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  1. Identity Theft in the Hospital

    mandrews replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My hospital does check to see if someone accesses patient records that is not caring for that particular patient. I didn't believe their system worked but a nurse on dayshift pulled up her own chart...

  2. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    mandrews replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    oxycotin is the drug of choice. chief complaint backpain or migraines.

  3. My first 2 night shifts (7pm-7am)

    mandrews replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I couldn't sleep at first either but now a log truck could drive through my house and I would sleep right through it. Some of my collegues take tylenol pm or nyquil, but now they seem to need it to...

  4. How to deal with unexpected deaths of nurses and other health care professionals

    mandrews replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    I forget what it is called but in my HR office you can get referred for councilling. I had to go through them to get my son checked for add and I went to councilling with him.

  5. Hippa

    mandrews replied to eneed1566's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I also work on a 25 bed unit. First how do they know who is coming to the er. Is someone down there calling the staff or are they looking in the computer and seeing who is in the er? Staff have to...

  6. RN who wouldn't be CNA

    mandrews replied to cjog's topic in Nursing Career

    YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE KNOWN AS THE NURSE WHO DOES NOT HELP THEIR CNA!!! Your cna can make you or break you. I do "the cna's work" all the time. If the cna is busy you can't just give her a list of...

  7. Well, finished my 1st 3rd-shift last night...

    mandrews replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love nights its a little slower paced so I have more time to learn new things from more experienced nurses. - fewer procedures thought.

  8. No More Demerol IV Push???

    mandrews replied to VickyRN's topic in Emergency

    My teaching hospital is still giving demerol ivp. In fact I gave some Saturday. I'll have to check on that, thanks!

  9. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    mandrews replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I am the nosey lady in the toy dept saying "WHERE is your MOTHER?!!!!"

  10. Learning to give injections

    mandrews replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school we practiced on an orange, injected each other in the arm with saline, then we heploc'd each other one time. The school had a small 8x8 block that resembled fake tissue with veins...

  11. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    mandrews replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I think she is a prime example of someone who needs parenting classes. I think I would have called the police and let DHS follow up with her.

  12. PRN Med surg

    mandrews replied to inwyte's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work at a small hospital so we have one prn nurse and she works about 5 days a month. She gets cancelled quite a bit. At our larger main campus hospital prn nurses get alot more hours and fewer...

  13. Bone scan for 13 yr old

    mandrews replied to OHmom2boys's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be praying for you and your son that all goes well.

  14. Please say a prayer for my dad...

    mandrews replied to DustinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. Prayers for you and your dad.

  15. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    mandrews replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    1. Only you can choose to find new opportunitys to grow. 2. When the med nurse ask you to witness Insulin don't take her word for it, LOOK at the sliding scale, bs amount, and the medication. We've...

  16. Yeast infection during pregnancy, HELP PLEASE!

    mandrews replied to Anonymous2013's topic in Ob/Gyn

  17. Interviewing potential staff nurses

    mandrews replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first interview made me interview them. talk about being put on the spot.

  18. feeling paranoid

    mandrews replied to chachh's topic in First Year After Licensure

  19. what do you do all day?

    mandrews replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 nights a week 7p-7a, med-surg. I sleep and/or take care of my two boys while they are out of school. My mother-in-law helps with them alot. I alternate between sleep, cleaning, laundry, and...

  20. Just Found Out....

    mandrews replied to MrsMinor's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :) :) :) :) Congratulations!!!!

  21. Doctors "firing" patients

    mandrews replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired by my doc when I was in nursing school. The office did major hippa violation by calling a friend from Church and telling her about my health status at the time, address, husband and...

  22. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    mandrews replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I posted a little story yesterday and said that nothing weird ever happens at this hospital and the nurses do not have any stories. We had a 9pm nurses meeting lastnight and the DON was late so I was...

  23. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    mandrews replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

  24. how do i get into onco nursing? pls give your 2 cents.

    mandrews replied to inwyte's topic in Oncology

    I went to school and work at a teaching hospital, well at one of their smaller hospitals, at the main campus hospital the oncology unit hired six of our new grads so I think your idea to check out...

  25. Newbie Question about "Blown Veins"

    mandrews replied to jsinr's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I forgot to add that on my sweet little fragile elderly people sometimes it blows with a tourniquet but seems to be better to not use a tourniquet at