Keysnurse2008

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  1. Share you wisdom and advice

    Keysnurse2008 posted a topic in Legal

    Hi, I was wondering if any of you guys would share your pearls of wisdom for fellow nurses. As nurses we take care of patients and usually dont have a wide knowledge base as far as the legal aspects...

  2. Share you wisdom and advice

    Keysnurse2008 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Legal

    Hi...these are great ideas. I think having a LNC or nurse paralegal come in and do inservices would be great. As nurses, we know ...if it isnt documented ..it wasnt done. But...the legal implications...

  3. Change of shift calls to MD. Who should take the call?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    ok...i know the state expects you to monitor the effects of the medication you administer...but child....you cant stay 24-7. what about the insulin you gave at 6 pm. it doesnt take effect for another...

  4. Change of shift calls to MD. Who should take the call?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    you had already given report and given the oncoming nurse the information about what transitioned on your shift, the time the med was given, ...which i am sure she even had on the mar, or emar....

  5. ICU NURSES: In your opinion when is it less stressful working at ICU nights or days?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to bluejeanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    It depends....if you are the new grad...it is maybe less stressful on nights. Less procedures, more time to get your questions answered and get a firmer grasp on how to manage the patients well. If...

  6. Critical care nurses... what resources would you recommend?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to tiggerdagibit's topic in General Nursing

    that is true , that nsg schools tend to complicate it. i think it has to do with the 2 differnet types of care provided. you guys, as paramedics, stabilize the patients to get them to the ed. then as...

  7. What freak occurrences have you seen?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    hispanic male brought into the er with a peice barn wood imbedded 4 inches into his crani -----all the way from the frontal lobe to the occipital...he was awake. i ( speakminimal spanish) and asked...

  8. Critical care nurses... what resources would you recommend?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to tiggerdagibit's topic in General Nursing

    CCRN review by Springhouse. It has dx processes...also look at your ECG recognition strips. Before long you will be able to put the 2 together and it will "click". You will know your 1st degree block...

  9. Legal issue involving DNR...please comment

    Keysnurse2008 replied to logans_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    completly agree...patients revoke dnr sometimes when faced with the reality of impending death. you cant argue with them and say " no i have it right here in black and white....you signed a dnr and a...

  10. Quality of life: How far would you go to save your life.

    Keysnurse2008 replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    It is very easy to say " I wouldnt want to live with this/that". But in reality you never know until you are faced with that decision. Then....you just might realize " Hey there are worse things that...

  11. At what age do you plan on retiring from nursing?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what you mean by retiring. I plan on stop working as a pt care nurse by age 52, then I will "retire" and do what I really want to do. Proabably teach part

  12. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    Hmmm...this is actually very eye opening. I mean that is usually the whole premise of litigation. That the nurse/ MD etc violated a standard of care or the hospitals policy thus the injury occurred. I...

  13. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    OK...to clarify this for all of us. Do you mean that if we have functioned outside of our scope of practice or we have violated of SOC's or the hospitals policies then the nurse can be named and not...

  14. Litigious Areas of Nursing and the Nurse's Liability

    Keysnurse2008 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    That wouldnt make sense to any layperson in society , mustless a healthcare

  15. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    sirI, Is there any particular areas of practice you would specifically recommend attain malpractice insurance? Ones that you feel should definitely be covered outside their employers

  16. I made a med error

    Keysnurse2008 replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    it sounds like there was no lasting damage, so hopefully the patient is well and thus all the trouble has passed for the nurse. it is easy for us as healthcare personell to only look at one side of...

  17. I made a med error

    Keysnurse2008 replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i felt horrible when i found out i had made the error. there was nothing else i could do. what irks me is this sue happy mentality of the general public. every day i see commercials on tv that say...

  18. Considering move to Nashville area, looking for any advice!

    Keysnurse2008 replied to stunner127's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    this is what i hear over and over. about nashville general. i have heard terrible things about the ed there, just lottsa issues including the management. st thomas i have heard is a great place, some...

  19. my love of nursing is gone...husband died of medical mistake

    Keysnurse2008 replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in California Nursing

    I am so very sorry for your loss. I understand your feelings about returning to nursing. We all forget that when a family allows us to care for their loved one it is a "gift". that "gift" is trust....

  20. Home vent

    Keysnurse2008 replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    A trach is just that ....a trach...a airway opening in the neck. A home vent is usually for long term pulmonary patients- it is a ventilator...a breathing

  21. Discharge planning question ! Please help!

    Keysnurse2008 posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi. I have a question. I am very new to case management. What happens when you arrange discharge equipment and supplies for a patient going home from the hospital. How do you make sure they have...

  22. Discharge planning question ! Please help!

    Keysnurse2008 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Case Management

    Thanks, I appreciate your

  23. Anesthesia Consents- question

    Keysnurse2008 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi...I have a question. Our anesthesiologists at our hospital always talk to the patients pre op to get a thorough H&P. However, when they get the pt to sign the anesthesia consent they always...

  24. Do Neuro ICU nurses get good cardiac experience?

    Keysnurse2008 replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Well...it depends on what you mean by good cardiac experience. In the Neuro ICU's I have worked at we had swans and really got alot of good education regarding PVR/SVR/pcwp/lvedp/ci etc etc. Think...

  25. Why would you place a OGT and give zofran in the middle of a surgery?

    Keysnurse2008 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi ...please give me some insight. Why would you place a OGT and suction the stomach and give zofran in the middle of a surgery? Is that like an ASA standard that you do this in the middle of a case?...