I Never Remember....

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where they store the blood tubing.

What is one thing that you just cannot seem to remember?

Mine mostly are paperwork involved...we have 3 different places where forms, orders, consents, etc are stored and it usually requires me to look in all 3 before I find what I am looking for...ugh.

Argh, I can relate!!!:eek: :imbar

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Which lead goes where on a remote tele patient...I'm so glad for the little map on the machine (but even then sometimes the monitor tech will call and say 'So and so's leads are screwed up, Tish! LOL)

Maybe I can help :)

Remember this, when facing the patient, starting with pt's left side: Smoke over Fire, Clouds over Grass, throw Dirt in the middle. Translates to Black over Red, White over Green, with Brown in the middle of the chest. You'll remember White on Right, too ;)

I recite this in my head every time I apply leads :)

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Specializes in ICU, telemetry, LTAC.
the only time I could remember my password for the entire 90 days without looking at my cheat sheet was when it was "i forgot". :Crash:

My passwords are cusswords. Since the thing decided I had to change my password RIGHT that minute, when I was trying to get emergent results out of the thing, now the passwords are very naughty words. And I can remember them just fine!

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Specializes in icu,ccu, er, corrections.
Maybe I can help :)

Remember this, when facing the patient, starting with pt's left side: Smoke over Fire, Clouds over Grass, throw Dirt in the middle. Translates to Black over Red, White over Green, with Brown in the middle of the chest. You'll remember White on Right, too ;)

I recite this in my head every time I apply leads :)

I have been placing leads on folks for 12 years now and I still recite this when I put them on. I assume I can do it without reciting but just in case....lol

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Specializes in Telemetry.

I always forget what list of meds I went to the pyxis for (I usually remember the letter their last name starts with so I am good on remembering their name, but I get to the pyxis and go "I know I need lisinopril, no wait, it's the lovastatin, oh and there was another 5 I needed too" and then I have to go back to my PC to get the list and not forget it before I go back to the pyxis. Oh, and our pyxis doesn't list the administration times on the meds so this isn't there to help either. Aye yai yai!

Oh, and I tend to forget my flush whenever I give an IV med (we aren't allowed to carry flushes on us or put them in the pt. room or whatever...they have to stay in the supply room until we need one, which is no where close to where the pyxis is or the IV cart), so I go carrying my morphine in its syringe, that I drew up out of the cartridge and then put into a flush to dilute, and then grabbed my heparin to administer in another syringe, and then their solumedrol in another syringe, so I have 5 different things already in my hand, and I forgot to grab my flush. Now I have to truck it all back out of the pt's room to go get one. Ahh! It's always the little things!!!

And why can't I ever grab enough alcohol pads and put em in my pocket in the am? I grab 4 and I need 20, I grab 20 and I only need 2...there is no happy medium! Sometimes I imagine having a nurse's toolbelt that had everything I need in one place (just in case!) but then I am sure I'd still find I was missing things anyways, or I'd be so mad that I couldn't bend over to wipe up something because of the infirmary I was carrying around with me. You just can't win I swear!

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to ask the patient's height and weight on admission

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An easy way to remember where the tele leads go is white on right red on the heart side. For remembereing placement of all leads white and green(snow on the tree) for red and black (smoke above fire) and brown is the ground or center.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

One day a patient was getting blood. I filled out the paperwork and was waiting and waiting for the blood to come. After a while, I called blood bank. I forgot to send the blood dispense form... oops. There I was thinking they were slow when really I'm forgetful. :confused:

Something I forget on a regular basis is where everything is in the supply room. Whenever I need anything, I pretty much have to search through all the drawers! :eek:

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Specializes in MS, Hospice, LTC.
How to hook up the TPN and lipids without fouling the filter.:imbar

Me too!!!!

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Maybe I can help :)

Remember this, when facing the patient, starting with pt's left side: Smoke over Fire, Clouds over Grass, throw Dirt in the middle. Translates to Black over Red, White over Green, with Brown in the middle of the chest. You'll remember White on Right, too ;)

I recite this in my head every time I apply leads :)

here's another one....

1.right on the right

2. snow lies on the grass

3. smoke rises over fire

4. keep the CHOCOLATE close to your HEART :)

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Specializes in floor to ICU.
here's another one....

1.right on the right

2. snow lies on the grass

3. smoke rises over fire

4. keep the CHOCOLATE close to your HEART :)

or...

starting @ top right of pt and going around clockwise

SALT

PEPPER

KETCHUP

GUACAMOLE

leftover goes in the middle..

I like the "keeping the chocolate close to your heart"!

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Specializes in aged, palliative care, cardiac, agency,.

I too use room numbers to identify my patients, mostly because I am an agency nurse and change hospitals daily -the old brain cannot keep up with so much change. I almost always know their names by the end of each shift, but then it's time to move to the next ward!

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