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    need help with bedside care

    elthia replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If it's a really messy liquid bm in a total care, I make a "dam" to prevent stool from flowing everywhere. With the pt laying on his/her back, I clean the top portion of the periarea from the top and...
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    comments about patient's w/ IV's?

    elthia replied to johnson0424's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My apologies, a 20g is most appropriate for blood, a 22g is sufficient for all other needs...thanks for catching that. However a 22g can be used to transfuse blood if unable to obtain access with a...
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    Nurses are not "allowed"

    elthia replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    Throw a phone at me, and you will find yourself facing an assualt/battery charge. Refuse to answer a page repeatedly, I document who I paged and the times, then I document the time I notified that...
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    Is ER nursing Floor nursing???

    elthia replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency

    I totally disagree that "Floor nursing is monotonous and brain shrinking"...I do think that floor nursing is totally different than ER nursing. The only thing I ask is that if I say, "I can't take...
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    RN's vs LAB

    elthia replied to chaosRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had that problem with a pharmacy tech when I worked oncology..."why do you need all those large volume IVF NOW." Well, because I REFUSE to give this pt cisplatin which is nephro toxic until I have...
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    "teaching" nurses (...venting)

    elthia replied to Purlple's topic in Medical-Surgical

    LOL, you must work with one of my former
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    Help with a patient who wants to end her life

    elthia replied to oxyjen's topic in General Nursing

    note, i placed the bold emphasis. i just ask that all please remember that some people get very offended when others, especially healthcare providers, assume that they are christian. it would be more...
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    Bloodborne Infections 'need to know' for providing care?

    elthia replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken care of too many people who were later found to be HIV + or Hep C+, days/weeks/months after I've been caring for them. I dont' think it matters unless they have draining wounds, and...
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    Another "OMG i can't believe you did that!" family member story

    elthia replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I would have called security/police. There is no excuse for their
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    Wearing scrubs home??

    elthia replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my scrubs to and from work, frankly trying to change in a bathroom where I would have to put my clothes on the floor or on the sink is more likely to cause contamination, in my opinion....
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    Let's play a little game...

    elthia replied to amber32123's topic in Nursing Humor

    $12,000 in student loans...I also recieved scholarships. Unfortunately I did not recieve HUD or food stamps. The school I went to did not have dorms...they had university apartments where 4 students...
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    Another Five Star Visitor Thread

    elthia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

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    RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    elthia replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. Being even adequate at starting IV's does not mean someone is a good or bad RN. However if you work in an area that has pt's recieving IV therapy, then you can't just flat out refuse...
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    Pet peeves!

    elthia replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite the same, but similar...MD's that treat floor nurses like we are brain damaged. I got a pt from the ER with no report other than name, dx and vs(someone else took report, and that's all the...
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    Temple V.A. may have a problem

    elthia replied to mark hamel's topic in Texas Nursing

    This is the same VA that was featured in a PRIMETIME expose about the problems in the VA hospitals, that was a few years back. http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132383&page=1 Also more...
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    How would you deal with an abusive patient?

    elthia replied to fifi2323's topic in Nursing Career

    Every curse word I've ever known and some that were new to me has been screamed in my direction since I've started nursing. My job and license and LIFE has been threatened. I had someone threaten to...
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    comments about patient's w/ IV's?

    elthia replied to johnson0424's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a hard stick( last timetook 7 sticks by 3 different nurses for IV access), but I'd rather have IV access put in when it is nonemergent and the nurses have time to look and get someone more...
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    Family member complaints

    elthia replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that, took the write up for it. My favorite is "but I have POA for healthcare." Yeah, well in my book so long as the pt is considered competent, I'm not telling you anything without...
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    DNR and Narcan?

    elthia replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    I have the personal belief that sometimes terminal patients are in too much pain to relax enough to die. My reasoning is that if you have a pt crashing, the BP is bottoming out, they are tachycardic...
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    Taking a child off life support

    elthia replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...sometimes you have to hurt someone to help them...and sometimes that hurt is of an emotional nature. No one is helping the parents by allowing them to stay in such a state of
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    Taking a child off life support

    elthia replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    The sad part of it all is...it's a form of dysfunctional grieving...because it's at the point where it has to go to court. By this time, the doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, etc. have all...
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    I'm going to probably open a can of worms here, but I want your opinion

    elthia replied to dspring's topic in Emergency

    Everywhere I have worked has had on the admission packet the question(in one form or another) "are there any religious/moral/dietary restrictions that we need to be aware of in providing you care." If...
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    Butt Checks

    elthia replied to jonear2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If they are in the gown I look at the backside when doing lung sounds, but I do not pull down underwear or boxers if it is a pedi or 20 through 50ish walkie talkie. I do I ask if they have any...
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    Calling in Sick

    elthia replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I'm sick or if my back acts up and I need stong muscle relaxers/pain meds I call in. I am not going to make a mistake because I can't think straight. I can't make simple decisions like chicken...
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    Update- job from h*!!

    elthia posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's been almost 9 months or so, and I haven't been active much on the forum...but I had made some posts about the hostile work environment at my job, and how my nurse manager tried to write me up for...