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SCRN1

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  1. Patient Safety

    SCRN1 replied to Rashandap's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I think is good about that policy is it keeps the ED nurse from keeping a patient in a bed there until shift change so they don't have to put another one in it. Now before I get flamed for...

  2. Soap for Restless Legs Syndrome?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    If it was the fragrance, I'd think lotion would help but people with RLS have said it doesn't. So, it's got to be something more. As for what kind of soap, one person told me they use Dove. I don't...

  3. How is a pharmacist unique in the care of patients?

    SCRN1 replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    I just reread your post and noticed you said Walgreens. So are you asking about pharmacists in a drug store, hospital, or anywhere in general? If drug store, they provide lots of information on...

  4. How is a pharmacist unique in the care of patients?

    SCRN1 replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to what the other have said, they also catch a lot of med errors that have been written in orders and alert the nurse to

  5. Just where do our services end?

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Time to time, I have patients who ask me to wake them at a certain time. Now recently, I have gotten calls from their family members who are AT HOME asking me to call them for certain things, like...

  6. Too Many Pain Meds!!

    SCRN1 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    You could report him to the Medical Board of Examiners and let them take it from

  7. Mag and Pitocin

    SCRN1 replied to lvrnstudent1973's topic in General Nursing

    Here's on on Pitocin:

  8. Mag and Pitocin

    SCRN1 replied to lvrnstudent1973's topic in General Nursing

    I thought this one was pretty good about mag:

  9. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    SCRN1 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I know I have done some venting here and I apologize if it made you or anyone think that all's bad in nursing. There are lots of positives about my job. Otherwise, I wouldn't still be doing

  10. LPN licenser during RN school?

    SCRN1 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Have you checked with your State Board of

  11. Dealing with family

    SCRN1 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I also think you handled it well. My first question to family members calling is "do you have the HIPPA passcode?" If they say no, then I tell them I'm not obliged to give out any information. If...

  12. Blood Sugar Guidelines

    SCRN1 replied to zacarias's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    At hospitals I've worked, the sliding scales don't usually call for coverage until 150 either, unless the MD writes a different

  13. Blood Sugar Guidelines

    SCRN1 replied to zacarias's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I'm a newly diagnosed diabetic also and the diabetes educator at my doctor's office told me they go by ACE instead of the ADA. In the book she gave me, it says the ADA recommends for people with...

  14. Just where do our services end?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, with the one from last night for example, I told him, "sir, I'm sorry but that is a very busy time and I won't have time to make calls". He said, "well, you can call at 5 or 6. It doesn't...

  15. voluntary overtime

    SCRN1 replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't feel bad about not volunteering to work overtime. They can do it if they choose to...that's THEIR decision. You're not making them do

  16. Does your facility still use Vest Restraints?

    SCRN1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I recently worked still uses posey vests, but I haven't seen any used in the hospital where I currently

  17. Travel Nursing ?

    SCRN1 replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, I was not under contract. They called me each day to see if I wanted to work or not. I think a lot depends on the contract you have with your agency. If you are signed up to a 40-hr...

  18. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    SCRN1 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    If patient's c/o dryness, we call respiratory and ask if they can have humidification. Most patients do say it

  19. Travel Nursing ?

    SCRN1 replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I gave it a try about a year ago. I wasn't sure how I'd like it and found one company who didn't make me sign a contract and I could go for as short as two weeks, which I did. I didn't want to be...

  20. NG feeding protocol

    SCRN1 replied to sinimol's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure to keep the HOB elevated at 30 degrees. When giving crushed meds through the NG tube, we can only give one at a time and flush after each. When turning patient, if we need to lower the HOB,...

  21. What is the point of a uniform?

    SCRN1 replied to ben123's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a big heart hospital, but it is a private one. I said the same thing about the guys and

  22. What is the point of a uniform?

    SCRN1 replied to ben123's topic in General Nursing

    I only wear scrubs too for the same reason as someone else mentioned...I don't want body fluids on my regular clothes. We are going to a strict dress code April 1st. Respiratory (black) and...

  23. C'mere and share your on-the-job laughs!

    SCRN1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My nurse manager recently accidently squirted a whole syringe of $2000.00 Epogen on the floor. Now I have something to hang over his head if he ever disciplines me for a mistake. (I don't know if it...

  24. I curse the Internet!

    SCRN1 replied to Sassy5d's topic in General Nursing

    I just tell them don't believe everything you read...there's a lot of wrong information out

  25. Why do we put up with it? (sorry, longish)

    SCRN1 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like our hospital too. I agree with the poster who said to write incident reports. Not to try and get anyone in trouble because I'm sure the preceding nurse was just as overworked, but to CYA...