mercurysmom

mercurysmom

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  1. Need published example of bad nurse patient communication causing tragety

    mercurysmom replied to emmasma's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, that's been a big one. Check phenytoin and fosphenytoin...

  2. Need published example of bad nurse patient communication causing tragety

    mercurysmom replied to emmasma's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about errors related to d/c instructions, med administration errors, allergies, etc that happened as a result of using family members as ad-hoc interpreters?...

  3. Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    mercurysmom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Reading many of these posts is making me realize how fortunate I was to get the clinical experience I did. Before I got my RN, I earned my LPN in a hospital-based program. We were out on the floors...

  4. When adults whine....

    mercurysmom replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    YES! Complaining/venting leads to processing and resolving (Not "solving," as in discovering a cure, but "resolving;" deciding where problem X lies in the scheme of things and whether it's worth...

  5. Acuity tool for pediatric home health

    mercurysmom replied to noahsmama's topic in Home Health

    hi noahsmama sorry for pulling up a really old post. you might have already found the information you were after... here's the homes complexity scale. is this what you're looking for?...

  6. Consulting business- Any thoughts?

    mercurysmom replied to HealthyNurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi Healthynurse, Great to hear about your business ideas! What kind of work are you doing currently; are you identifying deficiencies and making remediation plans to bring things up to code, or are...

  7. Have any of you ever lost a patient?

    mercurysmom replied to Nurse Mami's topic in General Nursing

    I had an interesting experience as a relatively new nurse, maybe just short of 2 yrs. experience, while working in LTC on a head injury floor... I was driving in town, a little less than a mile from...

  8. Missed clinicals cause of disability

    mercurysmom replied to AnewNur's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi, Have you already missed clinical days or are you concerned that it may happen in the future? When I was in RN school the hours of clinical were counted, and in order to complete the course we had...

  9. What have you found in your pockets at the end of your shift?

    mercurysmom replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread! Jogged my memory...many moons ago when I worked as a NA, I went home with an entire strip of denture tablets in my pants pocket, and didn't discover them until they were in...

  10. potential witness

    mercurysmom replied to wildtulip's topic in General Nursing

    The one time I was involved in a state investigation (a CNA being investigated for pt. abuse after family called the LTC Ombudsman) the DON called me at home, and I went in for an interview the next...

  11. What have you found in your pockets at the end of your shift?

    mercurysmom replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing happened to me. 45 minute drive home after an 8 hour shift plus 4 hours of mandatory overtime, arrived home and the phone was ringing....:smackingf I cried the entire ride there, and...

  12. Special needs nurse

    mercurysmom replied to depedsnurse's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Hi! There is a certification program available from the Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association: http://ddna.org/ However, I personally don't know any nurses who work 1:1 in homes and schools...

  13. Associates RN vs BSN

    mercurysmom replied to derekfitness's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi Derek, You didn't mention the focus of your communications degree, but have you looked into getting your MS and becoming a Speech Language Pathologist? Wherever I've worked, SLP's have been in...

  14. Injury of Unknown Origin

    mercurysmom replied to HurricaneCasRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is there a way for you to document "not witnessed" rather than "unknown?" While you can't speculate about the cause of the injury, you could note that you've seen her putting her arm between her body...

  15. Dehydration and PEG tubes

    mercurysmom replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, it's been poorly crushed meds that gum up the tube rather than formula. All the meds given thru a 60ml syringe, then water to clear the syringe but not enough to clear the tube as...

  16. Medication administration, not following the rules

    mercurysmom replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a camp nurse 3 summers (many many moons ago) I made up small envelopes just like the med tickets we used in the hospital (remember those? ) with the kid's name, unit, med, dose, and...

  17. explaining mental illness disability to RN board?

    mercurysmom replied to OMGWhatIsThatSmell's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Congratulations OMG! Returning to nursing after a ten-year hiatus would be difficult for just about anyone; returning after being out of the field that length of time AND returning after a situation...

  18. Special needs nurse

    mercurysmom replied to depedsnurse's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    If you're looking for work with kids and families but not necessarily private duty or school nursing, Early Intervention is worth a try. I had to resign in 2005 due to illness, but EI was my "dream...

  19. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    mercurysmom replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i burst out laughing so hard that my kids came into the room to check on me. when i was in lpn school, i was written up because i didn't bleach my shoelaces when i polished my

  20. Newly graduated RN, HOH, scared.

    mercurysmom replied to gemberly's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Here's the page on ed.gov that should bring you right to the list of all voc rehab programs in each state. Yes, they pay for hearing aids. Be ready to "hurry up and wait," though, because the...

  21. Newly graduated RN, HOH, scared.

    mercurysmom replied to gemberly's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi Gemberly, Congrats on your first job! If you worked with your state Voc Rehab or your school's Disability Services dept, either of those offices may be able to give you suggestions, including...