whipping girl in 07 RN

whipping girl in 07 has 7 years experience as a RN and specializes in ICU, nutrition.

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1. Who is an advocate for nurses?

   whipping girl in 07 replied to BrittRN21's topic in General Nursing

   Sadly, I agree. I could use an advocate right now myself and there's no one to turn to since we're not a union facility.

2. How many consecutive 12-hour shifts do you consider safe?

   whipping girl in 07 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

   I used to regularly work 5-8 12s in a row on night shift, occasionally starting my long stretch of work with a 16. I never felt unsafe and I had no problem sleeping during the day. However, when I switched to days, 4 12s in a row was about all I c...

3. Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

   whipping girl in 07 replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

   Before you discontinue the IV, check your policy about treating the infiltrated site if certain medications have been infused and extravasated (dopamine comes to mind). Some protocols call for the Regitine to be injected into the cannula as well as ...

4. Dry, Cracked Hands

   whipping girl in 07 replied to jackieh1791's topic in General Nursing

   About a year ago my hospital switched to Provon soap in all the bathrooms and handwash sinks and Purell hand sanitizer on the walls outside the patient rooms and on the desks. My hands are in much better shape this winter than they normally are. My...

5. Code Team, Patient Follow Up Survey

   whipping girl in 07 replied to FlyMom's topic in General Nursing

   anything else? that's all i've got...

6. Call in systems

   whipping girl in 07 replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

   I no longer work on the floor but in a small department that provides coverage for our patients 7 days a week. If someone calls in sick through the week (like I did last week for the whole week after I had my wisdom teeth out), everyone just pulls t...

7. Afraid to switch specialties

   whipping girl in 07 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   When I changed specialties I continued to work part time at my original job and worked part time at the new job (2 different hospitals). Would this be an option? It was nice to get my foot in the door without worrying that if I hated it I was stuck...

8. How do you split time between 2 jobs?

   whipping girl in 07 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

   I worked two jobs for about 5.5 years. At first I worked weekend option at one hospital and part time (per diem/PRN) at the other (24 hrs/wk at each) and carried my insurance at the weekend option facility. They allowed weekend option nurses to pay...

9. help?! PEG tube incident

   whipping girl in 07 replied to morningloryRN's topic in General Nursing

   EEEWWW, no doubt! Juven is gross!! The first time I ever gave any medication through an NG, I gave myself, the patient, the curtain, the wall and my preceptor a liquid Tylenol shower!

10. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have lots of staff who wear St. Louis Cardinals and Mizzou scrubs. I personally used to always wear my Razorback red on game days when I was at the bedside. Technically we are not supposed to wear anything other than facility or CMN logos, but t...

11. help?! PEG tube incident

    whipping girl in 07 replied to morningloryRN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, quit beating yourself up. Mistakes happen and you didn't kill anyone. PEG tubes have to be replaced periodically as they break down from use, meds, and stomach acid. Always check with your pharmacist about whether a medication can be...

12. How many miles/minutes do you drive to work?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    13.3 miles, according to Google Maps, and anywhere from 17 to 40 minutes depending on which way I go and how much traffic there is (I have to be at work at 6 on some days and as late as 8 on others). It's pretty similar to other commutes I've had i...

13. Iv help pleeeeeasssssee!!!!

    whipping girl in 07 replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    Relax and practice. And try for the "easy" spot, AC space. Even though it's not the ideal spot, if you're in ER the IV may not be in for that long anyway (IVF and then send them home, etc). That's how I built my confidence. Also, if you let your ...

14. What's in your pocket(s)?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    I bought one of those when I was an ICU nurse and I didn't even make it through the shift. Maybe if you were an EMT or paramedic and used to having stuff at your waist it would be OK but it drove me nuts!! I always just put my scope around my neck ...

15. if i decided to be a doctor, i would be.....

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, but my favorite CR surgeons at my hospital, Jose & Joe, will always be proctologists (AKA a$$men) to me, lol!!