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    A statistical death

    canoehead replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Research states that for every patient above 4:1 there is a 7%greater risk of death for each patient. I'll go hunting for the reference when I have a minute, but 6:1 is not ideal....
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    what to do when union does not have your best interest?

    canoehead replied to mariesearcy's topic in General Nursing

    I ordered some human resource textbooks off amazon, and got some very good information about law and processes. It's easy for union folk to be bribed to be a little less vigilant for their union...
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    Calling Out for EXCEPTIONAL Snow Conditions

    canoehead replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in northeast USA and Canada for 30 years. We've had tons of ugly weather, and the funny thing is, I've only gotten truly stuck while still in my own driveway. If I get out, I'm good on...
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    Bowel Obstruction treatment

    canoehead replied to poolchick88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When is this homework
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    Seeking Advice

    canoehead replied to lcc010's topic in General Nursing

    I would go on the offensive. The burden of proof is on her, not you. Ask the police the procedure to charge her with slander. Ask the Board about reporting false accusations. Let HR you will be doing...
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    Old posts and Threads

    canoehead replied to another day's topic in General Nursing

    I also go back and reread old threads. I look for particular posters and read threads they started, or my own. Bummer if that isn't available now. I suggest they make a forum for threads that got too...
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    Phlebitis management. Was this handled correctly?

    canoehead replied to elephantlover's topic in General Students

    Given what you've said, I would likely start another IV. If there was ten minutes left on the infusion, and it was an outpatient, I might ask the patient if ten more minutes was ok, then remove the...
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    Seasoned Nurses - This one is for you

    canoehead replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I worry that there will be no one left that remembers how to do things without a computer. How to organize all the paper, how to communicate between floors. It's a skill we should maintain, but unless...
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    Woman dies from tap water netipot use

    canoehead replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    I use town water as opposed to well water, assuming that the chlorination will kill all the little brain eating
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    Suture Training for Nurses

    canoehead replied to Rbeck911's topic in Emergency

    Is your manager going to pay you for taking on this extra skill? It's time to
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    First time in my life that I feel like a failure

    canoehead replied to Lpn2014's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder, if you met with the professor in person, if you could convince them to let you do an extra credit project, instead of retaking the whole
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    Seasoned nurses really affecting my self esteem as a newer nurse..need to vent?

    canoehead replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    She's not the lead nurse once she leaves. You have to answer for your own actions, and follow policies. If she REALLY wanted the med given early, she would have gone through the proper channels,...
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    Drowning on the floor...only 2 months in. HELP!

    canoehead replied to NewKidOnTheFloor's topic in Nursing Career

    I was going to say that the feeling of drowning is baseline at two months into your career, but I take it back. You are in an unsafe job. If you had ten nursing home patients...still unsafe. That give...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    canoehead replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am bat shame crazy, and even I am not offended. It's not that big a
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    Seasoned nurses really affecting my self esteem as a newer nurse..need to vent?

    canoehead replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Well, maybe you are wrong more often than her, and you ask more questions, but she's being a tit. I've been a nurse 28 years, so I outrank her. She should encourage questions, and go out of her way to...
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    Nasal Irritation From Crushing Medications?

    canoehead replied to SarahMarshall12's topic in General Nursing

    Give the liquid Tylenol
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    New Nurse, feeling depressed

    canoehead replied to jellybean570's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The first year is universally hard. You started in oncology? I think that's got to be one of the harder floors for a new grad. Even so, it sounds like you might be depressed on top of everything. Even...
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    Survival guide for women of color

    canoehead replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Who is
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    canoehead replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not reporting the situation speaks to how much they value safety in that hospital. I don't know, but I would bet, that the nurse involved has had previous errors, and still landed in a situation that...
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    The Grinch of allnurses.com

    canoehead replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I dislike the commercialism of Christmas. I get around it by buying my gifts through the year, so I'm all set and done by the end of Sept or Oct. Then the flurry of catalogues hit, and I look them...
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    Would you call in sick?

    canoehead replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I would call out. But I would make a point of getting my sleep in for the rest of my shifts. You must have lost your mind with 12h shifts and a 2h commute!! Can you rent a room between back to...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    canoehead replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how long she had been a nurse. If she was running around trying to please everyone, or if she had a year or two experience. The more I hear about it, the nurse was inexcusably negligent, but...
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    Verbally Abusing a Nurse

    canoehead replied to Hk30's topic in General Nursing

    MACAWAKE and Hk30, I've worked in the USA, and am currently in Canada. You are both making good points, but be aware that you are talking about apples and grapefruits. Yes, in the USA, admin...
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    Nebulizer/MDI for toddlers advice

    canoehead replied to Guest915876's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    When I did pediatrics, long ago, we used masks. One toddler arm was placed behind my back, I used on arm to hold the other arm and force cuddle the child on my lap. If they were squirming and...
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    Drowsy patients

    canoehead replied to viprn21's topic in General Specialties

    Yes, I chart GCS of 14, and "wakes to voice" and consider it a normal