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    Holiday Gifts: What is appropriate?

    P_RN replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    MARVELOUS
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    article about emboli

    P_RN replied to jk78's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an article about arterial air embolus from an art-line. It says 2ml is hazardous to a 7 kg macaque. So their assumption is more than 2ml would be hazardous to a 70kg human. Interesting...
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    what's the appropriate name for this procedure?

    P_RN replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember anything like what you describe. There is one procedure called clysis where fluid is intentionally infused into the tissues of the abdomen etc. It's then slowly absorbed by the...
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    RN put ear drops in moms eyes...help!

    P_RN replied to miss h.m's topic in General Nursing

    Bless you, your Mama has a really great daughter. It's hard watching the parent become the child. My own Mama is fairly healthy but I have to manage almost every thing for her. You are a good...
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    Hello SC Nurses!

    P_RN replied to pipersjo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. SC has at least one of every kind of weather, vacation spots, towns and sities of every size. Spartanburg/Greenville area is on the edge of the Mountains about 30 mi away. In that area are...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    P_RN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    And a girdle not a garter belt to hold the nylons up. A garter belt would leave a tell-tale
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    Midlands Technical College Nursing Student

    P_RN replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

    USC grad here. But I have nothing but admiration for MTC. They provide an excellent Nursing education and a great pass rate on the
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    Can they really DO that? A rant!

    P_RN replied to banditrn's topic in General Nursing

    This is the difference in having Nursing run the show and having "CORPORATE" ***** it to
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    Medication Reconciliation Are all hospitals doing this?

    P_RN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    South Carolina Hospital Association | Universal Medication Form Our state hospital association has a downloadable form called Universal Medication List...
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    what did you do in your former life?

    P_RN replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I have resisted posting but: Title researcher-dad was Realtor ( did while in HS) Nursing Student 1 year Title researcher Secretarial school 19 mo (AA deg) Secretary auto repair garage Nursing School...
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    Is this normal?

    P_RN replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    Oh the poor little Tyke. Firs can you say what was the reason for the MRI? No your husband is not a nut job. He's a daddy. No you are not ridiculous for asking about your son's IV. What I do wonder...
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    Medication Reconciliation Are all hospitals doing this?

    P_RN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was thinking. This is something I have been doing forever and a day. In addition to family/patient memory, I've called pharmacies, PMPs etc. to try to get an idea what the little...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    P_RN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Oil of wintergreen glass bottle you wadded a 4x4 and stuffed it in the open mouth of the bottle. Kind of an improvised Air-wick to defeat foul odors. I can't stand even wintergreen life savers
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    P_RN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Hey now, you're only a few behind me I see. Tee
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    new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

    P_RN replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

    Im curious why is coumadin ordered for 8P? Are your patients getting daily INRs at 8 am? Usually it's given 12 h after the blood
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    Shoes - half sizes?

    P_RN replied to wagvan's topic in General Nursing

    I have a narrow foot and usually go down a size in clogs and sandals. If you have a wider foot I believe going up might be
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    When to dilute IV push meds ???

    P_RN replied to RNNC2003's topic in General Nursing

    Rather than making your own reference card.......how defensible is that anyway......your pharmacy should provide a chart/grid of compatibilities, non compatiblilites and dilution type and amount....
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    Is this legal???

    P_RN replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    In 1970 South Carolina offered the LPN test to many of the lay midwives, nurses assistants, and Practical Nurses (notice not LPN just PN). These nurses were not grandfathered though, they were allowed...
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    An actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article

    P_RN replied to MuddaMia's topic in General Nursing

    I remember reading a "hint" that said Never sneeze in the butter dish you may make your loved ones sick. Not that I ever considered sneezing there, but for the past 40 years, when I go for the butter,...
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    Does anyone work the 3 weekend 72 for 80 shift?

    P_RN replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    So you work FSSn Off MTWTh =36 work FSSn off MTWTh = 36 work FSSn =36 off M T W Th F S Sn M T W Th.......that's 11 days off. So you work 108 hours? Instead of 160 hours a...
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    slogan for national nurses week campaign

    P_RN replied to dhara's topic in General Nursing

    How about GIVE US RATIOS SO WE CAN CARE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE PROFESSIONALLY. Or maybe I AM SOME BODY! I AM A NURSE, NOT A WAITRESS, NOT A BIMBO, BUT A PROFESSIONAL THAT YOU NEED TO GET WELL. Sorry...
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    What? I can't put my mom in a nursing home!

    P_RN replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    I am in SC and i had the same situation last Christmas. I tried SO hard to do what I thought was right.Mama cried, hit out, wouldn't eat, wandered all over. Mama is fairly healthy physically, some...
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    new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

    P_RN replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

    Are they once a day? Did the pharmacy arbitrarily choose 2200? I can see not giving a TID at 1700 when it was just given at 1400, but once a day things why not just ask the pharmacy to change it on...
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    Did You Take The NET Or NLN To Get Into Your Nursing School?!

    P_RN replied to Batman24's topic in General Nursing

    NLN first time, 2nd and 3rd just my SAT
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    Walking rounds

    P_RN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe before HIPAA, but with semi-private rooms still being used, it's not confidential. I can see just a look over at the patient, but not a whole discussion over each patient. BTW I was in a...