AllieSparksRN

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1. Oh, you quirky night shifter you!

   AllieSparksRN replied to dannibeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Love, love, love NOC shift. End of story.

2. I can't believe I actually *like* night shift!

   AllieSparksRN replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Nursing

   Yep yep yep. I love the night shift!

3. Meet Miss Colorado 2015 (Kelley Johnson) - The Nurse Behind the Stethoscope

   AllieSparksRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Nice read. Thanks for sharing :) .

4. AllNurses Abbreviations

   AllieSparksRN replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks to all who have contributed so far. Keep 'em coming!

5. Brian Short News

   AllieSparksRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   I remember feeling shocked, stunned, and helpless when I was lived through and experienced 9/11/2001. I heard the news about the murder/suicide (that's what was reported in the news story) on the 10:00 news earlier in the week when it happened. I the...

6. AllNurses Abbreviations

   AllieSparksRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to start a helpful thread. We throw around abbreviations left and right and while some of them seem incredibly obvious, not everyone knows what they mean, plus we have new people joining all the time. Let's make the new people feel welcome a...

7. THANK YOU, to the staff, mods, and admins....

   AllieSparksRN replied to weirdscience's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. None of us have the right words to say but know we're all thinking of you. Allie

8. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

   AllieSparksRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

   a lot / alot their / there you're / your (which always makes me think of FRIENDS & Ross/Rachel...) lose / loose it's / its ................................................

9. 8/22 What I learned this week....

   AllieSparksRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I've learned/realized that I took WAY too many credits this summer and will NOT be doing that this fall. This means less financial aid for fall classes but more time doing things I enjoy so it will be worth it...or so everyone keeps telling me :) . I...

10. This week, I have learned... (8/8)

    AllieSparksRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I still love birthday cake. Happy Birthday to me (yesterday) :) .

11. This week, I have learned... (8/8)

    AllieSparksRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned/realized that I prefer and feel like I'm a better nurse when I'm caring for patients I don't know. If I'm assigned a friend's friend or a family member of a staff member or something like that...I struggle. I prefer not knowing who you ...

12. Monitoring & PCA Use

    AllieSparksRN replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in Med-Surg

    I agree with you on the ambulatory being not as worried about status. Yep, you can set limits/parameters. They are only effective to a point - a mouth breather will constantly alarm because the monitor doesn't think he/she is breathing but they are. ...

13. Monitoring & PCA Use

    AllieSparksRN posted a topic in Med-Surg

    The med/surg unit I work on, which receives a majority of neuro and ortho post-ops, recently transitioned into using [continuous] end-tidal CO2 monitoring & [continuous] pulse ox monitoring on patients who have a PCA (patient controlled analgesia...

14. Why do hospitals continue use the incentive spirometer?

    AllieSparksRN replied to felixis12's topic in General Nursing

    A few times a year I work in the simulation lab as a patient voice at the nursing college. When the student nurses ask me about my IS, I tell them it's my hat rack :) .

15. Why do hospitals continue use the incentive spirometer?

    AllieSparksRN replied to felixis12's topic in General Nursing

    A few weeks ago I had a joint replacement who couldn't get his IS "to work." I asked him to show me what was wrong. He was holding it upside down. Not sure how the stars aligned but he and I both had a good belly laugh over that one. There was someth...