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  1. Co-Worker Threatening Suicide

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

    before you all make psychiatric diagnoses of this women, lets focus on taking this woman to a hospital first, where she will be diagnosed and treated. do you think she will go to the er or psychiatric...

  2. can CNAs refuse patient care?

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

    she is taking 100mg of seroquel, ativan atc two times per shift. plus, we can give her ativan either po or im as needed. i watched her taking care of this patient. no wonder this patient is...

  3. can CNAs refuse patient care?

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

    this patient is already taking psych meds, from seroquel to ativan around the clock. she also has order for prn ativan for both p.o. and im injection. do you know what this cna sees as a solution of...

  4. can CNAs refuse patient care?

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

    so my advice would be to try to get another cna to care for that resident. it may be just an isolated incident as it was for me. no this incident wasnt an isolated incident. this resident is always...

  5. med admin mistake...confused...

    Ms.RN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    :redlight: oh my god, that is so scary!!! i am so afraid for that patient's life, not for that nurse. :sofahider yes. before a nurse is preparing meds for the patient, they should always...

  6. Help, need tips for doing a much faster med pass...

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

    let me ask you, on your "z pattern" med pass are you not constanly fighting with that big mar bookflipping back and forth out of order?????? i guess you can also tag the flag based on room numbers,...

  7. are nurses liable if doctors dont return calls?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    so what happens if a nurse pages doctor several times about patient and doctor doesnt return calls? if something does happen to a patient, is this nurse held liable? i even gave a report to a next...

  8. Help, need tips for doing a much faster med pass...

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

    i dont know if this is going to be helpful, but what what've learned helped me to pass medications faster. i found that tagging the mar is very helpful. i work 3-11, so i tag green for all 6pm meds,...

  9. question regarding insulin administration

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    in the past, she always needed insulin coverage,and generally her blood sugar runs from 200 to sometimes 300. but today when i checked her blood sugar before dinner, it went down really low (less than...

  10. LTC burnout

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

    hi!!! this is just too much work for one nurse to handle. does your nursing home have a nursing supervisor that you can ask for help? maybe you can delegate to her to do blood sugar checks and...

  11. Charting/Nurses Notes

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

    hi have you tried potter and perry's fundamental nursing textbook? it gives a basic information about charting, including what to include, how to correct mistakes, etc... also my textbook from my...

  12. New Book by Suzanne Gordon "Nursing Against All Odds"

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

    what is this book

  13. does a previous history of mental illness keep you out of nursing

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

    just curious, can a future employers find out that a nurse had been involunteerly admitted in the psychiatric hospital when they do the background check? how can they possibley find out about

  14. Indiana state university LPN to BSN program

    Ms.RN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hello i received a phamplet from the college network about lpn to bsn program. i think this program is through indiana state university's long distance program. is any of you doing the indiana...

  15. Prepare yourselves, the drug addict on Dr. Phil is a nurse.

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

    let's face it folks. the nursing work requires a brain, and all the psychology stuff dr. phil does is nothing but a common sense. i cant believe they even have to go to school to do his kind of work....

  16. Recovering RN seeking to re-enter practice

    Ms.RN replied to JMWalker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    how about nurse manager position at the long term facilities like an assisted living facility? a nurse manager is responsible for admission of patient and make the medical decisions for the patients...

  17. Anyone following up on Terry Schiavo case?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi everyone!!!! it just came to my mind today about terry schiavo. why? i have no idea :selfbonk: anyways, are any of you following up on terry schiavo? i know they are doing a autopsy on...

  18. Nurses Who Smoke

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

    well..... i didnt understand why nurses smoke so much, especially those who chain smoked. but now i'm in nursing business, i kinda understand why nurses do smoke. i think stress of nursing job is a...

  19. 1)Feeling picked on, 2) How much is too much? A vent of a nurse/mom loosing her mind.

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

    Just curious, how did they find out you gave NPH insulin instead of

  20. Am I out of line or am I just whining??? Feeling a little picked on!

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

    what did that 2 other nurses do when you picked up their patients? sit and chat until their shift ended? talk on the phone? pick their noses ? :chuckle they are definitely taking advantage of you and...

  21. Stress in Nursing

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

    what is the most stressful about nursing job is nurses not nurturing each other but nurses eating their own young, and nurses backstabbing each

  22. Are LPNs nothing but a "set dressing?"

    Ms.RN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    according to a study "supply, demand and use of licensed practical nurses, employers should examine how the work of licensed nurses could be allocated safely and reasonably, so that rns are not...

  23. question about advanced directive

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hi!!! this is kinf of related to a post about whether or not its okay to send patient to the hospital wihtout doctors consent. how can nurses make decision about whether or not to send a patient...

  24. What malpractice insurance do you have?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello i was wondering, what malpractice insurance do you all have and how much do you pay for it and through what organization? currently i'm getting a insurance from nso and the cost is $ 40.00...

  25. question regarding UTI

    Ms.RN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this is really a dumb question but i have to ask . is it normal for a male patient who has a foley catheter and have uti to have a hematuria and have a pain in the scrotum? what does uti have to do...