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  1. Question about IM vs IV injection, when to aspirate, what to look for

    guest64485 replied to jeshicuhx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, I do, and that's what the patients deserve. When administering a medication the nurse should study/be familiar with manufacturer's guidelines/medical consensus and follow them. For example,...

  2. Question about IM vs IV injection, when to aspirate, what to look for

    guest64485 replied to jeshicuhx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can you be more specific? Again, I'm asking for evidence about non immunizations/insulin (as I've given evidence from the start agreeing that those don't need aspiration based on CDC/medical...

  3. Question about IM vs IV injection, when to aspirate, what to look for

    guest64485 replied to jeshicuhx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, in this thread BrandonLPN and I have aspirated blood ourselves and Classicdame has had a coworker this happened to. Your instructor may have been referring to specifically vaccines, which is OK...

  4. Question about IM vs IV injection, when to aspirate, what to look for

    guest64485 replied to jeshicuhx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The referenced presentation is not from the CDC (if that's what you were thinking since you quoted my CDC portion?) but it does quote their guideline that immunizations specifically don't need...

  5. Question about IM vs IV injection, when to aspirate, what to look for

    guest64485 replied to jeshicuhx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just because you haven't had it happen doesn't mean others haven't. Examples of this happening have been discussed in this thread, where blood continuously gushes into the syringe, not just a tiny...

  6. Question about IM vs IV injection, when to aspirate, what to look for

    guest64485 replied to jeshicuhx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Anyone who is claiming that aspiration across the board is not indicated needs to supply hard evidence/medical consensus that backs those claims. Assume all IM (and YES including sub-Q) injections...

  7. How to verify a registry before mailing sensitive documents

    guest64485 replied to apoppyfield's topic in General Nursing

    Have you checked your credit report/score recently? I'd check today if you haven't to make sure nothing fishy is going

  8. ENT/Allergy Nursing - what is it like?

    guest64485 replied to Cehurstrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Didn't you have a protocol signed by a doctor for doing mixing? Why then would this be out of scope? I'm not understanding this, if you've got a doctor's order to do the testing and the doctor is...

  9. Need Advice

    guest64485 replied to Irish RN's topic in General Nursing

    Untrue, and this type of thinking really bothers me. Debt is not something everyone 'has to have', nor is it a good thing. Living paycheck to paycheck also is not how it has to be. Having debt...

  10. Pregnant new grad with upcoming interview..

    guest64485 replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There is a reason why interviewers are not allowed to ask if you are pregnant. Disclosing this to them would only hurt

  11. Is it helpful to become a CNA before becoming a nurse?

    guest64485 replied to supermom.of.3's topic in General Nursing

    It was very helpful for me. I was able to get comfortable with doing basic care for patients. Confidence around patients is huge, especially for nurses. I learned tricks on how to turn...

  12. The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    guest64485 replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me about the question of if asking someone is suicidal plants the idea in their mind. If we can all agree that it doesn't, I think we can then agree that asking directly about pain...

  13. Ok need help!

    guest64485 replied to newnurse1986's topic in General Nursing

    Most verify dates worked, job title, and if eligible for rehire. Some companies' recruiters know each other and will call directly to get detailed information from the employee chart 'off

  14. Going back into acute care.

    guest64485 replied to raincloud's topic in Nursing Career

    She was being nice, as most recruiters just offer silence. It is true that the longer you are out of inpatient the harder it becomes to get back in, even if you are working as a nurse in a different...

  15. behind the scenes issue

    guest64485 replied to ryan5014's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    From what it sounds like, this is a good, hard working person, who made a human mistake, like we all have. Do an incident report - definitely, but not write

  16. What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    guest64485 replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, its not sad that this is a discussion. This is an exceptional case - it is not every day that you have someone responsible for such a magnitude of destruction (4 deaths, 170+ injuries) coming...

  17. You are not my only patient

    guest64485 replied to anotherone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My manager tried to make us all say "Is there anything else you need, I have time" as a script before we left a patient's room, every time. I refused to take part (in the second half of that line)- I...

  18. You are not my only patient

    guest64485 replied to anotherone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    'caringfornures' your posts don't make a whole lot of sense to me in the context of this thread. Your fellow nurses have a right to have a safe place for venting about issues like short staffing and...

  19. Allergy

    guest64485 replied to musicnursing's topic in General Nursing

    Its not opinion, its a fact that carpets harbor allergens and should ideally be removed for people with allergies. "Wall-to-wall carpeting should be removed as much as possible." Indoor Allergens |...

  20. Can an unlicensed manager evaluate nurses?

    guest64485 replied to guest64485's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for your responses, that helped clarify the issue for

  21. Can an unlicensed manager evaluate nurses?

    guest64485 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Can a manager who is not a nurse, such as a person who has a CNA, MA, or no clinical certification/license do the yearly evaluation/be the manager for a RN? Is there any requirements or regulations...

  22. define break...lol

    guest64485 replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    I caution you against doing this -- any patient care you do while on the clock is potentially hazardous. The patient could be hostile and attack you, you could get a needle stick, you could slip on...

  23. Do you aspirate before giving an IM deltoid injection?

    guest64485 replied to seasalt1023's topic in Patient Medications

    As I mentioned earlier, general recommendation now is that you don't need to aspirate for insulin and heparin, but I've not seen any evidence that all other subcutaneous injections shouldn't be...

  24. Do you aspirate before giving an IM deltoid injection?

    guest64485 replied to seasalt1023's topic in Patient Medications

    Here's an example of a sub-q injection that you must aspirate on, per manufacturer's protocol (step 10) "Step 10 Release the skin pinch, keeping the syringe in position. Pull back slowly on the...

  25. Do you aspirate before giving an IM deltoid injection?

    guest64485 replied to seasalt1023's topic in Patient Medications

    No you don't have to aspirate for a flu shot anymore. I would guess that in the unlikely event of it being administered IV it wouldn't really harm a person? However, this recommendation is specific...