nursbee04

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1. What does a nurse manager/charge nurse do?

   nursbee04 replied to almostdoneyah!'s topic in General Nursing

   Nurse Manager - in charge of running the unit, administrative duties, committee meetings, staffing, budget, evaluations, payroll, policies, day to day issues that come up. Basically managing the unit, hence nurse "manager." Usually not involved in ...

2. A Passionate Note in Support of All Night Shift Health Care Staff

   nursbee04 replied to Hockeydoll88's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked night shift for over five years and our dayshift staff would never EVER dare to make such remarks. They know when we leave at 0730, sweaty and tired from a busy shift that we work just as hard as they did, with less resources and in mo...

3. nonrebreather-how long, and what should be next

   nursbee04 replied to luce2008's topic in Safety

   O2 sat alone is not enough to decide if the pt is okay. What were his ABGs? If the pt was groggy its very possible it could have been from elevated CO2 or hypoxia or both. If CO2 is a problem, the NRB only makes it worse, and the worsening decline...

4. Help! How do I stop blowing very good veins?

   nursbee04 replied to bagbaje26's topic in General Nursing

   Lots of good advice in this thread! You could just be going through a dry spell. It happens to everyone. You'll pick back up Try to feel for veins instead of relying on veins you can see. Good veins have a nice spongy feel. Try to notice where t...

5. News Article about "Nursing Shortage!"

   nursbee04 replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

   I apologize, for this is long. But this post struck a chord in me. *note: the quoted sentences in my post are not taken directly from anyone's post. You know, no one would ever look at me where I work (ICU) and question my nursing skills or judgme...

6. New Grad as an ICU nurse?

   nursbee04 replied to brimccuist's topic in General Nursing

   A lot of it depends on the individual, but I think mostly on the environment you will be in. Is it a supportive environment with established preceptors/mentors? Will you be with the same preceptor every shift or will it change from shift to shift? ...

7. Socialized Medicine....WHAT IF?

   nursbee04 replied to unclebenny20's topic in Activism

   Regardless of the "or," I assumed you were presenting both these situations with the idea of government involvement. My mistake :wink2:

8. Ok to take Anabolic steroids as RN?

   nursbee04 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

   Psychological effects of steroid use from the Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine and Science http://www.sportsci.org/encyc/anabstereff/anabstereff.html#5 Anything that could potentially affect your logic, temper, ability to critically think and also hap...

9. Socialized Medicine....WHAT IF?

   nursbee04 replied to unclebenny20's topic in Activism

   Um, this has happened at a hospital I worked at already. No ward clerk, they frequently have to clean rooms and the only person who gets a raise is the CEO. No government involvement there.

10. Family members at bedside

    nursbee04 replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I have had family members burst into tears and tell me they feel so guilty because they are praying for their loved one to move on so they don't have to suffer anymore... I've had family members who were terrified that their loved one would hav...

11. Do you take the MAR into the patient's room with you?

    nursbee04 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    But what do you check the armband against?

12. Do you take the MAR into the patient's room with you?

    nursbee04 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    For those of you who don't take the MAR in - how do you do you verify that it is the correct patient @ the bedside? I take the MAR and the meds/unopened pills into the room - verify the name and account number, then verify the meds against the MAR as...

13. most enjoyable nursing books for pleasure / films

    nursbee04 replied to aussiemags's topic in General Nursing

    ditto on Echo Heron's books. I loved the documentary Vietnam Nurses. It's narrated by Dana Delaney and simultaneously fascinating/heartrending. I would also recommend a book called A Piece of My Heart by Keith Walker, also about Vietnam nurses.

14. question about IV push

    nursbee04 replied to Navarre's topic in New Nurse

    1. Never take someone's word for it. ALWAYS look it up. Plus, if you look it up, you will be more likely to remember it next time. 2. Never assume its okay to dilute/that it won't hurt anything. For example, if you were to dilute IV valium with ...

15. Quotes for Success...

    nursbee04 replied to rhenmag9's topic in Educators

    "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little." -- Edmund Burke