FLAlleycat

FLAlleycat

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  1. The best excuses for positive drug screens

    FLAlleycat replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, and one of my patients was in her 14th pregnancy with all her other children removed due to her drug use. She refused treatment. She refused birth control. She said she was going to keep having...

  2. The best excuses for positive drug screens

    FLAlleycat replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the early 90s when I was in charge of the pregnancy program in a my county, we started UDS on ALL ladies coming to our clinic. The research was getting out on the cocaine babies as well as...

  3. Postpartum nurses, how thorough are your shift assessments

    FLAlleycat replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our Shift assessments includes: heart,lungs, bowel sounds, homans sign, incision site, episiotomy site, hemorrhoids, tattoos, surgical scars, fundus, lochia, nipples, and edema. Hi . . . Ages ago...

  4. Ebola in the news... still!

    FLAlleycat replied to edmia's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I dropped out as I got tired of nonscientific utterances. I did post on the other ebola site of Nigeria's promising containment statistics. All the early news headlines "NY exposed to Ebola", etc,...

  5. Is This Bullying?

    FLAlleycat replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, no . . . Jell-O Can't Stop Slippery Sales Slide -

  6. Is This Bullying?

    FLAlleycat replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Crunch,

  7. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    FLAlleycat replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First, I'm so very happy Dr. Bradly and Mrs. Writebol were returned to the US, received optimal supportive treatment and now have been discharged. That's great news. Quote from macawake: "This...

  8. I love night shift! (Advice for continued success, please?)

    FLAlleycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I loved night shift, but I've been a night owl all my life. Even with current day job, I can't get to sleep until 2-3AM. When I worked nights, I would do 3 consecutive nights then have 4 off. On my...

  9. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    FLAlleycat replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the reference. Went to the website and joined, not so much for the cannabusiness but just to keep my education rounded, especially since more and more states are legalizing MJ and FDA is...

  10. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    FLAlleycat replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, Washington and/or

  11. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    FLAlleycat replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Kinda got me wondering if it was. Anyone from there reading wish to

  12. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    FLAlleycat replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you last used in June, it should be long out of our system. We used to drug screen pregnant ladies all the time and even the heaviest user tested negative actually after 3 wks (urine). Maybe...

  13. Is This Bullying?

    FLAlleycat replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not so sure about this. I think if one snorts green jello and some dribbles out, he will probably be handed a tissue. However, if red jello drips out, he'll probably be tackled, thrown in...

  14. Is This Bullying?

    FLAlleycat replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you really a nurse? You should know by now that the almost-dead only get the fish-oil

  15. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    FLAlleycat replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    THanks!! Like I've said, I've never been so disappointed and embarrassed, actually, since we do have non-medical readers seeing how we professionals respond to a crisis. Certainly appreciate all...

  16. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    FLAlleycat replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And, I can guarantee you that I WILL treat an Ebola patient. Sheesh. I frigging give

  17. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    FLAlleycat replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In general, not addressing anyone . . . There is not ONE past OR current research study proving or even hinting (excluding cross animal contamination where variables were not controlled) that Ebola is...

  18. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FLAlleycat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Maybe consider it a dry

  19. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FLAlleycat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah. Didn't work so good, did

  20. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FLAlleycat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree that we all must use common sense in protecting ourselves and definitely not rely even on what a pt with flu-like symptoms tells us. Patrick Sawyer took care of his sister in Liberia. She...

  21. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FLAlleycat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Fortunately, CDC isn't the only agency researching and disseminating medical information on Ebola, for those who don't trust

  22. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FLAlleycat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would think so if it's viable in semen for 8-12

  23. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FLAlleycat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I did mention this earlier. In countries where Ebola originated, it would be most prudent to wear hazmat suits. In the US, I can only imagine the uproar from the medically uneducated populace if the...

  24. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    FLAlleycat replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And, to counter this article, here's another one that I posted on the other thread: This is so funny (and informative): The Paranoid Hypochondriac's Guide to the Ebola Outbreak I especially liked...

  25. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    FLAlleycat replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Someone has brought the original recommendations (unedited with the writer's spin) on the other thread, I think. It's been discussed that Ebola is in saliva and, therefore, can be in droplets; hence,...