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  1. Chest tube for hospice patient?

    plumrn replied to FrankieJane's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've had a couple of pts go home with a chest tube in due to recurrent pleural effusions. Relieves the shortness of breath and discomfort from the fluid buildup. They both had CA and the tubes were to...

  2. Sick call policy

    plumrn replied to goldgram's topic in Nurse Management

    How awful to call in sick, and all you get is, "You know you will have to make it up next weekend?!!" Uncaring and punitive! I had 2 sick days in well over a year, and both were sick family members. I...

  3. No holiday pay!!??

    plumrn replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Our hosp never paid holiday pay until this Christmas. Now, we will get time and a half for Christmas, New Years, Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving. One step

  4. Team Nursing?

    plumrn posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    RN1963: We tried team nursing at our hosp.and it didn't work.1 RN to 12 pts just didn't work.For one thing,our PCA's aren't allowed to do any invasive procedures; pretty much limited to beds/baths...

  5. Hello! I'm new with an odd question...

    plumrn replied to Kgem's topic in General Nursing

    I have the monovision contacts also, and I love them! I was told I would need a little time to adjust to them, but I had no trouble at all. I like putting them in in the morning, and not worrying...

  6. Protonix IV

    plumrn replied to midwestRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our inservice on Protonix IV taught us to use a dedicated line or clamp off the primary and flush the tubing with ns before and after infusion. We give it in the closest port, and infuse it at...

  7. Has anyone ever had this problem with Reglan?

    plumrn replied to Heather333's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was admitted to ER with intractable n/v. Shortly after receiving Reglan IV she developed terribly restless legs. She said it was just awful. She felt very nervous and just could not keep her...

  8. Sleep paralysis ....

    plumrn replied to Tzu's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a similar experience a couple of times. I realize I am dreaming, but it seems like I am close to being awake. I felt my little dog (he has been dead for several years) jump on my bed and...

  9. Questions about transfusions...

    plumrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know there are many awesome nurses that read these boards, and I was hoping for some input on blood component transfusions @ your facility. 1. How long should it take to infuse platelets? FF...

  10. Questions about transfusions...

    plumrn replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    NRSKarenRN, thank you so much for the valuable links. I have saved them and will tell my co-workers about

  11. Questions about transfusions...

    plumrn replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! Very useful information. There is such a wealth of knowledge on these boards and, as I said before, some very awesome

  12. Does anybody utilize admission nurses?

    plumrn replied to KatWright's topic in General Nursing

    We have an Admission-Dismissal-Transfer (ADT) nurse that just started at our hospital recently. Mon thru Fri, 1100 to 1930. She mainly just does the admission assessments. She is too busy with...

  13. Depsition and court

    plumrn replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    I had to give a deposition once.I was never so nervous in my life.Several of the nurses where I work had to go also.They lasted about 2 hrs each.The case was eventually dropped,(there was really never...

  14. Priapism!!!

    plumrn replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt in his 60's,(looked older), who had priapism.This was yrs ago so I don't remember all the details, but I do remember we had a pedi b/p cuff at the base of his member and we would inflate it...

  15. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    plumrn replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone who submits ideas or opinions on this bulletin board has a right to do so.Thats what it is here for.You must realize if you post,that someone may not agree with your line of thinking,or maybe...

  16. Closed Staffing

    plumrn replied to KwizRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital had closed staffing for several years and just recently changed their thinking.Many times we worked short and were told by supervisors they called everyone and there was no one willing to...

  17. Oh, my aching feet!

    plumrn replied to Rileycat's topic in General Nursing

    Rileycat, I wear NIKE Air shoes with the airliner pad and they are the most comfortable shoe I've ever had.I can work a 14 hr shift and my feet could still hold up to another shift easy! I've tried...

  18. RN vs LPN assessments

    plumrn replied to st4304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In our med/surg unit we usually have one charge RN and 2-3 LVNs and 1 CNA for each shift (same on days and nights- go figure). 12 hour shifts; The days RN is responsible for shift assessments on 1/2...