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  1. May 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    wheeliesurfer replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Nurse: "You just listen so

  2. Niqab/gloves

    wheeliesurfer replied to Asiyah's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    My other concern (from a non-muslim point of view) with the Niqab besides identification, would be the potential of disease transmission from patient to patient, esp if you are in and out of iso...

  3. Might not graduate over FB

    wheeliesurfer replied to BookWorming's topic in General Students

    Also realize there is a difference between "graduate" and "graduation". Your school may allow you to "graduate", as in get your degree, send your verification of education to the BON, etc without...

  4. Urgent Care Experience...

    wheeliesurfer replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Emergency

    Try giving a post more than 2 hours to sit before becoming disappointed in the "lack" of replies. If you post during a time of day when many people are at work then the replies might take a bit longer...

  5. Critically ill pts wanting to go AMA?

    wheeliesurfer replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here is my thought on the situation: If the pt is AOx4 they have the right to refuse any and all treatment. If they choose to sign out AMA then they need to have all lines removed (part of treatment)...

  6. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    wheeliesurfer replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw an OR nurse going home from work at the gas station the other day. Still in her scrubs with bouffant hat on and tied face mask hanging from her neck. I thought to myself, what...were you in SUCH...

  7. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    wheeliesurfer replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    In a LTC/SNF I was visiting one Saturday a new spanish only speaking patient had been admitted the day before. This woman had dementia and did not like to sit in one spot for any length of time. She...

  8. In need of recommendations

    wheeliesurfer posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I have a home health patient who has a PAS-Port for home hydration and IV abx prn d/t frequent UTI's. The patients port is accessed 24/7 since they do nightly hydration (it is a supplement to their...

  9. Do you have a process if you disagree with discharge of a patient?

    wheeliesurfer replied to Codeblue1982's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would think that if they have had multiple issues with this physician, even if their policy is to not interfere with their practice protocols, etc. that the hospital could 'disapprove' of the MD's...

  10. Can a LPN delegate to RN?

    wheeliesurfer replied to roxs752's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is a difference between LTC/SNF and Sub-Acute. In the facility I was in, LTC/SNF was full of the LOL's LOM who couldn't care for themselves in assisted living anymore and required around the...

  11. back pain

    wheeliesurfer replied to dsherman's topic in Emergency

    Are her PM injections also on Tuesdays? If indeed they are, then I suspect that this "breakthrough" pain she is experiencing is not actually BT, but post procedure pain after the local wears off and...

  12. LPN in FL, failed pre-employment drug screen..What will happen now?!

    wheeliesurfer replied to florida_orange's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would first take a deep breath. If in fact you did take A dose on Tues afternoon and the test wasn't until Fri morning, there is a chance that it won't show up in the UDS. Now, if you had been using...

  13. Medical terminology according to patients

    wheeliesurfer replied to nursefrances's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of my family members terms for someone being anorexic is "ana-rec-tic". I always chuckle at this pronunciation b/c this family member is a mental health professional.

  14. Stop it!

    wheeliesurfer replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What she is saying is that this CNA has a vivid imagination and not only claims she is dating this doctor, but makes up elaborate stories to go with it. How they are at this fancy restaurant (while he...

  15. Mid-Level Providers Education Reqs

    wheeliesurfer posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So I had this realization yesterday that is really baffling me, and I wanted to see what others thought of this situation. In today's requirements, to become an NP you must already hold a BSN (since...

  16. CSUN Men nursing 20 years old CA

    wheeliesurfer replied to randyramirez's topic in California Nursing

    You might be out of luck in transferring to a community college since they typically will only allow attendance up to a certain number of units. I'm not sure what the limit is, but you can certainly...

  17. Weather Policy

    wheeliesurfer replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    If the hospital absolutely does not have accommodation for nurses that may be stuck away from home, those are your options. You might see if there is another nurse working in the hospital during your...

  18. Weather Policy

    wheeliesurfer replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible for you to stay at a co-workers house who lives less than 10 min from the hospital? Or could you rent a motel/hotel room close to the hospital so that you had a safe, local place to go...

  19. Mid-Level Providers Education Reqs

    wheeliesurfer replied to wheeliesurfer's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Firstly, please excuse my faux pas with the ML wording. In a previous life I was a MA who was a referrals coordinator/billing & coding specialist for an internal medicine/pediatrics physician. I...

  20. Spinal cord Injury

    wheeliesurfer replied to Popsickle21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ^^^^What they said^^^^ Lets say the patient did have a spinal injury that had not displaced and damaged the cord yet, but has no SOL. What is the worst that will likely happen to them? Unless they are...

  21. Assignment of breaks and lunches

    wheeliesurfer replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Nurse Management

    It is a HUGE liability if all of your nurses break for lunch at the same time, as that leaves YOU exposed if a patient codes/crashes and you are the only provider capable of helping to provide...

  22. Who should make patient assignments??

    wheeliesurfer replied to D.R.A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Basically what batmik said! Off going CN makes patient assignment, CN doesn't carry a load except a small load on night shift if we are down a nurse. CN covers for other nurses during breaks and...

  23. No hand sanitizer, no working equipment

    wheeliesurfer replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are "whistleblower" protection laws in place so that you can't be "gotten rid of" for reporting unsafe conditions to the state. I would keep records of who you report the lack of supplies and...

  24. What do you think of 6 hr transport time from Aspen X-games?

    wheeliesurfer replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    "The Games" might have had plans for that. It seems that Caleb was transported from the venue to the CAH, at which point all the planning that The X-Games has done for injury prevention, treatment and...

  25. The Infamous Cab-ulance

    wheeliesurfer replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    I think that a couple things need to happen. 1) If a person such as the one in the OP's post calls an ambulance to "get to the other side of town" and then leaves the ED, they should also have the...