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  1. Your thoughts/reasons patient is in pain or addicted or what...?

    CompleteUnknown replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the Vicodin is ordered PRN, is that the case? I think I'd be asking to get it changed to regular dosing rather than PRN, or see if it can be changed for something longer acting as a...

  2. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    CompleteUnknown replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    1. Astronaut. 2. Physicist. 3. The person who waters the plants in the plant

  3. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    CompleteUnknown replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find it really disheartening that there are some ICU nurses who feel that if a patient deteriorates and/or needs to be transferred, it has to be because the floor nurse missed something. Every...

  4. Ethical Issue: ECT on down/dementia patient?

    CompleteUnknown replied to whitebunny's topic in General Nursing

    Have you read this patient's history thoroughly and talked to her son? I'd be willing to bet there's a lot more to it than you're aware of, I truly hope that's the case anyway. Perhaps she's...

  5. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    CompleteUnknown replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The way I see this is that yes, if there has to be a choice, it's far more important for a brand new nurse to be able to recognise when something is about to go badly wrong than it is for that same...

  6. What is the meaning of immunization status readiness enhanced?

    CompleteUnknown replied to chicksy's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard this and was curious so I googled it too. I get what it means now, but really, "Readiness for Enhanced Immunisation Status"? Could that be any more cyptic? Any more likely to cause...

  7. Is this in our scope of practice?

    CompleteUnknown replied to klmb318's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with those who say that nail care is a part of general hygiene care. At my facility, the policy is that nurses do not cut diabetic patients' toenails but we are expected to keep them clean, and we...

  8. In honor of 9/11.... what was it like as a nurse?

    CompleteUnknown replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    Nerdtonurse, I've never seen that before. Watched it just now (twice) and it gave me chills, goosebumps and brought tears to my eye. I'm Australian and was just about to go to bed when the coverage...

  9. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    CompleteUnknown replied to Marie1205's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen 1mg/ml either. Was this an adult patient? I know this isn't the point, but 1mg morphine seems like such a small

  10. Spinach/Vitamin K.

    CompleteUnknown replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I've always wondered why they say the most important thing is to maintain a consistent intake of green leafy vegetables if you're on warfarin but then in the next breath give guidelines saying "don't...

  11. Is this normal?

    CompleteUnknown replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Nursing

    Residents in nursing homes are 'allowed' to take their own medications, as long as they have been deemed competent to do so. Part of being competent to manage their own medications is that they agree...

  12. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

    CompleteUnknown replied to kristandrews's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This would have to be one of the most upsetting things I've ever read on allnurses! What are we becoming when there are people in supervisory positions who think it's somehow wrong to spend a few...

  13. discontinuing pressure alarms

    CompleteUnknown replied to sls73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just wanted to say that things are quite low tech where I work - we have the old fashioned buzzers that plug into the wall and the sensor mats just plug into the same place. We have a sort of double...

  14. WHAT were they thinking at that Nursing Home???

    CompleteUnknown replied to JDougRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, that's possible

  15. WHAT were they thinking at that Nursing Home???

    CompleteUnknown replied to JDougRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agree with this, although if the resident was annoyed by, and fiddling with, the catheter and the tubing, they could still disconnect a bag hanging under the bed, and the risk of pulling the catheter...

  16. WHAT were they thinking at that Nursing Home???

    CompleteUnknown replied to JDougRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OP, this does seem very strange, but I do wonder what was going on with the resident that led to the staff doing this. Maybe there was a flip-flo or clamp of some kind on the catheter and the resident...

  17. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    CompleteUnknown replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that there are too many nurses who focus on the monitors and the medications and forget about the deep breathing and coughing, the position changes, the mouth care, etc but I don't think...

  18. The line and plunger

    CompleteUnknown replied to dslpninla's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes, that's three mls. :) See how the head of the plunger is the same shape as the top of the syringe? Push the plunger up to zero and the part that slides against the wall of the syringe will be at...

  19. The line and plunger

    CompleteUnknown replied to dslpninla's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hope I'm understanding what you're asking. You don't line it up with the 'tip' of the plunger, you line it up with where the angled part of the plunger first touches the wall of the syringe. Imagine...

  20. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    CompleteUnknown replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Love Pink Floyd. :) Mine is from 'Like A Rolling Stone' by Bob Dylan. How does it feel..... to be on your own... with no direction home... like a complete unknown... like a rolling stone. There's no...

  21. Patient/Resident actually being a bully to staff

    CompleteUnknown replied to TheFloorisCold's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like something that is way beyond the ability of individual staff members to 'fix' as they go about their duties. Has a sort of mini case conference or meeting with the resident been...

  22. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    CompleteUnknown replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, there's some amazing writing talent amongst the allnurses members. As others have said, nursemike's posts are always a pleasure to read but his response in this thread left me speechless with...

  23. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    CompleteUnknown replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What do you mean when you say you want to bring customer service back to nursing care? All I know is that I will do anything in my power to help a patient feel a little less scared, a little less...

  24. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    CompleteUnknown replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mindlor, I think you're being deliberatively provocative for your own entertainment! I would say that 'actively removing people' should be the last resort. How about management first becomes...

  25. What do you do if you are assigned a patient you know outside of work?

    CompleteUnknown replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    Plenty of people live in small towns where everybody really does know everybody. I lived in just such an area for about 5 years and if I couldn't have looked after patients who were also personal...