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1. many drugs one syringe

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   I double checked the morphine and ativan should be alright, so long as it goes slow. I had a pt that needed this almost every hour so i felt pretty comfortable. some people need reglan and opiates around the clock so i was wondering if that would be ...

2. many drugs one syringe

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   I'm pretty sure we do have a policy, and it probably defers to micromedix.

3. many drugs one syringe

   NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

   as a student and intern i always pulled my IV pushes into different syringes, flushing between each and every one. Now I am on the floor and see nurses mix IV pushes. This would be more time effective and reduce risk of infection, but it's important ...

4. fosamax max

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in New Nurse

   i found out via incident report, several people got written up because of poor communication/documenting. I was exempt because I am new, but I don't blame the med-aid, it looked like a daily order on her mar. Actually I am concerned because the poten...

5. fosamax max

   NewNurseAlert posted a topic in New Nurse

   i just found out that a confused medaid gave a pt on my floor fosamax yesterday and today, thinking it was a daily med and not once a week. also, she gave it with food (breakfast) instead of on an empty stomach. what can this do to the pt? The md sai...

6. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   I thought maybe it was a bowel obstruction. The charge nurse felt the shingle pain was due to muscle spasms and the ativan was being used as a muscle relaxer. She was prescribed oxycontin ER to handle it daily.

7. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   lol I need new fingers because I meant RLQ but typed RUQ. Funny, huh? Hey it was a long night.

8. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   No, sorry, she is already known to have shingles

9. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   no fever, still has appendix, 80 year old female. Also, what is the risk of transmission with shingles? I understand the chicken pox vaccination helps prevent it, but isn't it true anyone who has had chicken pox can get shingles?

10. Shingles pain

    NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt in LTC who suddenly complained of unbearable abdominal and back pain. I palpated her abdomen, it was firm and painful in the RUQ and visibly knotted. I didn't have any prescribed meds to work for this and chart had no indication of GI hist...

11. New job, old scene

    NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I got the "message" from a few people to watch out for her because she does not like me. It stems from an incident in the past where she got reprimanded, although the trash she is spreading around has nothing to do with that. It's important f...

12. New job, old scene

    NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently got hired into a facility as RN. Well, it has been brought to my attention that a coworker, who I've worked with in the past, has been saying negative, un-work related, things about me. I am brand new and this person has worked there for a...

13. Orientation losing it's flavor

    NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing that has me wondering about this place...the RCM was scheduling me with nurses to orient with, she said she was particular about who did the orientation, than she put me with someone that has been working less than one month! This perso...

14. Orientation losing it's flavor

    NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

    I accepted a job at a SNF, the best one around. During my brief orientation, I observed hostile behavior between staff members and lazy CNAs. It reminded me why I didn't want to go to A SNF. I told the scheduler that I wasn't available to OR for a fe...

15. I'm not really a nurse until I sign "RN" after my name

    NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    I know and it's so mean!! That must be a huge part of it. I can't tell you how many people have said "Wow, you're going to be a nurse, people will be begging you to work for them". Haha, maybe later, when I have a couple years down