nanmad

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1. Quick Question

   nanmad replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in Orthopaedic

   I would guess it to mean a post operative nursing position. Our unit is Ortho/Spine/Trauma/Plastics. What a combination, but I can truly say in over 17 years, I have never been bored.

2. New to Ortho - is this the best book?

   nanmad replied to suehp's topic in Orthopaedic

   haven't heard of that book, but the NAON (National Assoc. of Ortho Nurses) ahs a very good Intro to Ortho Nursing book available for about $60.00 from their website. If you know a NAON member who you could pay for it and reimburse them, you can save ...

3. Charting Bloopers

   nanmad replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   We just transferred a patient in from another facility. In the Discharge summary... After reviewing the tests "expensive surgery" was recommended, and the patient was transferred. ....we can only hope they really meant expensive and it was a transcri...

4. Do you regret being a nurse

   nanmad replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   I do not regret being a nurse probably 98% of the time. I love patient care and have done it for 17+ years. Would do it again, and want new nurses to get good experiences, because without new nurses, we will just have to do more and more.

5. Does your facility use PBDS testing?

   nanmad replied to introspectiveRN's topic in General Nursing

   Never heard of pbds testing. What is it?

6. Questions about foley removal

   nanmad replied to nanmad's topic in Urology

   YEs it makes sense to me, but the other day someone removed a foley and 2 hours later the bladder scan showed there was almost 800 ml of urine in the patients bladder. It struck me that perhaps not everyone drains before removal, and I was wondering ...

7. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   nanmad replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite response by a petient was his "twig and berries".

8. How often do you take a break?

   nanmad replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

   Smokers take breaks. I'm not a smoker, but if I'm working and a smoker goes on break I'm expected to cover their patients. It depends on the day whether i get a break or meal or not. I've worked several times without either because of not having enou...

9. Questions about foley removal

   nanmad posted a topic in Urology

   Just loking for some info-- When I care for patients and am removing their Foley, I almost always try to drain out as much urine as possible before removal. ( the tubing generaly has the loop and I like to be sure the bladder is empty.) Is there a at...