Double Dunker

Double Dunker has 3 years experience and specializes in Med Surg/PCU.

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1. How Resilient Are You?

   Double Dunker replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Stress 101

   I'm probably just annoyed because this hits entirely too close to home...but to talk in your introduction about having a house fire or losing a loved one and then in your article talk about your car overheating or your iPhone becoming outdated, is ra...

2. Gloves required for ALL oral meds.

   Double Dunker replied to Leonardos's topic in Medications

   I guess I'm not seeing what the big deal is. You have to use hand sanitizer between patients anyway. It's just gloves. I know a lot of nurses that use gloves when giving all meds, regardless of isolation status. Many patients prefer it. I put on...

3. OR vs Post Surgical - Which would you pick

   Double Dunker replied to 2018nursewi's topic in Career Support

   What are you interested in? If you want to circulate, you should take that job. In my city, it's hard to get into the OR, and the residency programs won't take you if you have more than 2 years of experience in any area of nursing. And don't under...

4. How much PTO does everyone get?

   Double Dunker replied to Camino77's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a float nurse, and as such don't accumulate PTO despite being full time and benefitted. But the pay is awesome.

5. "I am a nurse!"

   Double Dunker replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I once had a family member who was related to the patient by marriage, who also happened to be the chief of surgery at our sister hospital. Said chief told me he wanted me to put in an order for a bunch of labs. Nope. That's not how this works.

6. bedside CPR alerts

   Double Dunker replied to MMT5056's topic in Safety

   Aren't most of the hospital employees required to have BLS certification? If so, the assumption would be those staff members in the room at the time of arrest would begin CPR, so it is important to know. My facility doesn't use armbands, or anythin...

7. night jobs for potential nurse student

   Double Dunker replied to nr92's topic in General Students

   My hospital is always short on patient care techs at night. My hospital also has unit secretaries at night, but I don't know how common that is.

8. Need some med error stories!

   Double Dunker replied to elenuhm9's topic in Student Assist

   Search for heparin errors in the NICU. Lots of devastating errors to read about.

9. Stadol question

   Double Dunker replied to Munch's topic in Medications

   We are seeing a lot more creative pain management plans because of the nation wide shortage of narcs, and because the DEA is cutting the production of prescription narcs.

10. Many nurses do not chart?

    Double Dunker replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a unit educator you ask about charting?

11. When cliques undermine team dynamics

    Double Dunker replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

    It seems no matter where I am (I float between floors and hospitals) thete's always animosity between day and night shifts. It's unfortunate many can't see that each shift has its own unique stressors. I wonder if you see it more due to working mid...

12. What meds would you not give together?

    Double Dunker replied to meg2014's topic in Med-Surg

    This isn't really what you asked, but rather a medication lesson learned the hard way! If a patient is receiving meds through a g-tube or NG tube, make sure it's okay to crush the med or open the capsule. Dilute with plenty of warm water! (One pla...

13. Dealing with rude family members

    Double Dunker replied to QueenRN299's topic in General Nursing

    I would have told the family member the patient indicated she was finished with her meal. She has no food restrictions (or outline what restrictions she did have) so feel free to offer her something.

14. Nexiva IV and valves

    Double Dunker replied to sameasalways's topic in Infusion

    Interestingly enough, my facility is studying whether these IV starts are more likely to infiltrate than other types. Apparently the ICU nurses were noticing a trend and so now we chart which type of IV start kit we use (some floors have alternative...

15. private rehydration services

    Double Dunker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anybody ever heard of this? I'm wondering how it's legal - whose prescribing the toradol and the "zolfran"? Mojo Hydration