scootermcnutt replied to Mujesira's topic in General Nursing
I had a Doc rant at me for 3 minutes straight last night, belittling me, yelling, cussing, etc. He went on and on about how "I'M A TALENTED ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND I WORK HARD ALL DAY DOING INTRICATE SURGERIES AND SAVING PEOPLES LIVES AND.....'" you ...
I just need a BASIC explanation of the connection of PT, PTT, INR and coumadin. What elevated and low lab values mean, etc? For some reason this is one of those things that perplexes me.
Just wanted input from other nurses on bowel care on post-op pts. Often, total hips. What I see most often are: bisacodyl tabs or supps, mom, colace or pericolace or fleets enemas or metamucil. Frankly, I'm never sure what to use when. If I get ...
Does anyone know of any white scrub pants that are not absolutely x-ratedly see-through? I like to sometimes wear white pants with a cute scrub top (I'm female) and I HATE how all my white pants you can see my panty line and the outline of the pocke...
I graduated June of 2000, so I've been at my job now just over a year in med surg. I felt like you in clinicals, and the same as you as I started my "real" job. It was very scary not to have a "real nurse" to defer to. I am it!! But after a year,...
scootermcnutt replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for all the tips, you all had great ideas. In a way I hope it's a long time till I have to deal with a tube again, but in another way I hope I get a patient with one tomorrow, you know? Thanks!
I floated the other night and had a patient with a j-tube, which I havn't dealt with since lab in nursing school. What is the best most basic routine for giving meds through the tube (they were suspensions) and what about all the flushing and such? ...
I gave compazine last night by slow IV push to a nauseated patient. About 7 minutes later she was panicky, saying she felt afraid, wanted to rip her cast off and run, was afraid to stay at the hospital etc. Vitals were stable, O2 sat 97%, no chest ...
Any info on the "new" hip resurfacing that is being done? How does post-op care differ from a total joint replacement? Is there less chance of displacement? We just had a guy in for elective bilateral resurfacing because it's supposed to be better...
scootermcnutt replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing
I am feeling a little better. Last night was wildly busy too, but a better night overall. Not all nurses are the same...for some of us our personalities just don't handle stress as smoothly as others, but that doesn't mean we can't be an effective ...
I'm in tears. I've been an RN for 7 months and working in a hospital med-surg unit.On a good night it's great, but that's few and far between. On a bad night, like tonight, chronically short on CNA help etc., the stress is so bad for me. Tonight I...
I've had several patients with femoral nerve blocks post-op lateley. One was a one-time injection with the port left in, the other was a continuous drip on a pump. Anyone know of any special care or hints? Also, is removing these catheters a nursi...
I did awesome in theory too, and yet clinicals petrified me! I did great, but noone knew the extent of anxiety I suffered as I drove home after every clinical time...did I miss something? Oh my gosh, what if... did I forget to... etc. I wound up o...