jennifer79RN

jennifer79RN specializes in Critical care nursing.

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1. Night Shift = Second Class?

   jennifer79RN replied to NewNightShifter's topic in General Nursing

   I know how you feel!! Night shift is always forgotten!! My issue is that all of our mtgs are in the middle of the day, even the mandatory mtgs. They don't seem to realize that their 2pm is my 2am. I wouldn't expect them to come in at 2 in the morning...

2. Pct To Pt Ratio On Tele/medsurg Floor

   jennifer79RN replied to WhatTheDeuce's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a PCU. step-down from ICU, which is different from the unit you work on, I think. Anyway, since we are considered critical care our ratio is 6:1. In Jan we going down to 5:1. Jennifer

3. Adenosine Help?????

   jennifer79RN replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

   One of our MDs did use it to slow down the rhythum to determine what the rhythum actually was. This was the only time I have seen it used for that purpose. The patient never actually went asystole. It is always interesting to watch when they use it. ...

4. adenosine for ER nurses

   jennifer79RN replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

   The unit I work on a RN can administer it but the MD must be present. Usually the MD will administer it. We always have the crash cart at hand as well as the heartrate and rhythum being observed by the monitor tech. We had one patient who the MD just...

5. drug testing

   jennifer79RN replied to littlez1's topic in General Nursing

   I'm confused on why someone would need workers comp for a needle stick?? Was the patient positive for something that you need to take meds for? I also don't understand why a drug screen is needed for a needle stick? Jennifer

6. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   jennifer79RN replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   i would have to answer "yes" and "no" to the question of nurses eating their young. as a still fairly new nurse, i have had some nurses treat me horribly when i 1st granduated. the thing is i actually had been working with these same nurses for about...

7. Need Help w/ Charge Nurse Duties, Please

   jennifer79RN replied to jennifer79RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am going to try and reply to everyones posts. Forgive me if I leave someone out. To the 1st poster who mentioned "being charge,orienting, and having a full (6 pt) assignment is total insanity" I completely agree. Here's the thing, our hospital, l...

8. Need Help w/ Charge Nurse Duties, Please

   jennifer79RN replied to jennifer79RN's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a PCU Progressive care unit. It is not ICU but a step-down. So, believe it or not many of our patients are critical care patients. For example, dobutamine/dopamine/insulin/ etc drips, acute MIs, PEs, DVTs, overdoses, GI bleeds, etc. Everyon...

9. What did I see???

   jennifer79RN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in CCU

   Thank you for this post. I, too have never seen the "pink frothy" sputum, however I did have a patient go into flash pulmonary edema one night and was able to reverse the process by administering IV lasix and putting pt on bipap. I agree with a PP wh...

10. Need Help w/ Charge Nurse Duties, Please

    jennifer79RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello. i am a rn on a pcu floor. i am still a new nurse. i graduated in spring of 07 but was on maternity leave after that so it will be 1 yr this coming january since i have been on the floor and off orientation. this past august i was oriented for ...