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  1. opened multidose vials- when to discard??

    fiestynurse replied to Smitty,RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There sure is a good argument here for the use of single-dose vials. Not only would it be safer, but it would probably cost

  2. Wealthy Kansas City Pharmacist dilutes Cancer patients IV Chemo drugs!

    fiestynurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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  3. Seniority or Job knowledge and experience!! Who should get the job??

    fiestynurse replied to Chuckie's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like seniority was only one factor that was considered when hiring into the position. You clearly stated that "skill, experience, and knowledge" was also looked at. This grieving nurse...

  4. How does G-force affect the body?

    fiestynurse replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me wonder what's happening to my kid's brain when she goes on all these scary amusement park rides. Does anybody have any information about that? Are there any set limits on G forces for...

  5. How does G-force affect the body?

    fiestynurse replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! I love physics! Positive G force will push the blood in your body towards your feet and resist your heart's attempts to pump it back up to your brain. You will begin to get tunnel vision, then...

  6. Union or Fairshare?

    fiestynurse replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    jt states: "Jehovahs Witness. Belonging to the union is a condition of employment at my hospital ( Closed shop). The religious JW are covered by our contract, have their union dues sent to a charity,...

  7. Expiration dates of sterile medical supplies.

    fiestynurse replied to huckfinn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, you didn't say "manufactured" sterile supplies. Now I feel dumb, I didn't even answer your question! At the last facility that I worked, we discarded on the last day of the month. Supplies are...

  8. Expiration dates of sterile medical supplies.

    fiestynurse replied to huckfinn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The new standard for sterile supplies is "event related," meaning as long as the package is still intact, it is still sterile. You do not need to put expiration dates on sterile packages anymore!...

  9. "Warm and fuzzy" nurses

    fiestynurse replied to natalie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    At the last facility that I worked at, they had a job description for a registered nurse, which included the requirements that she/he have a "CHEERFUL DISPOSITION" Nurses are asked to be warm, fuzzy,...

  10. "Warm and fuzzy" nurses

    fiestynurse replied to natalie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I thought most of Mark Jorgensen's article was right on! However, I did not agree with his comment that: "Too many nurses are content to allow burnout to complete its cycle, or to simply leave the...

  11. Union or Fairshare?

    fiestynurse replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    shavsha-- what could possibly be the "religious" reason for not supporting a strike. I know of no religion that would forbid an individual from fighting for better working conditions and safer...

  12. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I really want to get philosophical here! I have pondered this many times during my 20+ nursing career, but have never come to a full understanding of it. Seeing nursing as a calling is like seeing it...

  13. Forced to float?

    fiestynurse replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    O.K. this is surely turning into a "men are from Mars, women are from Venus"

  14. Forced to float?

    fiestynurse replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know we are getting off the topic of floating here, but, I guess I started it? Right? Rick, I know we are all grown-ups here and that is why I let you know that your comment offended me, that's...

  15. Nursing students have to be virgins???

    fiestynurse replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    When I hear of things like this in regards to nursing students, I can't help but remember the history of nursing and how far we have come here in the U.S., but how much more needs to be done in other...

  16. Anyone allowed to nap on their breaks?

    fiestynurse replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Then basically, P_RN, they should have been paying you for that lunch break, if they were going to include it in what they described as "working hours" Sounds like they wanted to control what you did...

  17. Forced to float?

    fiestynurse replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    CEN35--Your comment about not wanting to "look at prego crotches" all day is offensive. Be careful how you refer to female patients and female anatomy. I was a maternal-child health nurse for many...

  18. Need help with new baylor/weekend incentive policy

    fiestynurse replied to KCLum's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think holidays should be taken out of the equation all together and devided up equally between all staff. This may mean some weekday people working the holiday weekend or weekend people working the...

  19. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, this has certainly been an incredible discussion. The next time that someone throws-out that "nursing is a calling" statement to me, I am going to have a much broader understanding of what that...

  20. call bell responses

    fiestynurse replied to john privett's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked at a hospital, where the call light and T.V. changer was on the same control device, too. Call light was always getting accidently pushed. Who designed those stupid things?! Let's hunt...

  21. More info on EMTALA

    fiestynurse replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In light of what kennedyj just stated above, about the difficulty of not being able to always clearly tell if someone is in active labor. I would say that it would be a violation of EMTALA to send a...

  22. More info on EMTALA

    fiestynurse replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here is a very good site re: the new EMTALA language. http://www.emtala.com/ What are the provisions for pregnant women in active labor? Note that the determination of whether a woman in labor falls...

  23. opened multidose vials- when to discard??

    fiestynurse replied to Smitty,RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The policy here is to discard after 3 months from date of opening multidose vials. That is the JCAHO standard.

  24. Have you ever been hit by a patient?

    fiestynurse replied to sWolfie's topic in General Nursing

    That's strange you should say that, prmenrs, because I was just thinking about the time when I was 8 months pregnant with my second child and a cocaine addicted mom threatened to punch me in the...

  25. Confidentiality

    fiestynurse replied to mindil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Some other areas to watch out for concerning breaks in confidentiality are messages left on answering machines and faxing information about patients to doctors, insurance companies, etc. When faxing...