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  1. Precipitous Birth care

    Meerkat replied to zandra's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What causes a precip, anyhow? My baby was a precip. She was so fast that I didn't know I was in labour. I didn't feel much, either...I didn't feel the engagement or any of that stuff. The most I...

  2. illegal use of QR???

    Meerkat replied to Karina212's topic in Psychiatric

    You are right, I forgot to mention that sending them to their room is an alternative to the QR. It is when they are still carrying on in their room, punching walls, ect that they go to the

  3. illegal use of QR???

    Meerkat replied to Karina212's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, I'm fairly new to psych, but we also use the QR (soon to be called the Comfort Room instead) for foul language and such. I do not think that is abusing the QR. When a patient is disruptive to...

  4. Dr. Phil Segment upcoming

    Meerkat replied to hbncns35's topic in Psychiatric

    I think it's very brave, and the more brave people, the less the

  5. I Wish I'd Said That!

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you ever think to yourself, after a verbal exchange, something that would have been a great comeback, except now it's 2 days after the fact? This happens to me all the time! A bully nurse spread...

  6. Night Sweats...Why?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone~ I started having night sweats last week. I'm not ill, not HIV pos and not menopausal. When I wake up, I have to blow dry my hair and change my pajamas because they are SOAKED. I did...

  7. How do you cope with child abuse?

    Meerkat replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for starting this thread. I don't cope too well with it either. In fact, I was just saying last night to another nurse that I need to find a way to decompress because last night we had a child...

  8. med carts/control freaks

    Meerkat replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tell them to BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER

  9. Borderline adolescents

    Meerkat replied to Mudfiend's topic in Psychiatric

    By the way, I come across the same thing constantly...nurses labeling any (female) pt whom they deem as 'needy, irritating, self-martyring' to be borderline. 'She so borderline!' is an everyday echo...

  10. Borderline adolescents

    Meerkat replied to Mudfiend's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, perhaps they are using the initial dx to meet criteria for admission. Although you're right, technically 'Borderline' is over 18. But it seems to be the flavour of the month is mental

  11. Alternative for bath Soap ??

    Meerkat replied to StatBlues's topic in General Nursing

    Aquanil! Not soap, no lipids in it, but cleans

  12. Is it true?!?! Say it aint so...

    Meerkat replied to lovingpecola's topic in Post Graduate Students

    We just gave each other IM injections. We left huge purple sunsets on each other's butt cheeks. However, in microbiology class, we DID have an instructor who had us swab our butts and grow the...

  13. Lost It at Work!

    Meerkat replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Bravo BRAVO BRAVO!!!!! Give us an update when you see her/him

  14. Bullying nurses....

    Meerkat replied to LPN1974's topic in General Nursing

    This is an echo of what I have seen where I work. One big bully, and Admin tucks their tail between their legs and does nothing. I can't figure it out. I have heard this nurse on two occasions...

  15. How Much Do You Disclose About Your Experience With Mental Illness?

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Do you ever tell your pts if you suffered from depression, or took psych

  16. CHILD CARE vs. Nursing Schedules

    Meerkat replied to kileykids's topic in General Nursing

    Try your local office of department of children and families. (That's what we call it here in FL, but some states call it Health and Human Services, or DCF or HHR...it's the office that regulates...

  17. Are PRN's Abused?

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    It seems that whenever someone is having anxiety, or trouble controlling themselves, we dole out PRN's. In my opinion that teaches the patient nothing. In fact, it seems like PRN's are more for...

  18. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

  19. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    You both have great answers! Yes, I kind of crumble when someone bosses me around. And when I do try to stand up for myself, I feel flustered and can't get the words out right. I think our...

  20. Why Is My Appetite So Strong At Night?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    During the day, I can pretty much eat moderately. At night, I NEED sugar for some reason...and I STAY hungry thru the night. What

  21. Help? How do you give 'consequences' to adult patients?

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm coming from an adolescent psych unit to an adult unit and I need some advice. When the kids acted out, we would send them to their room or the Quiet Room. On the adult unit, it seems...

  22. How Much Do You Disclose About Your Experience With Mental Illness?

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Do you ever tell your pts if you suffered from depression, or took psych

  23. Help? How do you give 'consequences' to adult patients?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Thankj you everyone for the great

  24. Reaction to MMR vaccine?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    About 10 days ago my one-year old daughter got her MMR vaccine. The site stayed red like a mosquito bite but today it was crusty like a chicken pox lesion, with fluid under it. A raised red rash of...

  25. What is a "Code Black"?

    Meerkat replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

    For us, it means a REALLY bad case of diarrhea that needs to be cleaned up