class 5

class 5 has 5 years experience and specializes in med surg.

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1. 4 : 1 nurse patient ratio for med surg???

   class 5 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

   WOW!! on a regular night it was 4 Rn's on my unit with7- 8 pt's. each and at times 9 on really short nights one or two of us had 10 the other 2 had 9... (depending on the census.)..generally 2 nursing assistants on the floor..On really short nights w...

2. Career ending mistakes?

   class 5 replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

   First let me say that i've had 80 year olds that are like magicians and can get out of a posey vest or wrist restraints in a heartbeat!!As nurses we do our best to keep our patients safe and especially the confused pt. who climbs out of the bed..I ha...

3. Treatment for Infiltrated IV's

   class 5 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   I generally immediately remove the iv, elevate the limb and apply warm compress.

4. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

   class 5 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   LOL LOL not only is there no nursing dept. thatI know of that doesn't deal with poo you will be dealing with poo as a student and for sure as a nurse..It is a misconception that only cna's do all the poo cleaning.. they are wonderful assets to health...

5. Considering Home Care Nursing

   class 5 replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in Home Health

   Thank you..

6. I hate the NCLEX-RN Exam

   class 5 replied to NCLEX-RN Sucks's topic in NCLEX

   sorry to hear about your test hope this helps..remember you must choose the best answer..two of the answers may be what you are going to do.. but you must think as the nurse what will you do first..ex..if a patient falls on the floor yes you as the ...

7. Reprimanded for NOT giving IV Push Medicine

   class 5 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   You did the right thing for refusing..at my facility in order to push anything iv from lasix to ativan the RN has to take a special class and pass.. The nurses who didn't yet take the class call the resident at my facility to do iv push meds ..I will...

8. How long is a spiked IV bag good?

   class 5 replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

   To clarify my response(I didn't read the ques..fully) I have never seen a facility do what you are describing that they do for a flush!!!I strongly suggest that you do not do that..You never want to draw your flush that way ,the contamination risk is...

9. How long is a spiked IV bag good?

   class 5 replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

   A spiked IV bag must be changed every 24hours..the tubing is usually good for 72 hours...

10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    class 5 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    Oh yeah and this is for the patient who is ambulatory but is lazy at night and rings the call bell for his "nurse"... empty your own freakin urinal!! I am not your maid!!! and family members too!!! they aren't excluded ...This shout out is for the...

11. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    class 5 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    If you ring that call bell one more time I will break your fingers!! No we don't have any more juice go to sleep the damn kitchen is closed!! Stop bending your damn arm thats why the machine keeps beeping!! stop complaining and just hold out your ...

12. Survey: Are your staff meetings productive?

    class 5 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Heck no!! My nurse manager seems to only push her agenda..or tell us what we need to work on...I remember being told you guys are doing a great job I think once or twice..As soon as we start to mention the things we need on the floor to function bett...

13. How would you make inpatient rooms better?

    class 5 replied to Email4KH's topic in General Nursing

    LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT please!!!!! I am tired of squinting or having to disturb the other patient in the room and turn on all the lights in order to start an iv at night!!!!!

14. How did you react to your first code?

    class 5 replied to AZcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first code was actually a lil traumatic because the patient became unresponsive basically with no warning...it can happen ,talking one minute gone the next.. I participated by handing the Dr. what they called for, atropine etc..but when I left tha...

15. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    class 5 replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX

    New grads don't worry...I have seen both ends of the spectrum... I passed the first time and I had more than 75 questions..My girlfriend failed and had less questions than I did..I can't remember the number...study your weaker subjects a lil harder ...