Morning-glory

Morning-glory has 12 years experience and specializes in Psych, M/S, Ortho, Float..

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1. Concussion tx

   Morning-glory replied to amanda1229's topic in Emergency

   2 months after my concussion (mild to moderate, no LOC. I was unable to recall my address, photophobia and unable to walk straight) I was still feeling drepressed and sad because I was still having co-ordination problems and disorientation. It was ...

2. Code Status of a Conserved Patient

   Morning-glory replied to bluejeanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

   Doctors are usually very hesitant to write DNR orders. I have had huge battles on this issue with the doctors and the Public Guardian and Trustee of the residents. What it comes down to, is that the PG&T will not authorize a DNR ever. The doct...

3. calling the MD for Every Little thing...vent

   Morning-glory replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   I might suggest that a set of medical directives or standing orders might be of use. If patient sneezes, do this If pt sneezes, do that. Dry cough, hydrate and monitor Loose stool x1, hold laxatives and reassess in 8 hours. Emisis, 50 mg gravol/dra...

4. what is the shortest amount of time you've lasted at a nursing job?

   Morning-glory replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   3 orientation shifts and 3 working shifts in a small rural hospital. They were hard work. 8hr shifts turned into 12 just because there were not enough staff to get all the work done on days or evenings. I was charge on my first shift and one of th...

5. Unit Councils---help!!!

   Morning-glory replied to irishnurse68's topic in General Nursing

   Do you have email for staff? This might be a way to get the info out where people will read it. We have email at work and we get the minutes of all meetings that concern us. It can also be tagged to see how many people opened the email. Might be ...

6. Caring for Violent patient

   Morning-glory replied to ekgoodwi's topic in Relations

   OK, first and foremost is your own safety. Getting injured by any patient is never a good way to get anything done. If the meds are not working, if he is on any, then you need lots of support. You should never go into a know violent patient's room...

7. Help me save my poor hands

   Morning-glory replied to wmg246's topic in General Nursing

   You might also want to explore which gloves aggravate your hands. The regular gloves made my hands all red and itchy within a short period and bleeding by the end of the day, so I switched to the powder and latex free blue ones. They worked. A bar...

8. Mouth moisterizer homemade for end-of-life patients...

   Morning-glory replied to ERMindy's topic in General Nursing

   Old post on the subject of mouth care and products. https://allnurses.com/hospice-nursing/mouth-care-dying-103044.html

9. Why do we need a TB skin test?

   Morning-glory replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

   It probably is a remenant of days gone by, but at the same time, people can have it and not know, spreadning it around to those that are more vulnerable, who will develop the disease. My brother wanted to volunteer at a Senior's residence with his w...

10. Do you usually stay in the specialty you start out in?

    Morning-glory replied to tigerlily345's topic in General Nursing

    Started on Ortho and then followed the long twisted road to psych. Interesting journey. Working different places gives you a better understanding of the overall picture of health care in your area.

11. How do I get over this?

    Morning-glory replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    It is very difficult to cope when a friend has attempted suicide. Hopefully, she is getting the help that she so desperately needs. You do need to tell her that you care for her and that she is important to you. That said, there is obvously some ...

12. Are nurses smarter than resident physicians?

    Morning-glory replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I had a second year onc resident that didn't know what versed was. He didn't know the doses for scopolamine or morphine were either.

13. Inpatient mental health position

    Morning-glory replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I love psych. It did take about 6 months to get comfortable on the unit, but I have been doing this for 5 years and I am not planning on going back to acute care. I landed this job by accident and I wasn't really sure that that was what I wanted. ...

14. Is this OK, or is it too much?

    Morning-glory replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it that if someone makes a mistake you tell them right away but if they do good, you feel you have to wait? Angelfire, I say tell them that you appreciate all that they have done for you. 6 months into a challenging job is a big deal. Brin...

15. THEORY

    Morning-glory replied to Toronto's topic in General Nursing

    Our school at the time I was there was into the "Roy Model". I was in nursing school, not taking philosophy. Why did we have to do all of this? It took me a long time to get over being angry that I had to learn this stuff. Even longer to figure o...