Bipley

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  1. Worried...caught med error but only CNA

    Bipley replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Are you referring to a Baxter Bag? As in you remove the "cork" and mix the powder with the IV solution? Regardless, if you are unsure about something you absolutely did the right thing by doing what...

  2. Medical terms in Spanish

    Bipley replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I learned my Spanish from a police CD. Seriously, it's great. It's an interactive CD that teaches you the alphabet, numbers, common words, numbers, cultural issues, etc. I can ask someone where...

  3. pls explain..hypothyroid how can you have..

    Bipley replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in General Nursing

    I have Hashi's too. New stuff from the American Endo Assoc., normal TSH for Hashi's is a bit different from those without Hashi's. Ideal target TSH is 0.5 - 1.0. Anything under 0.5 can lead to all...

  4. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'll try to keep this short but I don't know if I can do that. My Mom died of Esophageal Varices 11.5 years ago. She was an acoholic/addict. Her death was not a surprise, actually she survived a lot...

  5. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I have to point out pharm techs again. They also pass a test that is nationally recognized (thus, the CPhT after their name) AND they are requiring licensing in most states now. Eventually they will...

  6. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo, a pharmacy

  7. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Bipley replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to get slammed for this but I think Pharmacy Techs should be permitted to pass POs. They generally have more pharmacology than an LPN, they know anatomy, pharmacology, medical terminology,...

  8. Being called in extra....do you go??

    Bipley replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    If I don't want to work on my days off, I don't answer my

  9. Muslim, Orthodox Jews, Mennonites; How to care for female patients of "modest" faiths

    Bipley replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Talino... That photo is

  10. Drug addicted nurses

    Bipley replied to ske0124's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, nothing like that would be monitored, lots of nurses do that. They usually do random reports on people/pods. Or, let's say the NM believes Mary Jones, RN is diverting. Mary won't be told she is...

  11. OT: dental help needed

    Bipley replied to maximus76's topic in General Nursing

    Most dental plans won't cover anything major until you wait out their waiting period. It's to avoid people buying a policy for one month and getting a lot of work

  12. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    Bipley replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a written policy to that effect? If so, use it and fight the write

  13. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is to clear an innocent person because he was pretty clear, he felt Ed had something to do with all these deaths. Unless he isn't telling me the truth which won't get him far in...

  14. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    He did give me a lot of information but I really wasn't hearing him. Hard to explain, he was telling me big info faster than I could process it. I agree, it's a lot of effort for a dead man. It...

  15. Drug addicted nurses

    Bipley replied to ske0124's topic in Nurses Recovery

    We ALL have our issues in life and nobody is exempt from that. Nobody. For some it is drugs, for others it is something different. Perhaps you don't happen to have an issue with drugs, cool. But...

  16. A Hard Lesson Learned

    Bipley replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    As usual, I have my "weird" thing to add but I think it's true. One of my old guys during my care home days finally finally got a concept through my head that literally took years to sink in. But...

  17. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking a lot about this and I have come to the decision that I'm not going to sign anything. I may not be able to stop this detective in the future, but I'm not going to help him. I have...

  18. Drug addicted nurses

    Bipley replied to ske0124's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Cantoo... I have a question for you. I've always wondered if it makes a difference to the BON if one self reports vs. someone else reporting you? Do they view things

  19. Strange Nursing Student

    Bipley replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    You actually bring up a great point. He has no place in BEDSIDE nursing. There are lots of various nursing careers out there but we all have to go through the same clinicals anyway. A 50 y/o friend of...

  20. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know when he was married, remember... I didn't even know he ever was married. He was in his mid 50's when he was with my Mom and that was 11 years ago. So he could have been married at any...

  21. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't ask. When he called me I was pretty floored by the entire conversation and common sense things didn't even click in my head. It wasn't until after I hung up the phone that it dawned on me...

  22. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, it's not that easy. We've never been able to get her totally stable on meds but right now she's probably as stable as she's going to get. I don't know how much I want to rock the boat right...

  23. I don't know what to do... I need advice

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    You know what? It's like a surreal soap opera. It doesn't seem real to me. When I look at my Mom's death... it was something expected and knew would happen. I think about Ed, he *really* was a...

  24. Med Errors

    Bipley replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    The nurse is very correct. My 10# Shih Tzu has Glaucoma, has had since she was 4 months old. We have learned the horrors of Timoptic. She's been in doggy ICU from chewing up a bottle of Timpotic...

  25. Med Errors

    Bipley replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    MD ordered 200mcg Synthroid IV qd, RPh entered the drug correctly. Pharm Tech filled it with 200mcg tablet vs. vial. RPh missed it when he checked it. RN crushed tab, gave it IV. Pt okay. Most...