Jenneu

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1. No More Demerol?

   Jenneu replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

   We use it for rigors during bone marrow transplant and if the premedication for amphoteracin B doesn't work. For pain relief we use either morphone or dilaudid.

2. WHat floors are more fun/social??

   Jenneu replied to ER1010's topic in General Nursing

   Not trying to flame anyone here, but the social lives of the people you work with should be at the bottom of your list. Why not look for a specialty that interests you? It scares me that the nursing part of your job search is secondary to looking f...

3. Child with rash

   Jenneu replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

   Take him to the doctor.

4. I NEED MAJOR HELP PLEASE! Scared of needles

   Jenneu replied to akerdonn's topic in General Nursing

   You had the vasovagal reaction because you were on the receiving end. Don't sweat it, like everything else, you will get used to giving injections as well. Good luck!

5. I am an RN but am NOT getting training. HELP!!

   Jenneu replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

   Something just doesn't seem right here. After central orientation, you should be paired with (ideally one for consistency sake) an experienced nurse for a few months. I am glad that the other nurse refused to accept that type of assignment as well. ...

6. pic line or mid line

   Jenneu replied to fp nurse's topic in General Nursing

   which is supposed to sit in the right atrium. A midline is just a longer peripheral - a few inches longer than a regular peri IV. They can stay in place longer than the 3-5 days that a peri. can stay in place. Also a PICC can remain in place indefi...

7. What's your opinion? Unethical???

   Jenneu replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

   take patients, no matter how in need, into our homes, crosses the line. These are adults who are in a bad spot, but a call to social services, and then following up to make sure that they were taken care of, is an appropriate level of caring. To be q...

8. Removing a Catheter from a male pt

   Jenneu replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

   your poor husband. You just deflate the balloon and have a basin ready to catch the catheter and any spillage that occurs. I *guess* she did that to avoid the urine spilling, but I'd say with reasonable certainty that particular practice was not in...

9. How do Doctors treat nurses

   Jenneu replied to IWANT2BEEANRN's topic in General Nursing

   because it surely seems like the hospital and nursing management is implicitly allowing this treatment to go unchecked. night shift or not - would a nurse who spoke to a doc go undisciplined? we are expected to be our same therapeutic selves no matte...

10. New Bone Marrow RN ;-)

    Jenneu replied to sunnyrn7's topic in Oncology

    I've been thinking about this for a few hours and I guess just reading up on the pathophysiology of leukemias and lymphomas are key. Also, a lot comes with practice - I learned way more in my first week than I did in the entire half semester or so o...

11. New Bone Marrow RN ;-)

    Jenneu replied to sunnyrn7's topic in Oncology

    I started as a new grad in the BMTU about 6 months ago. I guess what surprised me the most is how painful mucousitis following transplant can be. And you'll be giving a lot of blood products too. Good luck!

12. Morphine/ativan cocktail

    Jenneu replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

    for most of their illness and have built up a tolerance for the meds. So the dosage needs to be increased to maintain their comfort. The patient is on hospice care, they are dying and in pain. Why should appropriate pain management be withheld? I am ...

13. Nurses Who Smoke

    Jenneu replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    before i went to nursing school, i had an office job where the entire clerical staff, but me, smoked - so they all went out together for smokes and left me to man the busy phones (the office manager was a smoker, so it was no use - i stated my disple...

14. is this child abuse?

    Jenneu replied to bronxRN's topic in General Nursing

    you need to find new child care - ASAP. Reputable daycare centers do complete criminal background checks on their employees and many children have adjusted nicely going to a more structured facility from home or home based daycare. Or even finding an...

15. Persistant low grade fever in 21 month-old.

    Jenneu replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in Pediatric

    keep up at it until you get some answers. Since her CBC showed an elevated white count, I'd want a repeat if it were my child (with differential). Hope she feels better soon! J