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  1. passive staff development

    bobnurse replied to ednurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    She's probably to busy.... Being the DON is busy enough. Adding staff development....... Your facility needs to dedicate someone to do

  2. Salem Sump NG Tubes

    bobnurse replied to annmariern's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If your using a salem slump for suction a CXR isn't necessary....You can use air bolus with two nurse verification and pH testing....But if you are using it for feeding, or any tube...You should...

  3. Is it true they are weeding out LVN's (Denton Texas)

    bobnurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    They will never get rid of LPN/LVN's..........But there is a national trend of relocating them to other areas... Mostly LTC and office work. So dont get discouraged.......The LVN should be a bridge...

  4. Acls

    bobnurse replied to pani's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Before code team BLS = Airway, CPR, Defibrillation----Primary Survey I dont think you have to be ACLS to work ICU.........Thats why i said many places have code teams.....Being ACLS is a...

  5. Acls

    bobnurse replied to pani's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Places that are dependent on code teams.......thats where they let nurses work critical care without

  6. RN with a record, need HELP

    bobnurse replied to nm1979's topic in General Nursing

    You have to tell the board.......If they find out.....Goodbye nursing license......By checking the no box, you are falsafying your app.....I cant spell, sorry... But you will be better off telling...

  7. STATE was in!!!

    bobnurse replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Good Job......... Usually people do things incorrectly and take many shortcuts....So when state or JCAHO are in, they panic.....Ive seen nurses take 2 hours to give meds on 6 patients, because the are...

  8. In Trouble With The Bon!!! Please Advise Me...

    bobnurse replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you..... With most boards of nursing........You are guilty until proven innocent.... Get yourself a judicial nurse ASAP !!!! They have the experience and knowledge to help you, because im...

  9. Meds:Initial Dose LTC

    bobnurse replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    In most cases you give the med when it becomes available...ive never heard of this drug, but if its for c-difficile, i would of given it. THere are very few things i would wait 12 hours to...

  10. Joint Commission-nurse:pt ratios, short staffing

    bobnurse replied to sparkyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, I just read today matter of fact in the february update from JCAHO that you have to have a policy in place regarding staffing, how you staff, and so forth.........It has to be implemented...

  11. Vein Locating Devices?

    bobnurse replied to MrRacer98's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    we have two different vein illuminators........I dont think they work that well except for edematous patients (fluid edema). Otherwise, not worth the cost in my opinion. This is an adult opinion,...

  12. Christopher Reeve--did decubiti kill him?

    bobnurse replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    It is time for a vactation:)

  13. Christopher Reeve--did decubiti kill him?

    bobnurse replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Who was blaming his caregivers? From what i read, they say its a drug

  14. Christopher Reeve--did decubiti kill him?

    bobnurse replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Theres more to surfaces and products to treat or prevent a bedsore/pressure ulcer....Fluid intake, nutritional status, muscle tone, and etc...... I had a patient die of renal failure on friday,...

  15. Christopher Reeve--did decubiti kill him?

    bobnurse replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Who Cares? Not to sound mean or cold hearted, but Millions of People die every day. All this does is give the national attention back to bed sores, and fuels the desire to sue healthcare workers...

  16. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    bobnurse replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    You were very foolish in moving her off the ground, placing her in your car, and taking her to a nonmedical facility.... If she sustained any injury.........You are so liable.....The bad thing is,...

  17. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I believe you can have levidity without mortis.....or before it in many

  18. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    bobnurse replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    I dont do much traveling anymore since i got married, but when i was single, i did a lot of traveling, especially to vegas, and told the airlines I was a nurse-medic, and always got 10-20% discount...

  19. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well acls guidelines state that certain measures should take place prior to calling a code. intubation, first line meds, and differential diagnosis. so just doing cpr for 10 minutes doesnt cut it....

  20. New ACLS and BLS Tests are OUt

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    exactly......the major revisions wont take effect until next

  21. Scrubs and T-shirts

    bobnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    So to all the guys out there, and ladies with hairy chests (just kidding)... Do you wear a t-shirt to cover up the chest hair or just let it hang out? Ive heard wearing a T-shirt under the scrubs is a...

  22. ACLS - Help!!

    bobnurse replied to kaseysmom's topic in Cardiac

    Get the Book and a copy of the pre-test........that should give you a good idea of what you need to know........There are many ACLS sites and simulators on the web....just do a general search.......If...

  23. Scrubs and T-shirts

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You know how the sleeves hang out, or how it hangs out the bottom of the scrub top..........Many say it looks

  24. defib and the pregnant patient

    bobnurse replied to lifeLONGstudent's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Out of Hospital.....You should treat a pregnant mother like any other during resuscitation. But in hospital treatement should be geard towards emergency C-section as well as resusctiation of the...

  25. Acls

    bobnurse replied to pani's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Im and ACLS Instructor as well, and i tell students such as you, that you will retain approximately 35 percent of the ACLS class down the road.....So you need to take it really 3 times to get it all...