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  1. Mckesson accudose problems anyone??

    matchstickxx replied to janders2003's topic in General Nursing

    Have they had a tech out to check it. A few years ago when we had Acu-Dose, a problem with drawer 1 caused all of the narc pockets in drawer 2 to be unlocked. We also had a lot of software issues. I...

  2. Shoes

    matchstickxx replied to DDSS2000's topic in General Nursing

    I love my Dansko's. I have 2 pairs. I just bought some Crocs and plan to try them out at work Friday when I am only scheduled for four hours. Since it is such a short shift, I won't have to...

  3. What color is your stethoscope tubing?

    matchstickxx replied to browneyedgirl71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    purple sprague with purple ear tips and a purple and white id tag. in nursing school i had a red sprague. we had to buy our nursing school uniforms from a specific uniform store full of very...

  4. Night Shift worries!!

    matchstickxx replied to Erica1019's topic in General Nursing

    Some sort of "white noise" can help, too. I had a fan and would leave the TV on a very low volume...just enough to make a little noise but not loud enough to understand what was being said. Otherwise,...

  5. I need advice, please.

    matchstickxx posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have my annual review coming up later this week. A couple of days ago, I overheard part of a conversation which leads me to believe my review will not be a good one. My mid year review was very...

  6. I need advice, please.

    matchstickxx replied to matchstickxx's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the excellent advice. I have a copy of my mid-year review with all positive feedback and further opportunites to grow and improve in my position. I will certainly have this with me...

  7. Avon/ Brownsburg

    matchstickxx replied to mellymel4775's topic in Indiana Nursing

    There is a fairly new Clarian hospital in Avon with an OB unit. St Vincent Women's is on the NW side and about 20-30 minutes from Brownsburg or Avon. I have not heard good things about Hendricks...

  8. JCAHO Medication Reconciliation

    matchstickxx replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We (nursing) do not provide the rationale behind why a home med is or is not continued...we simply ensure the physician addresses the continuation or discontinuation of a home med while the patient is...

  9. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    matchstickxx replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    Have a FF patient who states in her PMH she suffers from

  10. If you own Danskos did you...

    matchstickxx replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    I wear size 7 (American) but in Dansko's I order the professional clog in size 38 which would be equivalent to size

  11. Placenta Accreta...

    matchstickxx replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Last time I saw an accreta the OB tried to manage it during post-partum with some chemotherapeutic agent...methotrexate, I believe. Unfortunately, it didn't work out as he had hoped and the patient...

  12. What to do when state comes in?

    matchstickxx replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Try not to say "I don't know" and leave it at that. It's okay to say something about being nervous and while you can't recall the exact answer, you know how to find out and then show them. Most...

  13. Performance Improvement

    matchstickxx replied to nodi0603's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pain assessment/reassessment, unapproved abbreviations and risk for falls are some of the things JCAHO are targeting on their recent surveys so we have been really watching

  14. Help! Acls Class

    matchstickxx replied to mandrews's topic in General Nursing

    I just recertified for ACLS. You do need a basic understanding of EKGs but I have never had an EKG class, I don't deal with EKGs or telemetry on a daily basis but I still passed the test without any...

  15. Preparation S?

    matchstickxx replied to rn/writer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Re: Share your funniest patient stories... We had a 60ish female in ER with a rectal prolapse secondary to long-term laxative abuse. This thing was HUGE- I'm talking softball-sized. Evidently her...

  16. april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    matchstickxx replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    Lori, Your cable box should have changed automatically. If it didn't, unplug it for a few moments then plug it back in. Sorry, can't help you with the SUV clock until I can figure out how to change...

  17. L&D or Mother&Baby???

    matchstickxx replied to hugs&kisses's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many hospitals want L&D nurses to have some nursing experience. Even hospitals hiring inexperienced RNs may only hire a couple a year. Starting out on mother baby is a great way to "get your foot...

  18. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

    matchstickxx replied to XtineRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like Dansko's, but I know many nurses who swear by the Croc's. The Croc's are much cheaper so you may want to try them first. Different shoes work for different people. Just keep trying shoes...

  19. kidney stones ? and the ER

    matchstickxx replied to mommy2boys's topic in Emergency

    The second time I went to the ER for kidney stones, the doc insisted on a pelvic and wanted to rule out an ectopic pregnancy. My daughter was a baby and I was still breastfeeding. I hadn't had a...

  20. Diastolic BP of zero

    matchstickxx replied to littlehobo's topic in General Nursing

    Pregnancy causes increased cardiac output and decreased peripheral

  21. Lay Midwives?

    matchstickxx replied to topamicha's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    From a previous story in the newspaper... On June 3, Williams helped deliver a boy, Oliver Meredith, in the parsonage of First Southern Baptist Church in Edinburg, where his father was a pastor....

  22. Lay Midwives?

    matchstickxx replied to topamicha's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I think there needs to be some way to regulate midwives. Not all people who present themselves as midwives are competent. Of course, not every poor homebirth outcome is a result of using a midwife....

  23. Lay Midwives?

    matchstickxx replied to topamicha's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    The calls and e-mails started circulating last week, with growing urgency. Jennifer Louisa Williams, 54, a certified professional midwife working since 1989 in Central and Southern Indiana, had been...

  24. $$$$ to be made!!

    matchstickxx replied to canoehead's topic in Nursing Humor

    Years ago, my stepdad worked for a medical supply company. If the packaging of a case was damaged, they discarded the entire case, even if the products inside were undamaged. The company allowed...

  25. IOM report & K. Rice Simpson article on Magnesium Sulfate & nursing care

    matchstickxx replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PP pts on mag are transferred to our high risk unit where the staff ratio is generally 1:2 or 3...of course that could fluctuate based on acuity. We mostly use the pre-mixed bags of mag, but...