marialsnd

marialsnd specializes in Oncology.

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1. Calling report to the floor.

   marialsnd replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   It doesn't happen often that we have insulin drips, mostly because we are primarily an oncology floor, but I have had a patient with an insulin drip with 3-4 other patients who also might be getting blood or on a heparin drip.

2. Calling report to the floor.

   marialsnd replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sure I sometimes sound cranky about getting admits from EOD staff without intending to. A big problem with transfers between units in our hospital is that the EOD staff work a different shift than the rest of the floors, except ICU. While they ...

3. Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

   marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   That goes WHERE?!?!?!

4. Day 6: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

   marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Be a duck, Be a duck.....

5. Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

   marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   PITA Pain in the Arse

6. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

   marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   1. If it's wet or sticky and not yours, wear gloves. 2. Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any deviance is a problem. 3. All bleeding stops, eventually. 4. Nursing school really does not prepare you for the reality of nursing. 5. Yo...

7. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

   marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   YES!! The incontinent C-Diff missed my shoes.

8. Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

   marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Code Brown!

9. Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

   marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Take a deep breath.

10. Obesity; The "Second Hand Smoke" of Modern American Society

    marialsnd replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Another issue, at least with my BCBS health insurance policy is that they won't cover "obesity related" charges. I went for my annual physical and because it was coded wrong, they didn't cover any of the visit because it was obesity related. Insura...

11. Suspended without pay for expired TB requirement?

    marialsnd replied to lsvalliant's topic in General Nursing

    At the facility I work at, all of our yearly tests and CPR are due to be done during our birthday month. It makes it easier to remember when to have things complete rather than keep track of a bunch of random dates. You could do something like tha...

12. port accessing tips.

    marialsnd replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    When I get my own port accessed or when I access a patient's port, I have them inhale and hold their breath. I feel like it helps to bring the port a little farther forward, plus it is a little more stabilized on the inside with the lungs expanded. ...

13. Metallic taste/nausea with saline flushes

    marialsnd replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Oncology

    In my experience of having my port flushed, I definitely can taste the saline flushes but not the heparin flush. For the bed taste from the flush I either suck on wintergreen certs or chew gum, preferably cinnamon flavored. I didn't have luck with ...

14. Cancer Patient Falls

    marialsnd replied to websterk's topic in Oncology

    We have a lot of falls on our inpatient oncology/renal dialysis unit as well. I've only been there 6 months, but we have yet to go a month without a fall, frequently we don't even get to double digits without a fall. We also do hourly rounding, and...

15. Is It Possible To Work During Nursing School?

    marialsnd replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    I am currently working on my BSN and I am working. I am a single, older student who is fortunate enough to have financial support from my parents. School has always come easy to me, but I found that I am only comfortable working 1 day/week and ever...