Meba

I will give you the link for that study. I still do use alcohol however, old habits are hard to break. Obviously one has to let the alcohol dry before injecting.

I had a doctor write an order for a combative/disoriented COPD pt "Obtain exorcist stat"

I have been a nurse for 30 odd years and blood products were always hung with NS- never D5.

he most up to date guidelines state that one does not aspirate when giving immunizations. I don't wear gloves while giving immunizations, I do when starting IVs or drawing blood and I always wash my hands. Studies have shown that wiping down with alcohol is more or less useless. I have had one of my docs who didn't want an alcohol swab. Also, why would anyone swipe the injection site with alcohol? It would just sting. I apply pressure to the site briefly with a cotton ball or a 2x2 gauze.

Lotion also works very well. I usually warm it up in the basin while giving a bed bath.

Most of the military flight nurses are Air National Guard or Reserve. You must commit to one weekend per month and 2 weeks annually. You must also attend officers school as well as flight school. You do not need ICU or ER training.

I was accused of diversion by an irate room mate of mine. I came home one day and found every single piece of belonging- including items from the fridge dumped in my room and the electricity turned off at the box ( this was at 2300). She and her friend then took snapshots of the mess in my room including a small bag which she claimed was filled with drugs. I subsequently moved and then got married and moved abroad. I received a letter from the BRN informing me that I had lost my nursing license. I flew back to the states to face the board. The accusation was so trite and ridiculous ( I worked in the PACU at the time and charted every time MS was given to my patient- esp by anesthesia who had a habit of just walking in and giving meds without charting). I don't consider that an error because I had to know the total dose of MS on board before I gave the patient some more pain med. The error I did make is not having someone witness me when I discarded a med- sometimes it was hard to find another nurse to do so and it was the standard procedure at the time. To make a long story short, the judge wanted to throw the case out but couldn 't because it was a meeting of the BRN. I pleaded guilty to poor documentation and my license was reactivated as long as I work overseas. The judge told me that I could reopen this issue again and go for a retrial. Until this incident, I had no blemish on my record. I also had taken over as the pre-op holding nurse and had no orientation as my preceptor had dropped dead at work. My room mate apparently had a history of making problems with all of her room mates ( she was also a nurse). It is a miserable to happen to anyone but it can happen. I got dinged for not having orders covering the MS which I had charted and such things as wrong dating on the chart ( it was a holiday and I had put that date instead of the date following it). If someone wants to make trouble for you there are endless ways that they can.