SolosGirl

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1. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

   SolosGirl replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

   I follow you as relief. You seem to think I am not going to look back and compare or....as its known in Nursey World.....ASSESS whether a treatment or regimen is effective over time?? G*#^#%#&#ned...

2. Nursing shortage is BS

   SolosGirl replied to Guest1130774's topic in General Nursing

   Something you aren't mentioning. The hourly pay is $22-26/hr. The average rent is >$1000/mo for a decent 2 br without having to commute an hour each way through the worst traffic you've seen...

3. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

   SolosGirl replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

   I understand your argument. There is also another side to it, that I believe is legitimate. "Practicing Outside Your Scope". Nurses in my ER do it all the time. They pull something and then tell the...

4. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

   SolosGirl replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

   what? Are you actually a nurse? There are the Six Rights of Medication Administration. This is what we're talking about. 1. right route 2. right time 3. right patient 4. right medication 5. right...

5. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

   SolosGirl replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

   I was gonna say---"reading the label" is also another function that is to be used in medication administration safety

6. Legalized Recreational Marijuana - What Will You See in the ED?

   SolosGirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   It's been studied and documented to a ridiculous degree that cannabanoids not only decrease gastric secretions, but they also inhibit peristalsis: "Cannabinoids inhibit electrically evoked...

7. Legalized Recreational Marijuana - What Will You See in the ED?

   SolosGirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   Cannabanoid hyperemesis is not rare. I've seen it almost every day in the one teensy 30 bed ER I work in---and the users are insanely adamant that "marijuana eases nausea!!!!! idiot!!!". It's been the...

8. Why Do Nurses Quit?

   SolosGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, but there are a lot of other reasons I am leaving after my residency is through. Not Nursing per se, but definitely the department I oriented to, the "hospital life" and the geographical area...