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  1. difference of per diem,part time,prn?

    PamUK replied to inwyte's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh... I'm not thinking "outside the box" today Smilingblueyes! Never even thought of it in terms of employment issues So, for example, you might be offered a per diem rate of $25 for working an...

  2. difference of per diem,part time,prn?

    PamUK replied to inwyte's topic in General Nursing

    I am assuming that you are asking this in relation to medication. PRN is an acronym for Pro Re Nata and is a Latin term that means "as needed" Per Diem is a Latin word meaning "for the day" or "each...

  3. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    PamUK replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    MEN -

  4. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    PamUK replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    ...and I remember, as a little girl, being told that women were sent to the garden shed during menstruation because they were "unclean"... Anyone heard of that

  5. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    PamUK replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't stop laughing at menstruating into your liver... very funny! But the advice baffled me, so I had to check it out (cos I'm like that) & found this article......

  6. Discussing patients condition /prognosis

    PamUK replied to undecided's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient asks a question, it is usually because they want an answer. I discuss disease/prognosis/tests with patients and as a nurse, I have a right to do so & have never run into any problems....

  7. Patients knowing medical lingo

    PamUK replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I know it can be very threatening when a patient/relative appears to know more than the health care professionals. When my husband had myelodysplasia which flipped very quickly into leukaemia a few...

  8. Patients knowing medical lingo

    PamUK replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Smilingblueyes... my comments were not aimed at you in any way. I pressed to post a reply, then contrsucted my comments in Word & copied and pasted. By the time I did this, you had already

  9. Patients knowing medical lingo

    PamUK replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get irritated at all when patients/families know the medical lingo... should make your life easier, you may not have to explain everything in great detail because they will already know. Also,...

  10. Hospital ward cleared for Kylie Minogue

    PamUK replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    "I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky lucky" Its a song of hers... the joke is funny in my head

  11. Hospital ward cleared for Kylie Minogue

    PamUK replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    How will security stop other patients getting info & selling it

  12. How do you find out the "case law" for what will get your license suspended?

    PamUK replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I think you would need to be a Philadelphia lawyer to know all the case law pertaining to every situation you are likely or unlikely to find yourself in You need to know the Standards of Practice you...

  13. Hospital ward cleared for Kylie Minogue

    PamUK replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    Its not only the media who would harrass her, other patients and their visitors would too. Also, if the general public have open access to the ward, who knows who would just stroll in, pick up notes,...

  14. Pt treated bad

    PamUK replied to ATNNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is outrageous... Are you working in this patients home or is he in some sort of hospital? Are you allowed to call the doctor & speak to him or her yourself? Or leave a message on an...

  15. To swab or not to swab prior to Insulin Injections

    PamUK replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    This text is taken from the procedure at my hospital (I wrote it!). Note the 30 seconds, not 30 minutes. Skin Preparation (IM & SC) Cleaning the skin with an alcohol swab reduces bacteria but...

  16. cannot get over mistake

    PamUK replied to takrn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and go back to the anatomy & physiology. How can air introduced into a vein cause a cerebral embolism? Please... forgive yourself for not doing your task properly. It was sloppy, but hey!! we...

  17. cannot get over mistake

    PamUK replied to takrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would go as far as saying your actions did not cause a cerebral embolism. Was any action taken against you? Did anyone else know wht you had done and blamed you directly or do you just believe that...

  18. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    PamUK replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter managed to amputate the tip of her right middle finger at work. After 6 weeks of "light duties" her employer was trying to get her back to her real job, building car engines. She had an...

  19. cannot get over mistake

    PamUK replied to takrn's topic in General Nursing

    If you were in orientation, was there no-one checking everything you did? You are not entirley to blame here. You were new, rushed, overwhelmed. Your supervisor is also responsible for not ensuring...

  20. Injections- still pull back?

    PamUK replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    I always aspirate. Is the rationale behind the statement that it is not necessary to aspirate, because it is a rare event to hit a vein? Aspirating is managing a risk. Potential harm by aspirating V...

  21. Site for gluteal IM injections ?

    PamUK replied to RMA2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was always taught the Upper Outer Quadrant I have been giving injections there for over 33 years and never had a complaint. I wrote the procedure for my hospital, with detailed pictures, so will get...

  22. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    PamUK replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    For me, eating grits when I lived in Arkansas... uggghhh.. Oh and jellied eels when I visited London... double

  23. Discontinuing Feeding Tubes...

    PamUK replied to BizNurse's topic in International Nursing

    Nad, the way I understand your comments is that the new bill will allow people to designate another person to make decisions and consent to treatment for them, if they become incompetent... is that...

  24. Electronic vs. Paper Charting ~ Which do you like better?

    PamUK replied to ebrooks's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone use the Per Se system? When my hospital was looking at puchasing a computerised charitng system, I was the nurse who was chosen to go to Europe and the States (lucky me) to assess the different...

  25. Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    PamUK replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    I would like to repsond to the original posting I'm not sure of the laws in the States, but doubt they are much different to the UK. If someone is not competent to consent to any kind of care and does...