NotAllWhoWandeRN ASN, RN

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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    When you tie a person's feet together for admitting she thinks about ending her life, you remove any possibility of "respect" and "dignity" in her
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Plus if that were the reason for keeping her, the hospital restrained and secluded her for being potentially
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    Odd interactions

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I didn't hear, which means I'm sure she let them take it out. We did, however, have another repeat patient (small town problem) with MO, severe COPD, who waltzed home without letting us take the Foley...
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    What type of needle do you use when drawing up from glass ampoules

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to jamsandwich2015's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a fan of glass ampules, but carpujects are vile. You can't easily see to express bubbles before injection and you can't dilute the med (mmm, straight
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    Odd interactions

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Another memory stirred to the surface: A frequent flyer came to my hospital's ER complaining of uncontrolled pain. She was admitted for CHF exacerbation. Her K was low, she was fluid overloaded, and...
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    Odd interactions

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are people who can still breathe with 16 mg of Dilaudid AND Benadryl coursing through their
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    Odd interactions

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once we had a patient who wanted to discharge AMA, but she couldn't get a ride home. She called 911 to come drive her home in an ambulance. Over. And over. And over. When I worked in memory care,...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Allergy: metoprolol. Reaction: low blood
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    Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    This reminded me that my insurance had lapsed and I needed to update. Thank
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    Indianapolis hospitals

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ryan.sager1's topic in Indiana Nursing

    How does one find those things out? A hospital is going to their put best foot forward to an applicant, the same way a nurse does to a prospective