Ms.RN

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  1. what would do you in this kind of situation?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what would you do if you go into patients room and find out that patient have expired and patient is a full

  2. question about MRSA

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi... i have few questions about infection control. if a patient have mrsa in sputum, is it considered droplet precaution? what kind of protections do you use? do you use paper plates for meals or...

  3. distinguishing between bruise vs. cellulitis

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have a patient who had stroke few weeks ago and his right side of the arm is all bruised from shoulder to his hand. the color is dark purple. we did x-ray and doppler and they are negative for...

  4. need advice about my job option

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    hi i need some help because i dont know what to do. i graduated from adn program in may and i could not find a job in the hospital, so i applied for a job in a nursing home and now i"m working full...

  5. orientationg new nurse

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello i usually dont vent in this forum, but today i feel like venting. do you guys find it difficult to orient new nurses? i started a new job at the subacute nursing home and the nurses who are...

  6. OCC (Michigan) LPN to ADN transition program

    Ms.RN replied to bigjim's topic in Michigan Nursing

    it depends on what lpn program you attended. if you graduated from anohter colleg, hfcc, wccc etc the lpn to rn program is one year long. if you went to occ for lpn program, the program is about 8...

  7. need info about IV vancomycin

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi!!! i need some info about iv vancomycin. do you check both patients peak and trough level, or do you just check the trough level? if patient is getting vanco two times a day, like 6am and 6pm,...

  8. phlebotomy and IV class

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

  9. liabilty issue

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what if, a nurse working on the same floor but different unit go home without telling another nurse, doesnt give her med cart keys to her or giving report and something happens to one of her patient....

  10. liabilty issue

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    no this wasnt in the middle of shift but she left about half hour before the end of the shift, and she is suppose to count narctics and give report to the next shift nurse. still anything can happen...

  11. gift ideas for christmas to co-workers

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    hi everyone!!! its that time of the year again and we are exchanging gifts to each other at my work. what do you think is a good gift to give to co-worker? do you think giving a gift certificate is a...

  12. Mersa

    Ms.RN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ok guys help me out here is mrsa an antibiotic resistant infection? is this infection transmitted by contact, airborn, droplets? what kind of cautions do healthcare providers must take when taking...

  13. What can we do to change this to prevent errors?

    Ms.RN replied to cafecreme's topic in General Nursing

    i have worked with nurses who will go through the whole mar just looking for a mistake a nurse made so she can report it to the don or if she makes mistake, she will blame it on other nurses and try...

  14. distinguishing between bruise vs. cellulitis

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, he is paralyzed on the right side due to his

  15. antibiotic and fever

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi!!! i just wanted to ask if its normal for a patient with infection who is taking oral antibiotic to still have fever or if it indicates that the antibiotic patient is taking is not working and...

  16. Major Topics to study for the NCLEX

    Ms.RN replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    all i can say is know your drugs and infection. :redlight: also know your lab values and be able to apply it to the case

  17. when male patient pulls his foley out

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    what do you guys usually do when a male patient pulls his foley out and he is bleeding where the foley is

  18. when male patient pulls his foley out

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    my patient didnt have any urine output because of bleeding, and all of a sudden patient had coffee ground emesis. i'm asking this because i've heard of patient vomitting feces and bm coming out of...

  19. when male patient pulls his foley out

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm asking this question because one of my male patient's foley was accidently pulled out and i reinstered foley immediately and irrigated it and called doc. but other nurse who i work with said i...

  20. Ever notice this about allnurses?

    Ms.RN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

  21. Hep C

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    hello do you let your cena know that patient have hep c or do you not say anything because patient requires universal

  22. nursing interventions of drug seeking behavior

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    hello what do you guys think is a good nursing intervention of patient who pretends to take medication but when someone is not watching, take it out and put it some place for later use? do you...

  23. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    Ms.RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    no, because the facility will stand behind physicians instead of nurses and they will back up physicians.( this is what my nursing instructor told us). the only thing you can do is go up the chain of...

  24. question re: TSH

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi!!!! this is very general question but if patient's tsh level is high say like 20.0, then wouldnt patient need ptu instead of synthroid? thyroid hormone medications always confuses

  25. what should I do?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    i'm not sure what to do. i'm a new grad who graduated in may. i didnt apply for a job before i graduated from nursing school because i wanted to concentrate on studying for the nclex. i applied to...