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  1. Infection control issue with pts. in precautions

    grannynurse FNP replied to evans_c1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The actions of the staff are not excusable but not surprising. A friend had an experience, at a major medical center in Brooklyn, that involved MSRA. Her physicians, the house staff, the nursing...

  2. working after hip replacement

    grannynurse FNP replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Talk to your DON prior to having the surgery. And speak with the doctor doing it. At great many will say one can return to their usual things after three to six months. Explain to him the physical...

  3. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    grannynurse FNP replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    As a former clinical instructor, I would like to make a few observations. 1. A student that does not know the possible negative outcomes of giving medication to a patient with a pressure of 96/61...

  4. working after hip replacement

    grannynurse FNP replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My dad has his hip replaced when he was in his seventies. He returned to work at a chain supermarket, where he had been employed previously. His job required him to do a great deal of walking and...

  5. Males as Nurses

    grannynurse FNP replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi guys, I am a girl but I am assuming it is all right to offer a few observations, I have made over my 35 plus years as a nurse. When I first started, 1964, we had two guys in my class. Poor...

  6. near death experiences

    grannynurse FNP replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    I have had to rather unusal experiences, more then15 years apart. In the first one, I was given penicillin, by error, in the ER. I suffered an arrest and had to be tubed. I remember floating above...

  7. Complex Patients

    grannynurse FNP replied to StuPer's topic in Psychiatric

    From the use of your terminology, Area Health Services, I am assuming you are in Britian, correct? I am living in SW Florida. One of the programs I am aquainted with, in a day treatment operation....

  8. Pins and needles - 75 questions

    grannynurse FNP replied to vcannon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know that my comments will not address you issues but I feel I need to make them. How would you like to sit for boards, for two days and take different parts with numerous questions? And then wait...

  9. What type of Automobiles do you drive as a nurse.

    grannynurse FNP replied to malenursetobe@21's topic in Men in Nursing

    1967 LPN Ford Fairlane 1969 student Another Ford 1975 RN student 1975 Grand Am 1986 RN MS Chev Impala 1996 1996 SunBird 1996 Chev Calviar station wageon currently has 236,000 Best car 1975 Grand Am,...

  10. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am very aware of USF's programs, both the basic as well as RN program, thu I have not been around it in five years. If they have too few clinical instructors, that staff assumes the responsibility...

  11. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    First, no student takes any telephone orders, let alone transposes them or carries them out independently, in any of the programs I have taught in. Second, no student gives IV pushes, unless under...

  12. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I lived in San Diego, for six years. :) And still visit relatives and friends out there. Of course, I always take my trusty gas mask with me :rotfl: Grannynurse

  13. Do nurses need malpractice insurance?

    grannynurse FNP replied to lsunurse's topic in International Nursing

    It depends on whom you talk to. The medical community believe that suits and their outcomes, are greatly out of control. The patients (on average) and their attornies feel attempts to restrict...

  14. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    grannynurse FNP replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse since 1967 and have been named twice, in lawsuits. After a few weeks, following the first one, my name was dropped. It was what was known as a shotgun naming. Everyone who ever...

  15. Financial aid questions

    grannynurse FNP replied to shellybelly's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry but what two of you are doing is basically dishonest. And if you are filing with FAFSA, which most univeristies require, they can find out about your sources of income, as well as savings....

  16. What is the #1 healthcare problem in the USA?

    grannynurse FNP replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    actually, it is mostly a blame game. i live with my daughter, sil and three grandchildren, plus four cats. cats that can cause asthma attacks for me. i generally manage to avoid them but when the...

  17. Do nurses need malpractice insurance?

    grannynurse FNP replied to lsunurse's topic in International Nursing

    The best type of coverage is one that covers you for a specific period of time, even after you are no longer carrying their insurance or practicing. I was sued for malpractice and negligence,...

  18. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry but a first semester student would not be in a telemetry unit, atleast not in any programs that I have taught in. And I have taught in both NYS and Florida. California may be different. must...

  19. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Then, I am not surprised that there are not more problems. The responsibility of an instructor is to supervise the students under her. It is not nor should it ever be, the responsibility of a staff...

  20. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    IN programs I have taught, the student reports to the nurse assuming care of the patient, with the instructor overseeing her/his student. Grannynurse

  21. Should I Move in With Parents???

    grannynurse FNP replied to csojet's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    When I returned to school, to get my associates, I had an 18 month old daughter and had to work full time. I moved back in with my parents. They were a big help, both in caring for my daughter and...

  22. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but you are incorrect. When a patient is assigned to a student, that patient's care becomes the student's responsibility and her instructors. The facility has a contract with the program...

  23. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    grannynurse FNP replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    You have a problem with not only the floor staff but also with your clinical instructors. But I also have a question. Was this patient assigned to you? If he was not, why did your instructor give...

  24. Do nurses need malpractice insurance?

    grannynurse FNP replied to lsunurse's topic in International Nursing

    I do not know about the U.K. but I am assuming it is similar to here in the States. Generally you are covered by your employer. However, here in the U.S., your employer can sue you for recovery, if...

  25. Do You Have a Bad Back from Nursing?

    grannynurse FNP replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I lifted a little old man, who weighted 100 pounds dripping wet and herniated my L4-5 disc. I had surgery almost tne months later and was getting ready to return to my primary job, as a senior case...