ivy2009

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1. how do you give morphine on a pump bedside?

   ivy2009 replied to ivy2009's topic in General Nursing

   We only use PCA pumps for conscious patients who are able to press the button--our cancer patients are mostly inhouse hospice on a continual pain drip--unable to press for relief.

2. how do you give morphine on a pump bedside?

   ivy2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

   The real question is in our hospital we have PCA pumps for post-ops to press. On my floor --one third of our patients are cancer patients --they are on either a morphine drip or dilaudid drip on a pump --it is not locked on the pump --its just a reg...

3. New giving report to next shift "live" at bedside problems

   ivy2009 replied to ivy2009's topic in General Nursing

   Yes , to answer your questions--I have been there for 28 years--19 years on this med-surg floor--they have been here one year!. It does happen to other nurses and we have come to dread the relief RNs--its like a pack of girls in high school ganging ...

4. New giving report to next shift "live" at bedside problems

   ivy2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, our floor went to giving report to the next shift live at the bedside--use to tape it.--then ask if they had any questions afterwards. Was excited about the new change--but now I am not--I work day shift --giving report to relief shift (3-1130)--...