If the patient is alert and oriented, is able to elevated the HOB themselves, and has been educated on the fact that the HOB must be at 90 degrees with eating/drinking I see no problem with
YumCookies replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing
Depends. In general, I prefer the forearm and will look there first. In the ED setting: If I need a large bore, labs, and something quick, I like the AC (unless I can find a juicy forearm one). I will...
I've had patients at risk for urinary retention who ended up having >500cc in their bladder and needed to be straight cath'd when the previous shift tells me "Oh he's peeing all the time." Yes he...
I do. I pushed IV vitamin B once. I couldn't find a push rate in my drug book so I pushed it over 5 seconds or so. I thought "Oh it's just vitamin B, it probably doesn't even matter." Wrong. The...
Hi all, I've been a nurse for about 3 years and have worked at my current position for about six months as a float pool nurse. Most of the charge nurses I work with are fantastic and supportive,...
I just started doing float pool nursing a few months back - I float to the med surg units (telemetry and orthopedics), ICU, ED, adult psych, detox floor, and day surgery and will take a full...
I would never accept a patient friend request, no ifs no buts. As far as the name on the ID badge, our ID badges have our full names on them with our credentials. I have covered my last name with a...
YumCookies replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor
A few months ago, my 80 year old lady rang her call bell to tell us that the patient next door walked into her room, peed on the floor, and left. She was a good sport about it - she laughed and said...
Thank you for posting your experience. The worst med error I have ever encountered was when I had a patient that had an insulin drip on one pump and on another pump had IVF and apparently had an IV...
I read your other post, and I think the bigger issue you need to tackle is your anxiety. How long have you been a nurse? Have you recently started a new
I don't know about an ice pack - all I can really think of is bringing ice cold drinks to clinical to keep yourself cool. If personal hygiene is a concern, you could bring a travel sized...