chloe

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1. Does it ever end????

   chloe replied to unknown99's topic in General Nursing

   Believe you me, it may seem like a long time away now, but time will fly by. Before you know it, you will be a baby nurse wishing you were back in school because you will still have A LOT to learn. Hang in there. You'll make it!!!

2. music

   chloe posted a topic in Operating Room

   I work in Pacu and I am tring to convience my manager to let us use music therapy on our patients. I think a set of earphones with relaxing music might help decrease anxiety and help drown out the screams of other patients after surgery. Has anyone...

3. Drug Seeking Patients

   chloe replied to Stormy62's topic in Ambulatory

   I agree with Nurse Ratchet. "Bite Me?????" What kind of response is that? I truly believe that chronic pain exists and I sympathize with those with it. It's just so frustrating when you can't "fix it" for the patient. How about some suggestions ...

4. Drug Seeking Patients

   chloe replied to Stormy62's topic in Ambulatory

   Hey Stormy, I feel your pain!!! I work in Pacu and when a patient rolls that's been on pain meds @ home (esp. oxycontin!!!), believe you me, they scream to high heaven. It seems like we pour narcs into these patients and nothing seems to work. The...

5. epidurals

   chloe posted a topic in Operating Room

   At the facility I work at currently, we are required to program our own epidural pumps. Some docs even tell us to connect them to the patient without even checking the settings. The only policy that I have found at my facility states the md must co...

6. nurse/patient ratio

   chloe replied to XYnurse's topic in Operating Room

   I work for a small community hospital and the ratio is normally 1:2 in PACU. Maybe on a very slow day, it may be 1:1. We try to have a 1:1 ratio with ICU pts & kids, but sometimes that's just not possible if they keep coming out of the OR. Goo...