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  1. P_RN

    Something all OB nurses should know.

    P_RN replied to NHmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My dear friends I am so very sorry for your losses of your precious babies. My sister gave up a baby for adoption at birth. Now 25+ years later she still wishes she had just something-anything to...
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    Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    P_RN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Timothy I respectfully have to disagree. I am sure you know of experiential testimony? I have been called at midnight by a patient's family member who didn't want to bother the doctor with a fever of...
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    workplace injury:was there discrimination here?

    P_RN replied to inneedfanswers's topic in Agency Nurses

    I was a 22 year employee and had health insurance, hurt on the job and was treated in almost the same manner. W/C can be a fight for one's very life with the obstacles they throw up. It cost me...
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    Censorship re Travel Nursing companies

    P_RN replied to ruthiebaby88's topic in Travel

    IF there are any further questions, the site owner and the other administrators can be contacted using the link: https://allnurses.com/forums/f128/ Only you and the administrators will have access to...
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    Disposable IV Canunulation Sets

    P_RN replied to kaletra's topic in General Nursing

    Yep I've been "retired" from there for 6 years. I still come across yellow stickers in old handbags and totes. I just got an itemized bill from my hospital stay in Feb. For example I take 10 mg...
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    q for the pros: what's my story?

    P_RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Wonderful. I had a lady just like that. She was with us a year and a day. This brought tears to my eyes. What a nice friend your lady had in
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    Disposable IV Canunulation Sets

    P_RN replied to kaletra's topic in General Nursing

    The charge system we used was barcoded stickers. When you got a supply you would peel the sticker and put it on a card. Central supply would then restock according to what was used. (This was...
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    Disposable IV Canunulation Sets

    P_RN replied to kaletra's topic in General Nursing

    Those charges add up, but not quite fairly. An 84 cent urinal costs the patient over $10. A dollar bag of NS is upwards of $22. Those are things that have to be used there's not another option....
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    q for the pros: what's my story?

    P_RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I was asked this question several different times. From early teens I knew I would be a nurse. It took me a long time to realize that due to marriage kids and family. So 12 years after HS I became...
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    nursing update

    P_RN replied to bahraini male nurse's topic in Orthopedic

    Here in the USA there is the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (naon). Their website is orthonurse.org Almost all of the advanced education in orthopaedics I had was at my own expense. The...
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    Help with p/p on removal of JP drains.

    P_RN replied to bogworks's topic in Orthopedic

    I GOOGLED "how to remove a drain from a wound" and came up with 959,000 sites. Unfortunately most were from malpractice attorneys and legal crud. A P/P is very
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    How many patients are you assigned?

    P_RN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Orthopedic

    I've run through as many as 20 in a shift. But that was with an LPN and a tech on my team. One evening an LPN and I (no tech that nite) admitted 13 patients. The next shift then complained that we...
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    Isn't there anyone out there.....?

    P_RN replied to bladensburg,OHrn's topic in General Nursing

    Splendid idea! So many people have their only experience with "nursing" by watching soap operas, ER or hearing "horror stories" from friends and relatives. You are to be
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    Disposable IV Canunulation Sets

    P_RN replied to kaletra's topic in General Nursing

    If the kit doesn't contain the "needle" then it's pretty useless. If I want to use say a 20g that's what I go get. If the kit does contain the needle then it's pretty useless. To have half dozen of...
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    See if you can explain this

    P_RN replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    As you know we can't provide medical advice here. I advise you to seek help from your medical
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    Help What Is A Nurse To Do?

    P_RN replied to jstbg1s's topic in General Nursing

    Vote with your feet, but I would also call/write the health department or whoever inspects that facility. Also they probably accept Medicare so a small call/letter to the state US Attorney will...
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    Paitent Coded; All Went Poorly

    P_RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    At the ECF where Mama is, their social worker was in the Ladies Room. Another worker went in and found her just inside the door to the handicapped stall cold clammy and apneic. This lady weighed in...
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    What do you do when you see this??

    P_RN replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Why stop at the hands? First trip to the loo gets a basin in the lavatory, soap a wash cloth, a tooth brush and paste and a cup to spit and a comb. They wash as far as possible and I help wash...
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    nursing magazine

    P_RN replied to vampiregirl's topic in General Nursing

    I recently divested my house of NURSING 1973-2005. Yes I had hundreds of journals, neatly filed and shelved. It comes up for renewal and I don't think I am going to. I've retired and will leave it to...
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    purple glove syndrome

    P_RN replied to underdogRN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't used dilantin in nearly a decade. Is this a US
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    Does this bother you?

    P_RN replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

    Hey it took me 12 years after HS to become an RN. :) I don't think the 5th year of high school is a "good" idea for something as technicaly/professionally and maturely challenging as being a Nurse....
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    dryer sheets inbetween dressings?????

    P_RN replied to hospicemom's topic in Infectious Disease

    That mint stuff is oil of wintergreen. You'd roll a couple of 4x4s and stuff into the top of the bottle. Ugh that fragrance is enough to turn a well patient sick. Medihoney.....hmmmm. Back in the...
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    It's official, I'm stupid!

    P_RN replied to gitterbug's topic in General Nursing

    Stupid-no. No indeed. If so I guess the other 150k members here are in the same boat. No one has the right to name you ANYTHING. You are special. And I wish I'd had you as my nurse a couple of...
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    Hippa

    P_RN replied to Kidrn911's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Please don't put URLs of other sites in your posts. You may include the site in your PROFILE if it is your home
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    Yeah, I was very tired...

    P_RN replied to Reprimandy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Or pushing the pull door and vice versa? On my day off I go to see Mama and the "car" automatically headed to the hospital. Or get dressed and pull on a scrub top instead of a t-shirt, again on...