aprilleverett

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1. Trop and CK-MB levels

   aprilleverett posted a topic in CCU

   I'm new to critical care nursing and have a question that the other experienced nurses I work with seemed stumped by: I had a patient the other night that had a cardiac cath with 4 stent placements in the RCA. Part of the artery was 90% calcified an...

2. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

   aprilleverett replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   While in nursing school I worked as a CNA part time. One night the LPN that was working over me asked if I wanted to watch her put in a foley because we were getting ready to do lab check offs on it in class. I was excited and went to watch her do th...

3. bed alarms

   aprilleverett replied to sander's topic in Geriatric

   We mostly have tabs alarms and sensor alarms for our res. i love the sensor alarms.. they are great for the res who is slick enuff to unpin the tabs alarm.. they have prevented MANY falls.. just remember to check the batteries.. lol i got a big surpr...

4. Is it like this everywhere?

   aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

   Hey guys... another update.. the administrator called me today.. thanked me for bringing all this to her attention.. begged me to stay, offered me an evening position (i work nights right now) cuz she said i am a strong nurse and she believes i can ...

5. Is it like this everywhere?

   aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

   Well just an update.. I had a 2 1/2 hr discussion with our administrator the other day and she has promised me that things are going to change.. there is one nurse who is the one who never does txs, orders meds, takes of orders, blah blah blah.. well...

6. Is it like this everywhere?

   aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

   wow thanks for all the advice, i am definately going to start keeping copies of my write ups and documenting things much closer and being more observant. i really am attached to this facility and i want to see it improve to where it was when i first ...

7. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

   aprilleverett replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric

   wow, i didn't know that some schools require the cna thing.. i think that's very cool the good ones will help you when you call,and the others...they call you every half hour to do something as far as that statment goes.. i work with nurses who are a...

8. Morphine/ativan cocktail

   aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

   wow, i must say that i am glad i started this post.. i didnt even think about the benefits of ms with the heart and oxygenating the pt. DUH lol i feel stupid now.. ok i feel much better about giving it now and kinda stupid for questioning it.. but i ...

9. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

   aprilleverett replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Ugh! I didn't see the report, but saying something like that? (about the foley) No wonder some of the public is so afraid to go to the hospital, I'm not saying the places are perfect.. some are FAR from it.. but anyone who did any proper investingati...

10. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    aprilleverett replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric

    One more thing.. even after going to LPN school I think all nursing student should be required to do so many hours of CNA work just to show them what it's like.. it would greatly help some nurses in their leadership skills over the aides

11. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    aprilleverett replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric

    Just want to say.. probably like a lot of u out there.. i was a CNA before I went to school for my LPN. I worked as an aide for 3 yrs and got SO frustrated at LPN's who acted like I was stupid and totally ignored me when I thought something was going...

12. EMT's and how to deal with them

    aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

    Indeed.. i have worked with MANY LPN's and RN's who know less about their res. than a stranger walking in off the street.. and i'm sure that would be frustrating as an EMT, especially if u got a lot of calls from the same place with nurses like that....

13. EMT's and how to deal with them

    aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

    Just want to say that I don't think just cuz i've had more "book learnin" than an EMT that I am better than them.. i just think that when (especially in this area) they come to pick up a res that they should think about that fact that I know that res...

14. Is it like this everywhere?

    aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

    Thanks for your input... just to let u all know, state has been called (a few times by me) but things seem to well "improve" while they're in the building.. no one is going to tell a res. to shut up or die in front of a state inspector.. this place w...

15. Morphine/ativan cocktail

    aprilleverett replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric

    I just want to clarify that I am not against giving morphine to someone dying and in pain.. i'm not against using it on a scheduled basis either, i was just curious to see is it is as commonly scheduled everywhere else as it is in the facility where ...