capnnikkiRN

capnnikkiRN has 7 years experience and specializes in Medical Surgical, ER, CVICU.

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1. Restrictive Resuscitation

   capnnikkiRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am wondering if there are any hospitals out there that use Restricitive Resuscitation orders/Limited Resuscitations orders. Such as check boxes to select yes or no for: CPR, defibrillation, intubation, ACLS Drugs, etc. If you have restrictive resu...

2. Blood Transfusions

   capnnikkiRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   My organization is in the process of implementing a blood and blood products physician order form. The order form requires physicians to provide the rationale for the transfusion. The goal is to gain better control of the limited supply of blood and ...

3. Documentation of Hourly Rounding

   capnnikkiRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   For those of you who are doing hourly rounding, how are you documenting your rounds? Do you use a check sheet placed by the door or do you document in computer charting? We are thinking about changing the documentation in my facility from the checkli...

4. How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

   capnnikkiRN replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a facility that does hourly rounding and many of the nurses expressed the same concerns that you have. I work as an educator on that unit and did some research to rework the process. Here was my suggestion, we follow the 4 P's (pain, potty,...

5. Disposing of Used Suction Canisters

   capnnikkiRN replied to capnnikkiRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, it is yuck. (The canister stays with the same patient. Still, yuck)

6. NG canisters:Do you empty at change of shift?

   capnnikkiRN replied to Stormy62's topic in General Nursing

   In all the places I have worked, we have always marked the canister and once the canister was full, we would make sure it was sealed and dispose of it in a red box. I have never opened a canister and empties fluid at the end of the shift. One place I...

7. Disposing of Used Suction Canisters

   capnnikkiRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! I am working at a facility where the nurses are emptying suction canisters (connected to an NGT) at least once every shift.Many of the places I have worked at did not want us to open the canisters. I would like to know the practices at ot...

8. Can Interpersonal Skills Be Learned?

   capnnikkiRN replied to harmony00's topic in Relations

   I think everyone has said the same thing, that interpersonal skills can be learned or rather acquired. At first I was uncomfortable, but luckily I had a purpose for the transaction with my patient. I was armed with a set of questions and information....

9. Resume Advise....Please

   capnnikkiRN replied to BansheebabeRn's topic in General Nursing

   My advice-go to Microsoft Office Online, they have a great nursing resume template that will spark the ideas you need to create a great resume.

10. Telemetry monitoring

    capnnikkiRN replied to capnnikkiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am afraid that may be the case, but I would like to prevent anything bad from happening.

11. Telemetry monitoring

    capnnikkiRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I am hoping this forum can help me do some fast and convincing talking to my CEO. Here goes, up until about 6 months ago we had 2 fulltime monitor techs that watched the monitor for 16 hours a day and assisted with unit secretary work. Thi...