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  1. Mediport rupture; what now?

    plumrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    My Dad went to have his port flushed, and he developed swelling an inch or so up along where the tubing lies. The nurses decided it was ruptured and said it would need to be removed (he no longer...

  2. IS this norma for Med/Surg night shift...or is it just my hospital?

    plumrn replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Our night shift has 5-7 pts (not bad really), a ward clerk, and 1 CNA per 16 pts. They do chart checks and check the new MARS for the next day. I couldn't imagine having as many pts as the OP does AND...

  3. Suction Equipment in Resp Arrest

    plumrn replied to vh1817's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Suction regulators and cannisters should be set up in every room no matter what the cost in acute care settings. (my opinion anyway) Second best, present on every crash cart. I can't understand how...

  4. Ever notice this about allnurses?

    plumrn replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The best way to handle this is -don't read it if its a subject you've gotten tired of. There are lots of threads you can read rather than that one. If you feel you must tell a possible newbie about...

  5. Is age 45 too old to start nursing???

    plumrn replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I heard 48 is the average age of a nurse

  6. Is this how to conduct a job interview?

    plumrn replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There isn't anything to prevent someone from doing that, except pride and character, and no, it doesn't seem like a solid way to judge an applicant for that very

  7. My job has no meaning

    plumrn replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We truly appreciate our lab staff, and I have personally never even thought of them as being anything but the professionals they are. I have never witnessed anyone downgrading another employee of our...

  8. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    plumrn replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! An absolute nightmare. And this same scenario is going on all over the country. How safe as nurses, do we feel for our own loved ones who may be facing a major surgery in a hospital? It scares me...

  9. RN to pt ratio @ your hospital?

    plumrn posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There have been other threads similar to this, but I'm wondering solely about RN to pt ratios, not including however many LVNs, PCTs, or CNAs are included in your staffing. Our hospital doesn't take...

  10. What happens to the nurse?

    plumrn replied to jessnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    ...and sometimes, despite your best efforts, you just can't get everything done before your shift ends. If you have a pt having chest pain, and another with an elevated b/p you are calling the doc...

  11. Vitamin K IV

    plumrn replied to Central WI RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I never did like giving Vit K IV, and always gave it very slowly. The last time I gave it (several years ago), my pt almost coded. I had an uneasy feeling giving it to her in the first place, because...

  12. Self Scheduling: Help me prove the nay-sayers wrong.

    plumrn replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    We did self scheduling for quite a while, but are doing regular rotating schedules for about the last year now. I like parts of each one. With self-scheduling, there is a lot more freedom, but it...

  13. Considered Mandatory Overtime?

    plumrn replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, that is mandatory overtime. I don't really think there is anything staff can do about it either. Our hospital tried something similar for a couple of months, but the nurses were already so...

  14. Excelsior Clinical

    plumrn replied to Cazlem's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I know of several nurses that went thru that program, and they all passed, but I only know the details on one of them. She failed the 1st clinical testing for something really simple that she slapped...

  15. BLS Recert???

    plumrn replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California Nursing

    Wow! Thanks for the link rpv rn! I had no idea you could do this online. Kind of expensive, but good to know where to go if ever needed in a

  16. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    plumrn replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    I heard a surgeon discussing an I&D pt with another doc, and he mentioned that a huge percent (can't remember the exact figure), are actually not spider bites-just look like it. He said he got his...

  17. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    plumrn replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    We had a Doc prescribe Bactroban, if I remember right??, in both nostrils daily. She had MRSA

  18. I'm so upset! (warning-long)

    plumrn replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    That's right. If you are on call, you will be paid $1.25/hour-no more. If you are called in, you get paid your regular salary; time and a half if it is overtime. This calling everyone on the list to...

  19. I'm so upset! (warning-long)

    plumrn replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    That really stinks! Our unit is considering mandatory on call also. We will be paid $1.25/hour! I would rather have the time off, than this token pay. A cheap way for the hospital to get around paying...

  20. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

    plumrn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The ones that have intractable pain, and/or nausea/vomiting, etc., but despite multiple tests, over several days, nothing can be pinned down. They are truly sick, the family is worried sick and...

  21. What shifts are nurses working?

    plumrn replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We work 3 12's per week. They may be arranged anyway you want (self-scheduling), as long as you work 3/week, and 2 weekend days/schedule. It's

  22. I have extreme cough and need some opinions

    plumrn replied to graddock's topic in General Nursing

    Pertussis was also the first thing that I thought of. It is on the rise, I hear. I saw a video of a baby having a coughing spell, and was horrified. Pertussis.com? or something like that. But,...

  23. drug screen results reported to state

    plumrn replied to rnquestioningmyright's topic in General Nursing

    The last time we did drug testing, we were told it is no longer necessary to list medications you are on. They're only concerned if something comes up positive, then they will want to see the...

  24. Understanding medical lingo

    plumrn replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I think a terminology class would be great, and would greatly benefit anyone, but I don't think you will necessarily need it. I've been a nurse a while, but I remember in our earliest nursing classes,...

  25. What kind of PDA?

    plumrn replied to amber1142's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby Vee, good information. You are so right, the older threads do hold a lot of great info., but technology races ahead so fast, and the newer models may not be discussed. It's nice to hear what...