"bowel obstruction likely d/t all the p***s the pt ate"
We notified Dr and it was corrected to
"bowel obstruction likely d/t all the peanuts the pt ate". 🤣🤣
Okey Foley replied to Valcorie34's topic in Emergency
I was on the M/S floor 2 years then went to ER. I did my senior capstone in ER and absolutely loved it, it was always my goal to get into ER as a licensed nurse. I've been here a little over a year now, technically, but I was also out a few months wi...
My favorite aspect of nursing is teaching. Here's two good examples of how I've learned over time and pass along to my surgical patients.
-Doc wants to place a wound vac on wound day after surgery. Patient says "whatever you think is best I gue...
Seconding that this is an excellent book. When I read it, I felt so understood like all of these things my family and classmates thought were so weird. I learned that these things don't make me less, they make up part of who I am. I've changed over t...
I work on a surgical floor and we work very closely with the WOC nurses. I have the hope to become a WOC nurse after some more experience and finishing my BSN. On surgery we see a lot of wounds, especially with some of the big abdominal wounds we see...
Definitely agree with this one. I very much believe in patient autonomy - and this includes them making not so great decisions. I can always educate and suggest things, but ultimately it is their decision.
Along these same lines, I used to want...
What is the thing that has been the hardest to learn for you as a nurse over your career? Early on, midway, or late.
I've been an RN just over a year now, and for me one of the most difficult things has been learning to be assertive. I still fi...
Okey Foley replied to Working4Lord's topic in Safety
Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in something happening and hard to back up, see a bigger picture and remember fundamentals. Things like this really reinforce the importance of fundamentals. Like buck said, this patient maybe would have needed bi...
Okey Foley replied to Plantladynurse's topic in Safety
I work on acute surgical floor and depending on the pt and MD having a few pain med orders is not unusual. Tramadol with IV morphine PRN for unrelieved severe pain I personally think is safe as long as her pressure is high enough. 99/60 is lower end,...
I really struggled with this in school. Airway - the physical airway. Think obstruction of a straw. All the way from the mouth to the bronchioles. In pneumonia, mucous and fluid could block that "straw" of the airway. Breathing - act of lung expansi...
I am in my 3rd semester of my ADN. Last week I had my "team leader" experience where we work with our five peers and make sure charting is done, are available to help, coordinate with the instructor, nurses, and my peers. I used to really struggle wi...
Hey everyone, I'll be graduating this December and am currently looking into jobs in my area and I'm struggling with what is difficult to get into (which I'm okay with!), and what is just not realistic. Many of our hospitals now are BSN preferred, th...