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    Nurse/Patient Ratios

    elthia replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It can be done, I've done it before. I used to work at this same facility as an unlicensed aide, and I've had that assignment many a time. This is a VA hospital, and trust me, the aide has worked...
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    Puuuuuuulese!!

    elthia replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    On my floor we have gotten in the habit of putting the fentanyl patch on the back between the shoulder blades and covering it with a tegaderm, so it doesn't "accidently fall off and get
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    Nurse/Patient Ratios

    elthia replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    where I work at we usually have 2 RN's, 2 LVN's and one aide for 30 patients on an evening shift. We do "team nursing" , there are two halls and an RN does IV's, assessments, for a hall and is...
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    elthia replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an OB nurse, but just have to share this: Last week I was in "full chemo gear", the booties, gown, chemo gloves, and mask, with the chemo all bundled up in the chux walking down the hall to...
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    What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    elthia replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

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    Any of you use AdminRx in your hospitals?

    elthia replied to RegisteredNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    Is that like BCMA ( Bar code med administration)? If so, we have it at my hospital. It has really cut down on med errors, but sometimes it can be frustrating. (You have 2 25mg tabs in hand, pt is...
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    What is the worst thing you've witnessed as an oncology nurse?

    elthia replied to Chibi Baka's topic in Oncology

    Prostate cancer that erupted through the surface of the lower abdomen and the periarea. the foley was 4 months old, but everyone including GU said to just keep it patent because there was no way to...
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    Patients who steal from the ER

    elthia replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    I work at a veterans hospital. we get a budget for linen. A lot of linen gets stolen. If we are over budget, the hospital does not buy more linen, we have to wait for the next fiscal year. I would...
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    Palliative Care and Euthanasia

    elthia replied to bracken's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i totally agree. i once had a family member who was absent for the entire 2 month hospitalization until the last 3 days of the patients life. the family member then became very irate at the amount of...
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    You know its going to be a bad shift when...

    elthia replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know it's a bad shift when you have 3 licensed staff and 2 unlicensed for 32 patients, the day shift says "by the way room 323 has IVP chemo to be given over 2 hours and we couldn't get to it",...
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    What do patients say that irks you?

    elthia replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you. I work at a veteran's hospital, and some of experiences are different than my friends that work in the private sector. I rarely have a femal patient, and have not had a pregnant patient...
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    relocating to ft.hood

    elthia replied to browneyedgirl73's topic in Texas Nursing

    There are several nursing schools in the Fort Hood area, I live near there. Central Texas College Killeen TX (ADN) Temple College Temple TX LVN, (ADN) University of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton TX...
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    Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    elthia replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started working evening shift, within 5 months the other 2 evening shift RN's a.) retired, b.) transferred to another unit. I had less than 6 months experience as an RN and I was the senior evening...