Pinky89

Pinky89

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  1. IR Radiation Exposure-Thoughts?

    Hi all, I was recently in IR with my patient and had a situation that left me a little confused and upset. I'm hardly ever in IR, so I'm not sure what standard procedure is down there, but I just wanted to get some feedback from people who work there...
  2. An Unexpected Twist

    I work in an adult ICU where I had the privilege of caring for a wonderful patient for 3 days in a row. She was the kindest, sweetest woman, who unfortunately had something terrible happen to her. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, her positive a...
  3. OGT securement in intubated patients

    We tape ours to the ETT securement device, not the actual ETT.
  4. The use of LPN's in ICU CCU

    "The new Grad of today mostly BSN track are the worst nurses on the planet." I find it hypocritical that you start your post expressing your disapproval of RNs who make comments that are "unprofessional" and "rude," then you make a generalized statem...
  5. Making Heparin shots less painful for pts?

    Pinch the skin really hard while you inject. Patients always tell me that my pinch was worse than the actual shot and that I give the best shots! It really works
  6. Report Interruption--Was I Wrong?

    On our busy med/surg unit we give report to the oncoming shift in the hallways, usually at the med carts or where ever we can find some room. This can be frustrating at times (especially on day shift) at shift change because family members, patients,...
  7. Worst IV Pumps Ever!

    We recently upgraded to the IV pumps in the picture. Have had nothing but problems with the pumps beeping constantly about air bubbles (when there are clearly no bubbles to be seen) or high air pressure, when the IV flushes perfectly fine. The only t...
  8. struggling with med surg expectations

    Wow I am so sorry you are going through this I am also new to med surg, but I had a 10 week orientation. I didn't even start caring for three patients until my 4th or 5th week! It seems as though your unit does not have an adequate orientation that ...
  9. Giving Report

    Hey all, I really struggle with giving report and thinking about it gives me anxiety when the shift is coming to an end. I feel like we never got really good practice in nursing school and were basically just thrown into it once we started, expe...
  10. I inserted an NG tube and checked for proper placement, both by auscultation and pH. Both confirmed it was in the stomach. The doc ordered the NG to be hooked to suction, so immediately after checking placement I hooked it to the suction. I completel...
  11. What's the coolest operation you've watched??

    I scrubbed in on open heart surgery during an OR nursing course in nursing school and I was allowed to put my hands around the patient's heart at the end while it was beating. Pretty cool!!
  12. EPIC

    I've been working with Epic since I started my job a few months ago and I love it. I've used a few other charting systems through my clinical rotations, including Powerchart (which I didn't like), and I found Epic to be the most straight forward and ...
  13. How to Deal with the Chaos of Med/Surg

    Lovetheoutdoors, Thanks so much for your response and encouragement! Honestly, every day gets better and better. I feel so much more competent/organized than I did when I first started this discussion. It's amazing how much you learn in such a short...
  14. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    Thank you everyone for all of your input! Reading all of your comments has been very helpful. I'm happy to know that others have heard of this practice, as when I asked some of my co-workers they had no clue what I was talking about! Obviously the mo...
  15. Hey all, I just had a quick question about something I was taught in nursing school and was wondering if you learned the same thing, or practice this yourself. You have 2 different IV piggyback antibiotics (compatible or incompatible, doesn't matt...