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begalli

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  1. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The bone scan adds nothing to prove the notion of alleged abuse by Michael Shiavo. Here's the Nuclear Imaging Report. Here's the deposition given by the doc who signed that

  2. Is This Standard Now With Pap Smears

    begalli replied to payday's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!! Sorry, I have to laugh. WHO celebrates their "yearly" exam by wearing a party hat and tooting on a party blower thingy?! That is just too funny, Steph! Using that emoticon for describing this...

  3. Patient Education material due to Shavio case

    begalli replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    Very good idea Dan! Maybe some of us can educate ourselves as well. :) p.s. the Handbook for Mortals looks

  4. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I can completely understand this. Back in August of 2004 we had an admit to our ICU. It was a 19 year old young man with Deuchene's (sp?) Muscluar Dystrophy. He had pneumonia with a complete...

  5. Condescending nurses

    begalli replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Tony, I hope you got the answers you were looking for. From the beginning, I was trying to make the point (not very well I might add) of what the difference was between RN's treating each other with...

  6. Why are Hospitals so darn mean when someone fails the NCLEX?

    begalli replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

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  7. Why are Hospitals so darn mean when someone fails the NCLEX?

    begalli replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    You must be in CA or a state with a similar law. California uses Interim Permits (IP). The IP expires after six months OR immediately after pasing or failing NCLEX - whichever is comes first. This IP...

  8. Condescending nurses

    begalli replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand what you are saying. Maybe it's just that in my experience the RN's do every bit of patient care in the ICU. I like it that way. I usually know things like - my patient has a...

  9. Condescending nurses

    begalli replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Well in that case Tony, do a search on the boards for threads on bullies. I'm on your side. The whole BSN thing really wasn't clear to me, but what is clear is that no one should talk down to anyone...

  10. What's the deal with Fentanyl acute or chronic pain?

    begalli replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Our narc of choice in the ICU is fentanyl. We rarely have morphine drips. When we do use morphine, it's almost always for end of life care - it's our protocol but some docs order fentanyl instead....

  11. Condescending nurses

    begalli replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Tony, first and foremost, drop the BSN stuff. Years of experience trumps any amount of bookwork done by the new grad. Second, as I was reading the original post I thought to myself, how can any nurse...

  12. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Nevermind.

  13. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The US Supreme Court has refused to go any further with this and they're angry.

  14. Demanding Patient

    begalli replied to bikeracer5313's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, and the doc needs to write for a psych consult. I would seriously consider explaining to him the concept of crying

  15. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    They are also selling video tapes of Terri for a "donation" to the representatives of the Schindler's cause. The parents had to give consent for this. Why would anyone exploit their own daughter like...

  16. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is one of the larger misunderstandings of this whole thing. Feeding tubes are a medical life-saving intervention, nothing more, nothing less. It's NOT the same as giving a hungry person...

  17. 12 hour shifts too long?

    begalli replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer 12 hour shifts. I think anything longer is nuts. I also think 12 hour nursing shifts are good for continuity of patient care....the fewer hands a patient passes through, the

  18. Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays

    begalli replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's "Christian Conservatism" aka the Bush Administration and a highly Republican government. I better add that I'm not saying ALL Christians.

  19. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm here listening to MSNBC while sitting here at my computer and I cannot BELIEVE the ignorance surrounding this situation. Once again, the media is perpetuating misinformation and falsehoods. Terri...

  20. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    begalli replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How is using the term "dear" when addressing an individual in an intellectual debate and irony even remotely related? Feeling insulted because of a challenge to one's opinion and plainly talking down...

  21. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    begalli replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Today, a resident other than Terri Shiavo passed away at this hospice. According to news reports, as a direct result of the "circus" going on outside the hospice, the granddaughter of the resident...

  22. Having a problem with an STNA

    begalli replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Then Debbie, I think you really ought to talk with your DON for some support. What a tough situation you're in...the new kid on the block with authority! You're being tested like a kid tests their...

  23. Having a problem with an STNA

    begalli replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm. Why should she put herself in your shoes? She feels belittled. I think you may have been able to handle this a bit better by saying something like "Sarah, you are upset about this policy. We...

  24. Having a problem with an STNA

    begalli replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm reading your post right, the NA's are not allowed to "sit" behind the nurses station, right? Sitting there should be clarified and emphasized instead of a blanket, "you can't go there"...

  25. Having a problem with an STNA

    begalli replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

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