begalli

begalli

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  1. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    begalli replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the anti-bacterial soaps like Dial, Lever, etc are not used properly in the first place. I have read that to be effective, these soaps have to be left on the skin for at least a minute...

  2. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    begalli replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was talking about. We give kefzol as well. Ours get three doses post-op then it's

  3. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    begalli replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure she wasn't talking about washing with the antibacterial soap for a week pre-op? I can't imagine that she actually said to take abxs for a week pre-op. I think she specifically stated one...

  4. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    begalli replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    If someone's gonna cut me inside a hospital, I want abxs before, if indicated a wash before closure, and then after for

  5. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    begalli replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    fyi - this woman has never been in a position to determine whether or not a foley is indicated. you know, one of those suits who make policy. who is betsy

  6. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    begalli replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I recently read in a nursing journal that the pre-op shave will soon become a thing of the past. Instead, clipping is recommended to avoid the skin breaks that this woman mentioned. The...

  7. PICU - What are your patient staff ratios?

    begalli replied to wendyw2's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I do not work in pediatrics, but the ratio is the same as in adult ICU. Rarely, rarely, rarely do we have an assignment of 2 ventilated patients and if we do it's only for a period of time when we are...

  8. US Supreme Court outlaws 'medical marijuana'

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Interesting indeed. I wonder what he meant? That mj was not a taboo as it has been made to be

  9. US Supreme Court outlaws 'medical marijuana'

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Would you post or cite a study please. I looked but didn't find anything. Admittedly, however I didn't look for very long. Oh. But I did find the story about the grower in a previous post of mine:...

  10. Which TV programme to watch & learn?

    begalli replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    Which tv programs to watch? None of them. Just read these boards. Read as many forums that interest you. This site is a pretty good mix of what's going on out there. Especially read the Nursing News...

  11. what is a pps/mds coordinator?

    begalli replied to sun_chica's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that it has something to do with records and/or billing. Perhaps a management

  12. New Book by Suzanne Gordon "Nursing Against All Odds"

    begalli replied to OjoRn's topic in General Nursing

    the complete title of this book is: nursing against the odds: how health care cost cutting, media stereotypes, and medical hubris undermine nurses and patient care sounds like a very interesting

  13. US Supreme Court outlaws 'medical marijuana'

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Without a doubt. I don't

  14. US Supreme Court outlaws 'medical marijuana'

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes it is. About two years ago or so there was a gentleman in Oakland, California who was growing medicinal mj. He had the blessing of the state, law enforcement, the doctors who prescribed marijuana,...

  15. US Supreme Court outlaws 'medical marijuana'

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You know the powers that be complain that there is not enough research to prove the efficacy of this drug, yet there is tons of evidence from the mouths of the people who this drug actually helps....

  16. I wonder why.....

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, when I did your exercise - with not even knowing what I was scrolling to after reading "nursing" - my facial expression didn't change (I don't think) but my shoulders dropped and my back...

  17. I wonder why.....

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! Looks like I'm heading for my first locked thread! :thankya: Ta

  18. How do you spell R-E-S-P-E-C-T at work?

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

    Here is an except from a post I made today in the critical care forums: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1182270#post1182270&conly= We were short by two nures the morning of the...

  19. Examples Of Good Nursing Notes

    begalli replied to angel5113's topic in General Nursing

    This was frustrating for me as well in nursing school. They never really teach charting by example, but sure did emphasize

  20. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    begalli replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Had an admit from the floor to ICU at shift change this am. Whew! This patient KICKED MY BUTT! When they found him in respiratory failure (actually near dead) with a systolic of 56 at 7:15 am! (did no...

  21. Nurses in Sports

    begalli posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have a 27 year old daughter who will be attending nursing school come fall. She holds a BA in psych and for the past four years has been a triathlete, a triathlon club group leader, and a personal...

  22. Trauma: Life in the ER.

    begalli replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    I saw this one too. I LOVED that nurse. It was almost like she was channeling the nurses from this message board...."First and foremost, I'm a patient advocate!!" She really described it like it is,...

  23. I wonder why.....

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone! This site continues to open my eyes. Mystery - I appreciate your reply. :) earle58 (leslie) - Thank you for posting...thank you so much! I will take all of this and really think...

  24. Safe Harbor when to evoke it?

    begalli replied to Jdon's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible for you to use agency

  25. Safe Harbor when to evoke it?

    begalli replied to Jdon's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gosh. So