Anonymous865

Break the problem down into steps First step is what is your order? 2 units / ml Now what do you have? A 250 ml bag of normal saline How many units of Heparin do you need in a 250 ml bag of saline to have 2 units / ml? Now you know how many units you...

What stood out to me was "My investigation of the cabinetry there revealed sliding panels that concealed where electrical power and signaling cabling came up from the floor below through open holes in the concrete." That is a huge fire code violation...

When someone diverts, they are probably breaking more laws than just theft. For example, they remove 2 percocets from the Pyxis, but only give 1 to the patient. They pocket the other. Insurance/Medicare/Medicaid will be billed for 2 percocets, but ...

I also have a problem with many Go Fund Me appeals. They often seem like people who don't want to live within their budget and plan for the future and then want the savers/planners to bail them out.

$20K for funderal expenses sounds shocking, but it is what a modest funeral costs. My wonderful mother died a year ago. She was always a very practical person who didn't believe in wasting money. She always said she didn't care if we buried her or ...

Traditionally medical ethics have been based on 4 pillars - autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. Ethical issues arise when you are not able to respect all 4 pillars. Can you not think of an issue where respecting a patient's autonomy ...

Every state has a law that designates who can make medical decisions for someone who is unable to make decisions for themselves. Who this person is varies from state to state. Google oregon health care representative if none specified Usually it is ...

I think so too especially since according to the manufacturer synthroid is available as 200mcg in a 10ml flip top vial or 500mcg in a 10ml flip top vial. Of course how the manufacturer supplies it doesn't really matter. OP needs to answer the questio...

Carefully read your question again. Does it say that you are supplied "Synthroid 200 mcg per mL" as you have above or does it say you have a 10 mL vial containing 200 mcg in that vial? I think that is where your mistake lies. I suspect you are ca...

These comments might explain an experience my mother and I had a couple of years ago. My mother taught school for 35 years. She always insisted that her children and her students use the correct word for everything including body parts. No slang or...

These comments shock me. I went to a public school in the '60s and '70s. We had anatomy and physiology in both the 7th and 10th grades. We started with anatomy and physiology of earth worms and insects. Then moved on to fish, amphibians, reptiles, ...

My mother passed away last January. Mom had talked with us extensively about what she would and would not want. Whenever a difficult case was in the news, mom talked about what she would want if that were her. Mom had a lawyer complete a living will...

I suspect the organization's lawyers would not be happy about that nurse keeping a personal record of his/her patients. Everywhere I have worked the organization's lawyers emphasized that there should be "a single source of truth." We were told not...

There is research that shows what is the most effective way to deliver health information. The discharge information I have received as a patient followed none of the guidelines. Some of the guidelines include: - sentences should be no more than 8-...

EMR companies hire nurses for sales, sales support, training, implementation, customer support. To get a sales job, you will probably need sales experience. Look at sales support. In sales support you would travel with the sales rep and meet with cu...

OP, Have you re-taken HESI? How did you do? I'm hoping to hear that you passed with high marks this time.

Your patient had a legal right to refuse any test, procedure, drug, or intervention including a UDS. The hospital/physician can choose not to treat if the patient refuses the test.

I too would be suspicious about this email. In certain circumstances a student can be released from their obligation to repay direct federal loans if they can prove fraud on the school's part. The government will then attempt to get the school to re...

The October 2016 issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics deals with the topic of Health Professionals with Disabilities. One article written by a lawyer discusses lawsuits involving accommodations for health professions students. Another article written b...

Someone with a wheat allergy will feel better following a gluten free diet.

Good for you! I know very few people who have the explosive gas detectors. I installed mine about 7 or 8 years ago when a 5,000 sq ft house in my home town exploded from a natural gas leak. The leak occurred about 50 ft away from the house. The ...

Poppycat, sorry about all your house problems. It reminds me of the shows on HGTV where they start a renovation and find asbestos in the walls, knob and tube wiring, and plumbing leaks. The simple renovation suddenly becomes very complicated and ex...

Let me make sure I understand your question. As a nursing student class assignment, you have to argue against nurses participating in the political process. Another student is going to be arguing for nurses participating in politics. You are looki...

Federal law prohibits using, buying, selling, possession, distribution, or cultivation of marijuana. I guess a nurse could be charged and possibly convicted of a Federal crime for possession and/or distribution of marijuana. Then s/he would have to ...

Did the Dr tell you that it was a "1:1 conversion," or did he say that "6mg=6ml"? It isn't clear to me if he said "1:1 conversion" and you interpreted that to mean 6mg=6ml or if he said "6mg=6ml." If he told you it was a "1:1 conversion," then you ...