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    POLL: Do you still use trendelenburg?

    jnette replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    Interesting.... All dialysis clinics still use trendelenburg religiously for BP crashes. Works everytime. But then, we also bolus NS as well. Don't know.. even without the NS, though, we have always...
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    Wearing scrubs in public...

    jnette replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    And so what does the Parade Magazine Lady think the Home Health nurses are to wear out there on the job? We wear our scrubs.. am I now to be looked upon with caution??? Give me a break. Some...
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    allnurses.com tshirt ideas?

    jnette replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: omg, that is great !!!!!!!!!!
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    IV scenario

    jnette replied to chuckc's topic in General Nursing

    True enough... tapering is definatelty a must.. I do remember that now. As well as IF you HAVE to stop it for any reason, to hang D10.. the blood glucose issue, of course.. see how quickly I had...
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    allnurses.com tshirt ideas?

    jnette replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    agree. along with sexual references "nurses do it such and such"..... but this i really like: (front) nurses- 100 years of caring:nurse: (back) allnurses.com-10 years of sharing :typing actually,...
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    IV scenario

    jnette replied to chuckc's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the above. Gent can be given IVP, but not vanc. Still having trouble with running TPN and lipids together, though. No med/surge expert here.. far from it, actually. But I always thought...
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    allnurses.com tshirt ideas?

    jnette replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    allnurses all the time !!! yep.. that's the one. along with the proud member of "aa".... allnurses addicts. :) with a smilie at a computer. like this one love this one.. .. that's how most of us...
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    Diabetic Pet Peeves

    jnette replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Awesome post !!! Thank you for this, I couldn't agree more! I have spent nearly ten years in dialysis, and there, too, have had to deal with "the battle is THEIRS", not mine. I can so relate to what...
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    How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    jnette replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Same here... just stumbled across it while looking for nursing info. Best stumble I ever made!
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    My CoWorkers Were Brilliant During A Code Last Night!

    jnette replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    hmmmmmmmmm............. sounds like a pretty good idea, but could also have backfired if the girl had started laughing/gasping and had accidently aspirated the buckle. I'd have made sure she was lying...
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    Lurk, Lurk....................

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    THANK YOU !!! :) It was a WONDERFUL week !!! Could not be more pleased. Everything is going smoothly, and I now realize that I was BORN to do this!!! :balloons: :):balloons: This is exactly what...
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    Offered a full-time supervisory position in HH....need opinions please...

    jnette replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Gosh, Dutch...decisions, decisions! It is an honor, to be sure, but I can understand your concerns here, too. I know that I could never be happy being confined to an office all day, 5 days a week....
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    Lurk, Lurk....................

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    well, tomorrow i go out on my own !!! :uhoh21: :uhoh21: spent all this week shadowing different nurses out in the field, and this week they are setting me loose! from what i observed last week,...
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    Missed alot during orientation, help please!

    jnette replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    thank you, thank you !!! all this info will be sooooooooooo helpful... wow. you all are the best
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    Starting new job on Monday - need advice.

    jnette replied to weetziebat's topic in Home Health

    Yep... that's us. Weetz ! Scary. And here you're already talking about paperwork and forms and VOs and 485s... and to me it's all Greek, 'cuz I haven't the slightest idea what you guys are referring...
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    Starting new job on Monday - need advice.

    jnette replied to weetziebat's topic in Home Health

    oooooops! about the books.. i got the following: fast facts for nurses [paperback] by springhouse corporation; welsh,william * nurses' guide to home health procedures [spiral-bound] by johnson, joyce...
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    Starting new job on Monday - need advice.

    jnette replied to weetziebat's topic in Home Health

    Sure will keep you updated, Weetz ! :) And thanx for the encouragement and confidence. The IVs and blood draws don't worry me a bit.. never have. I actually look forward to them. And we do IVs from...
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    End-stage renal failure

    jnette replied to faithkeeper's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Must agree with this and the other posts above. As a dilaysis nurse in an ESRD unit for nearly ten years, I have seen some patients go quickly and some go slowly after deciding to opt off. As stated...
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    Starting new job on Monday - need advice.

    jnette replied to weetziebat's topic in Home Health

    sweeeeeeeeeet !!! :d so happy for you ! i can hardly wait to begin ! my only fears are my lack of m/s skills... i have not used any in sooooooo long. and thourough head to toe assessments, etc....
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    Missed alot during orientation, help please!

    jnette replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like a plan to me ! I'm excited to start, yet dreading what they DON'T teach me at the same time. I like to do things RIGHT. I'm hoping they will teach me well and efficiently, but after all...
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    Missed alot during orientation, help please!

    jnette replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Your HHA sounds very similar to mine............ermm.. well, the one I will soon be part of, that is ! Ours too, is relatively new, and I don't think there is much concrete orientation other than...
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    Lurk, Lurk....................

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    Hey Weetz ! :) Wrote some about this on the GM thread a little while ago, so go check it out. ALSO...(went to meet with them today) they pay $60.00 for admissions, and $30.00 for d/cs and recerts....
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    Lurk, Lurk....................

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    you know, dianah.. i really have thought of purchasing a pda for this. but that is one thing i know nada about, and if i end up doing that, i would really have to beg for assistance in getting to know...
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    Lurk, Lurk....................

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    OMG.. Weetz.. I can hardly stand it anymore. Truly, I have been obsessing about it all week. Today, my former colleague is going to give me a call, and we are going to discuss everything.. every...
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    Did it again, saved another life...

    jnette replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's WONDERFUL, Adam ! :balloons: :) :balloons: How very exciting and encouraging for you. Great job, and you have every right to be proud! Flex..Give the man a little break, he's a new nurse,...