nursesarah

nursesarah specializes in Acute Med, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.

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1. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

   nursesarah replied to oramar's topic in COVID

   Yeah I noticed that. But the CDC is American based, so they'll put more detail into the American side of the equation. Speaking of Canada vs. The States.... How does the America health care system work during a crisis like this? I know in my coun...

2. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

   nursesarah replied to oramar's topic in COVID

   Yeah, good point. But let's just look critically at that. RSV kills about 4500 people per year. 4500 people in 52 weeks. That's roughly 82 people/week. The first death from the swine flu was about 2 weeks ago. So you could do an average and sa...

3. Families can now call the code team

   nursesarah replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

   We had a rapid response team at the hospital I used to work at. They were wonderful and I can't imagine working at a hospital without one. Families called occasionally, but never for something small and inconsequential.

4. BP on Pediatric Patient?

   nursesarah replied to blinks14's topic in Pediatric

   At the hospital where I work, our norm is to do VS q4h, including BP. It doesn't matter how old the kid is. Of course, with small kids and babies, it's more difficult to get a BP reading so the majority of nurses try to get at least one accurate BP...

5. First night shift.....staying awake?

   nursesarah replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   it gets easier and your body gets used to it eventually. my schedule is 2 days, 2 nights, then a few off. for my 2 nights, i take melatonin before bed to help me sleep during the day, and then again to help me sleep my first night off. also, try a...

6. Needed advice on staying up and staying healthy in night shift

   nursesarah replied to geaalrn2007's topic in Stress 101

   eat regularly during the night (just like you would during the day) and invest in a good pair of earplugs and thick, dark curtains so you can sleep during the day. :) and dont skimp out on sleep during the day. i work fairly regular nightshifts, so ...

7. change from adults to kids

   nursesarah replied to nrsjo's topic in Pediatric

   i love working with the kiddies now. switched from adult acute med to peds acute med. its not the same thing as transitioning from adult critical care..but in my opinion it was worth it. i could never go back to adults now! lol.

8. Banning Crocs?

   nursesarah replied to styRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   we must work for the same people i've heard this for about the past 6 months. my question is..could they really enforce it?

9. The Today Show

   nursesarah replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

   well....i watched the video. and i kinda agree with some of what she said. i dont think she was saying that nurse's need to go back to wearing the caps. what she was saying was that the caps set nurses apart. it made them distinctive. and now the...

10. What is Meditech???

    nursesarah replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    meditech isnt computer charting. in my opinion, its a slow, user-unfriendly system. but basically it houses all patient information, including lab results, diagnostic tests. and it keeps all information from past visits. so you can compare past l...

11. Young being eaten..by medical secretaries?!

    nursesarah replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    yikes! sounds stressful. if i were in your shoes, i would begin to hunt around for another job (on your own time, not company time). in the meantime, focus on the positive. i know you might be asking "what positive?" but there is positive to eve...

12. Student Nurse Looking For Textbook Advice

    nursesarah replied to Mark from PENN's topic in General Nursing

    the website seems to be down. but im pretty sure that elsevier publishes some nursing textbooks and nursing journals. another great place to find textbooks is on ebay, if you know how to shop on there. as well, consider advertising at your school i...

13. Would this bother you?

    nursesarah replied to Ann RN's topic in General Nursing

    in my hospital, the majority of people that insert catheters are the nurses. so to answer your question, no it would not bother me for the nurses to receive the training. dont underestimate the knowledge of a student either. it is possible for the...

14. What do you do when the narcotic count is off?

    nursesarah replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    two pills might not seem like a lot. but two pills here, two pills there, and it all adds up. nurses need to remain professional if we expect to remain a profession. this means respecting the checks and balances in place that are meant to protect ...

15. What would make you happy?...employee satisfaction

    nursesarah replied to natsfanrn's topic in General Nursing

    i'll tell you what would make me a satisfied employee.....more staff!! on night shift there's only 3 RNs for 24 patients and no health care aides. tonite someone called in sick 1 hour before shift start...so here i was scrambling to find a replacem...