jmgrn65 RN

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    Any thoughts on Iguana, Urbane or Dickies Scrubs?

    jmgrn65 replied to michaelarose's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Dickies run very small. the other two I have never heard
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    V-fib after Asystole

    jmgrn65 replied to Shell5's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes the only unshockable rhthym is no rhthym such as asystole and PEA but some will agrue to shock aststole because it might be fine
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    Complication of Central Line

    jmgrn65 replied to jackcrack's topic in General Nursing

    I am hoping it is not what I think, resource is a tube feeding? I don't understand the question at
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    RN returning to hospital work in Dayton, Ohio

    jmgrn65 replied to misty320's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Kettering Health Network which consists of Kettering Hospital (the one I work at), Sycamore Hospital (located in Miamisburg and also a good choice) then Grandview and Southview (both of those were...
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    No Smoking Campus

    jmgrn65 replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in General Nursing

    It has always been against Hospital policy for employees to smoke on campus, in thier car if parked on campus, grounds for termination. we just went no smoking for visitors however they still find...
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    I AM a nurse, right?

    jmgrn65 replied to sandys's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all you aren't a nurse until you pass the nclex, you have a nursing degree. second the most important, it much harder to be a nurse when taking care of your child let alone a family member....
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    RN returning to hospital work in Dayton, Ohio

    jmgrn65 replied to misty320's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Well I just know what i have been making after 17 years at one of the big hospitals, You can pm if you want. around $31 and there was just a market increase for nurses working bedside. but I...
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    IV Vita K

    jmgrn65 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Our Facility will no longer give IV for that very reason. Maybe a slow IVPB, but even then they don't like to give it. PO or an
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    Qualifications needed?

    jmgrn65 replied to seekingknowledge's topic in General Nursing

    Masters or Phd. and willing to take a pay cut.because there pay is
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    Pt/inr

    jmgrn65 replied to abgstat's topic in Home Health

    what is theraputic (sp)
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    SP CVP Insertion?

    jmgrn65 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    The order didn't make sense then, cvp is not a Picc
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    Switching from Team Nursing to Modified Primary Care

    jmgrn65 replied to jodi_cmsrn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is how our facility does it as
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    Customer Service and 24 hour visitation

    jmgrn65 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen lots of hospitals with wi-fi, I don't think that is a big deal. we have wi-fi and it is a huge satisfier. We have the room service and the night my mom spent in the ICU and was made a DNR...
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    Customer Service and 24 hour visitation

    jmgrn65 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    24 hour visitation, as I nurse I never agreed with it. As a family member, when my mom was very sick (she had a private room) I stayed with her 24 hours I didn't leave but 2 times for about 2 hours. I...
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    Congestive Heart Failure

    jmgrn65 replied to Monica Zilko's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree whole
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    Congestive Heart Failure

    jmgrn65 replied to Monica Zilko's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Lungs will probably fill up so in essence she will drown. Morphine as the op mentioned is very important. Breathing will obviously be very diffiuclt not just for the patient but for family to
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    Accessing chest catheter

    jmgrn65 replied to CoolhandHutch's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We usually don't touch the dialysis cath either, unless it has the 3rd port on
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    Question/Concern about pt and Dilaudid IVP

    jmgrn65 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    she obviously is taking alot of pain meds outside the hospital and has built up a tolerance. If her vs are stable than can tolerate, dialduad is fast and shorter acting so it gets through
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    Perrla?

    jmgrn65 replied to Michelle123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pupils equal round reative
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    So upset about VRE!!!

    jmgrn65 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    That may be true, however the op is right if you used universal percautions you should be fine and it also depends on where the vre
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    Drawing blood from power picc

    jmgrn65 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I witnessed this the other day and wondered if it was appropriate. Nurse drawing blood from Power Picc, cap off, syringe to end, when she took off syringe to get another she didn't clamp the line. I...
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    Drawing blood from power picc

    jmgrn65 replied to jmgrn65's topic in General Nursing

    It can withstand the pressure of an injector like what they use to inject contrast with in radiology for ct scans etc. And they are purple so you know that it is a power
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    PLEASE HELP .... Cardiac Tel Interview!

    jmgrn65 replied to Gingerbell's topic in Cardiac

    They will be probably looking for someone with good critical thinking skills. Telemetry expiernce, ACLS Hopefully someone else can come along my brain isn't working. good
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    nsg interventions: end of life care with addiction

    jmgrn65 replied to supafly's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No it's end of life what is going to do with the information? If it makes him more comfortable, then by all means smoke, drink and be merry. It is too late to change. I think a patient should be able...
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    jmgrn65 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    What are you talking