babynurselsa replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency
That would work on a person not addicted to drugs....Won't make a bit of difference except in your own head. What they actually heard was that they have cancer and now when they come in they need...
babynurselsa replied to ReWritten's topic in Emergency
We used to be able to do dip urines and hcg in the ER way before CLIA regs. Not anymore. If your lab is taking 4 hours to get labs back I would be writing a vriance each and every time. That is not...
babynurselsa replied to ReWritten's topic in Emergency
If you check your drug references it is contraindicated in pregnancy. We do ucg first. Toradol is also contraindicated in early pregnancy. FDA pregnancy category C. This medication may be harmful to...
babynurselsa replied to cptluciejensen's topic in General Nursing
You can also be sure that pharmacy hasa system in place to see how much medication that this nurse is taking out. If all of your facts are true you will actually place your own license in danger by...
babynurselsa replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn
No one smokes more than a half a pack a day.......... No, 99.5 is a high fever for me because mine normally runs low......... I am havinga seizure.....right now in fact......... ooohhhh these...
oh i would have had "a little chat with him," it would have had nothing whatsoever to do with a breakdown of my patient load. i would have informed hime that i understand that you are unwell but at...
babynurselsa replied to HikingNinja's topic in Emergency
We do this to some extent. The patient will be brought to a room by either a tech, or a nurse. Either will at least get vs, give them a gown, and sent to collect a u/a if
Pretty much every employer requires a drug test for any worker related injury. The insurance companies require it. Presumably so that if the owrker tests positive they can state that may have caused...
babynurselsa replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing
There are so many "interesting out there" I had a patient a few weeks ago who sent her husband to town to try and buy her a foley catheter because she "felt too weak to walk to the
What about those people who pick their nose while driving their car? Where do you suppose they're going with those nasty fingers, and do you think they're going to be washing their hands before...