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  1. Touching blood without gloves

    AJPV replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Umm, actually the article you cited agrees with my first post. She did not contract HIV through a needle stick, but instead thru small gardening

  2. Touching blood without gloves

    AJPV replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info - I stand corrected. I read or heard someone teach the account I mentioned, but maybe she was just one of the first and not the very

  3. PO meds thru NG: pre-mix or not?

    AJPV posted a topic in General Nursing

    duplicate topic - sorry about that! Feel free to delete this

  4. Love LOLs

    AJPV replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You should have told her that CDC studies confirm the effectiveness of hand sanitizer as long as the hands are not visibly soiled. Then you should have asked her if she had feces smeared on her hands...

  5. dover business college fails whole class

    AJPV replied to Kimberly M's topic in General Nursing

    I would think the state BON would be intensely interested in the school's behavior. A school with a 0% graduation rate should raise some serious accreditation questions with the

  6. PO meds thru NG: pre-mix or not?

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Smoking in the cup? Wow, that's freaky! Makes you wonder what the meds do inside the pt's

  7. Touching blood without gloves

    AJPV replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Your skin, particularly around your fingernails, is probably much less "intact" on a microscopic level than you think. All it takes is a microscopic abrasion! The first nurse to contract HIV got it...

  8. Foley sterile field

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Great tips - thanks everyone! I like the tip to lift the tray, pull the tubing out a little, then put the tray

  9. Foley sterile field

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Good tip to not put everything between the pt's thighs! I agree that the contents of the tray should be sterile even if you set the tray on top of a non-sterile surface, but I'm not sure if our...

  10. Foley sterile field

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    You must have a bigger sterile drape then what our kits have. I found it really difficult to get the cath box and the tray side by side on the sterile drape - all of which is between the pt's

  11. Foley sterile field

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you didn't know you could cut a slit in a foley bag and use it as a really big central line dressing??? But really, anyone with tips on how to handle the tray in the foley

  12. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    AJPV replied to Marie1205's topic in General Nursing

    I would call the manager first thing in the morning. Even if you messed up, the fact that you're calling them and not waiting for them to call you will tell them you're not hiding

  13. Oxygen Question

    AJPV replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Next time tell the day nurse that you found the pt to respond favorably to a cyclically varying oxygen rate where the rate at time t equals a sinusoidal function involving the atmospheric

  14. Should this be reported??

    AJPV replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    If the said hypothetical friend was honest (as is required by law) on her application for a license in state b, then she dutifully checked the "yes" box on the background screening form that...

  15. L&D - advocating for patients

    AJPV posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Question for L&D nurses... Do you see a trend in your facility to pressure laboring women into inducing/augmenting labor (eg, with pit) when the situation may not merit this recommendation? If so,...

  16. L&D - advocating for patients

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the great replies! I'm definitely NOT in the camp that insists on "all natural" or else you have failed to be a good mom! I have a friend who insisted on having a VBAC against medical...

  17. New cna questions

    AJPV replied to Cna2122's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks on the JP/hemavac

  18. Whats the most money you made in a year? Fun thread

    AJPV replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    20k as a security office for a horrrrrible company - ha, beat

  19. New cna questions

    AJPV replied to Cna2122's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Okay - what about the little graduated cups (they hold around 200 CC) that we use to empty JP's & Hemavacs? Is it okay to dump & rinse those in the sink, or do you do those over the toilet...

  20. This can't be right!?

    AJPV replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to send an anonymous letter to the DON and all of the highest ranking administrators (the letter should note all the parties that are receiving copies). Include some board members who are...

  21. psychiatric aid or pharm tech: which job will help me in nursing career?

    AJPV replied to mee9mee9's topic in Nursing Career

    If you're really interested in psych nursing, then being a psych tech would be a great place to start. I don't think being a pharmacy tech would be all that useful in terms of what is viewed as...

  22. Suspended without notice

    AJPV replied to RUN_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to bringing your attorney to the meeting, you should check into the laws & hospital policies regarding creating an audio and/or video recording of the meeting. Your attorney should be...

  23. Suspended without notice

    AJPV replied to RUN_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Take your lawyer with you to the meeting! Just the presence of a lawyer should cause them to immediately cut 95% of their BS for fear of a

  24. Pregnant and Worried New Nurse

    AJPV replied to Wobbles's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's great news about your FMLA! It sounds like you are all set. I really don't think you're going to run into problems from your manager. If some of the staff nurses want to act like they're in 3rd...

  25. Pregnant and Worried New Nurse

    AJPV replied to Wobbles's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your manager absolutely cannot legally fire you because you are pregnant. Pregnant women are among the most legally protected workers there are, and HR departments know that. All the same, I still...