xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    xtxrn replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think these are the exceptions :) The vast majority of CNAs I've worked with have been very good; in LTC, they're almost possessive of their residents. The dingbat I mentioned earlier was a fluke....

  2. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    xtxrn replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Lazy

  3. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    xtxrn replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Friends with Batboy.....

  4. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    xtxrn replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah....I hear ya- just don't be surprised or bank on changes. Some places require you to have still and video images of someone with an ax in their hands hovering over the bed of some poor soul...

  5. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    xtxrn replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had a CNA tell me he could do manual B.P.s w/o a stethoscope:eek: I suspected he was part BAT with sonar....definitely wasn't human He didn't last

  6. Is there any new po anticoagulant that doesn't need frequent INR check?

    xtxrn replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    I was told that it takes a few days for the dose to "react" to the changes made. There may have been carry over from the previous dose, that the vit K didn't have the 1/2 life to cover :) It took...

  7. C'e' qualcuno che parla italiano?

    xtxrn replied to mon74's topic in General Nursing

    I could be wrong here, but SO many countries require English in grade school (unlike here, where we grow up expecting everyone to know English, and few bother with other languages - to me that's sad,...

  8. In honor of 9/11.... what was it like as a nurse?

    xtxrn replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I was working as an MDS coordinator at a LTC, but was off for surgery. I was 5 days post-op (and still foggy from anesthesia) and my dad called. He told to get up and turn on the TV. I did, and was...

  9. Is it wrong if I....

    xtxrn replied to arabstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that complicated :) It protects the patients' privacy, that's all :heartbeat As Esme12 posted, common sense isn't dictated by

  10. What could "HA" be an abbreviation for?

    xtxrn replied to hubbellr1's topic in General Nursing

    In relationship to hanging an IV, and checking the

  11. Is there any new po anticoagulant that doesn't need frequent INR check?

    xtxrn replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    Because of no

  12. Sliding Scale Novolog Question

    xtxrn replied to silverhalide's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    As soon as it makes sense with one patient, someone else will come along who reacts to things very differently :) Don't feel like you're not getting it, if that happens- you just got someone with...

  13. Is it wrong if I....

    xtxrn replied to arabstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously, a previous relationship with the person isn't the same as someone you just know as a patient. And a simple "hi, how are you" isn't 'wrong' in the HIPAA sense of anything, with anyone you...

  14. relationship vs work? when to say yes/no...

    xtxrn replied to Miller86's topic in Nursing Career

    6 months after I graduated, and finally had the actual piece of paper that was my license, I packed up and moved 1200 miles away on my own at age 22 (barely). I stayed there for 17 years, and the...

  15. Jewish patients: End of Life practices

    xtxrn replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Try this :) http://curiousjew.blogspot.com/2008/09/sanctity-of-life-jewish-approach-to-end.html BTW, I entered "Jewish views on end of life" and this came up

  16. What could "HA" be an abbreviation for?

    xtxrn replied to hubbellr1's topic in General Nursing

  17. There but for the grace of....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Good reminders, everyone. Y'all have made differences in so many lives - it's humbling isn't it, that we get to be with people in these

  18. What could "HA" be an abbreviation for?

    xtxrn replied to hubbellr1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- but this op was about checking the HA before hanging a new bag :) Unless someone with a headache, who is of advanced years, gets HUNG where you work Killer treatment for

  19. Is it wrong if I....

    xtxrn replied to arabstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    Only difference, your neighbor isn't your patient

  20. Is there any new po anticoagulant that doesn't need frequent INR check?

    xtxrn replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on Pradaxa after 4 years on Coumadin. I'm on it for something besides 'poor INR w/a fib therapy' but it seems to be working :) Not having to go in for those labs is really nice, especially when...

  21. Typical benefits at hospitals?

    xtxrn replied to windinmyhair's topic in General Nursing

    Dental insurance, long and/or short term disability insurance (and GET it- you never know what can happen), tuition reimbursement for classes you do after you start working, funeral leave (immediate...

  22. Hmmm...maybe not the right career choice

    xtxrn replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Better to figure it out now

  23. What could "HA" be an abbreviation for?

    xtxrn replied to hubbellr1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- back in the dark ages we didn't use TPN much to refer to hyperal. :) As soon as lovelylpn said hyperalimentation, there were immediate recollections of going over each line of the label with...

  24. Doubting being an RN b/c physical problems

    xtxrn replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of the lifting and body mechanic tests are either technique, agility, flexibility, or the like. They don't actually have you lift a lot of weight- but do have a guesstimate about how much they...

  25. Doubting being an RN b/c physical problems

    xtxrn replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    Minimum Data Set- the required assessment tool/form for nursing homes/Medicare reimbursement. Some people hate doing them. I liked them; also did the care plan conferences with the family, as the...