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Lawnurse

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  1. Is there REALLY such a thing as overachieving?

    Lawnurse replied to CRNAinTHEfuture's topic in Nursing Career

    Dear Origional Poster, It sounds like you are doing a really good job raising your children while you still excel in the non-family aspects. I don't have children yet, but I do spend a lot of time...

  2. Verbal Contract Valid????

    Lawnurse replied to bise75's topic in Travel

    Actually, this is patently false. I know it is somewhat offensive to "pull rank," but I don't want bise75 to be mislead. I am about to graduate from law school and this topic was covered in the first...

  3. Demanding Patient

    Lawnurse replied to bikeracer5313's topic in General Nursing

    can you keep a log of every time he calls out and what he wanted? maybe you could have him initial after every entry. Then the family/MD would be more willing to believe. He could even rate each...

  4. Not a real nurse??

    Lawnurse replied to xmaxiex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The practice laws for LPNs and RNs aren't written by nurses - that's the problem. They are written by legislators who are NOT experts in nursing. Seems totally illogical, doesn't

  5. Verbal Contract Valid????

    Lawnurse replied to bise75's topic in Travel

    addendum: your son's injury might be some kind of extenuating circumstances (I'm mean in the legal sense -- obivously an eye injury in extenuating

  6. Verbal Contract Valid????

    Lawnurse replied to bise75's topic in Travel

    Verbal contracts are usually enforceable. I work in a law firm and I only have a verbal contract. The logic is that your agency relied on your verbal agreement. You need a lawyer if you are going to...

  7. Physican restraints still being used???

    Lawnurse replied to Lawnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm kinda surprised that all of this stuff hasn't already been reviewed in your psych nursing course ... ??? I understand the theory behind it and I'm researching the law, but I want to know how this...

  8. Physican restraints still being used???

    Lawnurse replied to Lawnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Where does confinement to a "quiet room" come in? That is one thing they DID have where I did my rotation. Do most psych floors have these? When would you use restraints instead of a quiet

  9. Physican restraints still being used???

    Lawnurse replied to Lawnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Okay, I hope this isn't a stupid question.... how do you know what you are legally allowed to do in terms of restraining a patient? Do you just adhere to whatever the facility policy is? I'm just...

  10. Physican restraints still being used???

    Lawnurse replied to Lawnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry for the typo - thanks for the replies. :) So...how do you know when a patient needs restraints? What if you feel that the patient is putting everyone else in danger but your charge nurse thinks...

  11. Hurler's Syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I) - Anyone had a patient with this?

    Lawnurse replied to Lawnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, BabyGrower!

  12. Hurler's Syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I) - Anyone had a patient with this?

    Lawnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone seen a patient (child) with Hurler's syndrome? I am doing a presentation on a case that involves a child who had a late -allegedly- diagnosis of this disease. If anyone has had a patient...

  13. No She/he Did Not!!!

    Lawnurse replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No she did not... raise her hand during lecture and ask the med-surg instructor what the antidote is to an accidental POTASSIUM PUSH. (aka lethal injection.) I wish I had said "a funeral." tell a...

  14. open visitation in ccu

    Lawnurse replied to grits's topic in General Nursing

  15. Diabetes question

    Lawnurse replied to RN_WannaBe's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    This issue here is defining diabetes, not what YOU care about.

  16. Diabetes question

    Lawnurse replied to RN_WannaBe's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Type II diabetes is generally related to being overweight. It is possible for persons who are not overweight to develop type II. as to your second point, I challenge the general perception of what...

  17. Diabetes question

    Lawnurse replied to RN_WannaBe's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    For the information you provided, it appears that you have Type II diabetes, which is genearlly related to being overweight. (Type I diabetes is not). In many cases, people with Type II diabetes will...

  18. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Lawnurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    This should have gone to the County Medical Examiner/Coroner. NOT the emergency room. Police officers should know that.....or did they think you would actually be able to revive the

  19. New signs to post at the door

    Lawnurse replied to galenight's topic in Emergency

    I once posted a sign on my door that said: "In light of recent events, this room has instituted a zero-tolernece policy for bulls***. Please prepare accordingly."

  20. in need of some good reads: nursing fiction

    Lawnurse replied to jolie chatte's topic in General Nursing

    Cherry Ames! She's every kind of nurse! "Read all about the job-hopping, mystery-solving nurse who starred in a popular juvenile series by Helen Wells and Julie Tatham...between 1943 and 1968." from...

  21. Static Electricity is Slowing me Down.

    Lawnurse replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Used to have to this problem in the dorm. Try touching the wall before you grab the door handle or touch the IV; that's what I used to

  22. Newborn in coma after accidently administered CO2 instead of O2...

    Lawnurse replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    there was a case a while back where the company filled the O2 tank with CO2. the hospital was found not liable for the death because it is reasonable to assume that your medical supply company put O2...

  23. free ice cream!!! Today only!!!

    Lawnurse replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    got mine. this will be the perfect thing for my sore

  24. Restraints for patients' safety or nurses' safety?

    Lawnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, everyone. I'm writing a paper for a class (Civil Law & Psychiatry) about using restraints for the patients' safety versus using them for nurses' safety - balancing the need for the two, etc....

  25. Pregnant women with psych issues -- when do they get their baby?

    Lawnurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm writing a paper for Civil Law & Psychiatry (Law School) and I used to work postpartum. I got some great suggestions from the psych nurses' forum. Charlie RN gave me this great topic: (I'll...