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pricklypear

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  1. tell your kids never do this!

    pricklypear replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    Betty, I'd like to join everybody in wishing you and your son a quick and full recovery. You're not alone - boys just seem to be facinated by things like that. We had a neighbor who's boys (about...

  2. Suctioning equipment

    pricklypear replied to PIURN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Do you mean actually opening and attaching tubing? I wouldn't do that unless I had a patient heading to that room that may need it. I think you're well prepared enough just to have everything...

  3. Advice for Statistics??

    pricklypear replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't remember much in the way of word problems in Statistics. Mostly it was formulas, and knowing which formula to use for which data. It wasn't easy, I did lots of studying for that class. I've...

  4. STUPID! (vent)

    pricklypear replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - you need to be really careful in assuming that you are dealing with a nurse when it comes to communicating with the doctor's office. The doctor could delegate the duty to relay "normal"...

  5. extreme nurses

    pricklypear replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the Extreme Nurses ad was great. I cracked up everytime I saw it thinking of all of us getting caught doing that in the nurses station at work!! But the Nursing Advocacy folks didn't...

  6. Obtaining/verifying consent

    pricklypear replied to Gampopa's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked at 2 hospitals, and this is how it is done at both. I always ask the patient if the doctor explained the procedure/test. And if they have any further questions. If "yes" and "no" I have...

  7. question about insulin, heparin injections

    pricklypear replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just wondering... does anybody think some of the things we do (like double-checking insulin) are dinosaur leftovers from nursing history? You know, like a habit that has become ritual - but...

  8. First med error

    pricklypear replied to sunny95's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From now on, you will always check and double check your meds. That's what you need to take away from this experience. We all feel terrible when we make a mistake - but you need to let go of the...

  9. filter needles - policy

    pricklypear replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    Do a quick google for filter needles and ampules, I came up with lots of articles clearly in favor of using filter needles. Print some of them up and give them to your manager. Or perhaps the DON of...

  10. End of Life

    pricklypear replied to WakingLife's topic in MICU, SICU

    What a wonderful thing for your institution to provide. I think that's absolutely fantastic!:)

  11. Illegals affect Healthcare?

    pricklypear replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with you. I was generalizing quite a bit, but I think it was justified. If you have ever lived in a border state such as So Ca, AZ, NM or TX you would see a very different immigrant than...

  12. Illegals affect Healthcare?

    pricklypear replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm from Arizona, and have seen the problem of Mexican illegal immigration. The county hospitals take the brunt of the problem. It's true that they (immigrants) can't afford routine medical care, so...

  13. filter needles - policy

    pricklypear replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught, and have always used a filter needle or straw with ampules. I found this...

  14. deceased patients

    pricklypear replied to cariad's topic in General Nursing

    This argument will not hold up legally. The entire point of starting CPR on anybody without a DNR is that you never know. Yes, they may end up brain dead, on a vent forever. That's not your choice...

  15. Bizarre, Odd or just plain Gross Patient Habits.

    pricklypear replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason that reminded me of a lady (who had several mental illnesses) who had a habit of putting objects like wrappers and coins into her open sores. EVerytime she would get admitted to the...

  16. deceased patients

    pricklypear replied to cariad's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you work in a very small hospital? Our policy, and it's policy everywhere else I've ever worked is to initiate CPR on any patient without a DNR order. Even if the patient is "obviously"...

  17. Smoking among Nurses is hypocritical.

    pricklypear replied to thomasgbsn's topic in General Nursing

    I'll just say this... What I do on my own time, on my own property, has NO BEARING on my ability to perform as a nurse. As long as it's legal, that is. I've never "scolded" a patient in my life, and...

  18. 24hr Chart Checks

    pricklypear replied to CosmoLvn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wish you luck on coming up with something like that. I used to work at a hospital where each order was given a number by the computer. The clerk (or whoever entered it) would write this number...

  19. Smoking among Nurses is hypocritical.

    pricklypear replied to thomasgbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Umm, didn't we have a nasty conversation just like this a few months ago? Didn't turn out too

  20. 24hr Chart Checks

    pricklypear replied to CosmoLvn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Are the checks being done, and orders are still being missed? Maybe the nurses don't really know how to do

  21. question about insulin, heparin injections

    pricklypear replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to double check in nursing school, all the nurses in the hospitals where I did my clinicals double checked. I've never heard of double checking heparin. I'm in a different state now,...

  22. Sponge Count for Vag Deliveries

    pricklypear replied to Nurse4Moms's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't work L&D, but I think counting should be a standard, like in surgery. Like Ethereal's example, I had a sponge left in me after delivery until my 6 week check. Looking back now, I realize...

  23. Bizarre, Odd or just plain Gross Patient Habits.

    pricklypear replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient once who refused to use toilet paper to wipe. He insisted on reaching around and splashing his bottom with the water from the toilet. Of course, he didn't want to wash his hands...

  24. Nursing notes what to keep or discard

    pricklypear replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    They were burning their WHITE school uniforms

  25. What drugs are used in a surgical epidural?

    pricklypear replied to Homesick Gypsy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We also use bupivicaine - usually with the fentanyl, but sometimes without. The bupivicaine (or equivalant) is the numbing portion of the epidural. Yes, fentanyl is an opioid, like morphine. But about...