Wuzzie

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    Driving 1.5 hrs (one way) to work. Good idea?

    Wuzzie replied to NewRN_SW's topic in General Nursing

    And if they aren't scheduled together you end up potentially being away from home for days. It competely
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    Driving 1.5 hrs (one way) to work. Good idea?

    Wuzzie replied to NewRN_SW's topic in General Nursing

    45 minutes would be my absolute max. If you're like me I need to sleep in my own bed. Especially if you're working night shift. Occasionally not being able to is fine but I think you'll find yourself...
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    Driving 1.5 hrs (one way) to work. Good idea?

    Wuzzie replied to NewRN_SW's topic in General Nursing

    Did it. Hated it. Horrible decision. The wear and tear on me and my car wasn't worth it. Lasted 18 months before I threw in the towel. Do a search on this site and you'll see that by and large the...
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    Random drug testing

    Wuzzie replied to Adina bat Reuven's topic in General Nursing

    It is not illegal to take Ativan if it is prescribed for you from a licensing stand point but many hospitals will not let you take any "mood altering" drugs while on duty regardless of your diagnosis....
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    Very Confused About Flushing IV Lines And Bolus Administration

    Wuzzie replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Students

    I can’t speak for all parts of the country but in general we add a short extension tube (some IV catheters come with them attached) to the hub. They are often called j-loops. Our IV tubing has...
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    Very Confused About Flushing IV Lines And Bolus Administration

    Wuzzie replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Students

    I have no idea why she would say that. It isn't necessary. She may have been taught incorrectly. Also, how was my translation?
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    Very Confused About Flushing IV Lines And Bolus Administration

    Wuzzie replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Students

    That depends on where your three-way is (we call them stop-cocks) in the line. Is it connected directly to the hub of the IV? We don't do that in the US. If it is connected directly to the hub of the...
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    Very Confused About Flushing IV Lines And Bolus Administration

    Wuzzie replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Students

    The clumps won't cause an allergic reaction but they are a foreign body that will act like a embolus. They can obstruct blood vessels and potentially cause death depending on the vessels involved....
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    Very Confused About Flushing IV Lines And Bolus Administration

    Wuzzie replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Students

    I never said it was to check for precipitation please don't muddy the waters for a poster whose native language is not English. We most certainly flush to avoid incompatibilities especially if we have...
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    Very Confused About Flushing IV Lines And Bolus Administration

    Wuzzie replied to Demareseitipota's topic in General Students

    First of all your English is just fine. You should be proud of it! Second the reason we worry about incompatibility is when incompatible medications come in contact with each other while in the IV...
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    ER nurse dealing with bullying...

    Wuzzie replied to guest1156666's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I don’t disagree with you but generally the reason people deactivate accounts in this manner is that they didn’t get the responses they wanted. Frankly I thought most of the ones here were...
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    ER nurse dealing with bullying...

    Wuzzie replied to guest1156666's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, it appears ERnurse81 has left the building as her username has been modified to the generic "guest user" that usually happens when a person deactivates their account. This turn of events might...
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and sometimes parents and/or staff members unfamiliar to the child restraining them is not the best for the situation. A papoose board does not always cause trauma which is what you repeatedly...
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    This^ In
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I've done my best to not take the bait but honestly I resent your implication that I inflicted trauma on the patients I used the papoose board on. Apparently you missed the part about proper...
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    Super! Glad you have a system that works for
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, so can having a parent hold unsuccessfully, or having 4 staff people the kid doesn't know grabbing their flailing extremities, not to mention the noise that causes which just increases the...
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    They can also be used for blood draws and IV starts. The bad optics can be ameliorated with good teaching/preparation and using kid friendly words. I have never had a parent get upset or a kid fight...
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    Reporting a Patient to Police?

    Wuzzie replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Given the constraints of the current health care system, lack of mental health beds and lack of insurance coverage for mental health diagnoses please share with us what was done wrong in this...
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    Reporting a Patient to Police?

    Wuzzie replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't. That is the prosecutors
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    Reporting a Patient to Police?

    Wuzzie replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Heck yes I would file charges. In my state it's a felony to attack health care
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    You did the best you could in a new, stressful situation with what sounds like very little guidance. You did not fail then and you are not a failure now. I cannot say the same for your
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    Delaying of abx

    Wuzzie replied to Janie10188's topic in Emergency

    Why? You'll just be stressed out in a different environment like every. single. new. nurse. before. you. Give it time. You'll be
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    Quit While in Orientation (New grad)

    Wuzzie replied to SillyFever's topic in General Nursing

    Ain't that the truth.
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    Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Wuzzie replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    The best way I have found, if a parent must be utilized, to restrain a child is to have the child sit facing the parent (chest to chest) on the parents lap with the child's arms under the parent's...