pandora72 BSN, RN

pandora72 has 16 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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1. Remembering the First Black U.S. Army Nurse During Black History Month

   pandora72 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Government

   Great article! My personal nursing hero is 'the OTHER Clara'....US Army General Clara Adams-Ender, the first woman to receive her masters in military arts and sciences from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College as well as the first African...

2. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

   pandora72 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   EXACTLY!

3. Pulse ox reading poorly

   pandora72 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

   And let's not forget shaky hands. In nursing school I FREAKED when a Parkinson's patient in no acute distress read 76%. I was so embarrassed when I yelled for help, grabbed the O2. The RN came in and put it on his earlobe... 94% RA.

4. Pulse ox reading poorly

   pandora72 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

   And NO amount of education on reading the pleth convinces them otherwise, does it?

5. Pulse ox reading poorly

   pandora72 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

   And NO amount of education on reading the pleth convinces them otherwise, does it?

6. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

   pandora72 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medications

   I can honestly say that I've never made a med error... YET! I'm not so arrogant as to think I won't. I'm sure it's only a matter of time. I have noticed a trend the past few years though, of new grads having higher instances of near misses. At one po...

7. Any known connection between urination and VT?

   pandora72 replied to NurseCollins799's topic in CCU

   I was under the impression the vagal response DECREASED heart rate. A vagal response (valsalva maneuver) can be used to stop SVT, right? Help me out here, cardiac people.... Maybe I should ask Dr. Google.

8. How do you reward yourself after a tough shift?

   pandora72 replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

   Grey Goose and a bubble bath!

9. Patient requests

   pandora72 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Relations

   I would have replied, "What's a lunch break?"

10. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    pandora72 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    my sister-in-law was pregnant with m/f fraternal twins several years ago and my dear mother-in-law informed us that they were not identical. i told her, 'well, of course they aren't... one is a boy and one a girl.' she looked at me like i was an idio...

11. med error not sure how to feel!

    pandora72 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely not! when in doubt, don't give it until you look it up and/or clarify with the md. you can't imagine the number of times i have double checked the safe dosage range for a child's weight only to have it out of whack. understand though, that...

12. Student nurses do the darndest things

    pandora72 replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Solstice... Yep, got my IV bath in nsg school!

13. Paper on current political issue...

    pandora72 replied to werlp's topic in Activism

    Seems Like I remember learning at an epidemiology conference a couple of years back that PA had just passed legislation requiring mandatory MRSA screening for healthcare workers. I asked the speaker what was the point in such a law, what were the con...

14. I wished I worked @ Wal-Mart

    pandora72 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    that exact same situation arose at my hospital a couple of months ago when we went to a new computer system. there were quite a few changes in the way things were done and processed as a result. those changes left everyone in every department pulling...

15. Nursing Progress notes

    pandora72 replied to algrewet's topic in Student Assist

    I was told the same thing when I started my first job. In my situation, it meant all the detail I had grown accustomed to in school wasn't necessary. My first few months on the job, I'd write a half page note addressing everything I had observed head...