twinmomoftwins

twinmomoftwins has 11 years experience and specializes in ortho, pedi.

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1. beta strep??

   twinmomoftwins posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, I have a UTI. No big deal, saw my MD, got a Rx for Cipro. Today my MD calls to say my culture was + for beta hemolytic strep and a new Rx was called in to my pharmacy. I've heard of strep throat, pharyngitis, etc. But UTI?? I haven't been oth...

2. Twins...Gest. age and induction/c-section

   twinmomoftwins replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My twins, now 5-1/2, were induced at 37-1/2 wks, on my OB's own birthday! They were vaginal delivery, BOTH, although going in I was warned I could have one vaginal and the other C-section. They were 5.13 and 5.14. Probably wouldn't have induced, but...

3. Hospitals and the aging nurse

   twinmomoftwins replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   @ 2 yrs ago, our hospital started addressing the "aging" of our nurses, and discussed body mechanics and came up with some suggestions. However, the only result, was that one of our 3 med carts was equipped with a bendable Light (Actually a grill li...

4. Least infectious floors

   twinmomoftwins replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   sorry...you are so..wrong about peds. not a "clean floor at all"! i've seen more mrsa than you want to know. lot's of little one's (less than 2) so it's not from school. and let's talk about rsv, rotavirus, flu every other room is on some kind of pre...

5. My unit is going down the tubes...

   twinmomoftwins replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

   I found that it's hard to change poor morale on a unit, unless someone is willing to be the cheerleader. Since you only work a few days, you're probably not in a position to change it much. Personally, I jumped ship when things were spiralling downw...

6. What injuries or illnesses of yours has been the result of being a nurse?

   twinmomoftwins replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

   4 needlesticks 3 backsprains 2 large bunions and 1 head lac to my noggin

7. character scrubs

   twinmomoftwins replied to newestlilnurse2b's topic in Pediatric

   well, here's really cheap and easy I went to the local craft store and got some iron-on patches (they have Disney, Pooh, and other kiddie oriented ones) and ironed them onto my present solid color scrubs, you can do on pockets or upper left chest ar...

8. Getting out on time?

   twinmomoftwins replied to njbikernurse's topic in Geriatric

   ugh...i never get out on time - work ortho 7a - 7p on a 28 bed unit with 7-1 ratio, and only one pca, with no downtime ever. i'm lucky to eat lunch @ 3pm for 10 min. usu have 3 d/c's and 2 -3 post/ops daily and too much paperwork. and i always get...

9. Age when you had your first child?

   twinmomoftwins replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

   #1 at 34 #2 & #3 at almost, but not quite 37 life just happens, you know. can't agonize too much about planning the perfect time, you just make it work, regardless of your age.

10. Weekend coverage hospitals

    twinmomoftwins replied to Squirlatheart's topic in General Nursing

    ]New Jersey ... every other!

11. Can I give half a dose?

    twinmomoftwins replied to limabean's topic in Safety

    The patient has a right to refuse the whole dose, however, you should contact the doctor to get an order for the half dose, then it won't be an issue in the future, and you've covered yourself. ALWAYS cover your license!

12. So, she does drugs... (advice please)

    twinmomoftwins replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    Welllll....I think, based from a recent experience, it might be worth a little surreptitious investigation of other staff members...Has "Janie" seemed odd lately, sick , sleepy, slow etc. lately. Esp. to change of shift staff - if you do verbal repo...

13. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    twinmomoftwins replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Med-Surg

    I work on an ortho med-surg unit. Lately, staffing is sub-par. The other day, with 22 patients and an RN call-out, they were going to staff us as 2 RN's, 1 LPN (float) and 2 PCA's. When I objected, they replaced the LPN with an RN (pulled from ano...

14. Float Pool or Telemetry?? First nursing job offer..

    twinmomoftwins replied to FreshRN05's topic in New Nurse

    yes,yes, YES!!:wink2: Go for the Med-Surg position. You'll be on a stable unit, reinforcing everything you've learned in school. You can always transfer to a Tele-unit when you're comfortable with the routine. Nix the float pool - that is for seas...

15. Laparoscopic splenectomy?

    twinmomoftwins replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Operating Room

    I had my lap splenectomy in May. Different though - probably due to it's size - engorged with 500cc of blood r/t condition called wandering spleen-it was all twisted up. The doc placed my spleen in a bag, within my abdomen, pulverized and sucked it...