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  1. nurse-patient relationship

    hollykate replied to Roni254's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Beckyjo, Wow!!!! home health in the Middle East- you couldn't have a more difficult job (in my opinion). I almost married a man from Jordan. My understanding of his culture in general, nurses...

  2. cpr requirements???

    hollykate replied to jama's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is legal either- but we have passed our JACHO every year with commendation, as well as our state inspection, level one trauma inspection. Very strange. I'll have to look up the...

  3. cpr requirements???

    hollykate replied to jama's topic in General Nursing

    I found out- horrifying as it is- that the floor nurses where I work are not even required to have BLS. It doesn't seem legal- but the code team is supposed to do their resuscuitations. My question...

  4. Hand pain from opening medication wrappers??

    hollykate replied to EJB's topic in General Nursing

    We no longer get unit dose- because of the zippy new pyxis that we got (Brand new system this year, finger print code, it tells you the exact dose for the pt: ie the machine says: Take Two tablets...

  5. nurse-patient relationship

    hollykate replied to Roni254's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Beckyjo, You ask an important question. There is an A T and T language line (I've never used it, since the maj of my patients speak engliah or Spanish and I speak both, (thank goodness) but using...

  6. Stain advice please.

    hollykate posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone know how to remove Tincture of Benzoin from scrubs. They are just plain Carolina Blue, but a favorite pair of mine. I though it would just come out so I washed them in cold water wash and...

  7. Stain advice please.

    hollykate replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Mustang, Since our hospital gives us our scrubs, stains (even if they are well earned) are looked down upon. However, I am thinking a lovely navy volor might just do the trick. and if I ever...

  8. Stain advice please.

    hollykate replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

    Hi chrn, we used to get benzoin in the bottles too- and your story was quite convincing. I am not going to try to get that stain out!!! I get my scrubs free from the hospital. This pair was from...

  9. Stain advice please.

    hollykate replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sheba, Our Benzoin comes in little squeeze sticks, no package insert (sort of like the pop open ammonia) are you recommending trying ether? Or saying either? How would the ether work- we still...

  10. "Nurse Eater" -Toxic Coworkers

    hollykate replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Moonshadeau, I've got a "nurse eater " In my unit as well- how about we get all the nurse eaters together and make them staff a unit. (hee hee) Sometimes you just have to suck it up and deal, and...

  11. Little help with laryngospasm?

    hollykate replied to Miss Mollie's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I asked a PACU RN, She says, if you are sure it is laryngospasm and not just something else stuck in the throat (oral airway that was too small perhaps?) that you should do the chin tilt, jaw...

  12. family present during invasive procedures???, Help! it's a school assignment!!!

    hollykate replied to angelm97m's topic in General Nursing

    I go back and forth on this issue. For Children, I think the prescence of a calm and supportive family member is super- if they aren't calm, it just adds to the child's anxiety. For minimally...

  13. FLOATING POLICIES

    hollykate replied to BROWN_KK's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In our hospital Critical Care RN's float to only critical care service and NOT to NICU/PICU, unless they are from burns where kids are regularly seen. The kicker is that 2 cardiac floors are part of...

  14. fear of Killing a pt- necessary??

    hollykate posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I went to a workshop with a bunch of other new grads in critical care. While there we got to discussing our fears/stressors and everyone but myself listed the number one fear as that of killing...

  15. fear of Killing a pt- necessary??

    hollykate replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the support, and the very thoughtful words. I feel better already!! Now to find my gold star supply before I go to

  16. unable to read preceptor

    hollykate replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    AWESOME, you are really coming into your own. Isn't it funny how we are all trained in theraputic communication, but find communication with our peers sometimes near impossible? I got off precepting...

  17. unable to read preceptor

    hollykate replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    Hi spitfire, Just wondering how things go with the preceptor? Hope its

  18. unable to read preceptor

    hollykate replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    Spitfire, I wish you the best of luck on tuesday. Be wary of a new preceptor, however, I had a different one for one day, and it was actually a terrible experience! I think, however, you will feel...

  19. unable to read preceptor

    hollykate replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Spitfire, I experienced a similar thing with my preceptor, except I felt she was hard to read from day one. Well, I felt like I couldn't talk to her so, I went to my manager. She had both us us...

  20. bolus heparin i v

    hollykate replied to athenia's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posters- bolus usually indicates IV. I am as curious as Saphie- why not just up the gtt, rather than another bolus? (So much to learn so little time!)