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I agree!

I've seen one where the settings really needed to be adjusted. Pt was having frequent runs of paroxysmal v-tach and the settings were such that he wasn't getting shocked. Scared the crap out of us that night! Runs so long and frequent it was pretty m...

Patients do have the right to refuse. I just try to educate and discuss the rationale behind the treatment. If they still refuse, then document, document, document! (not to mention pass on to the attending physician)

Ours are always weight based, we can't enter heparin gtt orders into our computer system without a weight. It won't let us. The upside is that everytime we make a change based on ptt results our system automatically gives us the new rate, and bolus n...

Crossing the line to me means any relationship that becomes personal or intimate (avoid at all costs!!). No dating, exchanging contact info, or arranging to meet after discharge. No exceptions. To do otherwise is a violation of my professional respon...

But some adolescents do genuinely have a major depressive disorder. Depression or other mental health disorders don't always wait until adulthood. The feedback I've gotten from some mental health professionals is that some adults they are seeing in t...

These are a lot of great tips and one I'd add, and I'm dead serious about this....show up for class. Seems obvious but I had a few classmates that missed class on a regular basis, to the point that if they all showed up in class one day, the rest of ...

Thank you, that makes prefect sense and seems more logical than leaving it open. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about Swans and plan to request some additional teaching with the resource nurse when she returns to work. I love new opportunities...