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  1. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    NurseFirst replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's not an answer--that's a reason. And, to be true to our profession, we must fight when the profit driven enterprise interferes with the health of our patients. Remember, at any time, that...

  2. Unfair treatment

    NurseFirst replied to BS Nursing Student's topic in General Nursing

    I've had instructors "throw questions out" -- usually by giving the number of points of the questions involved to everyone. That way, the people who got the question right are not penalized, as they...

  3. What does family/friends think of nursing?

    NurseFirst replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    well...maybe not in human eyes, but in godly eyes, i suspect there are few acts cherished by the almighty as much as the humility of wiping someone's behind, giving that person dignity, when they...

  4. Filing HIPPA Complaint

    NurseFirst replied to nursex20's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm not sure I follow here. What you've said in these paragraphs doesn't seem to me to be a HIPPA violation. This "conversation" could occur at a school or a corporation. Can you clarify?...

  5. Me, Myself, and HIPPA

    NurseFirst replied to goodknight's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yup, that's the problem. I was just thinking that the "interesting" cases are often the unusual cases, as you've said; I know that I had a *very* interesting case and wanted to talk about it--but knew...

  6. how young is too youngto graduate nursing school?

    NurseFirst replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    I was at a hospital one day and saw two very young, looking ladies who were also small and quite short, under 5 feet, and was about to ask them if they needed any help until I saw their hospital...

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

    NurseFirst replied to FrumDoula's topic in General Nursing

    I have recommended to people trying to get into RN programs that they look into getting into an LVN program and then do a bridge. While LVN programs are impacted, usually a person who is prepared for...

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

    NurseFirst replied to FrumDoula's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Alison, I have heard of it. However, I only know what you know about it, that you can only be an RN in California. Considering the LVN to RN program is a year program and you can practice...

  9. Should nurses have MSNs

    NurseFirst replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. And since the only MSNs I've known have been my instructors, I am happy to say I haven't met an MSN who didn't have LOTS of common sense!!!

  10. Should nurses have MSNs

    NurseFirst replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    References,

  11. Question About COPD Patients

    NurseFirst replied to nicolel1182's topic in General Nursing

    There's a lot of "lesser of two evils" in medicine. For instance: do we give gentamycin and possibly cause the person to lose their hearing--or ARF, or do we risk not treating an infection...

  12. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    NurseFirst replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What do you tell them if they ask you what the meds you are giving them are, or are for? (NOTE: train all patients to ask what the medications they are getting are, and what they are for!!!) What if...

  13. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    NurseFirst replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Okay folks, let's think about this for a second. 1 semester unit is equal to 18 classroom "hours" (50 minute hours) 1 quarter unit is equal to 12 classroom "hours" (50 minute hours) 1 semester unit is...

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

    NurseFirst replied to markbeast's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And, I wonder, what was the other student doing while watching the first student hang the IVPB unprimed??? Or what were you doing when the student drew the heparin up in the insulin syringe? Just...

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

    NurseFirst replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Someone mentioned passing a message from one doc to another? Yikes! That's just a communication disaster waiting to happen! If someone wants to say something to someone, I refuse to be the medium;...

  16. Promoting Medication Safety: Free ISMP Nurse Advise-ERR Newsletter

    NurseFirst replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    i also discovered a couple of other organizations that are working to reduce medical mistakes: http://www.leapfroggroup.org which is 160 organizations which are group health care consumers--that is,...

  17. Question About COPD Patients

    NurseFirst replied to nicolel1182's topic in General Nursing

    I believe EMT (and EMT-P, I guess--don't know, just EMT-B now) protocols are to give lots of oxygen. I should point out that what needs to happen if the patient stops breathing is that the patient...

  18. How Much Info Should A Patient Be Given?

    NurseFirst replied to following_faith's topic in General Nursing

    I think Mothers, Mothers-in-law, sisters are good choices. I'm not sure, no matter how assertive the guys are, that they really understand what childbirth is all about. I've been doing my perinatal...

  19. Choosing a hospital to work at as a nursing student

    NurseFirst replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

    well, not exactly. in fact, i recently walked by a poster at ech saying they were publicly accountable because they are public. i first thought that meant that they were on a stock exachange. but, i...

  20. Me, Myself, and HIPPA

    NurseFirst replied to goodknight's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    When I was doing clinicals I had a patient that was a priest in a faith related to mine. He had many of his parishoners visiting, one of whom worked at the hospital--who asked me how he was doing. I...

  21. need opinions on nursing career with limited narcotic access

    NurseFirst replied to nm1979's topic in General Nursing

    Phone triage nurse? Psych may have it's own set of drugs that could be difficult for you to be around. Congratulations on your recovering; stay strong; I hear this is a difficult, but doable, path....

  22. A sign???

    NurseFirst replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I consider myself to be a Christian (whether God argrees...well, that's different matter :) In my faith, Orthodox Christian, funerals are very affirming. In fact, it is this very belief that that what...

  23. Nursing student just got a DUI

    NurseFirst replied to joecalifa's topic in General Nursing

    Some mistakes are fixable; others are not. The reality is life CAN change in the blink of an eye. The guy who runs over his kid, the child who accidentally shoots and kills his best friend...they...

  24. Nursing student just got a DUI

    NurseFirst replied to joecalifa's topic in General Nursing

    ...that you have to go thru this. maybe veridican is right; maybe it's your "karma" or "fate" or whatever that this happened to you. i remember several years ago getting involved in a discussion...

  25. it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are.

    NurseFirst replied to jpatrick188's topic in General Nursing

    Zowie, when do you have time to work after you complete all the CEUs for your different titles??? I'm an EMT in RN school and about to be a CPR instructor, and could qualify to take the CNA exam....