bear_mom

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1. What's your hospital policy on blood transfusions?

   bear_mom replied to ADNRN1410's topic in General Nursing

   We have the Alaris pumps and all PRBC's are supposed to be infused with the pump. I like it better than the gravity tubing we used to use. Emily

2. Externships worth it in long run?

   bear_mom replied to akmt's topic in General Nursing

   During my externship I really learned a lot, my preceptor allowed me to grow and learn. Also during that time the manager of the floor I worked on liked what she saw and offered me a position. On the other hand, the manager determined that she did no...

3. Advice w/ administering meds

   bear_mom replied to Nursey103's topic in Med-Surg

   Doctors can't write an order like that anymore at our facility, the order would be like this: Darvocet N-100, 1 Q4 hours for pain 1-3, 2 Q6 hours for pain 4-10. When we are discharging patients on Vicodin or Darvocet, then we write out their discharg...

4. What To Chart After "pt. vomited"

   bear_mom replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

   Here too. I might chart "Pt with lg emesis, Zofran given", but that isn't a given. Emily

5. online RN-MSN w/ BS in non-nursing field

   bear_mom replied to momentum's topic in Post Graduate

   Loyola University has an on-line bridge progam.

6. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

   bear_mom replied to siringe's topic in Headlines

   Am I the only one who works at a facility that has a policy regarding social networking sites? About a year ago, the hospital came out with it and while I don't remember the specifics of the policy, it does mention termination if staff are found to h...

7. Holiday Scheduling

   bear_mom replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

   We have a roatation set up, each nurse works one summer and one winter holiday. Rotations are: Memorial Day and Thanksgiving, 4th and Christmas and Labor Day and New Years. So every three years you rotate through the holidays. We are changing our sc...

8. Equipment stores in Metro Detroit or Saginaw?

   bear_mom replied to RNstdntSVSU's topic in Michigan

   Career Uniforms in Saginaw has a decent selection scrubs, shoes and equipment. I buy my shoes other places though, as I like the Dansko and none of the scrub/uniform places around here carry them. Emily

9. Missed fingerstick

   bear_mom replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

   How do know how to treat? Sliding scale is based on a pre-meal blood sugar, not a blood sugar taken after eating. Emily

10. How do you handle phone calls from family/others?

    bear_mom replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    If they don't have a PIN number then I don't give out any information and cite patient privacy. If they don't have the PIN number and the patient is A&O or there is family in the room, then I will offer to transfer the call. Emily

11. Moving to Michigan....

    bear_mom replied to kidzrn2002's topic in Michigan

    Holland is a great area to live in (personally, I much preferred living on the west side of the state). Holland has a smaller hospital, but you are fairly close to Grand Rapids which has several larger hospitals. I'm not sure of the job situation the...

12. Resources you bring to work?

    bear_mom replied to srknurse's topic in Med-Surg

    You can still carry flushes around???? Since the beginning of the year we haven't been able to carry extra flushes, you can have one in your hand if you are going somewhere to use it. Apparently they are considered medication and have to be kept loc...

13. Team Nursing

    bear_mom replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    We are going the opposite way, in the last few years they have been phasing out LPNs at our facility and going to primary nursing. In Sept we going to a new staffing model of 1:5 for RNs and 1:12 for techs/aides (we currently don't have techs/aides o...

14. Really dumb externship question,etc..

    bear_mom replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an extern before my last year of school. The program I worked at was great - it was 12 weeks long. For 9 of the weeks you followed your RN for 2 days and on the 3rd day you got to go to a specialty area (OR, ICU, Cardiology, ER, Gamma Kni...

15. staffing/scheduling

    bear_mom replied to scrn68's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is overtime, requests, on call, turns. We have been getting HR'd frequently lately (that will change greatly as just had a voluntary seperation and lots of nurses left) and full time/part time doesn't come into play. I'm part time and I was hire...