MassED BSN, RN

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    Patients dead from infected IV's....

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    interesting, since the only patient's I deal with are sepsis alerts in the ED.... don't really know exactly what the source is when they arrive, but usually we look at lungs, urinary tract, or blood....
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    Administering Narcs and nurse liability

    MassED replied to Jennifer, RN's topic in Emergency

    not in my experience. Of course, if you're giving 4 MG of Dilaudid to a young person naive to narcotics and you didn't speak up and just gave it, then you'd have a problem. If you're giving that...
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    I lost a good friend

    MassED replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    did the baby survive?? Or did she have another
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    can u be a nurse with hyperhidrosis?

    MassED replied to kmccl0013's topic in General Nursing

    not endorsing, but I had *heard* about Botox for sweaty feet, wonder if that would work for hands? or
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    Patients dead from infected IV's....

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    that is true.... of course we won't have the full scoop... wonder what prompted them to look at the TPN
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    I lost a good friend

    MassED replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    aww how sad. I wonder if she was pre-eclamptic/eclamptic/toxemia.... how enormously sad for her family and friends. My thoughts are with you during this horrible
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    I need a registered nurse to answer these interview questions for one of my classes

    MassED replied to b.householder96's topic in General Nursing

    you must be bored to answer all of this... I couldn't even read it
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    I need a registered nurse to answer these interview questions for one of my classes

    MassED replied to b.householder96's topic in General Nursing

    You should be asking these questions face to face when you're in school. How are you going to cite your source??? Find a nurse you know, someone you work with, your preceptor, etc. Have them help...
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    Dropping pressures with nitro. Anyone experience this??

    MassED replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    no surprise with the hypotension. You know this can happen. It does happen... often. Who would be laughing at you? No one would ever laugh that I know, because it happens... to all of us... You...
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    I need a registered nurse to answer these interview questions for one of my classes

    MassED replied to b.householder96's topic in General Nursing

    that's a lot to ask of someone to fill out... why don't you google these, or find them on Allnurses
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    Interpersonal conflict in Nursing

    MassED replied to sweetmama81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    good luck. You can't change the nursing mentality and that environment, no matter how much you try. You can only be you and do the things that make YOUR day better. If someone partakes or finds...
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    Best way to lift a sagging breast for apical pulse

    MassED replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    no
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    Best way to lift a sagging breast for apical pulse

    MassED replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah::lol2: funny. You just lift and listen. :lol2: The old lady knows she's hanging low, chances are it's not a big deal to her, so just talk while you're moving the hanging part and act like...
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    Man Dies While Performing CPR on wife

    MassED replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    wow. tragic, but then they were together, so that's at least a consolation in the face of grief for the
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    Feeling some heat after a nurse aid was fired...

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I agree! Once you find that one troll and those who linger along with said troll, things become a lot clearer of who to put in your "trust" bucket and those to put in your... uh hum... Crap bucket....
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    Feeling some heat after a nurse aid was fired...

    MassED posted a topic in Emergency

    So, was in a situation where a patient and non-nurse had words regarding non patient care info. Can't get too specific, but it escalated and I intervened. Apparently the pt complained about this...
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    Feeling some heat after a nurse aid was fired...

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    my hubby actually mentioned that, but in my experience, any mention to management only brings YOU to light, not the issue you are dealing with. Also, this management team is very very adversarial...
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    Feeling some heat after a nurse aid was fired...

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I can completely understand your point. I don't want to have to talk with her about her behavior, it seems juvenile and exactly how I don't want to handle it. I'm not her PARENT!!! I expect...
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    Full moon this weekend

    MassED replied to tweetyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh no!!!!!! I am on all weekend, dang! But a supermoon!! Wonder what kinds of photos will come from this moon? Not that it'll matter, since I'll by dying in the chaos of psychiatric patients in...
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    Interview with Dermatologist who does Mohs Surgery: Need advice!

    MassED replied to BrazilianLPN's topic in General Nursing

    what is
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    Feeling some heat after a nurse aid was fired...

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    JKL33, thank you. Very well written words of encouragement, and you're right. It IS hard to see it from the outside when you're so far inside of the bubble. Thanks again for your
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    Nurse Kept my Great Grandfathers wedding Ring

    MassED replied to ladimandy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    completely agree. Great points.
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    Getting hit on at work?

    MassED replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

    well, I think it's about being HUMAN. A woman can appreciate a good-looking man, hey's it's just part of being female.... a nice butt, good abs, chest, arms, face..... it goes both ways. Women are...
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    Getting hit on at work?

    MassED replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

    no one said anything about "sexual" comments. Since when are compliments always sexual, or necessarily sexual??? Some PC people take all compliments as unwanted sexual advances. Can't there just be...
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    Feeling some heat after a nurse aid was fired...

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    yes, this patient actually did say I intervened to de-escalate the situation, which is exactly what I did. Nice that this person did include that. This non-nurse really put the nails in her coffin, it...