Rob72 ASN, RN

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    Please Help Make Retractable Safety Needles Mandatory

    Rob72 replied to LRB79's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    #1 is veerry difficult to validate. The fact is, there are penalties if you aren't using safety mechanisms, so valid reporting, as with any self-reported study data, is nebulous. #2 is a "hardware"...
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    Do the night nursing assistants clean the patient?

    Rob72 replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Depends on the tech. I did all VS and lab draws, many IVs, dressing changes, I&Os, diaper/Depends changes, pt transfers, help with new admits, pick up blood- and call lights. This was on a private...
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    Ever Think Nursing Might Not Be Enough?

    Rob72 replied to FattyMateo's topic in Nursing Career

    ** Personal opinion** Yeah, NsgDxs are laughable. Frankly, as I've said before, if you're unable to develop differential diagnoses on your own, I would question being in direct care at all. Having...
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    How to get practice starting IVs / drawing blood

    Rob72 replied to Izzy11's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses don't need all that practical mumbo-jumbo, they need sound theory and leadership. A plasma donation center would be a good place to
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    Catheterization Expiriences

    Rob72 replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if that's more revealing of the patient, the student, or both... but, disturbing, in any event.:sofahider I'd done quite a few caths, and so was asked to help some of the ladies in...
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    What the what??

    Rob72 replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

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    What the what??

    Rob72 replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know any kids with that problem- seem to be a few politicians suffering from it
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    Oklahoma city university tuition

    Rob72 replied to Pre-nurseTiff's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    OCU is private, pricey, and BSN. If you are looking at ASN, it will be Rose, OSU, OCCC, etc.. My daughter is an OCU grad (non-nursing), and the only thing the extra tuition brings is possibly a job...
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    Chemo exposure...when to worry

    Rob72 replied to cyb3rRN's topic in General Nursing

    Chemo, no; Hep, TB, any of the "old school" things that we vaccinate for that the elderly probably haven'y had boosters for & which they are likely to have been exposed to, yes. Saliva is pretty...
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    Definitive Care Unit

    Rob72 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in General Nursing

    I wish it were a place you could go that was "Definitive" vs. AIDET, EXCEL, Magnet, alas, you are generally correct:crying2::
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    UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    Rob72 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I would be curious as to how many "working class men and women" can maintain =/>20% net return annually, manage competing vendor contracts in compliance with "fair-practice" laws, maintain overall...
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    California nurses and medical marijuana

    Rob72 replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    An interesting observation, with some profound, possibly disturbing, implications, from this article: http://www.amsterdam.info/drugs/ I will assume that the price of shrooms is significantly higher...
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    "That nurse is vile" (long)

    Rob72 replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    Poop. Formatting didn't carry over. Don't sweat it, it happens. I am known as a "hurter of
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    "That nurse is vile" (long)

    Rob72 replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    Awarded this day, Wednesday, 7th of December, in the year of our Lord 2011, Let it be known to all that PintheD is honorarily certified asVileby the State of Oklahoma (as we are unaware of her...
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    Magnet Designation

    Rob72 replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my, someone is kicking over rocks. Yes, I do believe that is the case in one study, frequently cited. Purely industry gossip, but 20 years working in and for nursing service supports my purely...
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    Magnet Designation

    Rob72 replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    That reeeeaaaally depends on your Admin's business philosophy. I've seen a good nurse manager replaced, "in an effort to bring new insights to the floor". Subsequently, most staff were "encouraged"...
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    The nurse does all the work--while the doctor makes all the money?

    Rob72 replied to question111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends on level of practice and State NPA. "Surgeries", not as far as I know, but suturing, debridment"(which may be defined as minor surgical procedures(?)), some others. Be aware, the doc also pay...
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    Desperately seeking IRB HELP!

    Rob72 replied to ToddONelson's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Annnnd...?:) Hope it
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    Magnet Designation

    Rob72 replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    Logical corollary: if the BSN is The Standard, and if it should be required, how can a U affiliate not be Magnet? If 4 year schools wish to maintain their enrollment and programs, how do they most...
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    Desperately seeking IRB HELP!

    Rob72 replied to ToddONelson's topic in Post Graduate Students

    okay, basically some folks are just stucking foopid. what you are doing is not human research, as defined by the nih, and does not require irb oversight or submission, under exemptions 2 and possibly...
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    Will better blood glucose control prevent further foot ulcer damage?

    Rob72 replied to cheesecakesquared's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    In short, better BS control decreases the suitable growth environment for bacteria by: decreasing available glucose decreasing microvessel stasis (improves circulation) preserves sensation by the...
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    Question for nurses from an aide

    Rob72 replied to kizeemimi's topic in General Nursing

    Made it fit me, more than
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    Magnet Designation

    Rob72 replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    Ya'll forgot one: Money for Universities. AFIK, every U-affiliated hospital in the country is Maggot, oops, Magnet. Gotta have some jobs for the BSNs they keep cranking
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    HIPAA in "semi private" areas

    Rob72 replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    Then "reasonable accomodation" must be made. Again, don't be confused by HIPAA, folks, it has nothing to do with patient privacy, and everything to do with limiting the liability of the institutions....
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    Targeted by psychotic, manipulative patient

    Rob72 replied to HM7380's topic in General Nursing

    Document in the chart. Talk to Risk management. Call PD & file a report. Then get a VPO. Legally, its no different, at that point, than if Mgmt hired an abusive ex-BF to work with you- its a...