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  1. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    Jubei posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I took a urine test months ago and it came up positive for opiates. First of all, I don't use drugs , smoke , and I rarely drink...okay I drink with my buddies all the time :chair: .... ....

  2. How's your pressure ulcer prevention care on your residents like?

    Jubei posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We get an average of one ulcer occurance per month. Not bad, but could be better. I've seen worse in other LTC

  3. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    Jubei posted a topic in Cardiac

    Who's better at reading rhythms? I say the techs (I'm an LVN and a monitor tech by-the-by). I hate nurses who can't tell the difference between a Wenckebach, a Mobitz II, or a dissociated AV...

  4. MARS missed signing

    Jubei replied to mar326's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    dumb NOC

  5. MARS missed signing

    Jubei replied to mar326's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's sheer stupidity. If you're going to sign a legal document, you better give the med or circle your signature and explain in the back of the sheet why you didn't give it (of course antibiotics...

  6. MARS missed signing

    Jubei replied to mar326's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's sheer stupidity. If you're going to sign a legal document, you better give the med or circle your signature and explain in the back of the sheet why you didn't give it (of course antibiotics...

  7. New Member

    Jubei replied to noc4senuf's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you treating your LVN's

  8. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sucks. I hope she doesn't sniff that wrong drug and go into an allergic shock. I'm personally allergic to certain

  9. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    bullcrap! we use the same crusher and I see particles floating out from those bags when you pour the 10 odd drugs you just crushed into your souple

  10. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    Phones? Man I wish I could just phone the nurses rather than having them blow me off face to face. I'd rather be a fascist tech than an old battle ax

  11. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    That's what I'm doing! then you get these RN's and intern doctors (sometimes residents) who think they know everything and blow you off because I'm just a tech. We have one long time doctor who can't...

  12. ECG Question

    Jubei replied to VickyRN's topic in Cardiac

    This is what I found (and from reading my med surg/ekg books): Elevated Potassium can Produce Pseudo Heart Attack When a man appeared in the Emory Hospital Emergency Department with nausea, vomiting...

  13. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    It's their (my) JOB to tell you that the leads are off. You disliking it DOESN'T matter. Would you rather have us tell you that the pt is in V-fib when it could just be an artifact. Of course, if all...

  14. ECG Question

    Jubei replied to VickyRN's topic in Cardiac

    Google it ! You'll find the answers.

  15. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    Cuz', I hate being told I'm wrong about a strip WHEN I know I'm right concured by a 12 lead EKG reading.

  16. Most common LTC meds - help with a list please:)

    Jubei replied to MamaCheese's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Did anybody mention ASA? That's common with 9am med

  17. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I never took any of the above mentioned drugs or have those illnesses....atleast I don't think I do (I better schedule a

  18. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's worse during hot weather days. We got electric fans blowing all over the place in my hospital. I'm seriously paranoid about drug particles in the air. Thank God I only work part time as an

  19. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, I felt quilty around my manager (and with gossip rampant in hospitals)for no reason at

  20. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    Jubei replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, I was told it could have been poppy seeds rather than sesame seeds. And to answer your question, yes, they quantify the damn thing. Either ways, I don't think I ate anything poppy seed...

  21. ECG strip samples or notes

    Jubei replied to willdgate's topic in Cardiac

    Simple things to remember about rhythms: #1 If they beat regular (if not, it could be afib or sinus arrhythmia). #2 Do you see anything extremely wide, depressed, upside down, or elavated? #3 Do you...

  22. Troponin levels

    Jubei replied to mysterybe's topic in Cardiac

    The last person my hospital stented, coded and

  23. Bigotry/Racism in SNF's

    Jubei replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, I love the "small" convalescent hospital I work in. We get an occasional drama here and there, but we generally get along and my residents are the nicest patients you would ever want to...

  24. How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

    Jubei replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We don't. It's a HIPAA

  25. Most common LTC meds - help with a list please:)

    Jubei replied to MamaCheese's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ha! Ativan doesn't even work on my residents even at 0.5 to 1