Here.I.Stand BSN, RN

SICU, trauma, neuro

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    Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

    Here.I.Stand replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to see anyone fail... but these types of issues don’t sound like things that can be corrected in three additional
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    SANE nurses, opinion on UK cellphone handover requirement by rape victims?

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

    How is the phone evidence of a crime? I’m not in the UK, but here in the US our constitution has a little thing called the 4th Amendment. Law enforcement wants my phone? Convince a judge they...
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    47 and Graduation TODAY!

    Here.I.Stand replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    Congratulations
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    Does anyone here actually like nursing?

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

    I love
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    So I called the police on a patient

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

    Huh?? Violent restraints are a thing. There are extra hoops e.g. q 4hr orders (I think?), q 15 minute checks vs q 2 hr checks... but they are a thing. I have never once been told in annual training...
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    Family Behavior during a code

    Here.I.Stand replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    You can call your carrier for advice, but it sounds like this guy doesn’t have a leg to stand on. He lied and you have the
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    Delegation patient/staff homework assignment help

    Here.I.Stand replied to nessaben11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My apologies nessaben11. A fair amount of students come here with a copy-pasted assignment, which is what I saw initially. I’m glad to be wrong in this case! ? For the most part it looks good....
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    Delegation patient/staff homework assignment help

    Here.I.Stand replied to nessaben11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don’t think you’re supposed to delegate your homework to strangers on the internet.
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    The best areas/units for patient education

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

    A big hospital I worked for had an entire department devoted to pt education. Public health seems education-heavy, or becoming a certified diabetes
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    Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

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

    I wondered about this too. Or, rather than a NP if it was a 17-year-old mother, or a mother who was a blue-collar laborer? I do feel for the parents in many of these cases... I remember feeling...
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    Medical Clearance for Psychiatric Unit

    Here.I.Stand replied to smcRN2592's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve never worked psych.... but DANG. That would make me more than a little
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    Safety Strategies on your Unit

    Here.I.Stand replied to bbnurse17's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and we limit visitors for the aforementioned assault victims. They are usually allowed two visitors; if pt can’t communicate the next of kin chooses; when extubated they can choose their own...
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    Safety Strategies on your Unit

    Here.I.Stand replied to bbnurse17's topic in General Nursing

    IMI work in the SICU of an urban level 1 trauma center. Our unit is locked when we have pts who are victims of gang-related violence or other assault victims when the assailant is at large. We have...
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    12 hr night nurses-how many recovery days?

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

    I’m usually tired for the day of and the day after my night shift. I sleep until my kids get home from school the morning after my last night shift, and take a sleep aid that night. The day after...
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    Why don't we talk much about these scenarios?

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

    In active shooter training, we’re taught “Run, Hide, or Fight.” If we have to resort to the “fight” option, we fight to SURVIVE. among the suggestions are throwing sharp objects or heavy...
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    HIPPA?

    Here.I.Stand replied to hara1112's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Wasn’t there a recent post from an ICU nurse who got fired for looking up an ED or OR pt who was going to be her pt, but died? And then she looked again to see what happened? I wouldn’t touch...
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    Falls

    Here.I.Stand replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    That’s assuming we’re talking about *sedating* pain meds... but I’m not sure that was the reason for not giving them, if a neuro assessment wasn’t a priority
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    Falls

    Here.I.Stand replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that every response has been in favor of doing your own assessment, does not make this forum “the wrong one.” Sometimes when the responses are so consistent, it might mean that they are...
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    First RN Job in Float Pool?

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

    I wouldn’t say it’s impossible, but I wouldn’t recommend it for a new grad. Under ideal circumstances it takes a good year or two to become comfortable in our practice, simply because school...
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    Falls

    Here.I.Stand replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    The big issue I see is lack of neuro assessment. I know it’s tough when two residents fall, but a neuro check takes less than a minute to do, and is really important. Especially since EMS and...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    Here.I.Stand replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Holding people who kill through only fault of their own should improve the delivery of care,
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    Being bullied at work

    Here.I.Stand replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

    Jealous and probably biter and need to retire too.
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    Here.I.Stand replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Uuhhhh.... 5 Rights is taught in the first semester, before they even let us into the LTC for our first clinical. Failure to do them is not a normal “novice nurse” behavior.... nor should a...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    Here.I.Stand replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    This! In my ICU, most of our liquid PO meds come in prefilled oral syringes. A few years ago I had a syringe of Tegretol with a “correct” label — correct meaning aligned with the order and...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    Here.I.Stand replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Right? Up to and including “this is a NMB and patient won’t be able to breathe if you give it. Not breathing means they will die” or some other foolish proposed warning.... right up there with...