brenda-boo

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1. Advice from med/surg nurses please....

   brenda-boo replied to Gisi's topic in Med-Surg

   yes, you can do it. But here's what other nurses I know have done to ease their way into Med-Surg... Ask the nurse-manager of your unit and clear it also with the nurse-manager of the med-surg unit - see if you can spend a day or two observing (se...

2. nurse-patient ratio

   brenda-boo replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   We have Rn and LPN and CNA with a maximum of 10 pt on days, RN and CNA team on eves with a max of 7 pts, and a max on nights of 9 to 11 with RN-LPN-CNA. We have an acuity system and we use it when we are requesting more staff to care for increased a...

3. RN's removing surgical drains

   brenda-boo replied to conniejean's topic in Med-Surg

   conniejean: We remove hemovacs, j-ps, davols, piccs, midlines, subclavians, g-tubes, j-tubes, hemovacs, epidurals, staples, retention sutures. Premedication is a nice thing to do when removing a surgical site drain. No policies are necessary - just...

4. Is the pt recovered enough to come to Med/Surg?

   brenda-boo posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Does anyone out there have a problem with patients who seem to not quite be stable enough to come out of PACU/RR ? My experience has been recently we have pts who have a warmer on them in Recovery Room and they may get reversal agents but when we ge...

5. "ten comandments"

   brenda-boo replied to dmnurss's topic in General Nursing

   Hello! Before calling a physician, especially when it is a MD who doesn't know the patient at all because he's/she's on call or at night, be sure to know: 1. Patient full name and admitting diagnosis 2. Current vitals, I & O for the past 24 hr...

6. Help Please

   brenda-boo replied to askater's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, MES, there is an unpleasant aspect to nursing and it seems you've found the one that bothers you. When you encounter this, remember to take a deep breath, don't lock your knees, and say to yourself - "Sometimes you have to enter the patient's ...

7. New Nursing student

   brenda-boo replied to AngelRn's topic in General Nursing

   Welcome AngelRN: Don't be discouraged, you've come this far and there's a great big support group here for you. We have each other and if you're ever having a bad day - just come home and write on the computer to us. We're here for you. Nurses ar...