qpmz

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1. Safe Harbor situation?

   qpmz replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   On our floor in this case, with the patient taking up so much time away from the other patients we would have asked for a transfer to ICU where the patient had more one on one care. Also if we have to chemically restraint anyone it is an automatic tr...

2. Foley catheter question

   qpmz replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

   we had this happen to a pt, no uti, can't remember why the balloon didn't deflate. A urologist was consulted came by took an 18 gauge needle, I guess palpated the balloon, and inserted the needle between the scrotum and the anus and popped the ballo...

3. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

   qpmz replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

   yes I will answer call lights. I'm also known to use the call lights myself if for example I need lift help or am in an isolation room and need something. We have one secretary who habitually will let the call light ring it seems forever before ans...

4. charting?

   qpmz replied to qpmz's topic in Travel

   thanks for the replies!

5. charting?

   qpmz posted a topic in Travel

   I'm interested in travel nursing but wonder if any of you have had trouble with the different charting styles out there. Where I am currently we are going from paper to total electronic (not looking forward to it) and we are having to take approx 36...

6. dry hands

   qpmz posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would appriciate any advice on dry hands. I have been nursing now for about 9 months and I feel like my hands have aged 10 years. They are constantly dry from all the hand washing (probably a common problem in this profession) and I have tried ev...

7. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

   qpmz replied to nurseJ88's topic in New Nurse

   IV push: phenergan- always give with running iv fluids or given im zophran morphine dilaudid toradol reglan IVpiggy back ancef pepcid protonix flagyl levaquin vancomycin cefapime

8. question about ng insertion

   qpmz replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in Med-Surg

   I have never tried it but a nursing instructor once told me sometimes if the pt can not swallow, but is in no danger of aspiration placing a small piece of ice on the tongue to melt and promote swallowing works.

9. pca/ortho

   qpmz replied to cherilee's topic in Med-Surg

   we use a primary line for pca and primary fluids are secondary on the pca line but are run on there own pump, the primary line for pca discourages disconnect for possible narcotics syphoning. Our pca's must be run with a primary fluid.

10. lowbeds/enclosure beds

    qpmz posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are the lowbed/enclosure bed policies in other hospitals? We just had a visit from JACO and we now have to consider lowbeds as a restraint and enclosure beds may only be used on nero and rehab.

11. IV Protonix

    qpmz replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    we hand iv protonix as a secondary mixed in 50ml of fluid (can't remember which one). If we have protonix drip then we usually try to have a dedicated line, not compatable with most antibiotix.

12. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    qpmz replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh21: I had just had to respond to this thread. I am terribly appalled at all of the stories of management and physicians not listening to the nursing staff in regards to inappropriate behavior. I guess I am fortunate to work for a hospital net...