nfdfiremedic BSN, RN

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    New to nursing leadership and having some difficulty

    nfdfiremedic replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again for the continued responses. My hospital is a collective bargaining facility. I'm not sure the extent to which this is contributing to the hardship. Staff do file frequent grievances due...
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    What kind of pt am I?

    nfdfiremedic replied to jfpruitt's topic in Emergency

    Everybody should be treated with respect and dignity when they come to the ER. Exacerbations of acute pain are a difficult problem to have. Many ER clinicians will provide you with a dose of pain...
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    MRSA precautions in the ER?

    nfdfiremedic replied to AnnieNHRN's topic in Emergency

    The electronic medical record in use at my hospital alerts everybody that opens the chart if a patient has ever had anything requiring isolation in the past. The header with their name and medical...
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    New to nursing leadership and having some difficulty

    nfdfiremedic replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your feedback. The email I sent did include mention of the two big problems (physical limitations and staffing) and also talked about what is in the works for both. I told them about the...
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    How to approach a GNA about taking long breaks....

    nfdfiremedic replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    The bst thing to do, as has been suggested, is to ask her at the start of the shift what time she would like to take her 20 minute break. Also, ask her to notify you that she is leaving and when she...
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    Is it ever okay to wear

    nfdfiremedic replied to TickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this would be appropriate with advanced notice to the interviewee that you will be coming from/going directly to work and will be wearing your scrubs. Otherwise, I would say dress in formal...
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    EtOH Medical Abbreviation

    nfdfiremedic replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Ethanol. The abbreviation comes from its molecular structure. There are many kinds of alcohols. All of them have an Oxygen (O) and Hydrogen (H) molecule (thus the OH at the end of the term "ETOH.")...
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    How to deal with low morale?

    nfdfiremedic replied to Aeterna's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on the other side of this equation. I am a department coordinator. I just started in my position three weeks ago, and I came in immediately following a massive wave of departures of experienced...