Julius Seizure

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    Syringe driver terror

    Julius Seizure replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I mean this in the most gentle way possible - it is not to be rude or to imply that you are a bad nurse. I'm sure you are a fine nurse. But...are you sure that palliative care is the right...
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    Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    Julius Seizure replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a specific
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    Syringe driver terror

    Julius Seizure replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    What is a syringe driver? Just a pump that infuses syringes of medication, or something
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    Is this legal or illegal?

    Julius Seizure replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    The legalities surrounding medicare only apply if a company receives money from medicare/medicaid. If they are working with a private insurance company, those laws aren't applied because they are...
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    Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    Julius Seizure replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since your user name is "flyboy" and the first example of nursing jobs you listed was flight nursing, I'm gonna venture a guess that you might find flight nursing exciting. If you ARE...
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    Drug testing

    Julius Seizure replied to blexxer's topic in General Nursing

    This is already the case at some hospitals. No "added sugar" drinks for sale anywhere on the hospital
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    Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

    Julius Seizure replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why replacing the sticker is beneficial. I mean, after you draw the urine into a syringe, doesnt the container go directly into the sharps bucket? You shouldn't be reaching in to touch it...
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    Non potty trained students.

    Julius Seizure replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    Because they didn't feel like it? Or were they afraid the teacher would be mad at them for interrupting or something? Or because they wouldn't finish their test in time if they left? Afraid to be...
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    Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

    Julius Seizure replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

    I would do something like this. In fact, I DID do it, during nursing school, with the vacutainer needle system. I didn't know there was a needle inside the rubber sleeve, so I pushed it with my...
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    Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    Julius Seizure replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    Don't cases often take years to be built and officially filed as
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    Hand Massages

    Julius Seizure replied to saraaileen76's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has several massage therapists on staff. A consult can be entered into the computer for massage therapy and they will come see the patient. Bonus - the nurses often get free...
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    Epinephrine error

    Julius Seizure replied to katie4593's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds similar to what I have seen used in "not-quite-code" situations in a few different pediatric ICUs. They call it an "epi spritzer", and its 1 code dose of epi (weight based for peds),...
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    Working while in NP school

    Julius Seizure replied to friendlylark's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I didn't work at all during my NP program, but I was taking a full course load (12-14 credits per semester). I was lucky not to have to work. I could have swung it the first semester, but by the...
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    Detroit LPNs...relocating

    Julius Seizure replied to nursebey's topic in General Nursing

    I know that you didn't ask for opinions on Detroit but still... I think Detroit is great! There is a growing community of people who live there and are committed to making it a nice place to live. I...
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    Suctioning with Distilled water ???

    Julius Seizure replied to Nat07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are we sure that the airway is a sterile area? I'm not saying stick whatever down there, but I don't believe that its
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    negotiating as a new grad NP

    Julius Seizure replied to espress099's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Negotiating is hard. You have to be willing to walk away or you will never have the upper hand. Jules A gave a great suggestion for a response: "This sounds like an excellent opportunity and I feel...
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    Manager interrupting

    Julius Seizure replied to lifeisgood516's topic in General Nursing

    CAN the task easily have waited? Maybe. You know what else could easily have waited? The physician. I didn't see anything in the OP's account of the situation that made it sound like the physician...
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    100/p

    Julius Seizure replied to AngelKissed857's topic in General Nursing

    For a second, I thought you were making a play on words/acronyms and read OTOH as HOTN
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    Pain Scale

    Julius Seizure replied to 5228shamrock's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't aware that FACES and similar...."face-based" pain scales were validated for use with any population besides pediatrics. I've only ever seen numerical scales used with adults. Guess I should...
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    Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    Julius Seizure replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    If this is a valid concern, then nurses should be cautious talking about and showing photos of their children to all patients (basically strangers to you). In fact, that DOES sound like a good idea....
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    Are We Still Holding Back Baby's Head?

    Julius Seizure replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She apparently wasn't a "normal" child, but had cognitive and behavioral delays. Then again, I am only learning what I know from a brief google search conducted today. ‘Rosemary: The Hidden...
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    Iv infusion confusion

    Julius Seizure replied to Joy101's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with how you are doing it. You are thinking about it correctly - good
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    Is being a CNA a really hard job?

    Julius Seizure replied to Veronicax's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ease of finding a job is not the only thing that matters. Try to find something that will help you get to your end goal and fit you the best. There are jobs in those other fields out there, it jut...
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    "may we contact your previous employer" what is the correct answer?

    Julius Seizure replied to EternalFeather's topic in Nursing Career

    Why don't you have a friend call your former employer and pretend to be someone considering you for a job. See what they are saying. It might have nothing to do with them at
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    Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    Julius Seizure replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This seems a bit dramatic. It has already been covered that his sex offender status could be just as easily related to something like public urination than molestation of a young child. Even so, its...