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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    P_RN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Not only glass straws but glass in and out catheters! Betadine ungt. and sugar (Sugardine) in a jar to put in open wounds. The sugar was hypertonic and would "break up the bacteria" Foil packages of...
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    Propofol IV push by non-CRNAs in non-intubated patients--allowed in Oregon

    P_RN replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not a crna by a long shot, but I have been chastised by physicians in the past for refusing to give IV propofol for post op hiccups! I am happy to see that my stance is supported. Thank you. Is...
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    Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    P_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The State | 12/05/2006 | Hospital turning back clock a bit on nurses’ uniforms JAY KARR/THE (HILTON HEAD) ISLAND PACKET I'm so relieved to see that this made the front page of the Metro
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    What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    P_RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    "a good start would be to nix the use of that phrase." amen!!! speak sister marie!!!!! it is not eating our young. it's being
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    P_RN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Are they still that blue plastic? I've brought a million home and had to round them up when I left the job. Duoderm/ what's the ostomy thingy...stomahesive... folded in a cup shape and put on heels...
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    Does your work call you at 0530?

    P_RN replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had my weekend off switched so I would be off the weekend a notorious 3-11 RN was scheduled. I dreaded even being in the house on my weekend "off" as I usually got called in. Plus after...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    P_RN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    anybody remember bourbon and bismuth paste? it came in a peanut butter jar and it was used on "decubitus ulcers." and said decubitus were always the nurses' fault. oh and pts in dt's would try to eat...
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    Nursing 101 Question - Experienced Nurses, how would you answer this?

    P_RN replied to julsywulsy's topic in Orthopedic

    And have the batting/stockinette scissors too, along with a cast spreader. Simply cutting the plaster/fiberglas won't be enough usually if the inside stuff is still
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    Clinical Nurse l, ll, and lll?

    P_RN replied to shellybelly's topic in General Nursing

    Education, experience, certification, teaching projects, committees, maintaining higher number of CE each year, charge, preceptoring, ADN could advance to a IV, BSN could advance to a V. Each duty...
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    Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    P_RN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    :) Now I want to see an article about what *I* want my banker/grocer/teacher to wear. My opinion is valid isn't it? All bankers should wear a navy blue suit, white shirt and red tie. All grocers...
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    Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    P_RN replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Perhaps as a "teaching project" you could make a poster or give a short talk about the sites? On the clinical ladder such a thing would be a dream
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    Christmas Songs For The Psychiatrically Challenged

    P_RN replied to lozza81's topic in Emergency

    Not to my
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    Med pass negligence? please feedback

    P_RN replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Who told you it was negligent? I like to DOT my med time, take the pills to the patient 5 Rs etc, and then open the package in the presence of the...
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    Back Pain

    P_RN replied to mydogsowner's topic in General Nursing

    I've had beaucoups of back procedures too. You might want to consider having leg length measured. My "cookie" of between 3/8" and 5/8" really makes a difference. My chiropractor is the one who...
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    Blue Cross Blue Shield

    P_RN replied to Lovely RN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I applied but the travel time was too much. I have a couple of friends who did it and they liked it. One did Medicare only and said she didn't care for all the politics of
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    I had an appendectomy

    P_RN replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I'd also find out what the hospital policy on this is. Mine allowed RNs to have light duty. LPNs and techs were not included. (never did quite understand that). But what premenurs said is exactly...
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    Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    P_RN replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    Do you strip your bags as to fluid/time started etc? Not tag tubing but that ruler looking thing you put on
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    Someone messed up.

    P_RN replied to meownsmile's topic in General Nursing

    meownsmile what type are you? If you are B+ maybe they tested yours instead of
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    Physician Complaint

    P_RN replied to HelloAgain's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What is the policy on orders written before transfer? Our policy: definite transfer orders are done by the transferred TO unit. Routine orders before transfer orders are done by the transfeer FROM...
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    Someone messed up.

    P_RN replied to meownsmile's topic in General Nursing

    Intriguing. I'm B+ (my dad was A+) Hub is A+. (his mom was o- his bro is o-, his sis it o-) don't know what his dad was. My #1 Kid is A+, don't know what the other one is...... I remember doing this...
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    Teaching hospital or non-teaching hospital?

    P_RN replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    Teaching hospital, for all the reasons
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    Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    P_RN replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    shortage: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required. i think there is a shortage of people who will work at what is at best a nebulous expectation/definition...
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    Part time RN/LPN program in Detroit area

    P_RN replied to ednavaleria's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow! You have an awesome CV! I would (and this is just me) go for the quickest degree I could get....and that might just be an associate that you could bridge to a bachelor's in nursing. IF you want...
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    My first... Code.

    P_RN replied to ashley_michelle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sounds terrible for you. I might guess at what happened, but until the doctors find out that's all it would be is a guess. Your patient was extremely ill already. They don't do wedge bx and...
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    What CNAs need to tell the nurse

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

    A couple of pages back someone said something about not getting a total knee up......we did that all the time. Different doctors, different parameters. Sorry, didn't mean to hijack either. Carry on...