Rnannie94

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1. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   Rnannie94 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   Ok, have a few. I work pedi- kids do the darndest things!!! Had a kid come - about 3-4 yrs old - as a visitor. Mom asked if I could take his temp (don't usually, but he was burning up!) Temp was 105, so I sent mom and kid to ER. He was subsequent...

2. Best-smelling liquid meds!

   Rnannie94 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

   Aldex dm smells great! (grape flavor) Worst smell? Cleocin po by far - smells like bug spray. Procalamine smells horrible - had an not so brilliant pharmacy tech send us a glass bottle thru our pneumatic tube chute. The bottle broke when it landed...

3. The next shift nurse

   Rnannie94 replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, some nurses are this way.... and they shouldn't be. Nursing is 24hr care - and just one nurse is not expected to provide that care. At my hospital, our policy is if an admit comes at the half hour mark before the next shift (ie, 063...

4. wearing perfume to work

   Rnannie94 replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

   The biggest offender where I work is a doctor that is male, not female. He comes to make rounds reeking of some of the worst smelling cologne! I can smell him from down the hall and I have an instant migraine. I refuse to make rounds with him beca...

5. serotonin deficiency?

   Rnannie94 replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

   boulergirl - i agree with the others, why would anyone else need to know you needed to see a doctor? and to start with, for an initial assesment, you can always see a general practioner, and if you need further evaluation, you can be referred to a ...

6. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

   Rnannie94 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Relations

7. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

   Rnannie94 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Relations

   At our hospital, we do have only our first name with our title - RN, LVN, CNA, etc. If I understand our state board correctly, it is more concerned with identifying title than it is our full name. When I first started working there, we did have our...

8. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

   Rnannie94 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

9. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

   Rnannie94 replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

   Yikes! I never give phenergan straight - always dilute it. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get this idea across to some of our other nurses and the vein becomes irritated and the phenergan burns even diluted. I have personal experience with phenerg...

10. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    Rnannie94 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of that also. We had a nurse attempt to give a child a dose of motrin suspension via the iv line. Luckily she was caught before actually doing it. :selfbonk:

11. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    Rnannie94 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how many other antiemetics do this, but phenergan can't be given when an antibiotic is running because it will crystalize. You do have to be really careful about unhooking the line and flushing well to prevent it. Unfortunately, this w...

12. Ever had a family overdramatic with dying patient?

    Rnannie94 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    i couldn't agree more. that is the feeling i got from reading the op. it does seem like guilt could be a part of their expression or it could be that they were actually putting on a show.

13. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Rnannie94 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    i took care of a patient when she got out of icu - she had inhaled the brillo pad used as a filter on her crack pipe. it stuck in the back of her throat and her boyfriend attempted to dislodge it using a screwdriver! she ended up with multiple lace...

14. What's the weirdest baby name?

    Rnannie94 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we have a unit secretary named sparkle

15. This is why I rarely go in for physicals...

    Rnannie94 replied to jkaee's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: your post was a hoot!! got a much needed laugh! thank you, thank you!!