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That's fine, but she didn't keep her mouth closed... That's the violation. Chills ran down my spine when I read your post OP. I knew what would happen before you told us. Live and learn. Someone you told doesn't like you. In nursing gossip can harm....

All I know is when it comes to health coverage many people think it should be free. I am one of those whose premiums doubled. It's been a disaster. I'm so glad that all the other people are getting free health insurance while I pay for it. Not happy...

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It's just short nurse talk. Why does it upset you so much? I'm not into watching out for dangling modifiers and subjunctive clauses while giving or getting report. As long as they're giving me the whole picture, I don't care about their English Compo...

This resident is having ace wraps at night? Do they scratch at night? Why are they wearing ace wraps at night? Am I reading it wrong? BTW; look up your own state's Nurse Practice Act, to find your scope of practice in the state you live. :)

There are some things in a marriage that should be respected. If the trust is not there, than the marriage is not either. I do not insist on delving into every nook and cranny of my husband's life, his files, chats, texts, etc.... If you have a need ...

I hear you loud and clear. My mother just passed on from CHF that was caused by HT. My family and friends are constantly posting their muscle laden, fried in lard, servings large enough to stop a herd of wildebeest's recipes. I don't post back. I do...

If something appears amiss then find out what's going on and contain it. If it needs to be reported, than report it. This is one of the aspects of home hospice I enjoy...autonomy. No one is hovering over your shoulder, no cameras, etc... You are on ...

You need to talk to the nurse first...before talking to management... It's called simple courtesy and it's protocol in many places. Are you going to go run to management every time you see something or hear something amiss? Sounds like you're going t...

Hi; good for you on the 4.GPA. As far as clinical protocol, it all depends on the school. I was in a BSN program and we started in LTC. Also at every clinical we had to develop our own care plans after picking out patients in the facilities we were a...

I use to do over time (they called relentlessly). It got to the point where I was pushed into another tax bracket and instead of the government taking out 34%, they started taking more. After that I stopped overtime. I was tired of being harassed on...

I've worked in two huge LTC facilities starting off my career in nursing; they were both med-surg on steroids. Previous poster took the words right out of my mouth...critical thinking skills and time management; both are necessary. It is almost imp...

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There is a list of "never events" listed on the CMS site. It's called a never event because it's never suppose to happen. If one of the events happens and the patient is harmed; the hospital must foot the bill for recovery from event. If you are a p...

Just skimmed the above advice. As an "admissions" person you probably won't be putting in foleys, IV's, etc... (that's for the caseworker). I'm not saying you could be doing an admission, and some kind of emergency would come up and some sort of actu...

I know some people have been LUCKY getting what they want, but if I had a L/D nurse who hadn't even had a year of med/surg I would say give me another nurse (it happened with my second child). It was painfully obvious she didn't have a clue what she ...

Location, location, location...

Since it says RN on your title, you must be trying to get your BSN??? Is that why you're writing a research paper?

Rationale def - reasoning behind a decision ... you got two very good ones. Now if you need the scientific proof to prove your statement, it's called google and juried articles. Don't forget to use APA style to site your sources.

I did say it has a long half life. Small does for a few days isn't going to hook the person and for those who need 24/7 pain management it's a God send. I think the government (who are the ones making all these ridiculous laws governing people with c...

Methadone; no high and excellent pain medication. I wish they would give it to everyone who needs pain meds...especially the kids. My own niece was in an accident; I found out 10 years later she was a heroin addict (talk about skeletons). Chasing th...

This one sounds like the doc knows his patient. I wouldn't call. I would medicate with Tylenol, elevate leg, ice q 20" or heat (depending on how old the injury is), play some music or put on a good movie, re-wrap/reposition, request diphenhydramine/o...

I was an MDS coordinator at one for over a year, and I was allowed to make my own hours. I ended up having to move or I would still be there. Out of 3 LTC/SNF places I have worked; that was the only one that was good. The others were target prone; yo...

What route...po, rectally...perhaps tossed from across the room as patient is instructed to open wide for chunky... ") for and how often...

Confessions of a student nurse about one of her CIs: My clinical instructors were professors that taught in the nursing program at my university, so we knew them very well. In my senior year I ran into a newly hired assistant professor that took an i...