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  1. MMR vacs

    Meerkat replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are covered for life. But you could get a titer drawn to check your immunity. I am apprhensive about the vaccine. I think it is an attenuated vax, but my little girl CONTRACTED the...

  2. Workplace violence

    Meerkat replied to Ruthbud19's topic in Psychiatric

    THANK YOU very much. Yes, the incident rattled me. Some of us nurses on the unit have gotten together because our unit is NOT safe. NOT NOT NOT. We are all strained from it. Another recent...

  3. But How Do You Know?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! There is a patient who comes in with abdominal pain and anxiety disorder. She thinks her husband poisoned her. It is chalked up to paranoia, psychosis, delusion. Serum comes back positive for...

  4. 900 mg's of Seroquel????

    Meerkat replied to NurseCard's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, and don't forget, antipsychotic can cause changes in the

  5. Med education

    Meerkat replied to MN2MSrn's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes I know what you mean! I squeeze it in at discharge.

  6. Legitimate Meds Showing Up on Urine Screen as Street Drugs?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if there are ANY meds that would show up as PCP in a urine drug screen? I know that Aciphex and Protonix can show positive for Marijuana, but I have had two patients show up Positive...

  7. But How Do You Know?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the responses....I am anxious to see what comes of my

  8. But How Do You Know?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    She's had the psych eval...remember, that consists of ten minutes, maybe fifteen with the psychiatrist. He says she is delusional. As far as the report...we ARE mandated reporters for adults if the...

  9. Yikes! Privacy protection gone too far?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    The male patient is married with young children and a wife. He also has multiple male partners and having unprotected[/i] sex. Wife has no idea. Have you ever seen something like that? I think it...

  10. Yikes! Privacy protection gone too far?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think it is more risky than mulitle female partners. My understanding (no personal experience) is that anal sex is more risky than lady partsl sex in terms of tearing the mucosa, and exposing...

  11. How Do You Brush a Toddler's Teeth?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Pediatric

    She has not been to a dentist yet. She is 16 months, I was thinking they don't see the dentist til they are three or so. I have an idea just now, I think I will call a dentist office and see if they...

  12. Needlestick with HIV exposure

    Meerkat replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there! Sorry you are going thru this. I had a needlestick with a patient who was positive for Hep C. I have not come up positive so far, but I went thru all the feelings you went...

  13. Gut Feelings...

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any of you get 'gut feelings' on patients, and even though you have no hard evidence, you make clinical decisions based on your hunch? Here's my thing: Last night I had an ex-prisoner drug addict...

  14. Is It Normal For...

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    a baby to reach down and touch herself frequently? My 16 month old is reaching in between her legs and twisting and pinching her private parts whenever her diaper is off. I realize some exploration...

  15. Change!

    Meerkat replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it seems patients are zipped in and out of the hospital faster than

  16. Is It Normal For...

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    LOL thanks

  17. Hospital Discourages Pressing Charges Against Assaultive Patients

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    A few of us nurses were assaulted last month by a patient who was in a rage. In a matter of minutes, the patient injured 4 people, including two other patients. Administration subtlely discouraged...

  18. Co Worker Abandoned Patients Last Night

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I guess one of the other nurses just reached her burn-out point. She cussed out a patient and walked off the unit (WITH the narcotic keys!)... Just curious, is this something that a nurse...

  19. Bullies In The Work Place ! Pt 2

    Meerkat replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    It is NOT taken seriously at my facility. Pretty sad, since it was named as a Fortune 500 Top Company to Work

  20. Workplace violence

    Meerkat replied to Ruthbud19's topic in Psychiatric

    I was punched two weeks ago in the jaw by a 14 year old. She was not psychotic, just mad that she was put on room restriction. I had to get my jaw XRayed (nothing broken but a loose tooth) and what...

  21. Future of Psych nursing

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Do you think the future of psych nursing will be be broadening or narrowing for nurses? Is this a field that will be growing? Will more specialty psych units be available for psych pts? Just curious...

  22. If you could do it all over again.....

    Meerkat replied to Visuals's topic in General Nursing

    Would have gone to veterinary school instead. The more I'm around people, the more I like

  23. Bentyl and Hallucinating

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Now IV Reglan makes me VERY agitated. It's like I'm itching all over on the INSIDE of my body and I feel like I have to crawl out of my skin! IV Reglan makes me feel compelled to move or run...

  24. Bentyl and Hallucinating

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone heard of Bentyl causing hallucinations? I was given a script for it because of my as-yet-undiagnosed GI probs. I kept thinking I was hearing a radio announcer talking, and when I looked...

  25. Am I the only one not getting a raise?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Rumours have been going around that our shift is getting an across the board raise. Another nurse told me that she was called to the office and told her raise. She said they are calling everyone in...