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    Nursing as maid of all trades

    elthia replied to canoehead's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Only certain meds are available by override. such as 10 mg morphine syringes, but not 4 mg morphine syringes, yes you could do a waste, but the barcode on the 10 mg syringe won't scan into the...
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    How many Pt do you take care of?

    elthia replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    We do "team nursing" at my place of work, med surg floor at a hospital. I work evening shift. 2 RN's one of which is also charge, 2 LVN's, and 1 NA for 32
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    What computer charting system do you use?

    elthia replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the VA's system is unique to the VA. It's the only one I have ever used. I have heard many nurses new to the VA state that once they get used to the system it works great. I have also heard...
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    Nursing as maid of all trades

    elthia replied to canoehead's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like my workplace. Except that usually we can't get into the pyxis because our biometrics is off and the stupid thing won't read my fingerprint, or the patient med list hasn't been uploaded to...
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    Futile Care Theory

    elthia replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    This is a debate that IMHO will never be settled because it is not black and white, there are too many grey areas. I've had family say "just keep him alive, his son/daughter is trying to get here,...
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    Share Your Saying

    elthia replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    No problem, actually feel rather all blushy and pleased. Care of a terminal patient is a soapbox of
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    How long until burn out?

    elthia replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Burnout occurs seasonally for me near the end of the hospital's fiscal year. (sarcasm). I tend to get burnt out when I don't have enough staff, too many patients, not enough supplies, no one to get...
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    Share Your Saying

    elthia replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    "How much more grevious are the consequences of anger than the causes of it." Marcus Aurelius "Beware of the fury of the patient man." John Dryden "Love the heart that hurts you, but never hurt the...
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    Smoking among Nurses is hypocritical.

    elthia replied to thomasgbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I speak out strongly when I say smoking is an addiction, but I am a former smoker, and when I quit I went through physical and mental withdrawal. I still crave a cigarette every now and then,...
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    If you could no longer be a nurse?...

    elthia replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    Difficult one for me, due to personal circumstances at this time. I think a nurse practitioner, darn still nursing. I book reviewer for a newspaper/magazine. Eventually one day, a mother. An...
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    Smoking among Nurses is hypocritical.

    elthia replied to thomasgbsn's topic in General Nursing

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    Family Witnessing Code Activities

    elthia replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would traumatize me to see my loved one coded. Something that I would have nightmares about later. I'd rather not have a memory like that bouncing around in my head when I remembered that...
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    Family Witnessing Code Activities

    elthia replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately yes. They family members were shoving and hitting the nurses and then the code team when the code team arrived. They were screaming and cursing. Security had to drag them out of the...
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    Charting for behaviors

    elthia replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    I would chart exactly what was said. I would also chart the patient's body movement's, i.e., " the patient stepped up to CNA, was withing 6 inches of CNA's face, using loud tone of voice, right hand...
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    Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    elthia replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    LOL, the official story I heard was that the VA I work at was given an certain amount of $$$ for the fiscal year. then after the budget was made the amount of $$$ was decreased. So no OT for nurses,...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    elthia replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Have had a NH that was sent to ER for constipation, and was admitted. Abd, soft, nontender, BS x4, no n/v. Had an ER from a different hospital call the desk demanding info on a pt on my floor. Turns...
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    Nurses Rule

    elthia replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Please send the note. As a nurse, it is nice when you get a big thumbs up from a
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    Unsafe staffing

    elthia replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    does your state board offer a "safe harbor" option??? I'd look into
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    Impact of computers on pt care and workflow

    elthia replied to HINFgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I could not survive without computer charting and bar code med administration. the chart, labs, MAR, everything is linked together.You can go back as far as you need to in the patient's record. If the...
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    Nurses who smoke - I'm a smoker

    elthia replied to DanaS's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's different, smoking cessation needs to be individualized. Some hospitals and clinics offer smoking cessation classes. Me, I just clung to the mental image of all the patients I've seen...
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    Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    elthia replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work for a Va hospital, and yes I know the system isn't perfect, and frankly I think the union needs to be thrown out so we can get rid of some of the worse employees. However, if you have a...
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    treatment of IVDA patients

    elthia replied to browniepoints's topic in General Nursing

    It's difficult to explain. But when you have worked in the same place and seen the same people admitted over and over for "detox, polysubstance abuse, etoh, suicidal ideations, depression,...
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    What Is Your Biggest Weakness?

    elthia replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest weakness. Certain family members, not all just a certain type. The type that are never there when something is taught to the patient, or the patient signs a consent for a procedure. Those...
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    What Is Your Biggest Weakness?

    elthia replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is months later, but I don't know if I could survive in a hospital without computerized charting and bar code med administration. Orders are written on the computer, dont' have to decipher...
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    Nurses who smoke - I'm a smoker

    elthia replied to DanaS's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. It was a horrible experience, I left a pack on cigarettes on the counter ...and just forced myself to walk by them day after day. I ate a lot of microwave popcorn, lol. There were times when...