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1. What are your IV site change policies?

   gpip replied to baseline's topic in General Nursing

   piv's q7 days, art lines q4 days, central lines q7 days. checkout ww.cdc.gov for the government

2. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

   gpip replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   how ironic I folow the same nursing theory as Zoe. I remember theory a little from school. Then I forgot it because truely it does not matter. You try to treat everyone the same reguardless of race,...

3. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   gpip replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   we use insulin and ativan gtt routionely in ICU. Insulin with sliding scale however the scale is written Q1-4 hrs. Ativan gtt for sedation of some ventilated patients if they are too restless or are...

4. What shift do you work? Why?

   gpip replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   I work 8p-8a for now. Why?, because it was the easiet way for me to get a position in the icu. I just have to wait it out for a few months until someone leaves. turnover is about 20% and I know of 3...

5. A question of code status

   gpip replied to gpip's topic in General Nursing

   thanks everyone for your imput. we do chem codes also. The reasoning others gave like the patient is too fragile to be intubated or have chest compressions done is a little suspect to me. the reason I...

6. A question of code status

   gpip posted a topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I currently work at has 3 types of code status. Code A, wants everything done. Code C, do not recessitate. Code B which lets the families and patient pick and choose what they want and do...

7. Professional Attire for Nurses

   gpip replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

8. Could THIS Be the Cause of the Nursing Shortage?

   gpip replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   Are all these thing the reason for the nrsing shortage maybe, maybe not if you new your history you would know that things cycle every few years this is not the first nor will it be the last shortage...

9. BSN minimum requirement

   gpip replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

   This whole post is exactly whats wrng with nursing. Way to much bickering and fighting about who is better. It does not really matter we are all here to do a job, take care of patients and one of the...

10. BSN minimum requirement

    gpip replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    This whole post is exactly whats wrng with nursing. Way to much bickering and fighting about who is better. It does not really matter we are all here to do a job, take care of patients and one of the...

11. Survey: Do you think nurses are portrayed positively in the media?

    gpip replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    of course nurses are not portrayed well in the media. A perfect example is on the ABC documentary hopkins24-7. tere were very, very few nurses seen at all in the days it ran.how ever now the discovery...

12. RN starting salary

    gpip replied to Lina's topic in General Nursing

    hi yana... it depends on where you are. the hospital I work at here in michigan the starting salary for new grads is $17.85.Look at shift diff and the other benefits the hospital offers. As you...

13. oxymetric swans

    gpip posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Yesterday i took care of a pt with a oxymetric swan. I have worked on the unit as an RN since july and it is the 1st one I have seen. the older staff says it is the first one they have seen in about 3...

14. What shift do you work? Why?

    gpip replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    hi Ducky... I work 4a to 4p. it gives me 4 hours of the quiet of mn but also gives me the access to the doctors to pick their brains an dincrease my knowledge base. the best of both worlds to me . i...

15. TRASPORT OF PATIENTS TO TEST, IE: CTSACN ECT.

    gpip replied to CYBERNURSE2000's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi all... I work in a 12 bed med/surg icu in michigan.On our unit if the patient is unstable and needs to go off the unit for tests it is st the discretion of the Intensivist. If we do have to go...