Here.I.Stand BSN, RN

SICU, trauma, neuro

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    What do you do when a patient threatens harm?

    Here.I.Stand replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    *** I'm assuming by "code" you mean a code blue? Also stating the obvious, but my response would vary based on the situation. Confused elderly woman who was once gang raped, and I am trying to...
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    What do you do when a patient threatens harm?

    Here.I.Stand replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    First, I would remove myself out of their striking range and attempt to verbally de-escalate. My hospital has a behavioral emergency code, which is responded to by security and psych charge nurse....
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    Iloprost & Pregnant Caregiver

    Here.I.Stand replied to JellyBean03's topic in General Nursing

    That's tough. When I was pregnant with my older ones, I don't remember there being the number of "hazardous" drugs that there are now... I gave immunosuppressive drugs and the like all the time....
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    Sometimes the five rights make us look dumb

    Here.I.Stand replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

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    Rehab pts, cabulances, and toileting

    Here.I.Stand replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would discuss it with her provider -- the SNF nurse would need an order to place a Foley
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    OB/GYN

    Here.I.Stand replied to srbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would think the disposables would go in the same trash as used gloves, dirty diapers, etc. If the speculum is bloody then it would go in a red bag, like any other bloody trash. I work in a...
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    "untestable" on NIHSS

    Here.I.Stand replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

    Was she completely out on the left side -- as in if the ICU RN pinched her fingertip, was she unable to withdraw/no muscle twitch? If that's the case, she has no muscle movement. Nobody is unable to...
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    I disclosed my disability and now they won't answer my calls

    Here.I.Stand replied to LaneyD's topic in Nurse Disabilities

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    Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

    Here.I.Stand replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I did have stats as a prereq for my BSN bridge, almost forgot about that! I don't think that's considered "higher math." I could be wrong about that, but my class was MILES easier than calc....
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    Company removed all chairs

    Here.I.Stand replied to Hnurse101's topic in General Nursing

    What I wouldn't give to have been a fly on THAT
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    Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

    Here.I.Stand replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

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    therapeutic communication

    Here.I.Stand replied to ANNA starling's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Practice.
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    childcare 3rd shift

    Here.I.Stand replied to guera89's topic in General Nursing

    Have you called nanny agencies in your area? A couple years ago we looked into it... not all of them accommodated night hours, but some did. (So irritating -- the one said, "Our nannies are...
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    Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

    Here.I.Stand replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

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    Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

    Here.I.Stand replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I have my BSN, and my problem wasn't with basketweaving (i.e. general ed requirements.) It was with nursing theory, nursing informatics etc. Most of my general ed classes were interesting. Those...
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    New Grad Nurse

    Here.I.Stand replied to AJ93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Keep in mind that you will have a preceptor when you start. In nursing school, the staff nurses really shouldn't have been expected to help you -- the clinical instructor is there to help students....
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    Agitation/safety management

    Here.I.Stand replied to Flowerchild6065's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ** to clarify, overstimulation and undermining trust in the team, to a TBI pt is interfering with
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    Agitation/safety management

    Here.I.Stand replied to Flowerchild6065's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would get an interdisciplinary care conference set up. This would provide a united front to the family, show them that the entire care team is on the same page in their approach to the pt. If...
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    Considering going back to telly

    Here.I.Stand replied to nugspugsanddrugs's topic in MICU, SICU

    My jaw literally dropped reading this post. I agree that this unit culture is toxic -- NOT all ICU nurses behave like That! I mean really... don't they have patients to care for?? How is it they...
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    Has anyone every taken A&P2 and Microbiology at the same time?

    Here.I.Stand replied to MelissaMarie617's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did, and found it very doable. I was pregnant and working at the time
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    Would it be to late?

    Here.I.Stand replied to ruckyperez's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I graduated at 23, and after posting pics online I got several comments about how I looked like one of the youngest in my class. I had MANY classmates in 30s-40s, even a couple in their 50s; they...
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    Attention need advice please!!

    Here.I.Stand replied to latashaNS's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't recommend anyone get their heart set on a particular specialty during school, especially ones that everyone and their sister wants to specialize in. (Although for less popular specialties it...
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    Written warning for something I did not do! Feeling beat down by DON!

    Here.I.Stand replied to vmcneil2010's topic in General Nursing

    Bolding mine... based on OP's experience, I tend to think it probably not done because their workload exceeded their shift... Not so much sloppiness or
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    Nursing or medicine? BSN vs MSN; already overeduated.

    Here.I.Stand replied to Fermer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why would you think you would be "too educated?" That's a very strange thing to say. I mean we're not talking about working as a personal care attendant with your nursing degree... You have no...
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    Nurse to Patient Ratios

    Here.I.Stand replied to andersbri's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends... When I worked in LTACH I would feel like crying if I got a 5th pt; in traditional med-surg, 5 pts was pretty comfortable (unless I had more than one with a new trach or a lumbar...