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  1. Acupuncture and Nursing?

    Opinions and stories, please: I am a fairly new RN, just about three years now. I started on Med-Surg and went to the ED just about a year ago. I have a BSN and graduated in 2010. I started in...
  2. Made the dumbest mistake last night!

    Shhhhh.....! Stop. Like others have said, no harm came to the patient. Yes, something COULD have happened. But nothing did. All is well. Except for the excessive self-flagellation. I'll bet the...
  3. Acupuncture and Nursing?

    I have always carried malpractice insurance on my
  4. You can report anonymously. You should have a corporate compliance hotline, and those reports do not have to have a name attached to them. When I was a new nurse, I became sick on the floor. I left a...
  5. People think I am stupid

    Stop making stupid mistakes (a COUPLE of times?? How do they know you'll never make that mistake again? You did it more than once already!), stop ******* people off, and think a lot less about your...
  6. 2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

    IndiCRNA, What is the name of that college you are
  7. Started freaking out about this at home. Of course, I didn't think about it when I was ON SHIFT. Had a lady scheduled for a colonoscopy today. Her INR was still pretty high, so I got a telephone order...
  8. GrnTea, Yes, this point is well taken. I actually prefer to use correct terms and explain them. So I am in the habit of saying "anticoagulant" to patients, and not "blood thinner." I do explain it in...
  9. OCNRN63, Um, yeah. Thanks. (Not.) Read what I said earlier about the value of "not berating." You see, I am in the future ALSO, and I well see the error of my ways. No need to bring that back to the...
  10. Oh, man!! RIGHT?? He gave me the orders during assessment/med pass, and I said, "So, will you be putting the orders in, sir?" He said, "NO! That's why I'm calling you!"
  11. Excellent. Thank you. And your gentle admonishment is noted and well taken. I will cease thinking of blood as either "thick" or "thin". Thanks again, all of you. You put my mind at ease AND educated...
  12. So, FFP is used to lower an INR, then? Makes the blood more viscous? You guys are great. Thanks for the
  13. Thank YOU!! He did specifically say "FFP". I did order "Set up FFP". I'm good here. Next time I'm there I will check it out on our system.