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  1. Rules for the ER (long)

    medsurgnurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    You keep saying you work in a hospital. Where in the hospital do you work and what do you do (what is your job

  2. Just a little advice for SN's in clincials...

    medsurgnurse replied to Antikigirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I hope you reported this student to the

  3. Inflatable mattresses for home use to prevent bed sores

    medsurgnurse replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend should be eligible for hospice. Even if he doesn't have insurance medicare will cover it. And if he doesn't have that, his doctor can recommend a hospice that will take him anyway. Hospice...

  4. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    medsurgnurse replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    as it should

  5. Guess this chief complaint

    medsurgnurse replied to ernurse61's topic in Emergency

    carpal

  6. Difficulty with a CNA

    medsurgnurse replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I am completely surprised that you are graduating from nursing school and believe that the only thing an RN can do that a CNA can not is pass meds, pull orders, hang IV's. That's almost comical. But...

  7. Somalian patients

    medsurgnurse replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    good

  8. $500.00 Welch-Allen otoscope and opt.....do I *really* need these ?

    medsurgnurse replied to carachel2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There are plenty of less expensive models on ebay, brand

  9. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    medsurgnurse replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    you're

  10. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    medsurgnurse replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    That's not a bad idea. We have to rotate through other specialties why not palliative care. When I start doing hospice nursing I had to reprogram my "nurse thinking." But I have never been asked to...

  11. we're pregnant

    medsurgnurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    University lists banned words for '06 - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com Its nice to know that its not just me that is driven crazy by the "we're pregnant", "we're trying to get pregnant". there is only one...

  12. Will this handicap keep me out of hospice nursing>

    medsurgnurse replied to wonderbee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    hospice nursing is different in that you spend time driving from place to place. There is patient care involved, but you will have a NA to assist and can schedule visits together, that way you can...

  13. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    medsurgnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    i absolutely love your description of this. i see this happening also. i had a group of rn students. 4 students assigned to 2 patients. they could not give meds, do treatments or procedures. so i told...

  14. Midwife gets jail in baby's death

    medsurgnurse replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    read rn/writer's

  15. Midwife gets jail in baby's death

    medsurgnurse replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

  16. we're pregnant

    medsurgnurse replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You know I posted the link so that everyone could look at it. And some of you have. I enjoyed reading the points of view from those who, as mothers, support the 'we're pregnant' thing. But the list...

  17. we're pregnant

    medsurgnurse replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Although I hold multiple degrees and credentials. I still do not hold any such certificate in

  18. we're pregnant

    medsurgnurse replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you. Thank you. and what's so wrong with a male co-worker announcing "We're expecting a baby." Nope, all i hear is "we're pregnant, we're trying to get pregnant, we're going to get pregnant in...

  19. What would you have done? rant

    medsurgnurse replied to Nursingangel's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    screen name says it all. although you had one or two reasonable points. like why the doctor didn't

  20. 30 y/o paraplegic dying from decubitus ulcer...

    medsurgnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can't see you agency being sued, after all you had the case for one day. If not for you agency he would have been dead sooner and without the time to say goodbye. I have a relative who has...

  21. 30 y/o paraplegic dying from decubitus ulcer...

    medsurgnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    so did he have another agency prior to admission to you? how did it get so

  22. license to breed

    medsurgnurse replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    Exactly. The parents are arguing over which animal did the deed. More importantly, how did they sleep through their babies screams. if they didn't wake for the baby's screams while her toes were being...

  23. license to breed

    medsurgnurse replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    If you had not saved the babies life, she could have sued the hospital because after all the baby choked IN THE HOSPITAL. I understand your anger. The first time its frustration. After the mother fed...

  24. I want to do something else

    medsurgnurse replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't hear the OP say that she had a practice issues. She reported the same stuff most nurses put up with. When you become a real nurse, come back and tell us alllllll about your problems. Just...

  25. license to breed

    medsurgnurse replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    An update on this the story of the baby whose toes were chewed off. Parents face jail after baby's toes eaten - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com If they couldn't afford a crib, how could they afford...