exp626

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1. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

   exp626 replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I look at it this way: when I'm a bedside nurse, I work for the patient. When I'm a charge nurse, I work for my coworkers...my job is to help them take care of their patients. Obviously I have other...

2. Tylenol contraindication with GI bleed?

   exp626 posted a topic in Patient Medications

   The other day I was taking care of a patient admitted for rectal bleeding. He had a history of chronic pain and took an opiate and a separate dose of Tylenol. I called the doctor for orders for his...

3. Chest Pain protocols

   exp626 replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

   If they have a pacemaker or preexisting left bundle branch block the EKG won't reveal anything. Several years ago a cardiologist admonished me for ordering an EKG on a pt with a pacer, saying he...

4. Chest Pain protocols

   exp626 replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

   I work on a cardiac unit, so we don't have rapid response for CP. My manager gets annoyed when we call a rapid response for anything though, which I think is an unsupportive and unsafe culture. He...

5. Did I commit career suicide?

   exp626 replied to catmom1's topic in Nurses Recovery

   ...What Earthmama said. But to give you hope, let me share this: I diverted. I was able to keep my job, thank goodness. Now I've completed a contract with IPN, and I'm working in a new and...

6. Back to a hospital, y'all!!!

   exp626 replied to carrimarie1010's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Congratulations! I believe that if we're going to disclose our story, it's important to share what we've learned and how we've changed as a result. I'm so happy for

7. Positive drug test letter from BON

   exp626 replied to Sandsponge's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Surrendering your license is a drastic move you may come to regret. I would imagine getting it back will be more difficult than keeping it, and you're making the decision based on assumptions. Why...

8. Can you test while on vaca?

   exp626 replied to FORTHELOVEOF!!!!'s topic in Nurses Recovery

   COC stands for "chain of custody". It's a form that you may have to take to the lab when you test. I've completed a 5-year monitoring program and never once had to use one. I know someone who went...

9. Finally!

   exp626 replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Don't forget, each step of this journey is your choice. And congratulations on reaching this next step! Best

10. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    exp626 replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I assume you refer to political leanings, as I don't know what else it would be! If so, it's probably more related to your location than anything else. I'm a liberal, but I live in a very red...

11. If you could just pick up and leave, where would you go?

    exp626 replied to JNursee's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go to Asheville NC. Close to the Appalachian Trail and demographically they're my people...liberal hippie-types. I live in a very conservative "red" area. That, and it's not too far from my...

12. If you could just pick up and leave, where would you go?

    exp626 replied to JNursee's topic in General Nursing

    There's a saying, "Home is where your family is". Those ties are

13. How a stethoscope can get stolen?

    exp626 replied to osi2011's topic in General Students

    My stethoscope is always either in my pocket or my bag, I don't like to wear it around my neck. No one borrows my stethoscope. No one. I don't care if it offends anyone, having my scope in someone...

14. Alcohol screening?

    exp626 replied to Studentnursedgm's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here's how it works in my state: If you're being monitored for drugs, you're being monitored for anything that can be mood altering. This includes alcohol, Benadryl, NyQuil, the kind of...

15. Caring for broken nurses

    exp626 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Addiction among nurses is a quiet epidemic. Very little attention is paid to this by nursing schools, so stigmas flourish. Our culture is to abandon addicted nurses. Not so many know about the mental...