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  1. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    NurseFirst replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    this has become an issue about "face" and/or power. if it's not about money, then perhaps people are right, it's about his fear that she will recover enough of her brain function that she could...

  2. Allheart orders?

    NurseFirst replied to Mika8's topic in General Nursing

    I was so frustrated with waiting for my order that I started looking at the information I needed, or the actions I needed to take, before escalating it to our local consumer reporter, Michael Finney....

  3. I Need Major Guidance!!!

    NurseFirst replied to nurseinalabama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, it's too late now, but one of the ways of "sliding information" in is to ask someone's advice about how they would handle the situation. Or, raise it as a "suppose". This can help to defuse...

  4. Insulin protocol---Q 1 hour accu checks

    NurseFirst replied to VAC's topic in MICU, SICU

    Maybe I should talk to my biomedical engineer-inventor-entrepreneur cousin and see if there is a better way to do this than sticking somebody every hour.

  5. And what is with the wacky interview questions?

    NurseFirst replied to princess99's topic in General Nursing

    hey, that's not betting on a patient!!! that's betting on the pt's bac. i think that's a useful thing to do, because it can help to sharpen your assessment skills so maybe you have a better idea...

  6. 1950s nursing

    NurseFirst replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    How do they "develop" x-rays now? Funny, I had never considered that xrays had changed; when I worked in the ER in the 70s, I remember those developing tanks...how many steps was it? Yes, lab techs...

  7. Need Expert Advice About Getting Job/How/Where/Etc.

    NurseFirst replied to allamericangirl's topic in General Nursing

    Well....there was a book out there I read years ago on bargaining, that basically had, as a premise, that you can bargain anything. What is the demand like in your area for CNAs? You clearly have...

  8. Fasciitis AKA Flesh-Eating Bacteria

    NurseFirst replied to Marcee_29's topic in Infectious Disease

    Yeah, that was the site I found before. SCARY is RIGHT!

  9. 1950s nursing

    NurseFirst replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't recall how he represented nurses, but a wonderful author, Frank G. Slaughter, MD, wrote novels over many decades and his novels would always describe the "cutting edge" in medicine. Having...

  10. Having Problems finding pulses

    NurseFirst replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    The "standard" suggestion for finding pulses is to compress the artery against a bone. This is possible with the radial pulse, but less so, say, with the brachial pulse. I find I have better luck if...

  11. Fasciitis AKA Flesh-Eating Bacteria

    NurseFirst replied to Marcee_29's topic in Infectious Disease

    A few weekends back I stumbled on a site which was a support site for people who have/have had necrotizing fascitis. Lots of before and after pictures. Lots of sad stories...it's one of those things...

  12. Checking perineum during assessments?

    NurseFirst replied to sparkiern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And....drum roll...#1 reason to help Mom to the bathroom--all that relaxin still left in her system!!! NurseFirst Student

  13. Medication Aides

    NurseFirst replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    I think there may be a bit of confusion. There is a difference between a "Medication Aide" and a "Medical Assistant". Huge difference. I think the confusion may come when people use "CMA" -- which...

  14. Medication Aides

    NurseFirst replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    and you work only ltc settings. that's a good thing? where people are on multiple medications and can have interactions between medications? where people are old and fragile and may have unique...

  15. Boneheaded Nursing: A Cautionary Tale

    NurseFirst replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago a physician ordered an EKG, which showed nothing, and then a holter monitor for me when I c/o of the length of my breaths changing. It was very strange; sometimes my breath cycle...

  16. Funny Names for Nurses

    NurseFirst replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where I grew up there was a dentist by the name of Dr. Toothacker (don't remember how it was spelled.) One of my dentists when I was a kid co-owned a candy company.. When I was growing up, there was...

  17. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    NurseFirst replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The reason "Stanford's" PA program is 15 months is because, as they state, they require substantial prior health care experience to get in. "Stanford's" program is actually run through a local...

  18. Time-Out/Surgical site marking....

    NurseFirst replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

    well, some of us have been around (on the earth) to see some pretty amazing changes in medicine: the use of gloves and other ppe; sharps containers; "safety" needles (which the hospitals really...

  19. double-checking insulin with cokworker

    NurseFirst replied to bth44's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm still a student, but I think the term you want is "standard of care". In a lawsuit the action of a defendant nurse (or other health practitioner, or even other professional) is compared to what a...

  20. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    NurseFirst replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    don't be too sure about that. i think there might be some of that going on between crnas and anesthesiologists; nps and primary care physicians...

  21. Where am I bleeding??? I am scared!

    NurseFirst replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    Although this is not a board to seek out medical care, I know that I and others have benefited from the support and information provided through both online and offline support groups. I don't think...

  22. California 30 Unit Option RN - anyone know about this?

    NurseFirst replied to FrumDoula's topic in General Nursing

    LVN->BSN sounds ideal--except for that hour commute. Maybe they have it designed with working folks in mind. NurseFirst Student

  23. Magazine--Nursing Made Incrediably Easy

    NurseFirst replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, they are a little over the top on their renewal notices. great magazine, otherwise. i get aacn and rarely find something i want to read (which is really rare for me.) i like the practicality...

  24. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    NurseFirst replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    sound of siren in the background sound of siren slightly louder sound of siren coming closer sound of siren right near by sound of siren stops a bunch of firepersons get...

  25. When to report a classmaste to your clinical instructor.

    NurseFirst replied to markbeast's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I can see how you might think so after what I wrote! I apologize for missing your comments in the first post that, in fact, you and the other student DID correct this student...