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    Nurse fired for calling police

    UM Review RN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Am I understanding you? Your posts state that the supervisor should make the decision to call the police and that the nurse should only call Security and notify the supervisor. Because she did not...
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    Wow...what a day...

    UM Review RN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pain consult? Psych consult? I hear ya. I usually start lectures on pneumonia, DVTs and constipation. Sometimes it actually works. None of us want to see a poor outcome from a surgery that others...
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    Do you feel you have safe staffing ratios at your facility?

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you feel you have safe staffing ratios at your
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    OK to push Dig IV without a monitor?

    UM Review RN replied to KarangRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    :yeahthat: Thanks, Nancy. I forgot that
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    UHC thread CLOSED Whaaaa! It was a great thread!

    UM Review RN replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    :sofahider OK, I'm sorry, Mich. Guess I picked a bad time to play. Seriously, this thread will probably be closed at some point because yes, it is against
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    UHC thread CLOSED Whaaaa! It was a great thread!

    UM Review RN replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    Well, MRN, that totally depends on whether you're being snarky .... or serious. :saint: Just kidding:saint::saint: It'll probably be left up to the Admins to decide when, but yeah, this will...
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    CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    UM Review RN replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :hgu: Aww, it's OK, I think you'll make a terrific nurse Stan -- you're getting those critical thinking skills out there and that's
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    CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    UM Review RN replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OK, first, I took a second look at that post and realized how it'd come off, so I edited it. If I offended you, I apologise. But frankly, this thread is not about you, Stan. The OP is quoted beneath...
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    CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    UM Review RN replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would not tolerate a work situation such as you describe. It'd be too difficult to try to maintain my license while being challenged at every turn by a CNA (who is also possibly on quite the little...
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    STNAs may be out to get you! -???

    UM Review RN replied to Transplant Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Coworker retaliation can happen in any work environment, not just nursing. I would strongly encourage those who were falsely accused and wrongly terminated to go after the management that did a...
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    In your experience.......when a seemingly "stable" patient tells you they are

    UM Review RN replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    I've had it happen a few times. The first couple of times, it freaked me out that they were right. Now I just ask, what makes you say that? and listen to them. They often will tell me their life story...
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    Nurse fired for calling police

    UM Review RN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    In one of our satellite hospitals here in FL, a family member assaulted a nurse. The nurse immediately called the cops and then Security. She still has her job and her self-esteem intact. The family...
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    OK to push Dig IV without a monitor?

    UM Review RN replied to KarangRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree, and while you're at it, make sure the patient gets regular dig levels added on to her lab
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    Geriatric nurses, can you help?

    UM Review RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm needing some nutritional resources for a patient who has a FTT (failure to thrive) dx. Doesn't want a Peg, but will eat certain foods with a very good appetite. One is ice cream. I recall that...
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    Help! Gowning and Wet to Dry Wound Dressings

    UM Review RN replied to Papi15437's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    An alternative method to finding your posts (or anyone else's) -- click on the user name from any post and you'll see a drop-down menu. Click on the selection that says "Find all posts" and you'll see...
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    pct/nurse tech wages

    UM Review RN replied to k_r_ah's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Start IVs? :uhoh21:Wow, I recall we didn't even learn how to start IVs on a fake arm until the last month of nursing school. My, how things have
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    Nurse fired for calling police

    UM Review RN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    If I worked for a place that would not let me call the police when it was appropriate, they wouldn't have to fire me. I'd quit on the spot -- after I called the cops. Then I might get a lawyer, but...
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    things friends/neighbors have asked you "because you are a nurse"

    UM Review RN replied to aloevera's topic in General Nursing

    Before I was a nurse, I had a not-too-bright neighbor call and ask if she should pop the blister on the back of her calf. Since she was a few quarts low, I was immediately suspicious and asked her how...
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    What would you do for this patient?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    As far as I know, the patient did well enough to eventually go to rehab, but had a very poor
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    Cell Phones: Help or Hindrance?

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a cell phone that the facility makes you use at work? What's your opinion - do you like them, hate them, are they a help or a hindrance to do your
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    Snapped at a nurse student last night, she had a bad case of Nursitis

    UM Review RN replied to Tony1790's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't worry Tony. I don't know how long you've been doing this kind of work, but be assured -- it's true, I've seen it -- what goes around, comes
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    I haven't forgotten you guys

    UM Review RN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :anpom: Go, Sue! We're rooting for
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    Getting in shape/Losing weight in pre-nursing/NS support thread

    UM Review RN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Here's a link to one of the longest-running threads on the Allnurses board, everyone is welcome, always gets lots of responses on a daily basis. It's not a weight loss thread per se, but encourages...
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    NCLEX - just took it

    UM Review RN replied to pegbord's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's pretty common to feel clueless after the NCLEX. I was such a wreck, I couldn't get out of the parking lot for about 20 minutes. I had to just sit there and cry and try not to throw up. But I...
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    Free CNA training in FL

    UM Review RN replied to bjames_ging's topic in Florida Nursing

    Also, most of the hospitals in the area will give tuition reimbursement. I know a few nurses who started out as nurse helpers, unit secretaries, even a couple who started out from the housekeeping or...