jmgrn65 RN

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    This cannot be ethical!

    jmgrn65 replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    I am appalled that anyone would think this is good practice, this blatantly unethical. Just like performing CPR on someone that is a DNR is wrong. Practicing intubation is just plain wrong. There are...
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    Nurse having personal relationship with patient

    jmgrn65 replied to wheelofadeal's topic in General Nursing

    It is very unethical, and it is taught in nursing that it is wrong. Just like it is wrong for a doctor to have a relationship with a patient. Most facilities have a policy against it, and probably she...
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    tips for dealing with an uncooperative pt

    jmgrn65 replied to signet123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am sorry this is happening, I am not sure of what the solution is, hopefully someone else might have some
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    Pulmonary Embolism

    jmgrn65 replied to smg's topic in Pulmonary

    I don't think PE will show up on a chest xray that is why we order a spiral ct or vq
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    Common Sense & Nursing

    jmgrn65 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do we work at the same place:uhoh21: I work with someone just like that, I amazed all the time how she can be a nurse. She has worked on the same floor for at least 20 years and knows less than a new...
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    OR patients bypass PACU for ICU

    jmgrn65 replied to fedupnurse's topic in PACU

    our Cardio-thoracic care unit takes open hearts directly from OR, they don't go anywhere else, sometimes they will have to move out other patients to get them in, for example an ohs patient that is...
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    Scenario:What would you do?

    jmgrn65 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    What is the point of doing vitals? if he isn't going to be coded what are you going to do with the info? I would have given the morphine, I don't usually do vitals after morphine
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    Chest tubes vs. Blake/JP drains post OHS

    jmgrn65 replied to RN12345656's topic in Cardiac

    ours use only mediastinal drains, I don't see blake tubes on our OHS pts at
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    Have you ever had to use CPr on the job or anywhere else?

    jmgrn65 replied to amy3072's topic in General Nursing

    I have know CPR to be a life saver outside of the hospital, I know of a patient that his wife did only compressions and yes he was in VT, he survived, it was a long road in the hospital but he is now...
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    Chewing Ice!!!

    jmgrn65 replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    actually it is more related to low iron, at least that is what my hematologist said. Something to do with iron content in water/ice.
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    NG/OG tube placement

    jmgrn65 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the same thing my facility had done, evidence practice is how we develop policies. we aspirate for gastric contents and if used for feeding we always get an
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    Just got this in the mail is this a scam?

    jmgrn65 replied to stpauligirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    if it smells like one it probably is, besides I don't know of scholarships that require money. Be wary of anyone who wants money up front. You can always ask your school they would
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    what to do with a mean charge nurse?

    jmgrn65 replied to nursechick182's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that alot of the times once you confront the person and show them you aren't going to take it any longer that they back off.
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    Cardioversion questions

    jmgrn65 replied to mbrester's topic in Cardiac

    If the person has been in atrial fib. for an unknown time it is generally better to try meds first, because there could be a clot in the heart from the atrial fib, and cardioversion would dislodge the...
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    Do you think your employer is reponsible for paying for your ACLS training & cert?

    jmgrn65 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that if it is required by the facility, then yes they should pay for it.
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    Weird question... what do you all think?

    jmgrn65 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    We just rec'd magnet status but while we were appling for it one of the things that we (as in Nurses) had to do is get new name badges made with all of our credentials even if it wasn't a nursing...
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    diluting I.V lasix

    jmgrn65 replied to ADN2003's topic in General Nursing

    no don't dilute, generally don't dilute iv meds just push it
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    Is this legal?

    jmgrn65 replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    we have a similiar one called hilrom, it doesn't detect us in the bathroom or off the unit only if we are near a hilrom box. It is just easier to find someone to help you but if they are off the floor...
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    Hello I am taking a pole

    jmgrn65 replied to michw2's topic in General Nursing

    Well let me apologize I just intended it to be constructive criticism. Because spelling says a lot of a person, it is so important, and can really make a person look bad. It just takes a moment to...
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    Hello I am taking a pole

    jmgrn65 replied to michw2's topic in General Nursing

    pole- like a tent pole, fishing pole, a long cylnidrical object poll- asking people for thier thoughts I am sorry for correcting you, but spelling is my pet peeve because it is so easy to spell...
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    Student cath question

    jmgrn65 replied to bethem's topic in General Nursing

    suprapubic is inserted directly into the bladder similar to a g-tube except it is in the bladder usually done by a urologist. Nurses don't insert except possibly if one has fallen out then maybe...
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    CPR... what next if you then find out pt is a DNR?

    jmgrn65 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that if only cpr was in progress then it should be stopped, no harm done, however if patient is intubated. then i would get a doctors order and then someone would have to d/w
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    suffering with c-difficile

    jmgrn65 replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in General Nursing

    Yes c-diff has a unique odor and is sometimes yellow in color however if it was negative the first time, then it may not be c-diff. Once it is positive it will be for a while, usually once you are...
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    Addressing patients?

    jmgrn65 replied to CanopyCindy's topic in General Nursing

    I always call them mr. or mrs. unless they tell me differently. I call people that are close to my age buy thier first name. I introduce my myself and
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    If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    jmgrn65 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know some have said this, but i will say it again. I want families and patients to treat us with respect, not tell me how to do my job - which one of us has the education? That is my pet peeve and...