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  1. What are they teaching?

    macawake replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    In your opinion, is being able to insert a foley catheter from day one more important than being research literate? Personally I place more emphasis and value on what a new graduate has in his or her...

  2. What are they teaching?

    macawake replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    Love your post! I’ve bolded what I believe is really the crux of the matter. Generally speaking I don’t think there’s as much wrong with today’s graduates as with the job itself. Stress can...

  3. Is this Med error/bad ?

    macawake replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    I know. That’s puzzled me all along. It’s definitely been an interesting thread, but a wee bit strange ? There’s literally nothing in OP’s (who’s long gone from this thread) short post that...

  4. Is this Med error/bad ?

    macawake replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    I find myself agreeing with all your posts here ?? The part I bolded is in my opinion what it boils down to. To me this discussion has an element of nursing in an ideal world vs nursing in the real...

  5. Is this Med error/bad ?

    macawake replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100% with what you 100% guarantee. (I’ve edited/deleted parts of your post that I quoted. That’s not because I don’t agree with all of it. I do. I just thought that the parts I left...

  6. Is this Med error/bad ?

    macawake replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    I’m not sure I understand what you thought was interesting... Perhaps you can elaborate? The reason for my using the word sociopath is that they would need the concept of empathy explained to...

  7. Is this Med error/bad ?

    macawake replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    Well, thank you for your reply. I too appreciate an exchange of opinions and ideas ? I must tell you though, what I don’t appreciate is being called dear. I feel that terms of endearment between...

  8. Is this Med error/bad ?

    macawake replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient had a critical value, I assume either the lab or the physician would have made OP aware immediately that the infusion needed to be stopped. Correct? How often do you check APTT or...

  9. The case for mass public education campaigns

    macawake replied to JVBT's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What about the 17-year-old who’d really like to be able to buy beer? Or the methamphetamine or heroin user who.. Well, you catch my drift. Do you think it’s fascism that society has decided to...

  10. How bad will it get in the fall/Winter time?

    macawake replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hello again! I’ve done some more reading and discovered that it appears some followers of this method actually tape their mouth shut when sleeping(!) I’m not sure if that’s what you’re doing...

  11. How bad will it get in the fall/Winter time?

    macawake replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m glad that you’ve found a way to feel less anxious. But to answer your question, no this is not something I’ve recommended to my patients (or tried myself). Seeing as you’re a future nurse,...

  12. Patients wear gloves for home infusion?

    macawake replied to InfusionNewbie RN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I’m European and I don’t even know what INS is and don’t know what standards/policies you have. As a general rule though gloves, unless they’re sterile, are worn to protect the person...

  13. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    macawake replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A lactation consult, stat! (Sorry, I know it’s just a typo. Just thought this angry thread could use a little levity

  14. refusing patients due to medical reasons.

    macawake replied to reallyagain7's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I’d start by finding out the policy of the unit I’m floated to, since you’ve identified this as a factor that makes it more difficult for you to choose how to act. I’m European...

  15. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    macawake replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I read the entire thread but since I do my nursing in a non-NCLEX country I’ll stay out of that part of the debate. I just wanted to add my 0.02 regarding the word even. I didn’t read llg’s post...

  16. Mask refusal

    macawake replied to Sherrie Smith's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If the patient was wearing a mask it would be removed anyway in order to perform CPR. So why is this a question? It’s not really relevant to OP’s post as far as I can tell. I’d of course use PPE...

  17. Old patients unsuccessfully clinging to independent living

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything in your post but the part I bolded really strikes a chord. I think that some of the things we do to or wish for the elderly is quite paternalistic in nature. It might be...

  18. COVID-19: Different For Women

    macawake replied to J.Adderton's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There are disparities. Some of them favor/burden men. Some of them women. Some the elderly. Some ethnicity or socioeconomic status. Some of them might affect us directly. Some indirectly. If...

  19. Your Thoughts on COVID-19 Vaccine

    macawake replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not exactly what they’re famous for, is it? Oddly enough, I’m not massively reassured by Putin claiming that one of his daughters has taken it and is doing fine... I’d prefer a proper phase 3...

  20. Your Thoughts on COVID-19 Vaccine

    macawake replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The safe vs unsafe queastion is why we have several phases of drug trials. (Well safety and efficacy). Generally speaking I’m very pro-vaccine and the world desperately needs one for SARS-CoV-2....

  21. Asked to give an anesthesia medication

    macawake replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    English isn’t my first language and I believe that it isn’t KatieMI’s either, eventhough her English is good. The word control has dual meaning in my native language. It means both control and...

  22. Is anyone else holy crap concerned?

    macawake replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for your reply and the resources you linked. Ourworldindata is one that I visit regularly. Perhaps it wasn’t clear by my answer, and I don’t know if your information was for my benefit...

  23. Is anyone else holy crap concerned?

    macawake replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is no perfect method to measure the exact fatality rate of a novel virus when the epidemic is ongoing. CFR is probably the least accurate number. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality If...

  24. What rhythm is this?

    macawake replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno, I guess it could be long, longer.. But what I think I’m seeing are ventricles deploarizing at a slow and reasonably regular rate. And I think I see (?) P waves lurking in a few places in...

  25. FEMA says the COVID-19 death toll is surging ; US experienced 150,000 Covid deaths in 6 months

    macawake replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for posting this OP. It felt strange giving your post a ”like”. There’s not much to like about an increasing death toll, but I’m sure you and others understand that it’s in...