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  1. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

    fiestynurse replied to codebluechic's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ethically, of course the right thing to do is to tell the patient or family in this situation. But, don't give the doctor too much credit here codebluechic, his butt wasn't on the line. He didn't...

  2. Help! question about complications at a birth

    fiestynurse replied to cathalenem's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, Amnioinfusion is what I am referring to and it brings the baby's heart rate back to normal, thus "resuscitating" the baby in utero, so to speak. I heard a Perinatalogist use this word when he...

  3. Nursing Pharmacology Tests

    fiestynurse replied to timonrn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Even though I am totally against using these tests as a hiring tool, if institutions insist on using them, I do recommend using a well studied standardized test like the NLN tests. Organizations have...

  4. Nursing Pharmacology Tests

    fiestynurse replied to timonrn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    These types of tests should only be used as an assessment tool in the orientation needs of the new hiree. They are really looked down upon as a hiring or "weeding out" devise. The giving of...

  5. What do all those initials mean?

    fiestynurse replied to wmurphy6's topic in Nursing Career

    O.K., Here it goes! RN (Registered Nurse), ADN (Associate Degree Nurse), BSN (Bachelors of Science in Nursing), MSN (Masters of Science in Nursing), NP (Nurse Practitioner), PA (Physicians...

  6. TO ALL NURSES

    fiestynurse replied to hanginginthere's topic in General Nursing

    Hanging, it is important for you to understand that there are certain health risks when working as a nurse. However, these risks can be greatly reduced by following the proper precautions. Never cut...

  7. Help! question about complications at a birth

    fiestynurse replied to cathalenem's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is O.K. to induce for a VBAC, with the proper precautions. She had a history of successful VBACs, so she was a good candidate. In the past, inductions were thought to be unsafe for VBACs, but...

  8. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

    fiestynurse replied to codebluechic's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    All of us feel awful when we are involved in mistakes in patient care, but mistakes are almost always system errors and not the result of one person's act. There is usually a kaleidoscope of events...

  9. Confidentiality

    fiestynurse replied to mindil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You may want to check out JCAHO's standards on this issue. Confidentiality and privacy is a BIG deal when they do their surveys. For instance, they do not like to see a patient's name visible to the...

  10. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    My High School Vice Principal told me that I would "never amount to anything" I was an unruly teen also. Now, maybe he was using reverse psychology because I have far surpassed all expectations....

  11. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank-you all for your interesting and heartfelt responses. "Nursz-R-Awsm", what you said really touched me. I am beginning to think that my calling, was simply to help people, therefore, I am still...

  12. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    GInurse, it almost sounds like nursing saved you. That's a calling in and of itself. I like what joanmargaret said about nursing being her ministry. I have heard this expressed before by nurses, in...

  13. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    This is where my inner struggle lies. I used to think that nursing was my calling. But, somewhere along the road I lost that spiritual connection. I've blamed it on managed care and the fact that...

  14. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    So, it's an individual thing and not a calling for everyone. That makes sense to

  15. Is nursing a "calling"

    fiestynurse replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank-you Sister JoanMargaret! Chili, I will get back to you on your question, I have to think about

  16. Help! question about complications at a birth

    fiestynurse replied to cathalenem's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They resuscitated the baby inutero, with the saline flushes into her uterus. This is a fairly new technique that is being done more and more with great success. The baby obviously recovered quickly....

  17. Team Nursing?

    fiestynurse replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I also remember making $4.50/hr!! as a team

  18. Team Nursing?

    fiestynurse replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is not the OLD DAYS!! The team nursing that existed 20-25 years ago, when I entered nursing, was different from the so called team nursing that nurses are being asked to do now. Patients are in...

  19. Funny Names for Nurses

    fiestynurse replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    At the University of Wisconsin Hospital there was a Dr. Doctor. When they overhead paged him they had to remember to add his first name, because if they paged just Dr. Doctor, every doctor in the...

  20. Exhausted night shifter

    fiestynurse replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked night shifts, my husband bought me a sound machine. It really helped to drown out all outside noises during the day while I slept. Hope this

  21. Exhausted night shifter

    fiestynurse replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the extreme fatigue is normal. Night shifts take awhile to get use to. It really disrupts your sleeping and eating habits. It important to establish some sort of routine schedule right away or...

  22. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    fiestynurse replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

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  23. Nursing Summaries

    fiestynurse replied to netrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    [ May 08, 2001: Message edited by: feistynurse

  24. order needed for EFM?

    fiestynurse replied to canoehead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in Southern California the standard of care is continous EFM, unless the patient requests otherwise or the doctor orders intermittent monitoring. In my opinion, the lack of fetal monitoring can...

  25. ANA discriminates against LPN/LVN

    fiestynurse replied to Kris10lnC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can only look at the facts before me at this point. Working conditions were getting so bad out here in California and it seemed impossible to mobilize for any kind of change. We were getting no...