Rashandap

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1. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

   Rashandap replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

   If IV is bad take it out, it can't be used,and it may be uncomfortable or painful for patient:bugeyes:. If it is infiltrated putting something in the line could cause patient more harm. If it is...

2. Tired of impaired nurses

   Rashandap replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

   I think regardless of what nurse does, LOA or Impaired Nurse program I would be more watchful of her and the MAR for my patients as well as hers. For me though I wonder what nurses I work with...

3. Tired of impaired nurses

   Rashandap replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

   I have said before I am an impaired nurse. There were two instances though when I found medications (metformin and insulin on me). The metformin got d/c'd so I didn't give it, it was in my pocket....

4. Tired of impaired nurses

   Rashandap replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

   Speaking as a impaired nurse myself, I can only imagine your frustration as a nurse who knows that something fishy is going on. If your management is turning a blind eye I would suggest going up the...

5. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

   Rashandap replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   ERCP = endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography EGD = Esophagogastroduodenoscopy ASA = Aspirin PCN = Penicilin RRR (think cardiac)= Regular Rate and Rhythm AST = Aspartate aminotransferase SGOT...

6. Charting systems question (fighting with management)

   Rashandap replied to bren3299's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work every patient has their own chart which is located at central nurses station. In the paper chart includes area of Dr's Orders, Progress not, Daily Laboratory Results, and Dictated...

7. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

   Rashandap replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   hair loss = APEC ERCP EGD ASA PCN RRR (think cardiac) AST SGOT SPO2 (think respiratory) C/D/I (think dressing) GERD ETOH BID TID QID PO NPO QHS AC PRN EF (cardiac) CVP SvO2 FiO2 LPM BPM

8. Patient Safety

   Rashandap replied to Rashandap's topic in General Nursing

   I am totally in favor of the Hospitals Policy to try to get patients up to the floor within 60 minutes if a bed is ready. That being said, getting the patient up to room in 60 minutes is not more...

9. Patient Safety

   Rashandap posted a topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work for has a goal for admitting patients from the ED. All patients admitted via the ED, the hospital wants these patients to be on floor, in the bed within 60 minutes of informing ED...

10. Calling All CNA's!

    Rashandap replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well I am not a CNA, but there are several clinical days when if it wasn't for the CNAs helping me I would have gone nuts. Many times the CNA was more of resource than the nurses on the floor. So to...

11. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    Rashandap replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Well said Debby, I

12. Doctors going over your head?

    Rashandap replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    I think sometimes, especially at night when you get whoever is just covering, the dr. (especially residents) want you just to tell them what you want, like you tell what is wrong and say "do you want...

13. Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

    Rashandap replied to kmokay's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on where you are and what people ask you to call them. I am from PA and up there the a lot of the time you called the young residents by their first name, and alot of the...

14. kids and being Nurse

    Rashandap replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    My mom was nurse when I was growing up, a single mother. She would take us to a family members house before school, and we went to an after school program at the boys and girls club. She would then...

15. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    Rashandap replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this is just pitiful. In no way is it responsible to sleep on the job. If you are your break that is fine, do what you want. But to be asleep when you should be on the floor, what if...