MendedHeart

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1. What gauge needle for subq heparin do you use?

   MendedHeart replied to evarunnr's topic in Medications

   We use TB needle

2. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

   MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

   Funny. Sounds good

3. Heparin IV for Pulmonary embolism

   MendedHeart replied to mugs's topic in Nursing

   Agree with above posters. If the PE is intermediate risk, heparin infusion is standard Massive PE treated with tpa for thrombolysis

4. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

   MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

   Clearly you haven't read any of my responses. I asked no questions in my original post. I did not post this for kuddos. In fact, the opposite. I shared this so I could get feedback and confirm how I already felt after this happened. Where did I say...

5. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

   MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

   She did look like a cancer patient. I think I wanted to save her money the most out of anything and I didn't think before I spoke (currently trying to install my filter☺) Very good point you make!

6. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

   MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

   Really, I am posting anonymously about a mistake I made and learned from, hoping others will too. A lot of these posts are not nice and don't offer any constructive feed back, like this one.

7. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

   MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

   No, he was white male with a "quirk" about him😉

8. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

   MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

   She bought the saline. ...#facepalm #footinmouth. Lol. I'm going to say this again. IN RETROSPECT, PRETTY MUCH IMMEDIATELY AFTER I COOLED OFF, I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING. I MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT HIS BEHAVIOR TO ME AS A CUSTOMER NOT A NURS...

9. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

   MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

   For the record, I have the utmost respect for those who have worked hard and earned advanced degrees. My problem was the manner in which he approached me and what I felt as disrespect in a consumer and professional transaction

10. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Nursing

    Thanks for all the feed back, also the grammar corrections. I pretty much knew in retrospect that I should have kept my mouth shut, my intentions were not to make the pharmacist look bad. I'm developing in many aspects of my professional demeanor. I...

11. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    MendedHeart posted a topic in Nursing

    I was at a Walgreens pharmacy waiting with my mom for her scripts to be filled. An elderly woman, wearing a pink ball cap and sparce, thinned gray hair approached the counter. I could hear her conversation without even trying to listen. She asked th...

12. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    MendedHeart replied to LinenP's topic in Nursing

    I'm on a Intermediate care post cardiac surgery. 1:4 on days, 1:4-5 on nights

13. Hosptial call out policy

    MendedHeart replied to floridaRN38's topic in Nursing

    3x in a rolling calender. On the 4th we get a warning, 5th is a write up

14. Wake Tech Spring 2017 Start

    MendedHeart replied to PirateRN_919's topic in North Carolina

    Start your prerequisites as soon as you can. There are really a lot that have to be done prior to RN-BSN programs. It's taking forever to get them done ugg

15. CMSRN vs. RN-BC

    MendedHeart replied to Benj2610's topic in Med-Surg

    They are the same thing, just different credentialing bodies. The Med Surg RN -BC through ANCC is more credible to me, they do Magnet.