Mulan

Mulan

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  1. what the HECK is PBDS?

    That's funny!!!!!! You gave me a good laugh for the day! How
  2. RN refresher course needed?

    I agree. Good
  3. Can teachers fail students 2 days b/f BSN?

    Did you make a medical error and someone died and then you were failed because of it? Is that what you're saying? Please
  4. please vote--change career mid life?

    Do you work in a hospital? Working conditions for nurses are pretty bad with high patient loads, in a lot of places. Not to mention the responsibility, the liability and the stress that goes along...
  5. Hair Problems...help !

    Yeah, I know!!!! That's the whole point of wearing a wig! She wears the wig until the roots grow out and her hair is all the same color once she cuts off the dyed
  6. Hair Problems...help !

    How about wearing a wig until your natural color grows back
  7. double dosing

    I don't know. Who came up with that idea in the first place? JCAHO? Personally, I don't think nurses should have to be responsible for that. I do not prescribe medications so why should it be my...
  8. I don't like anything, meetings, evaluations, anything on my on duty time because you really can't get away to go, relief does not exist. I would rather schedule my eval for when I'm not on duty...
  9. Med Errors

    I am not assuming anything. To my knowledge, it cannot be given IV. I was asking the poster what her source was since she stated that she gives it IV all the
  10. Med Errors

    Any literature I have seen regarding Vistaril indicates "not to be given IV". Can you give your sources indicating that it can be given IV, since you say that you give it that way
  11. Because it's better for the hospitals financially. I have never worked 12 hour shifts and can't imagine doing so. Not all nurses like 12 hour
  12. Most easy job in Nursing?

    Sounds about right to
  13. Anyone Here Sew their own Scrubs?

    They sell Trigger (spelled correctly) at Hancock Fabrics and sometimes at Walmart. I use it for culottes and it can't be seen through. I haven't looked for it in white though, but have used it in...
  14. Anyone Here Sew their own Scrubs?

    No, Trigger. If it comes in white, it should be heavy enough that show through would not be a
  15. Anyone Here Sew their own Scrubs?

    Does Trigger cloth come in
  16. Lung Cancer

    According to the news report, 1 in 5 women diagnosed never lit a
  17. Just a simple request :)

    I agree. I don't have my state listed either. Call it
  18. I would be more concerned about the time involved than the money. How long is it going to take you to drive that 20 miles? Are you going to be in rush hour traffic so that it takes you forever to...
  19. Very worried, (very long)

    Use an incident report form and write up, will it is fresh in your mind, what he said and what you said, as well as what was going on in the ER at the time, and turn it in. In my opinion he was...
  20. What Would You Do?

    Okay, so the patient should have been accompanied by a licensed person, but under the circumstances what could a licensed person have done either? It sounds like the best thing would have been to call...
  21. Tiny Rant...

    Seems like there's at least one like that on every floor where I go. I don't know how the hospital lets them get away with it either, but they do, there are a lot of nasty witches among the core...
  22. Medicare and following diabetics

    Maybe, particularly after you get your MSN, you could contact Medicare and offer to set up a program for
  23. Medicare and following diabetics

    Are you a Family Nurse Practitioner student? Is that what your name refers to? When do you graduate from your program? What exactly is Medicare hoping to gain or learn from this
  24. CEU's---contact hours????????? help

    I agree, check with your state board. My state just changed requirements, it used to be a minimum number of hours worked to renew, now it is hours worked or contact hours. My state requires 30...
  25. Situation Haunting Me

    How old was the patient? Maybe it was just his/her time to go, regardless of what was done or wasn't done. Use it as a learning experience. (What should I have done? What will I do next time?) Good...