithm pamphlet for simple and straight forward info...

  7. Nurses-How to be a blessing as a CNA?

    felineRN replied to Bbo.W's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    (1): I hate to start off rather blunt, but here goes: Don't call in sick repeatedly. Do not fear bodily fluids. Have integrity, if you couldn't turn Mrs. Smith, be honest about it (on that same note,...

  8. Supplies You Can't Live Without

    felineRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I hath finally escaped from the floor and landed a job in the ED at a Level 1 Trauma Center! I've read up on the links for recommended reading, but what supplies do I need to purchase aside from...

  9. Pregnant nursing student! What do I do?

    felineRN replied to bellanurse30's topic in General Nursing

    Like others have said, mention it now! I had my daughter in nursing school. I had her (with an unplanned c-section nonetheless!) and was back in class 4 days later. It was rough, but it can be done! I...

  10. Any adn nurse programs across the country that have little to no waitlist w/o being a

    felineRN replied to WhatItTakes1290's topic in General Nursing

    Lake Region State College: Devil's Lake, ND. They have dorms on campus and a lot of student life activities. Plus there is little to be distracted by in that town It's super cheap too even out of...

  11. What is your definition of a good manager?

    felineRN replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    (1) A good manager is one who can see the forest for the trees or see things in context: So you didn't have a stellar night last night...A good manager would take note you had 7 pts, one care...

  12. Where do you get your CE (continuing education) hours?

    felineRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure of the cost to an individual. However, our non profit uses CE Direct which allows us to get hours on our own time and I've accrued quite a bit whilst in my PJs watching some mindless...

  13. Can't get a hold of Dr.!

    felineRN replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Situations like this bother me to no end. I hate feeling helpless as to intervene and waiting for the almighty MD to call back with orders that I was already anticipating. I hate being at the mercy of...

  14. Supplies You Can't Live Without

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for all of the replies! In terms of PDA software: I am currently using Pepid RN Pro at the moment. I have to say it was very useful before micromedex came out with a free app. However, now that...

  15. Sentara Norfolk General 5th floor

    felineRN posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    Good Evening Ladies and Gents, I am interviewing for a position on floor 5A at SNGH. Any inside information would be great in regards to the floor itself. Thanks,

  16. Call light response time policy and procedure

    felineRN replied to MYRN2016's topic in General Nursing

    Big Brother is Watching YOU

  17. wanted: thoughts on bedside reporting

    felineRN replied to SiennaGreen's topic in General Nursing

    As said before, when you're getting > 10 reports on pts its tedious. We also have a "challenging" pt population where families/pts will interrupt to ask for ice/blankets/pain meds etc etc... There...

  18. Communication/Delegation Issues with CNA/Aides on PMs

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ladies and Gents, Per your lovely suggestions , I'm bringing this up in the next staff meeting and have a little working proposal written. I also have chatted with some of the senior nurses who plan...

  19. Communication/Delegation Issues with CNA/Aides on PMs

    felineRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Be forewarned, this is half rant and half wanting some sort of advice or suggestion as to how to address this problem: I work on a very busy/heavy stepdown/med-surg unit on the night shift. Our...

  20. Communication/Delegation Issues with CNA/Aides on PMs

    felineRN replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Ladies/Gents for your replies! I fear that one of the reasons our CNAs don't have phones is due to financial constraints. But hell, for my sanity, I'll donate a paycheck for the purchase of...

  21. Patients and the race card

    felineRN replied to CanadaEh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lets all grab our pitchforks and torches and throw her/him to the wolves! Sheesh, some of you people take 'The Internets' far too seriously. Notice how this topic snowballed before the OP had time to...

  22. EPIC, documentation & time management advice

    felineRN replied to Umrn1's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is dependent on whether your system is set up the same way in your facility: For head to toe, I generally hover over what the last shift documented (in doc flowsheets) and for each pertinent...

  23. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    felineRN replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    wow... the norm on my unit: 4 pts per nurse on stepdown 6 (normally) per nurse on med/surg with 7 about 50% of the time d/t constant capacity alerts in ER (we are main Lvl 1 trauma center in our area)...

  24. Feeling disappointed with myself..but trying to be positive

    felineRN replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    You truly had the best of intentions and you need to give yourself a break about the situation. However, (I'm a new nurse) I suffer from being timid and not wanting to wake patients/bother patients...

  25. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    felineRN replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My God. I could not have said it better myself (to the OP). On a side note, the powers at be were asking us what we'd like for nurse appreciation day. Hilariously enough, we all asked to have our own...