EmilyRN

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1. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

   EmilyRN replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man, is mucus gross. I have to have my PCT collect sputum cultures because I can barely hang. And I'm in agreement, that GI bleed smell is pretty nasty too, but I would rather take care of 10 GI bleeds before one patient with a wet hacking cough...

2. Stupid Intern Tricks

   EmilyRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Cardiac

   I had a patient who was readmitted to my unit after a month of rehab. He had been on my unit for about 2 months after a car accident and was full of VRE and MRSA. He got his external fixators removed, and had a very, very active colostomy. A resid...

3. Telemetry staff ratios

   EmilyRN replied to lee1's topic in Cardiac

   I am moving to a 20-bed tele unit in 2 wks. The nurse manager informed me that the ratio is 5:1 on days (12 hr. shifts) with a CNA.