Beaches10

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1. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

   Beaches10 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

   Xanax aerosol q 6 hours. Advised MD that all the nurses would be happy, but perhaps Xopenex would work better for the patient's lung function.

2. RN's supervising CNA's

   Beaches10 replied to TabithaRae's topic in General Nursing

   If you all don't work for the same company (CNA and RN's), you really have no right to supervise the CNA's as they are private contractors. Nor are you responsible for what they do. Yes, I agree you guys should all be on the same page and coordinat...

3. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

   Beaches10 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

   Of course it is everyone's responsibility to answer call lights, but I've seen some obviously deaf people who stand around the unit and act like it isn't beeping. I have also seen staff who purposely sit on the other side of the desk far away from t...

4. RN's supervising CNA's

   Beaches10 replied to TabithaRae's topic in General Nursing

   This sounds like a bit of hoo-ha to me, but I am no expert. If the family is paying for the services directly out of their pocket they have the choice of whom they hire. If the state is paying, there may indeed be some restrictions under "managed c...

5. Gustav Roll Call

   Beaches10 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   In Baton Rouge and thankfully the weather part is mostly past with just a few high gusts and some rain. It was a wild day here with trees crashing through over 400 homes in Baton Rouge alone. Lost power around 10AM this am and expected to be out up t...

6. Is your manager not paying when you work through your break?

   Beaches10 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   Kudos to you that you are there to make sure your nurses get breaks. Not all hospitals have that nurse to back them up. Potty breaks are hard enough, not to mention the lunch break. When it is really busy it matters that the lone nurse on the unit do...

7. Is your manager not paying when you work through your break?

   Beaches10 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am not going to dis my hospital, but yeah, the breaks are non existant and the lunch is usually grabbed behind the nursing station. Most of our nurses are pretty supportive of one another and stay in the back room in case there is a problem. Can'...

8. medical mistakes

   Beaches10 replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, so just what meds are required for double check? We of course still do Insulin and chemo drugs - what other common drugs is everyone else double checking. BTW can you tell me about that Dilantin situation. Moving into a new unit and see you ca...

9. Just one persons opinion

   Beaches10 replied to dauschundlover's topic in General Nursing

   Tim Porter O'Grady tends to run at the mouth a bit. Because he is a "former" nurse (I don't personally consider him one anymore), he tends to run off at the mouth spouting quite a bit of rhetoric about nursing. Gets paid big bucks by hospitals need...

10. What would make you say "I could never do that"

    Beaches10 replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Drug Addiction units where people are there just to get out of jail. You have patients in there that are really trying - mixed with those that are really lying. It's the last ones that simply monopolize the program with their "reformation", tears an...

11. Xylocaine for Port Access

    Beaches10 replied to Sailingshoes's topic in Oncology

    We gave our patients the choice of xylocaine vs nothing, both peripheral and via port. About 4% chose not to use Xylocaine while 96% state it makes the experience better. Only 2% felt the topical was worth the trouble of remembering to apply. I'm t...

12. How long do you hold IVF when drawing blood from PICC line?

    Beaches10 replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, agree with Theresa. All it takes is a shift in position of the arm to hear the base of lung air exchange and if there is a problem. Find on my AM shift that the patient is generally in their most comfortable position, many having not moved spo...

13. Please share nurse to pt ratio

    Beaches10 replied to RADONC-RN's topic in Oncology

    silver888stein, Not sure if you are asking about chemo unit in the doctors office/vs hospital outpatient/vs. chemo unit inpatient. Do you also have surgical oncology, medical oncology and end of life oncology? Clarify and be happy to give you a brie...

14. Float to Oncology for 6 months

    Beaches10 replied to supernova004's topic in Oncology

    It is a wonderful and rewarding career option, but you have to be the type of person who accepts that not everyone will be cured. As you see the same patients weekly, biweekly or monthly, you can become attached to them, know them, know their famili...

15. Please share nurse to pt ratio

    Beaches10 replied to RADONC-RN's topic in Oncology

    I work Oncology Surgical/medical/end of life care inpatient with in patient and outpatient chemo on the same unit. We have 9 patient beds plus a 4 chair chemo room. Will do up to 6 or so chemos daily. It is a 2 nurse/2 CNAs unit and on lucky days ...