NurseJamie8

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1. What are the top 10 diagnoses you manage?

   NurseJamie8 replied to jessimee's topic in Med-Surg

   COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, cellulitis, DKA,UTI, Cdiff, neutropenia (work on a med oncology floor), and some surprising cases of aseptic meningitis. And very soon lots of flu cases. I'm sure there is more but there are the most common ones

2. How did your employer recognize Nurse's Day?

   NurseJamie8 replied to allevi's topic in Relations

   I got ice cream, pen/pen light , and a badge clip with the hospital name on it.

3. Am I right in my thinking working on the dementia unit?

   NurseJamie8 replied to Rocktheman's topic in General Students

   That is tough. I work on an inpatient gero psych unit with alot of dementia patients. While they have a right to refuse cares, it is usually because they don't know what is going on. We are taking care of them and that includes keeping them clean. I...

4. Zyprexa and Ativan IM Compatibility - (Haldol Allergy)

   NurseJamie8 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

   The pharmacy at my hospital always tells us not to mix Zyprexa and Ativan. There aren't many things compatible with Ativan. But luckily haldol is!

5. Emergency Psychiatric Medications

   NurseJamie8 replied to edie1's topic in Psychiatric

   On my unit we use Haldol, Ativan, and Zyprexa as emergency IM meds. Never Benadryl because it actually makes dementia patients more agitated.

6. Having to count Risperidone

   NurseJamie8 posted a topic in Medications

   I've noticed that in the past couple months that you have to count Risperidone. It requires a count just like the narcs, but does not require a witness to waste. Has anyone else encountered this?

7. Compression stockings or not

   NurseJamie8 replied to gelibean's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I just wear knee high socks, they are snug enough and cheaper. Maybe I'll look into the real ones though.

8. med cart keys

   NurseJamie8 replied to wakitese's topic in Geriatric

   I've taken the treatment cart keys home and didn't realize it to the morning. Funny nobody realized either haha.

9. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

   NurseJamie8 replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

   All of this just makes me feel so uneasy. Our government has really dropped the ball.

10. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    NurseJamie8 replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

    They always blame the nurses! I can't see a nurse who knows she will care for a patient with Ebola not taking all the precautions necessary. While it could've been a simple honest mistake I feel that there is something missing to this story. Scary.

11. What went wrong with my IM injection?

    NurseJamie8 replied to littlemissfit's topic in Safety

    That happens doesn't mean you did anything wrong. Imagine hitting a bone during an emergency IM administration to an agitated patient. Worst feeling.

12. Name a disease/cond. for my research paper

    NurseJamie8 replied to AshlieV's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I had a project like this in Microbiology. I picked Ebola. So maybe that or another interesting yet relevant disease like Malaria.

13. Is this crazy? Nurse to Pt. ratio

    NurseJamie8 replied to nettiemaria5's topic in Geriatric

    That sounds scary! So you pass meds for 20 pts? That is a lot. When I worked in LTC my med pass was for 30-35 pts depending on census and that was stressful. Being the only nurse for that many pts would make me so anxious! So much responsibility!

14. Is nursing in practice this different from school?

    NurseJamie8 replied to RNMamaof2's topic in Psychiatric

    I work on a psychiatric unit and have never done this or witnessed any of my nurses doing this. It's wrong, and god forbid it's a fatal dose. Lots of explaining to do!!

15. Does anyone else have nursing nightmares while sleeping?

    NurseJamie8 replied to jrbl77's topic in Stress 101

    The other night I had a dream I forgot to give all my patients their morning meds and realized at around 1 in the afternoon. The next day at work I was double and triple checking that I got everything done.