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  1. is this within my scope?

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all: So a tech that I work with gets the Depo provera shot as birth control. She asked if I could gie her her injection next time I see her. Am I legally able to do this?

  2. diabetes oral antigyperglycemic agents, please help

    sweetieann posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Student with a question here:rolleyes: In regards to the oral agents in management of type II diabetes, I have written in my notes that if a pt is NPO for surgery, you should NOT give a meglitinide,...

  3. did I do the right thing????

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I work some night shifts, as I am day/night, and we use paper charting. As a night nurse, we have to "redline" the orders that the day/evening nurse transcribed. "Redlining" means that the order...

  4. traction, please help!

    sweetieann posted a topic in Orthopedic

    I have zero experience with this. Was wondering if a pt is in buck's traction only (say, to stabilize a broken limb--say a leg) when turning pt q 2 hours, do you turn with traction maintained? Or...

  5. rotating shifts....is this the norm?

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work 5 days per week and was hired as day/night rotation. This is a typical weekly schedule for me: Monday: 7am-3:30om Tuesday: 7am-3:30 pm Wednesday: 11pm-7:15 am Thursday: "Off" (sleeping all day...

  6. Ativan IM?

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can you give this undiluted as IM injection? I know it's rather thick to draw

  7. PICC line cap change question!

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our facility uses those positive pressure patency caps, where you don't clamp them when the line is not in use. However, I have a question. When you change the caps on these, you'd obviously clamp the...

  8. gastrostomy tube

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I always thought that with a g-tube/PEG tube, you still had to check placement and measures residuals before administering feedings and/or meds. A nurse I asked says no. Who's right? I know you...

  9. CPR! quick question!

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question that, believe it or no, I have gotten various different answers to. If you witness a cardiac arrest, and an AED is immediately available to you, do you begin CPR first or use the AED...

  10. CPR! quick question!

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    what id the AED is say, right beside

  11. CPR! quick question!

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    say the AED is right next to you and you witness the patient arrest....you would IMMEDIATELY apply the AED correct? you wouldn't start CPR first and then apply

  12. TPN and meds

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was always taught not to piggyback any meds with TPN (I know some ICUs do this, but I'm talking a general medical floor). However, today I saw a nurse (I'm a student) connect a med at the y-site...

  13. med error?

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I am orienting an agency nurse to the floor over the course of a few days, and she makes a med error at that time, am I liable? She is an RN with active license.

  14. how does this work? (job)

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I apply for a new job, when in the process does the new institution begin to check references and such? I am anxious about my current job/manager finding out I am applying elsewhere. Also, what if...

  15. what is your take?

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Pt came in to the emergency room and brought in their meds from home (gabapentin and lithium). Pt got admitted to unit. Pt is to get discharged and asks for their meds back (they were being discharged...

  16. how would I handle this?

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work at my current job 5days/week. I just applied for a new job. If the new place calls and wants to interview me, I'm really only available certain days due to my working 5 days a week. Would I...

  17. new job/vacation...advice?

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all: So I am applying for a new job. At my old job, we put in our vacation requests December of each year. So, I currently have a trip in April for a week and then a five day cruise planned in...

  18. psych med administration...help!

    sweetieann posted a topic in Psychiatric

    quick question....This is in regards to psych hospitals mostly...it is my understanding that if a patient has a standing PRN medication, say IM ativan for agitation, and they refuse it then you cannot...

  19. medication refusal

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question....This is in regards to psych hospitals mostly...it is my understanding that if a patient has a standing PRN medication, say IM ativan for agitation, and they refuse it then you cannot...

  20. medication refusal

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    whispera- could you give a standing IM med against refusal if they were danger to self? Or did you need to get one time emergency order?

  21. medication refusal

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your response! So, say they are on an involuntary commitment and have standing PRN meds---you could give them IM without consulting psychiatrist first or having them write one time order?...

  22. restraints and JCAHO

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    On a psych unit, medical restraints require q 2 hour documentation and behavioral q 15. Our flowsheet states that ROM should be done every 15 minutes. Many times, this is not feasible--obviously if...

  23. insulin pump question

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all: I have had limited experience with insulin pumps. I did recently come across an order that was a little confusing to me. The pt's order sheet has al of their hour-to-hour basal rates and...

  24. nebulizer meds

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a pt gets a med through a nebulizer each day, how often is the nebulizer tubing disposed of at your facility?

  25. question :) o2 therapy

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    How often should a portable humidifier be changed for a pt in the hospital? (ie-the little humidifier that connects to the oxygen tank when there isn't a wall humidifier) like the one in the link...