auntiedebe

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1. July 2019 Caption Contest: Poll - Select $100 Winner!

   auntiedebe replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   Billy, Billy, are you OK? Whew!! OK, now go back to

2. CPR LAWS

   auntiedebe replied to shargrove1201's topic in General Nursing

   Your BLS, AACLS training talks about futility of extending CPR. Use their standards to support stopping when M.D. calls code and pronounces. Your hospital requires certification , so you have that to...

3. Accepting verbal orders from another nurse?

   auntiedebe replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing

   No the 5 rights, or 7 or 8depending on which source you use, of med admin need to be followed. This is your standard as a nurse. And verbal orders should only be taken in emergent situations. Stick to...

4. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

   auntiedebe replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Oops I have been known to break a few...lets see there was once that pair of really furry slippers being worn by my CCU DNR/DNI patient who wanted to see his dog one last time--of course, dogs are not...

5. Do you LOVE to 'write people up'? Tips and timesavers!

   auntiedebe replied to SuzieVN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   My favorite similar situation was a particular CCU RN who always complained about her assignment, no matter if it was the hardest or easiest. One of the charge nurses started to just give her the...

6. Question about inservices

   auntiedebe replied to Morainey's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   As a former nurse educator, I feel horrible when people have to suffer through the monthly inservices. We wouldn't teach our residents in a long boring drawn out manner, why would we teach our peers...

7. Nurses who always show up late to work

   auntiedebe replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I ask them (via email) to please be on time twice, if they are not, they I tell them I am letting our supervisor know. If they are late, I kindly point out to my supervisor, that they are paying me...

8. March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   auntiedebe replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   And then the doctor

9. New to LTC, does signing off MD orders mean something different here?

   auntiedebe replied to auntiedebe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thanks to everyone for your helpful words! I guess to a former CCU/ER RN things are certainly handled differently in LTC. I am glad that orders received but not completed are flagged. I will start...

10. New to LTC, does signing off MD orders mean something different here?

    auntiedebe replied to auntiedebe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our Resident Care Manager frequently "receives" orders, and then we are not sure what has been completed and what has not off the order sheet. In a situation like this, I was taught to note what had...

11. New to LTC, does signing off MD orders mean something different here?

    auntiedebe posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi, I am having difficulty adjusting to LTC and MD orders. I have 20 plus years experience in INPT, ICU, and ER; but am having difficulty understanding roles here. Is it different in LTC when you get...

12. RN to BSN or RN to MSN

    auntiedebe replied to newnursemn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The facility I used to work at (part of the Mayo System) and the hospitals in Anchorage are only hiring BSN's or higher. If you can relocate, try IHS facilities. Sometimes you do not even need to...

13. HD access security

    auntiedebe posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What types of tape and taping techniques does everyone use. We have noticed and increased incident of needle displacements during Rx and when discontinuing the other needle--due to tape residue...

14. Button Hole fistula

    auntiedebe replied to jolegel's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

15. Normal saline rinses: yes or no

    auntiedebe replied to AraratRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    we routinely flush with 100ml NS every 30 min. In my 10 years experience, I have found that giving the NS prime-which most places now do, and getting BFR up to 350-400 is what works best for keeping...