cheezwizz90

cheezwizz90 has 4 years experience and specializes in Critical/Acute Care, Burns, Wound Care.

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1. Criminal Charge

   cheezwizz90 replied to newnurse1986's topic in Criminal

   Report the incident to The Board, as the law requires, and join Alcoholics Anonymous, it will look good the The Board. They can't babysit your children during the AA meeting so you will need to get a sitter. This conviction probably qualifies as an o...

2. Central line dressing days

   cheezwizz90 replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that the risk of infection is increased with scheduled dressing changes if it just got changed the day before, but the chance that it will actually be changed is also increased, which may actually decrease the risk of infection. Not all nurse...

3. Central line dressing days

   cheezwizz90 replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

   We change them all on Sunday. If a patient has one placed on Saturday, then we still change it on Sunday to keep everyone on the same schedule. If it was found to be no longer intact on Friday and changed, we still change it again on Sunday to keep i...

4. Silvadene or??

   cheezwizz90 posted a topic in Burn

   At my burn center, we place new burns in silvadene dressings BID (or we have a protocol for silver nitrate soaks if I'm on-call, the burn isn't life-threatening and the attending isn't coming in until the morning) for the few days before they are gra...

5. To tell or not to tell!

   cheezwizz90 replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Relations

   Let's say that the computer is only located in the nursing station, not patient rooms, hallways, alcoves, etc etc since this is 2015 and computers are now beyond the nurse's station in any reputable, updated hospital setting. Let's not forget that iP...

6. To tell or not to tell!

   cheezwizz90 replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Relations

   I AM in a position to judge the practice of other nurses when they write about what those practices are in these comments. Thanks. "If the computer is at the nurses station & the public has no access to the computers then the patient is never ha...

7. To tell or not to tell!

   cheezwizz90 replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Relations

   @OrganizedChaos-Leaving a patient's private medical information available for the public to view on a computer screen IS totally harmful to the patient. Not physically, but in many other ways. And no, I wouldn't tell the manager. I would tell the nur...

8. The Fat One

   cheezwizz90 replied to Pink86's topic in Professionalism

   I say call her fat or obese. If she hears, then maybe she will change her weight to something more reasonable.

9. To tell or not to tell!

   cheezwizz90 replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Relations

   "I guess I am a little taken back by these comments. I thought we, as nurses, are patient advocates and look out for what is in the best interest of our patients." Real nurses ARE advocates, the nurses on this website have proven many times that they...

10. Nurses can eat properly if they manage their time

    cheezwizz90 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    "Do you have trouble finding the time to eat healthy (if at all) at work and then carry bad habits home?" NOPE. Despite the name "All Nurses," this site poorly represents America's nurses because most of the nurses that I work with are relatively hea...

11. Which to Choose - Main O.R. or Outpatient

    cheezwizz90 replied to ymarti's topic in Operating Room

    "Is it possible to make the move, if I wanted to in the future, to a main O.R. after only having outpatient surgery experience?" I'm sure it would be possible for you since they are offering the main O.R. job to you now with presumably ZERO O.R. expe...

12. How do you deal with demanding/unreasonable patients?

    cheezwizz90 replied to empatheticRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard to be RESPECTFUL yet firm when the patient is a total jerk or needy. I tell them that I have other, sicker patients that I need to attend to, but that I always have time for them also. I remind them that myself or the PCT will round AT LEA...

13. Medication safety what if...

    cheezwizz90 replied to SBGangelJC's topic in Safety

    The lab bag/fanny pack idea is great! I've also gone home with IV narcotics in my pocket...probably three times, which lead to a trip back to the hospital to waste it. I'm thankful that I've established myself as a trustworthy nurse with integrity. ...

14. Medication safety what if...

    cheezwizz90 replied to SBGangelJC's topic in Safety

    New policy in my hospital that we can no longer carry any meds in our pockets, even saline flushes. We have to carry them in our hands and if we can't give them right then, then we label it and lock it in the patient's med drawer. The reason given wa...

15. Hypochondriac nurse

    cheezwizz90 replied to yeezimiller's topic in Career Support

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