NewWayofLife

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1. any experience with telemetry patients

   NewWayofLife replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Med-Surg

   I've worked on a med/surg telemetry floor for a while, and you will get used to when to call/when to worry, etc- until then, rely on the nursing judgement you already have and the more experienced nurses around you. Here's a general cheat sheet, thou...

2. Name your poison

   NewWayofLife replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

   "Man, how I would love some cool ranch Doritos!" I don't know what your other allergies are, but if it's just gluten, Cool Ranch Doritos are gluten free. Nacho Cheese and one of the newer flavors have wheat flour, but many of the others are gluten fr...

3. Name your poison

   NewWayofLife replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

   My one liter bottle of diet coke, 16oz sugar-free red bull, AND one or two 5 hour energy drinks.

4. Would you have said something?

   NewWayofLife posted a topic in General Nursing

   My MIL is in a SNF over an hour away- she had a ruptured cerebral aneurysm before DH and I ever met. I don't know her that well, nor do we often speak to that side of his family (no ill feelings, DH is just bad at keeping in touch). When she was pla...

5. Ten reason to date a nurse:)

   NewWayofLife replied to lovehospital's topic in Humor

   What exactly are patients doing in your hospital that you carry condoms??? :chuckle

6. The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

   NewWayofLife replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think that would have been possible- I barely LEFT the room (did I mention it was an ER holding area with 3 other patients IN THERE, dealing with this?) Luckily, one slept through it and the other two were too demented to understand (but were...

7. The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

   NewWayofLife posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I had a patient last night, chest pain r/o MI with a history of fibromyalgia, depression, and anxiety. No known history of memory loss or dementia- normally independent at home. She would NOT stop crying. Literally. I'm taking report and she's scr...

8. Huntington's Help

   NewWayofLife replied to LRICH94's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have a lot of experience with Huntington's- but I do have a suggestion as far as the checking account. Get one where your husband has access to online banking... you can easily track purchases, make transfers, etc without him having to "give ...

9. Kidney Stones!!!!!

   NewWayofLife replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

   Very bad advice, sorry, but colas are VERY high in oxalates, second only to tea. My urologist told me he'd kick my rear end if he ever caught me drinking diet coke again. Fresca, however, is high in potassium citrate, which does dissolve oxalate ston...

10. Do you wear rings on your fingers to work?

    NewWayofLife replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my wedding set AND what's known as a "healer's ring" to work. Neither is all that expensive, so I'm not worried about damage to the rings themselves. As far as the infection control issue goes... I wash my hands well between patients, and remo...

11. Lung Sounds

    NewWayofLife replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    tracheal breath sounds are heard over the trachea. these sounds are harsh and sound like air is being blown through a pipe. bronchial sounds are present over the large airways in the anterior chest near the second and third intercostal sp...

12. Wearing all white

    NewWayofLife replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a nurse was in a facility which required nurses to wear all white. (Though we were allowed to wear a colored or print lab jacket over our whites) At first, I thought I would REALLY hate it, and the issue of heavy periods was my bigges...

13. Anyone heard of Diastolic BP being higher than Systolic???

    NewWayofLife replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I once saw a monitor read with a systolic less than the diastolic. The (new) nurse and (even newer) intern were both in total panic- this was a septic pt whose pressures WERE very low. We all kept telling them, um, guys... that reading isn't accurate...

14. Do you work in MA? Some questions from a soon to be new grad.

    NewWayofLife replied to cheesecake89's topic in General Nursing

    Worcester has several hospitals, usually some positions open. Milford Regional is currently hiring I don't know whether or not Lahey clinic is hiring, but I've heard great things from people who've worked there.

15. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    NewWayofLife replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Nursing

    of course it would be appropriate- they are always there to help. you have had a tremendously hard week- even a seasoned nurse might have been upset by a family member like that. there will be times like these, when you feel inadequate or overwhelmed...