AMarie85

AMarie85 specializes in Surgical Nursing.

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1. sterile vs. clean dressings?

   AMarie85 replied to cherilee's topic in Med-Surg

   If its an open wound then I use sterile technique.... If it's dry gauze over an incision then I place the sterile side of the gauze over the wound without touching it.... Yes I keep it as sterile as I possibly can.... When a patient comes back a week...

2. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

   AMarie85 replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

   I hate shift wars.... At night we have more patients. There is some quiet time from about 0000 until 0330 when lab comes in a wakes everyone up. And there are nights when I don't sit down. Last night I had a patient pull out his NG tube three times (...

3. How To Document Sleeping On Night Shift

   AMarie85 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

   We have check boxes on our computer charting program so I usually check.. IV site check done; side rails up X2; bed locked and low; call light in reach; HOB flat (or up 30 degrees or whatever); Knee high PCDs on bilat; Activity: sleeping

4. Grades in nursing school vs. success as a nurse?

   AMarie85 replied to MachThree's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing school is incredibly tough. They make it this way in an attempt to prepare you for a tough job. While nursing is rewarding there are many times when our job is pretty hairy. I'm a new grad and I have to say at this point I'm finding my job a ...

5. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

   AMarie85 replied to RN28MD's topic in Med-Surg

   Surgical patient with a fever??? Give them their IS and see if that works..... TCDB, OOB just as other posters have said.... These are the best nursing interventions before even having to give tylenol or call for an order for blood cultures..... (usu...

6. sterile vs. clean dressings?

   AMarie85 replied to cherilee's topic in Med-Surg

   I had a wound care nurse tell me one time that wounds are already populated with bacteria found on the patient's skin and that research shows there is no need for sterile technique.... That being said I also agree with the previous poster who said th...

7. IV tubing changes

   AMarie85 replied to VAJenny's topic in Infusion

   Can someone tell me why our facility policy has now changed to IV site and tubing changes to every 96 hours???? Has research shown that this should be the new standard? It used to be 72..... I would think this is an infection risk.... (exceptions are...

8. Med-Surg Roll Call

   AMarie85 replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello, I'm Adrienne I'm a new grad and I work the night shift on a 26 bed surgical unit.... (I'll go to days in about 5 weeks) We get all surgeries in the hospital except orthopaedic surgeries.... our unit is a bariatric center of excellence and I'm ...

9. Are nurses behind in their knowledge?

   AMarie85 replied to Ayvah's topic in General Nursing

   It's impossible to know everything about every drug.... especially uncommon drugs... That being said .... If a patient asks me about a medication I always print out a facts sheet and go over it with them.... Nurses aren't behind on their knowledge......

10. Nursing Practicum

    AMarie85 replied to AMarie85's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your advice.... I'm doing much better now.... I'll be graduating next friday and I'm really excited about that.... I am also assured that wherever I work I will get a good six to twelve weeks of training so it will be like start...

11. States Hiring New Grads

    AMarie85 replied to restless09's topic in New Nurse

    I'm also on the job search.... I have to say I get discouraged everytime I read these posts..... I will graduate May 8, 2009...... I've applied to all the hospitals in my area.... (there are alot of them... I'm in the heart of Florida where everyone ...

12. Was this an appropriate order?

    AMarie85 replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just about to graduate and I've been doing my nursing practicum.... I've learned this..... Everything that goes wrong is the nurse's fault.... I've already gotten used to that idea.... We do the best we can in situations like these....

13. Nursing Practicum

    AMarie85 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am about to finish my last day of nursing practicum and I'm realizing how difficult this job is and I don't know what to think about some of the things that I have experienced. I just want some guidance or advice or maybe just some understanding of...

14. Can't get a job :(

    AMarie85 replied to cheesecake89's topic in Massachusetts

    I'm in Florida and all the girls I am graduating with this May including myself are freaking out because the hospitals aren't hiring like they have been. They're mostly hiring internally and have only a few positions open.... We're hating it because ...

15. For Breast feeding mothers... how do you fit in pump breaks?

    AMarie85 replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The good thing about being a nurse is that we all know the benefits of breastfeeding babies...I think it's great because our coworkers are probably the most supportive of breast pump breaks...I couldn't imaging working in an office or something and h...