vamclouky3

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1. Horrible Coworkers

   vamclouky3 replied to PDCNurse's topic in General Nursing

   In reply: With some persons you can fight a losing battle with a person that does not reform, so that puts you & the patient(s) in jeopardy by distractions that have nothing to do with A - B. Its the aptitiude that falls short of where the re...

2. Your least favorite patient.

   vamclouky3 replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

   As a transporter:) , You come across all types but mostly the ones that are drunk, throwing up some or even cussing at the staff and here I come along to take this person to 2nd flr xray for a CT scan of his head. Full bolus on Vitamin pak, EKG...

3. Horrible Coworkers

   vamclouky3 replied to PDCNurse's topic in General Nursing

   03/03/2005 In Nursing, there are "strong types" and "really tired of it". The strong types are the ones who make an effort to get along with the individual that is making the difficult task of taking care of the patient a problem, daily. And the ot...

4. migraines and nursing

   vamclouky3 replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

   this is er mica's: emergency room visits micas/profiles emergency room visits documentation the diagnosis categories used in this mica are based on the principal diagnosis which is submitted as the first of 23 possible diagnoses coded o...

5. migraines and nursing

   vamclouky3 replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

   02/25/2005 In response to this thread: Many employees supervisors don't listen to their employees at all just want to save that little money in the budget, first!!! When (we) inform your supervisor that we need to see the company nurse its alwa...

6. migraines and nursing

   vamclouky3 replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

   02/20/2005 You know me not being an expert on nothing but you know there is only so much medicine can do for the body in order for it to "heal thy self nauturally". The body had developed a tolerance for the drugs taken and its not working anymore...

7. migraines and nursing

   vamclouky3 replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

   ...Get your eyes checked out could be major sensitivity to any light source. In the middle of cooking dinner for my boys...later!!!

8. migraines and nursing

   vamclouky3 replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

   02/19/2005 Already knew that :Melody:

9. Horrible Coworkers

   vamclouky3 replied to PDCNurse's topic in General Nursing

   To put it bluntly...she was out of line professionally. Hello everyone I carry two titles, (1) Transporter by day or (2) Nurse Assistant...Now which one of the two I am is the funny part that changes daily where I work. You have to learn to adapt q...

10. migraines and nursing

    vamclouky3 replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

    02/18/2005 Sounds like work related stress to me and lay OFF the caffiene at lunch or during the day. Inform your Nurse Mgr that you need to see the Employee Health Nurse to help you out and take care of it. Either switch to a unit with less patien...

11. Contaminated Clothing

    vamclouky3 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    02/18/2005 In firm reply: You are required to notify your nurse manager of what your unit needs and anything else goes back to your floor supplier, ours do. If your out of Iso gowns, masks, gloves, needle boxes (housekeeping duties), etc all goes ...

12. Contaminated Clothing

    vamclouky3 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In reply to this: Most or all of the doctors that I work with usually wear ties in or dress semi-casual. As far contamination they as well as you are working around patients with all kinds of diseases like MRSA/VRE/Staph/HIV/HepA-C, etc so if your n...