OntCaRPN

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1. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

   OntCaRPN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   I have a particular bug-a-boo .... we let our csections shower. They take off their dressings (because it was wet and yucky) and then pop on their own clothes from home. When the 95 members of their extended family leave they ring and ask for a new d...

2. Tips For Writing Nurses Notes

   OntCaRPN replied to Encephala's topic in LPN/LVN

   Try looking up DAR format, I think it's a fairly often used note method. Data: Action: Result: For example .... D: pt fell A: staff picked him up, brushed him off and reinforced teaching re using walker R: pt safely used walker rest of shift Now that...

3. Help, need tips for doing a much faster med pass...

   OntCaRPN replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Geriatric

   I'm not sure I have anything to add other than my own practice and the notation that 'faster is not always better' (the old adage haste makes waste, ya know). If you can, take the MAR to report with you, you can skim and familiarize yourself with som...

4. What squicks you out?

   OntCaRPN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

   We've also had a few patients that we tell that an admission bath is something we do all the time. Urine crusted longjohns and overalls, socks, boots! BO! I've had to cut out matted glops of hair. I don't even want to know what was in that. At lewast...

5. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   OntCaRPN replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

   Oh pt phones! 911 called us one night because the lady in room 16 wanted a nurse and couldn't find her callbell. Another pt called 911 because his doctor hadn't been in for a few days. Another called a neighbouring hospital because she thought she mi...

6. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

   OntCaRPN replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

   I'm being fueled here by a discussion we had yesterday about how many drug errors might not ever get noticed and ones that aren't reported. I agree with whoever said there's probably more to the story. The incidents related did cause me some alarm. I...

7. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   OntCaRPN replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

   At your scrub top or down it? I had a fellow for a long time and every morning when I was tying his shoes, he asked me to lean a little closer so that he could see "those gorgeous mountains". I started putting his shoes on in bed with my back to him ...

8. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   OntCaRPN replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

   mizzyrite25 ... I was sooooo hoping you were going to say that the male CNA said that he DID like older men!

9. How do Doctors treat nurses

   OntCaRPN replied to IWANT2BEEANRN's topic in General Nursing

   I kinda debated where I would post this little story, since it both irked me and was revealing of how doctors used to be ..... I worked for a while in the secured unit of a nursing home. We had a resident who was a dr's widow. She was pleasant and ea...

10. What squicks you out?

    OntCaRPN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Anything smelly .... ditto on the caked on dentures .... mattery false eyeballs ... sour vomit ... I can usually handle most of these if I'm quick and there's a window open somewhere. However .... a suppurating sinus and palate cancer were my worst. ...

11. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    OntCaRPN replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

    Many years ago our facility installed the light system you can speak over. This was supposed to save steps. You can just take the pain pill, glass of water, blanket with you the first time you go. Many, many pts call and say something like ...."I'd l...

12. How do Doctors treat nurses

    OntCaRPN replied to IWANT2BEEANRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hadn't been giving meds in an acute care setting for very long when I made a med error. As per protocol, I had to speak to the Doc. He was an absolute blessing! He wanted to know if he had done something to make the order difficult, if there was so...

13. What do patients say that irks you?

    OntCaRPN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Several years ago the RN's around here got a big raise and it was published in the newspaper! I don't recall any more what a patient asked for but I expressed that I wouldn't be able to oblige him for a little while (so it can't have been anything cr...

14. Assistance from charge nurse

    OntCaRPN replied to mainegirl's topic in General Nursing

    One other suggestion ... tidy the med cart/room. It is a hectic time and it's tooo frustrating to be hunting around for syringes, med cups, wipes and so on.

15. Are the curtains between beds ever cleaned?

    OntCaRPN replied to MedicalZebra's topic in General Nursing

    Ours are cleaned in a regular rotation and if we ask (in the case of visible soil) and if the person turns out to have a bug of some sort.