MereBuffNurse BSN, RN

MereBuffNurse is a BSN, RN and specializes in ER and Med-Surg.

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1. How long until you were pretty good at IV starts?

   MereBuffNurse replied to sweetER's topic in Emergency

   It was not until I began my career as an ER nurse that I felt like I had enough practice to begin becoming "good" at IV starts. Prior to that, I worked on a med-surg floor. Most of the patients there already had an IV and if they came out or went ba...

2. Learning Thread: Med/Surg

   MereBuffNurse replied to RN28MD's topic in Med-Surg

   That sounds like a great idea, but isn't petroleum jelly flammable with oxygen? Our hospital doesn't use it, we usually use KY jelly because it's water-based instead for everything. So, I will try that. Thanks for the tip!

3. Hello my name is.......and I am OBESE

   MereBuffNurse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   What is going to decide if you lose weight and are healthy or not is your motivation. It has to be a LIFESTYLE change, not a diet that cuts any one nutrient totally....ESPECIALLY carbohydrates. Your brain runs off carbs. Yes, we do have food at eve...

4. when to give and hold PRN morphine

   MereBuffNurse replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

   With those symptoms,you give the medication and if the breakthrough Morphine still doesn't help, call the surgeon and possibly get her PCA or breakthrough switched to Dilaudid. Pain is subjective. It would be different if the pt had been half-asleep,...

5. Opinions: Best scrubs?

   MereBuffNurse replied to raebabelvn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I have noticed most scrubs run big. The extra smalls are way too big for me, I have to cinch them big-time in the waist. However, Grey's scrubs fit a little better than Urbane or Landau as far as being smaller and more fitted. Hope this helps!

6. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

   MereBuffNurse replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Med-Surg

   We have 6-7, with an aid. If we don't have an aid, we do 5 total care.

7. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

   MereBuffNurse replied to pilpusher's topic in Med-Surg

   We usually have 6:1 RN or LPN, sometimes 7:1. I work night shift, so we are lucky IF we have an aid (it's 1 for 20 patients), we have no secretary, IV teams, admission person, etc. We do it all.

8. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   MereBuffNurse replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   I feel your pain! I took it friday, tried the trick (wouldn't met me re-register), and will probably find out at work tomorrow too. Best of luck to you!!!!