StacieRN RN

ICU, Med/Surg, Ortho

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About StacieRN

StacieRN is a RN and specializes in ICU, Med/Surg, Ortho.


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  1. Do you read it back to him? That usually causes them to realize how inappropriate they're being.
  2. Or: Ok, I charge an extra $10.00 an hour for maid service - CASH and in advance!
  3. StacieRN

    Flomax For Women?

    Female here. I had some adhesions due to radiation and was given Flomax to try to increase output - I was down to a dribble. Didn't work for me though. I had to be cathed and keep a cath while the adhesion area healed.
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    Question for CCU or ICU nurses

    Love it. Very enticing. I appreciate how hard you work to get the medical details right. I really hate when I'm reading a book and wrong information jars me out of the story. Kudos!
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    Question for CCU or ICU nurses

    Very nice imagery. A few things though: A newly trached pt has to be taught to speak. And they can't speak while hooked to the ventilator. For speech to happen, air must move over the vocal cords. While connected to the vent, air exits before that ha...
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    TLSO Brace

    A TLSO (thoracic lumbar sacral orthotic) brace should be worn whenever pt is upright. Pt should logroll from side to side as brace is placed and fastened. Only then should pt be allowed to raise from being flat. Once in the brace, the pt may sit, sta...
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    Neutropenic Precautions

    Additionally: Depending on policy at your facility, pt may need to be on bottled water only. If that is the case - no ice (ice machines possible source of bacteria.) Limit sticks. Make sure pt has soft toothbrush or switch to toothettes. No straws (m...
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    lowbeds/enclosure beds

    But, of course, according to the National Quality Forum, falls are never events. I tell you, if anyone figures out how to keep all of these health care monitoring agencies happy with their wildly differing agendas....that person can count on an imm...
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    Told to pee in her depends

    I agree with sending the patient to the hospital and then not accepting her back. If your facility director will not agree to this, I would have her notify the family that they must provide home health aides around the clock who will be responsible f...
  10. My grandmother's cure all is Vaseline. If you have an arthritic limb or sprained joint. She spreads .the pain away within an hour. By the way, the only food that doesn't spoil is honey. There have been pottery jars of honey found in the pyramids that...
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    "Weekends aren't a shift!"

    Unless they give you a PAID lunch, they cannot legally prevent you from leaving during lunch. They CAN require you to clock in and out to make sure you're getting back to the facility in time. I used to work nights. (also no cafeteria) We'd get toget...
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    Am I stupid? Med question...

    Stomach acid will take care of most anything picked up from a surface that is not obviously dirty (if the oral and esophageal lining is intact). So, yaeh, I'd have done the same - and have.
  13. Honestly, I feel that being a nurse made me a better patient not the other way around. Knowing what the nurses were going through helped me understand when things didn't go exactly easy or quick.
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    How was your service today?

    Agreed. If management really wants good customer service, They should hire staff specifically to address these needs (wants). We really have our hands full NURSING. When DID it become our job to tend to housekeeping, dietary, clerical, social work, t...
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    Perception vs. Reality

    I don't know. I'm off work now because of cancer. I'm in remission now and hope to be well enough to return to work soon. I'm paying close to $400.00 a month for COBRA. Everyone keeps telling me to just apply for Medicaid. Also, have been on me to a...