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  1. ER episode on Thursday

    sjrn85 replied to 68RN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it was a rerun from last year. I wasn't thrilled with the way they did a rectal with no regard to the pt. privacy. Ray Liotta, on the other hand, is a terrific

  2. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Notice the population where med techs are used...some of the most vulnerable, undervalued people in society. Coincidence? I think

  3. Migrazone and nursing

    sjrn85 replied to Catsmeow's topic in General Nursing

    I realize that. Midrin, for the most part, just really isn't effective. If Fiorinal w/ codeine works for you, more power to you. As long as you don't need to take it frequently, it should be fine; I'm...

  4. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. And since when does medication admin. NOT require

  5. Migrazone and nursing

    sjrn85 replied to Catsmeow's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many better abortive meds for migraine, why anyone still bothers with Midrin/Migrazone amazes me. Have you tried Imitrex/Relpax/Maxalt? These meds don't cause sedation and are very...

  6. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    sjrn85 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    The day a manager/co-worker/doc lays a hand on me is the day I call the cops. I had a boss make an extremely rude sexual remark to me. I stared at him for a few seconds, then said, "If I were you, I...

  7. ER triage over phone

    sjrn85 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    We always said something like, "We would be happy to see you if you come in, but we can't advise you as to whether or not you should do so." This is just the type of situation that will get a nurse...

  8. Parameters for Morphine

    sjrn85 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Forgot to add that the objective is for the pt. to remain comfortable, not have to demonstrate pain in order to be medicated. It sounds like you have some issues r/t working with hospice nurses (e.g....

  9. Parameters for Morphine

    sjrn85 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    While the hospice nurse shouldn't have yelled at the staff, the staff should have contacted hospice first, instead of just witholding the meds. The hospice nurse could have given advice as to how to...

  10. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't consider medication administration to be a task that doesn't require critical thinking. I think it's asking for trouble to view giving meds as a mindless, rote activity. If you're...

  11. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that ultimately, the licensed nurse is liable, not the med tech. And as Tweety said, little by little, nursing is being de-skilled. To say that it's no big deal for unlicensed...

  12. help me stop making med errors!

    sjrn85 replied to BulkyMonster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If a disability gets in the way of a nurse being able to deliver safe care (e.g. unable to administer meds accurately) then that nurse needs to understand that certain areas of pt. care may not be...

  13. Hello from Texas. Any Outpatient Surg RNs?

    sjrn85 replied to bjm's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what you're describing is just wrong, on so many levels. We've done some surgeries that I felt were questionable, too, but no one stays overnight, at

  14. Can't believe this evaluation

    sjrn85 replied to Karine2's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't recommend emailing the other student the copy of the eval. you rec'd. Even though it's her eval., that info needs to come from the instructor, not you. Let this be your first lesson in...

  15. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    sjrn85 replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

    It really isn't necessary to dilute it to push it...you just have to push in very small increments. I've pushed small amounts like that, and I know others who have, too. I don't think that makes us...

  16. What punishment should this nurse get?

    sjrn85 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    As been explained before, other staff were covering her

  17. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    sjrn85 replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

    What really gets me is students who are totally unprepared. I don't like being treated like a computer...like all I'm there for is the student to download information from me. I'm all for answering...

  18. What punishment should this nurse get?

    sjrn85 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    This is where nurses who have years of experience have insight into how this could happen, and why it's important to look at the big picture. Of course they could have found the nurse...it was known...

  19. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There's already a lengthy thread about this in "General Nursing" which was started by the same

  20. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    sjrn85 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Words to live by: No good deed goes

  21. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    sjrn85 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    mercy: Hey! You can't have Goren...he's

  22. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    sjrn85 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, in this "customer service" driven climate, many nurses who would refuse to do this would find themselves sitting in an admin's office being

  23. Holiday Work?

    sjrn85 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...that's if people are willing to work on another day. In my exp., it was very difficult to get someone to work for me on days I wanted off, so I started taking my scheduled holidays off. It's a...

  24. Holiday Work?

    sjrn85 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't observe holidays, either, but I got burned at several places because people automatically assumed that I would always be willing to work for them. I started taking my holidays so I could be...

  25. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Which won't happen, because they don't have a license that stands on its