Mermaid

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1. Is everyone afraid to give Morphine?

   Mermaid replied to prostreetrig's topic in Oncology

   We give so much morphine and diluadid and marinol and ... that I am afraid that I have become very used to giving these drugs. We have some terminal patients who have built such a tolerance that they...

2. Please share nurse to pt ratio

   Mermaid replied to RADONC-RN's topic in Oncology

   Im not sure if you are interested in the inpatient oncology depart... we hang chemo on our floor as well. I will have anywhere from 5 to 9 patients a night. It doesnt matter if I am hanging chemo on...

3. Implanted Ports

   Mermaid replied to PBNurse's topic in Oncology

   It just takes practice. I am always amazed how many times the Oncology nurses are asked to access ports on other floors of the hospital because they do not feel comfortable dealing with

4. Scripting Nurses?

   Mermaid replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a busy Oncology unit where we are required to be chemo certified, check, hang, monitor and check blood returns hourly and depending on what chemo we do Q 15min vitals. we will take med surg...

5. Accessing/deaccessing ports

   Mermaid replied to JustJen's topic in Oncology

   Our needles have little wings on them to grab when you pull it out of the port. There is a safety on it that covers the needle when you pull but it never works because the tape and dressing is always...

6. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   Mermaid replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   Don't come to the ER complaining for chest pain to try to get a medical excuse to miss work so that you can attend the playoffs that day. You may end up with a nasty headache from the nitro and a...

7. This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

   Mermaid replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

   I agree Karen... at the risk of getting this ADN and BSN thing stirred up. I just wanted to tell you what I am observing in my area. ADN nurses are hired due to the nursing shortage but BSN nurses...

8. This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

   Mermaid replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

   In NE Ohio a new graduating RN can expect to make between 21.00 and 24.00 an hour and thats without shift differential... 48,000 is not out of the question for even a new

9. This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

   Mermaid replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

   Don't think that just because someone is a plumber or carpenter or even an electriction that they are not well educated. My husband is a union pipefitter for the international union. He just...

10. How many books do you have to buy?

    Mermaid replied to Truly_Blessed's topic in General Students

    I have just one thing to say to you.... ok so anyone who knows me knows that I NEVER just have one thing to say but one IMPORTANT thing to say... www.half.com that is where I get my books for school...

11. Charting Bloopers

    Mermaid replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working in the ED last week when I had to call David ******* into triage who presented to the ED with lady partsl bleeding. We were very busy that day and at least an hour had gone by with his...

12. Portfolio for an Interview?

    Mermaid replied to Q.'s topic in Nursing Career

    Susy, I am only a nursing student with three more semesters to go but.... we were told from the start to keep a portfolio of all accomplishments for just such an occasion. We were told that it would...