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1. Cipro and ITP. What would you do?

   tmd76 replied to tmd76's topic in Emergency

   I am not meeting with the doctor and director.....just the director. My director has already emailed me and told me not to worry, that I did nothing wrong. He just wants to discuss this with me (I...

2. Cipro and ITP. What would you do?

   tmd76 replied to tmd76's topic in Emergency

   Thank you so much for that article. I just read over it, and realized that it says that you cannot give quinine to a patient with ITP. I do think it was the infection that caused this, but I wonder if...

3. Cipro and ITP. What would you do?

   tmd76 replied to tmd76's topic in Emergency

   Update: I emailed my director, he had already gotten all the info from the doctor and my charge nurse. He said I did nothing wrong but he still wants to talk to me about it face to face, so he asked...

4. Cipro and ITP. What would you do?

   tmd76 replied to tmd76's topic in Emergency

   Yeah, this doctor is very well known for doing this. He does not like me anyways because we had a fallout because I didn't do something that he forgot to write orders for. He wrote orders on a patient...

5. Cipro and ITP. What would you do?

   tmd76 replied to tmd76's topic in Emergency

   It is not so much the director wanting to discuss it, but that doctor called down to the ER 5 times yesterday after the patient ended up in ICU..just harrassing the charge nurse and saying "you guys...

6. Cipro and ITP

   tmd76 replied to tmd76's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much, I will give this reference to my director. Some of the other ER docs already told me that it is too far of a stretch to say that Cipro could be the cause. They said usually the...

7. Cipro and ITP

   tmd76 replied to tmd76's topic in General Nursing

   That is what I am trying to find out. I don't feel like this could be my fault. I am trying to research and see if there is any relationship between Cipro and ITP. I think this guy was a code waiting...

8. Cipro and ITP. What would you do?

   tmd76 posted a topic in Emergency

   I have been a nurse for going on 3 years now, I have in my 10th month of ER nursing. I have had a recent fall out with a pulmonologist at the hospital I am at, and tonight I had another issue with...

9. Cipro and ITP

   tmd76 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for going on 3 years now, I have in my 10th month of ER nursing. I have had a recent fall out with a pulmonologist at the hospital I am at, and tonight I had another issue with...

10. Houston and Austin Hospitals: It's almost that time!

    tmd76 replied to Bortaz's topic in Texas Nursing

    I lived in a small town (Lockhart) about 30-45 minute drive, more than I would want to commute anymore. Traffic wasn't too bad because I left so early in the morning, and then got home so late (I...

11. Please Help me decide what job to take!!!!!!

    tmd76 replied to smiles&prayers's topic in Texas Nursing

    accidental

12. Houston and Austin Hospitals: It's almost that time!

    tmd76 replied to Bortaz's topic in Texas Nursing

    I recently moved from Austin area, I worked in Austin, but commuted from a small town south of there. I worked at Brackenridge Hospital (the Regional trauma center), it is part of the Seton Network....

13. Standard precautions ignored

    tmd76 replied to Pattiecake's topic in General Nursing

    That reminds me of an MD I used to work for...he was a real tight-wad when it came to supplies, he would take is gloves off nicely and reuse them. I was working as a medical assistant for him, and he...

14. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    tmd76 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student, and I will tell you right now...the CNA's are our best friends...they know where things are, they help us when we ask, and they are not rude to us. In return, we help them out...

15. seems I'm blacklisted ... now what?

    tmd76 replied to CRNAorBust's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried actually calling a nurse recruiter at a hospital and explaining the situation. (I am just a nursing student, so I may be way off). Maybe they can look at your application, hear your...