ZZTopRN BSN, RN

da Your post reflected succinctly how I feel. I think what you said about new med and new behavior is logical. I think I will just go with this until I talk to the DON. Thanks

I surmise that what everyone posted is true. It seems true it is a money making thing for JACHO. A prestige thing as you say. But would the state "swoop down" on a hospital the same way it does with a LTC? I would imagine if anyone thought there ...

Are there special stethoscopes for hard of hearing? I have recently gotten back into nursing and at about the same time I found that I have a hearing loss in my right ear for which I wear a digital aid. Thanks for any info or guidance.

After I went to my HOH dispenser, I was referred to the Department of Rehabilitation. I don't know what state you live in but I live in CA and I was told if your income was over $2500 a month, you would only pay a small percentage of the cost above ...

I have been working in a skilled pyschiatric facility and each patient's psychotropic med has an order to check for behavior regarding the patient's med, like thorazine, ambien, klonipin, zyprexa, etc.on one patient. But when I see this patient s...

Please get to a doctor or ER and maybe make payments after tx. Listen to what the above responses were. Are you a nurse? You really should be alerted to these symptoms. Good luck and hope the next post from you will be to tell us you got tx.

by a CNA to take a manual bp, I feel I cannot trust them to do a good job if they resent doing it.

I won't tell you how old I am but it is over 60. I retook my RN NCLEX in May and got my licensed renwed. I work in a skilled, psychiatric facility part-time and will be taking my RN refresher next Monday. Don't think twice. Go for it.

I am really happy. Now I have just got to follow up on the steth.

Visual steths? I really feel like I am behind the times. Something else to investigate. Thanks.

I just bought some Danscos and work pretty well if I can sit down once in awhile. But when there days where you don't get to sit at all, they do start hurting. So I thought of trying what you have mentioned. Someone on the board suggested it is a g...

all the mumblers with their heads in their lap. These are 50% of my patients and the other 50% are the yellers.

i I went in today and got my adjustment. It was perfect!!!! I could not only hear soft and low sounds, but the noise is normal!!!! It is a Siemens in the canal ear, basic digital. I had been going to this upstart that brags she has a Masters in ...

The noise is really a PIA for me also WITH the HA. Maybe I will find a quieter area of nursing than psych. Right!

Thank you for taking all the time for giving me all the information. I thought when I went to the dealer to get it adjusted I would ask if they could refer me. I certainly know about the noise. I just started working in a small psychiatric center...

Just got through paying $117 for my Danscos and $1400 for the hearing aid. Anyway, at what kind of store would you buy one. A regular store that sells nursing supplies? Thanks for your reply.

Just paid $1400 for a digital hearing aid.

. I had the same reaction you did. I worked part-time when I started on the Lexapro. I just worked 4 hours in the am and came home and slept the rest of the day. Took awhile for the nausea to go away. It also took a long time to get over the sl...

If these guys weren't so funny, it sure would be a grim place to work. Comedy Central.

Thanks for that bit of information about holding their breath. These guys and so funny and so PREDICTABLE!

but what is embolization? I have been healthy all my life (breast fed kid) and have recently found out I have GAVE (Gastric antral ventral ectasia). About 3 years ago, I just happened to be in my doc's office and my cbc revealed my hg was 6. I kn...

I meant to post this on the previous thread about low H&H. I know this thread is about coronary nursing, not GI, but all the posts have been very interesting. Thanks for your answer. I am wondering why my doc is not thinking about other methods ...

I understand that it has something to do with medicare paper work. Can anyone direct me to some information about it here on the board? I know I've seen it mentioned here but now can't find it. Thanks.

Why do you think this woman is anemic with the HG & hct? Are you talking about her ferritin level when you say "iron is 34?" That is low for a ferritin. Curious about Byetta. Going to look it up. Hope you get some good answers. I would like ...

Thank you very kindly. Sounds like I'm in for some intensive education.