RN92

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1. Restraining an intact patient

   RN92 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   hand mittens are wonderful in this situation. it is the least level of restraint (in my opinion). and they cant pick at anything.

2. in your own opinion, what are the 3 characteristics of a good nurse?

   RN92 replied to Nanel's topic in International

   dont forget: someone who isnt afraid to ask...when they dont know. Scariest nurses are the ones who know everything.

3. Is this legal?

   RN92 replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

   check with the state board, also.

4. NG Tube placement and tube feeds??/ (M)

   RN92 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

   the pt could have aspirated. i know you probably reported it to the md, right? he should have ordered a chest xray. was the tube secured? and how? just curious.

5. Time allowed for medication administration changing.

   RN92 replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

   it depends on the census. if you have a high census and are unable to give the meds 30 min before/after...maybe they need to reconsider staffing. if you start gettin written up for it, i'd be calling the supervisor to let her know if it wasnt going t...

6. Please Explain......

   RN92 replied to doggybour's topic in General Nursing

   wow. in ms new grads start at 19 something.

7. If a family member calls on your pt, do you give them info?

   RN92 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with everyone. HIPPA is there for a reason and you either follow it for everybody or not at all. I can see where people would think "its not that serious, you can make an exception for me...Im her daughter "(for example). Truth is I dont know...

8. Moral dillema

   RN92 posted a topic in Safety

   Hi. I just started back working at a very small town hospital - you know the one, where everybody knows everybody elses personal lives, the Docs all have the buddy system and meet at the country club on Wed's for golf. I work with a lot of (much) old...

9. Grey's Anatomy/ER.....

   RN92 replied to highasthesky's topic in Emergency

   I just watched an episode of Smallville. They did shock asystole and guess what? It didnt work - he died. (they also gave NO medications, just shocked):angryfire The patients girlfriend was crying over his body and the nurses grabbed her and told her...

10. You know its going to be a bad shift when...

    RN92 replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in Humor

    I work in Memphis TN ER. Every August during "Elvis death week", we get bombarded with Elvis "look-a-likes" - mostly intoxicated, few Diabetics out of control, etc...One in particular, is a regular. Once his blood sugar gets closer to normal, he'll s...

11. ER vs ICU nursing

    RN92 replied to JohnRN04's topic in Emergency

    I've done both, too. You will learn/master different skills in each dept. Personally, I like being in the ER - kind of like solving a mystery....is this pt really sick and if so, what is it? I, also, dont care about having the same pt everyday all d...

12. Demanding Patient

    RN92 replied to bikeracer5313's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious what his diagnosis is. He obviously has some "mental limitations" (whether its abnormal lab related, mr related, etc..). He needs something stronger to sleep at night...talk with the Doc. Depending on what the cause is...if feasible - y...

13. Is it normal to take 4 Tries and Catheters to finally get it right?

    RN92 replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily, cathing a vagina is (most of the time) not painful. One way I can tell Im in the right place is by the shriek!

14. trach care question?

    RN92 replied to deegale's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital, we always do it sterile tech... However, when I did home health, pts families were taught clean tech. The theory being that - teaching sterile tech for pts at home - just isnt feasible.

15. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

    RN92 replied to Attheana's topic in Stress 101

    I know this is wandering off of the subject...I took Paxil for over 10yrs - and it worked great. Then over the last year, it just QUIT. I had forgotten how bad my depression could get. Im now on Lexapro (3mo). Not too impressed with it. How long did...