NurseStorm BSN, RN

NurseStorm has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Pediatrics, Mother-Baby and SCN.

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1. Low Census

   NurseStorm replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

   This used to happen semi regularly about 4-5 years ago on our unit, but the last 1-2 years (especially this past year) it has been rare to practically non existent. We are more often short staffed with completely full census most of the time. When w...

2. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

   NurseStorm replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Another one, one my very first clinical rotation, which was in a long term care facility I was doing my "research" for my patient, reading through the chart and doctor notes. The patient had dementia and apparently quite frequent mood swings/changes ...

3. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

   NurseStorm replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Another situation was I had a pediatric patient, with a mother who was having incredible anxiety over her child being admitted. She was about 8 or 9, and in with a mild asthma flare up. Nothing at all to indicate it was in anyway life threatening. Th...

4. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

   NurseStorm replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   As a fairly new nurse my patient was a mother who had delivered approx 10 hrs prior. She was in a lot of pain and when I assessed her perineum I noted a very large firm area that I suspected was possibly a hematoma but there was no discoloration so I...

5. Pill packets suck

   NurseStorm replied to Emergent's topic in Medications

   Ours come up from pharmacy in little plastic bags that tear easily, connected in strips usually if the patient has multiple meds, or sometimes multiple in a ziplock type baggie if it's a prn. The only ones we have to pop out are typically narcotics s...

6. CVAD and chest tubes

   NurseStorm replied to nfeese's topic in General Nursing

   A PICC is a CVAD, so yes, you need to wear a mask when changing the dressing, changing the cap, or doing anything involving an "open system". A PICC sits in the superior vena cava extremely close to the heart (you see the outside location in the uppe...

7. Pet peeve

   NurseStorm replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

   Nope, we were taught in grade 3 and 4 which for me would've been around 1996/1997/1998 ish. Not only were we taught it, but we were required to use it on all assignments, reports, etc etc up until the end of grade 6, after which we could choose to wr...

8. I have not a clue on this impossible math problem

   NurseStorm replied to bsnursing2018's topic in Student Assist

   I was about to say, this has to be a typo- otherwise makes no sense! lol. I feel bad you wasted so much time and effort due to someone's careless mistake! :X

9. How to market self in a return to work?

   NurseStorm replied to ekg123's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe do something like ACLS/pals, etc, depending on what type of unit you work on. And/or some courses/certifications/workshops etc on relevant topics. I wouldn't think it would be too much of an issue, lots of people have babies. It's not like you ...

10. Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

    NurseStorm replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    WOW yours is cheap. Ours are like $450-500 annually :/ Although I have never known anyone to let their license lapse in the 4 years I've been an RN. Our union sends reminder emails.

11. Do most nurses not like writing papers?

    NurseStorm replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I hated it. Hated APA, hated having to find the certain set number of references, and there always had to be certain ones within certain time frames which usually ended up being very difficult. They mostly were largely about theory. I always have don...

12. I'm tired.

    NurseStorm replied to raiisfun's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, I laughed out loud when you said you actually said to them "yeah, white" *rofl* While 'perhaps' not the most 'professional' response, I personally think nothing wrong with saying that when that's what they are getting at :X Although I ...

13. Am I doing intramuscular injections wrong?

    NurseStorm replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Nursing

    As non medical advice, just wanting to point out that the main targeted injection site of the thigh is the vastus lateralis... So keep that in mind when choosing injection site. Other than to state that, I agree you could discuss your experience with...

14. Hydration for Nurses

    NurseStorm replied to vgyore's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused about why so many of you seem to have rules against drinks anywhere but break room, etc ? Is this all across the US? I understand obviously not in direct patient care areas, but what's the issue with having drinks at the desk? We have no...

15. Have you injured yourself while working?

    NurseStorm replied to hedzinkwly's topic in Disabilities

    Yes it was an insane injury/accident! I was back working about 8 months later, starting with easeback and then up to full time after 6 or 8 weeks I forget. Worked full time from January til the 3rd week of July, where pain flared up very badly (had b...