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1. Pneumonia and MI

   musicnursing posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I had a new admit come up to me the other night early on in my shift- about 2100 with a diagnosis of pneumonia. I had an orientee also with me that night and sent her off with one of our floor's senior nurses to work on admission paperwork and the ad...

2. Has anyone tried team nursing? Opinions?

   musicnursing replied to circularstaircase's topic in Med-Surg

   We currently do this, 12 patients with an LPN and aide. I don't like it just because I prefer to do my own vitals and dressing changes and med passes, although I have to say it all depends on what your team is like. It will be a good night with a goo...

3. Please listen!!!

   musicnursing replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I worked as a NA before nursing school and in my state, we can take the state test for CNA at the end of first semester, I worked in a small rural ER and learned a ton I wouldn't have if I hadn't been a nurse aid prior to/during nursing school, plus ...

4. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   musicnursing replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1.Michigan 2. 3 years 3. Med/Surg and ER 4. 25 5. Night shift is 10% 6. No union

5. Early Pregnancy and Precautions

   musicnursing posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hello all, I recently found out I am about 6 weeks pregnant and I work a general Med/Surg floor, However our floor is unique in we take all ages and all conditions, we have pediatrics to elderly, tele patients, infectious disease patients, general me...

6. Backpack for nursing school?

   musicnursing replied to Lollipops's topic in General Students

   I used a large scrapbooking tote with wheels and a couple of handers on either side. It saved my back and I didnt carry my purse so I put EVERYTHING in the one bag, snacks, books, binders, etc.

7. Any advice on IV insertion skills?

   musicnursing replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

   When I was new to my current hospital setting, my director had me on orientation 2 days back in our ambulatory surgery area (I normally work Med-Surg) and start IVs all day for 2 days, they always have an IV nurse back there that is all he/she does a...

8. Ever have the spike come out from a hanging bag of blood?

   musicnursing replied to Billy_Ruben's topic in General Nursing

   I've never had the spike come out but the day I had a "blood bath" when one of my pt's IV lines snapped and he had blood return flowing EVERYWHERE! Of course, he was confused and didn't put on his call light so it wasn't until he set off his bed alar...

9. "I'm not floating."

   musicnursing replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

   At our hospital, we only have 2-3 RNs on our floor at night, the rest is LPNs and CNAs for staff. I work with a lot of male nurses (love them!) however, when we have to float to OB because they are short down at thier end of the building, I always en...

10. Zosyn over 4 hrs

    musicnursing replied to OutlawNurse86's topic in Medications

    One of my coworkers the other night had a pt that had a continous Zosyn infusion. As it wasn't my pt, I don't know all the details, but she's a new grad and asked me if I'd ever heard of that. From what I understand, it was dose of 13.5grams infused ...

11. Saying no when work calls

    musicnursing replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    I usually say no, unless it works for my schedule. Unfortunately with my facility...one no is usually not enough and will warrent a second or third phone... then I just don't answer because I will get the usual guilt trips of We are going to be work...

12. Allergy

    musicnursing posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was visiting a LTC and Assisted Living today. I noticed that in parts of the LTC and Assisted Living, there was carpeting... Now I'm a nurse but before being a nurse I was an aide in a LTC setting and can't imagine carpeting with the residents...th...

13. What do you think?

    musicnursing replied to musicnursing's topic in Medications

    Pt was drowsy but arousable, both 10 minutes post meds and 1 hour post meds. Also, its standing orders per our Ortho surgeon to give benzo and pain meds very close together. Pt is back on the vent and is now a DNR per the family and it was discovere...

14. What do you think?

    musicnursing posted a topic in Medications

    I'm just looking for a bit of exercienced nurses opinions on this one... I had an elderly patientwith a joint fracture that had presented the day before with pain and hx of dementia. He was receiving 1mg of Ativan and 4mg of Morphine IV to keep his p...