KalipsoRed21 BSN, RN

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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I understand what a paralytic is and how it affects the respiratory system. Have you ever been in a code and the patient been worked over for 45-60 minutes and the MD call the code when the patient...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Okay, so here’s my deal about the dosage. I have been ordered to give, in the ER, very high and unusual doses of medications. I have frequently overridden medications on the floor and in the ER...
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    I always get called if someone is sick

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Grogon's topic in General Nursing

    Your boss shouldn’t be mad at anyone. She should have a better plan for staff coverage for call offs. She should call everyone to see if they are willing to pick up extra hours, if not that’s a...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I probably would have reviewed with my supervisor and if s/he said it was okay I would have assisted in this order. I do fundamentally agree that these orders are more in the doctor’s realm of...
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    Reasonable expectations in HH?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Elpeon75's topic in Home Health

    Interesting, we don’t do insulin at my home health. Like we teach patient/caregiver to do it, but if a patient is not capable and has no caregiver s/he is not eligible for home care. 6-7 visits is...
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    New to HH/ Rant/ Advice

    KalipsoRed21 replied to aksti1018's topic in Home Health

    Yeah, saying no is the big thing. People throw around a lot of crap about what you are responsible and how long you have to get it done, but guess what...you will get it done when you get it done. 1)...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Overall I do not believe there is enough data, as I have not read the nurses testimonies and seen the charting leading up to each incident, for any of us to be definitive that the blame is on the...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I do disagree with ‘everyone’ in this matter and nothing ‘everyone’ has said makes me think any differently. I do not feel I ‘blindly’ follow orders, I question orders, but still follow...
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    $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    KalipsoRed21 replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Interesting. Does kind of let you know what unionization could do for one’s
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Really it is mostly because you are stating everything in kind an *** tone. Full stop. And all I have been able to see of this case is the hyperlink in the beginning of this post. If there is more...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I have no problems with questioning doses. I just have had doses that I questioned that have been explained to me as why they were ‘okay’ in the MD opinion. And not an *** doctor who I think is...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Of course not, but that is one reference in an article that says 40 + people have had their licenses taken away. I’m sorry, but I have done travel nursing and hospital nursing x 10 years. I have...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Well this is what I’m talking about. Of course you would not look up a PDR dose and basically come up with the dose for the order. Coming up with the dose IS out of your scope of practice. Do I...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I re read my state act today as I still see this as a doctor issue/Administration over look and not one 40+ nurses should be held accountable for. My state act says I can delegate nursing tasks and I...
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    I hope he is okay.

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! That was more excitement that one would care for, huh! Great job! Sorry the guy wasn’t interested in doing what was best for him. Hurts my soul too when people do
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    The exploitation of the integrity of healthcare professionals leads to this constant loop where we are held accountable for everything. As a nurse my job is to take the order, clarify the order if I...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    You said ANY first year RN. I have mentored a few, so no. It is presumptuous of you to think that all RNs received the same education you have. As I said of my own education, I started IVs on a...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Nope, I
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I hope they can too. The fact that it was 48 nurses and pharmacist makes me believe that A) someone must have said something before and got hushed. B) I would like to know how much experience these...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Your terms for “ethical” are snotty at the very least and self righteous at the very worst. ‘Group think’ may not always be the safer option, but beating the drum at your own paces is just as...
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    Are we not asked to give to much?

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nurse over a decade here. I have yet had a job where I actually leave ‘on time’. I hear it is all my fault that this is the case. That I need to let others do more and say no more often. However...
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    Are we not asked to give to much?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I find this true. Pediatrics is a far more resourced sector of healthcare. I loved the kids, the parents I could not handle. And unfortunately I think my heart is just pulled towards
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    Familial accountability

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    He is pretty bad off. Alert and oriented times self mostly. And as such I don’t see why it would take months or more to get him closer to one of them in a SNF. Frankly in situations such as his I...
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    Familial accountability

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I got in an argument with my sister and would like some opinions. My sister and I conflict frequently, so no worries on long term repercussions as debate is pretty much a standard for us. Our...
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    Familial accountability

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently they are papers to certify that my grandfather cannot make his own decisions and my aunt is his guardian. It is not that I don’t think these papers need to be done, just that getting him...