SaraO'Hara

SaraO'Hara has 5 years experience and specializes in LTC, Subacute Rehab.

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   Nurses eat their Young

   SaraO'Hara replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

   We eat them, all right. We eat them with fava beans and a nice
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   Why do you do what you do and DON'T do what you don't do?

   SaraO'Hara replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I do short-term rehab, which has the fewest patients and most autonomy of an LVN position in my area. My patients are (mostly) alert, oriented, and go home after a few weeks having improved. I would...
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   What's the task you like doing most on the job?

   SaraO'Hara replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing

   That last strip of tape on a complex sterile
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   Just looking for comfort

   SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, don't worry, this is with a maxillofacial surgeon (I was referred by my regular dentist). They took a panoramic x-ray of my teeth, and the top wisdom teeth are vertical. The bottom ones are...
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   Just looking for comfort

   SaraO'Hara posted a topic in General Nursing

   Not seeking medical advice, honestly I have to have my wisdom teeth removed in a couple of weeks, which requires IV sedation (at least at this dental practice). This is really not something I have...
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   Advice to the LTC nurse...

   SaraO'Hara replied to southernbeegirl's topic in Emergency

   Advice from a SNF nurse, to my fellow SNF-ers: Name, admitting DX, history. Why you are transferring today. Any care (first aid, meds, oxygen, etc) given prior to transfer. Current VS and blood...
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   Difference between Cor & Code?

   SaraO'Hara replied to scorpio99's topic in General Nursing

   You can't have a code pulmonale?
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   Abbreviation for ointment

   SaraO'Hara replied to appleberry's topic in General Nursing

   triple antibiotic ointment, most
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   To Swab or Not to Swab......

   SaraO'Hara replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in Patient Medications

   Even if it may not be necessary, swabbing is certainly not harmful. Think of it as an added
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    Calling Off Sick --Do You Ever Think People Lie?

    SaraO'Hara replied to It'sInTheBlood's topic in General Nursing

    I had very frequent "sore throats" for a while. It was better than saying "I'm too depressed to move and won't be coming
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    How many other nurses do you work with?

    SaraO'Hara replied to rob4's topic in General Nursing

    In a small sub-acute rehab - we have 23 beds. Day shift is 2 nurses (RN or LVN), 2 CNAs plus a unit clerk (who is a nurse and can help out if necessary), and managers. Night shift is one nurse, 2...
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    "They found something behind his heart!"

    SaraO'Hara replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    I thought ST elevations - but again, stupid tired, and not encountering telemetry all that often.
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    Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    SaraO'Hara replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    Certified in IV therapy, blood withdrawal (both optional for LVNs in my state). I'm the go-to nurse at my facility for IV starts, and I will draw labs if we have a stat order and the nearest hospital...
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    "They found something behind his heart!"

    SaraO'Hara replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    AWESOME! I know, I'm quazy. I am stupid tired right now - I don't think I see P-waves... I'm really not sure what rhythm that is. Throw me a
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    how did they pass theyre boards??

    SaraO'Hara replied to reginachanana2660's topic in General Nursing

    "Breathing treatments" can cause paradoxical bronchospasm, tachycardia, elevated blood pressure... Honestly, if a patient were fragile enough, a breathing treatment could be imagined to kill them....