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    Doing the right thing

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

    OK, I posted that before I knew what happened. I believe you do have to report that, even if you are filing
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    Doing the right thing

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

    At this point, you really have no choice, as you haven't filed a report yet. In my neighborhood, you have till the end of the shift in which the error was caught, to file. Did it harm the patient?...
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    Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis

    UM Review RN replied to nurse_k's topic in Pulmonary

    As you know, we cannot give medical advice here on Allnurses, but here is a website that might give you more information:
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    New Nurse (LPN) with no EKG exp. HELP!

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

    Oh, sorry about that~ Here's an excellent video and a couple of
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    You know you work nights when.......

    UM Review RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I called it my "Ronald Reagan
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    Removing Vest restraints from our policy

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

    Hi Twidget and Welcome to Allnurses! :hrns&wlcm: Our hospital has a policy to use roll belts or wrist restraints and/or sitters. Of course, there are protocols to follow regarding the decision to...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    UM Review RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You stay awake for that all-important conference call with all the Head Honchos, check in, and recall nothing after the first half-hour except your husband gently prying the phone from your fingers...
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    New Nurse (LPN) with no EKG exp. HELP!

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

    You might try the links on this thread. Hope it helps! :)
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    Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

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

    If you borrow someone's penlight to do a neuro check, make sure you return it. It's probably attached to her key ring. Her car key ring. Without which, she cannot go home.:omy: 'Nuff
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    Can Fentanyl Patches Be Replaced Sooner to Improve Pain Control?

    UM Review RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Interesting article, Karen, thanks for posting that. We actually just had a case that (I feel) could've been helped by a shortened dosing schedule, so I wouldn't be surprised if the issue comes up...
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    Its True about Nurses and Tickets

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

    I've been stopped only once, and it was on the way to work. She saw the ID badge and let me go with a
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    Describe the ACLS megacode/certification

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

    You can practice here: www.skillstat.com Click on Tools, the ECG Simulator, then enter your initials and push the red button. Once inside, choose "learn" or "game" and hit the "start" button....
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    Has anyone tried Chantix?

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

    DH quit using Chantix. He smoked over 2 packs a day for about 30 years. He read the directions wrong and thought he could smoke for the first week and then get off the med after one month. I tried to...
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    What Is Your Definition Of Caring?

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

    If therapeutic listening is a skill, then hand-holding is indeed a skill. There've been many, many times when I wasn't "into it" emotionally, but agreed to it because the patient had a need--an...
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    Nursing School Bloopers

    UM Review RN replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'll never forget when I was a new grad and one of the more uppity new grads spiked a bag of PRBCs wrong and literally got a blood bath. :innerconf I was sorry that it happened, but sooooo glad that...
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    Any good agency in Tampa,Fl??

    UM Review RN replied to Bella RN's topic in Agency Nurses

    I used to love it, because they still had to pay me cancellation fees. :) I'd get a couple of hours' pay for driving to and from. Not
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    Doing too much for your patients?

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

    Our techs get cell phones just like we do. Do yours? If not, you might suggest
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    Drinks in the nurses station...

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

    I always thought it a tad ironic that we weren't allowed a closed drink at the nurse's desk, then we go put food trays on patients' bedside tables, where the urinals are often found right next to...
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    Is overtime safe for your patients?

    UM Review RN replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but that should be self-determined. Isn't it ironic that nurses, who assess people for a living, cannot assess themselves for safety and just say no if they feel they will be unsafe to work? Yet...
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    Glen Beck's hospital experience

    UM Review RN replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    Never having seen this person before on TV, my first impression was that he was completely doped up. In other words, his perceptions were off and rambling into places even I, with my very broad...
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    I made a med error today

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

    So sorry to hear about your error. I don't know if this will help at all, but here's an old thread that might make you feel a little better, because you're in some very good company:...
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    Doing too much for your patients?

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

    Hi Grace, Often, we nurses are so overburdened that it's difficult to get a lot of hands-on nursing care done. In my hospital, the nurse's job is to assess the patients, dress wounds, interpret...
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    Hostile and demanding patients. How do you handle them?

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

    Cool beans!! That's what I call real nursing! It really is an art to quickly develop a trusting relationship with a patient that will help the patient cooperate with his treatments and motivate him to...
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    Doing too much for your patients?

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

    Yes, I have the same problem. Truthfully, it's easier to just change the person rather than try to track down the aide and wonder all night if the patient was changed. Some just don't care. I know...
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    Calling yourself a "nurse"

    UM Review RN replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure the same thing happened with many other laws in existence today but just because you personally do not agree with the law does not mean that you cannot be held accountable for upholding it....