Groovydogg

Hi all, I was wondering if there are any reasons not to administer meropenem via PIV in the home. My company refused a case because the pt did not have a picc or mid line. Another company picked the pt up with just the piv? pH seems acceptable and I can't find any obvious reasons why not, anyone have any ideas? thanks!

did you get answers??? I know this is a late response but if you have any questions email me directly. PH is not a disease that can be ignored. I have worked in this field exclusivly for the last 9 years.

PH is a progressive disease and MUST be treated by a specialist. PH is my specialty. PLEASE email me directly. Do not delay treatment!!!!! another web site is http://www.phassociation.org Brad

Please try to read my post. 1. I did not knock all unions, just most of them. 2. I am not knocking the unions bargining for pay, I am knocking the fact that they will protect any member regardless of the circumstance. I worked in a union hosp where employees were lazy, abusive to patients, stole from patients, etc. and they COULD NOT be fired, so as a result they were shuffled from dept to dept until they retired and collected retirement. I was TOLD to work slower, and when I complained of employees smoking in patient bathrooms, I was told to shut up. Unions (FOR THE MOST PART) are against merit based raises. They want the slowest person to earn as much as the fastest. you can not argue this. This is true for the majority of unions (at least the non nurse unions). Funny you bring up the UAW, when Detroit started producing crappy cars the Japanese took over. Along with the desiging, it was also the WORKMANSHIP that led to the problems. I aldo seem to remember that when Regan slapped tariffs on the imports, the first thing the UAW did was demand higher wages and drove the cost of the cars up to match the imports. Yes there are lazy people in all walks of life, but in the real world, lazy people get fired, this is not the case in the union shop. Had I been able to negotiate my own wage, and compared to the union slackers, I would have been earning alot more.

When unions first come into being they were sorely needed. But now they (for the most part) are very corrupt and are a breeding ground for laziness, yes i have worked in union hospitals, and it was disgusting, BUT they were state unions and the nurses were lumped in with other laborers. I fully support nurses unions, and 9 times out of 10 I fully support nurse strikes. If nurse unions are ever to succede, they can not become the haven of lazy slobs!!!! For the most part (and not counting nurse unions) I am very anti union because they are greedy, self serving, anti productivity. Their philosophy is that "NOTHING is merit based, only seniority based". They foster a culture of sloth and are the protectorate of the un-willing to work. the stories I could tell you about my brother in law who works for Verizon (in NYC) would make your blood boil. he says it is so bad he is embarassed, but can do nothing about it because the only thing he can do to get fired (and I mean the absolute only thing) is bad mouth the union. Unions are a major reason the jobs are leaving this country. They are costing the companies so much money, not in wages but in lost productivity. think about it.

work in a hospital. that looks real good on the application!

If you can find it, a second set of books from a former student. I always found it helpful, if I wasn't grasping a concept to read it in another book from a different author explaining it using different words. this works great for subjects A&P, patho phys, etc.

I do home IV infusion for a high tech pharmacy and make way good money. 61K for 25-40 hours a week. I'm full time but I never work a full 40. and that includes drive time.

Hi Ephiph., While the airin the line was probably no problem, any air gap toward the internal end, it could (possibly) cause a coagulation. This is just a theory, but it is not silly. AND, to agree with every one else, it is VERY SLOPPY, and shows a lack of commitment. At the very least you should remember these quacks (does this term apply for nurses too??) every time you flush a line the right way.

I was a nurses aid fro about ten years before I became a BSN and I can tell you that the experience you get as a CNA will without doubt help you in nursing school as well as being a better RN. As you work as a CNA, you will see the difference between a non cna nurse and one who was one before she/he became an RN.

personally involved??? I become inolved with all my paients. i work for a company that serves pulmonary HTN patients and generally speaking I am with them for a while and then they die. I visit in the hospital, I go to funerals, I send Mass cards, I put prom pictures in my cubicle, I give, baby gifts, I know their families. etc, etc, etc. Every text book says don't get personally involved but if a nurse is to treat the whole patient than how is he/she supposed to ignore the rest of the patient. If I wanted ice cold detachment I would have become a doctor.

how about this: brown'ish people vs. pink'ish people. I mean c'mon white people aren't really white and black people aren't really black.

I have always said it is so easy to spot a bad nurse, and a nurse that does not like his/her job. mean nasty, in a hurry, take short cuts, wear black hats. (sorry couldn't resist)

finding out the legal requirments is easy, school, nclex, etc. You are on the right track, start by working in a hospital to see what you like, where you want to end up. the experience you get now is super valuable. when I worked as an CNA during nurse school, the nurses knew I was in school and let me do "things", blood draws, sit in on procedures, etc. this helped in school

I was a CNA for 10 years, 3 of them while I was in nssg school and it was a big help. It was obvious to me and my instructors that my experience was an asset. When you work a floor and your assignment is 10 pt's. it is nothing to have a clinical assignment of 1 or 2 pt's. ALSO, I had no trouble at all walking into a room and taking control and doing what needed to be done. i was very comfortable doing the talking. My fellow students did not have anywhere near the comfort level I did.