Propranolol replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing
Haha. I thought I was the only one who enjoyed this. Also, looking back further into the chart (orders) and understanding the story of the patient. You learn a lot by just skimming 2-3 days of previous orders.
I've only been a nurse for 2 years. Every code I've attended never made it. One patient after 30-40 minutes of CPR and lots of drugs finally went into a rhythm. Transferred to icu. Later, heard two code blues on the page system. dude didn't make it. ...
Propranolol replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing
oh come on, help a guy out! haha. kidding. its amazing when people get brought through the doors of a hospital, the rules of society don't apply to them. since being a nurse, i've been really assertive. especially when outside the hospital. people (d...
We schedule ourselves on a spreadsheet. After i'm done, i make a copy of it. some people try to be sneaky, but they usually get caught and are confronted about it. simple as that.
I work nights too. it was difficult switching from days to nights. I don't know how your schedule works, but i work 12 hour shifts. 4 days off. once a month i try to take 5-6 days off in a row. i feel refreshed when i get back. It took me about 6 mon...
Propranolol replied to NoblePath's topic in New Nurse
Everyone on my floor starts IV's. PICC lines are done during the day with the interventional radiologist. we don't have picc teams, unfortunately. i remember just one time when anesthesia was called. they placed an IV in the foot. i believe the patie...
Propranolol replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing
If the nurse wasn't in the vein, when she flushed it, she should have seen the skin blow up with saline. I've seen it done ONCE where there was no flashback on a #24. Patient had tiny veins. no problems after wards. Even when there is a flashback on ...
Propranolol replied to TealScrubies09's topic in General Nursing
i'm not a case manager but i do see what the case management goes through. some of these managers have 10-15 years working on the floor or other management experience. its a very tough job trying to convince physicians to discharge patients or get th...
Propranolol replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing
i work noc. med/surg. we have a charge nurse. wait, we have a nurse who is responsible for making assignments. she has the same amount of patients and does her own admissions, just like the rest of the nurses. whether you have 3 pts or 8pts. everyone...
Propranolol replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in Emergency
We typically get verbal report. recently i've seen the ER just sending a faxed report. the pt comes to the floor and we scratch our heads. rooms not ready. patients need to be moved. its embarrassing when the pt has family members who are AAO and loo...
Propranolol replied to oddaud's topic in Emergency
I felt the same way as you when i started. 1.5 yrs ago. I felt like crap when i left and was dreading coming in. My stomach was always upset. My preceptor was really nice and helped me along the way. Find someone you can trust (hard, i know) and ask ...
sticking to the topic.. I work on a med/surg floor. we had a long term patient there. meaning, he would not leave. no insurance and he was homeless. can't just kick him to the street. refusing medical treatment for his original problem. etc etc. anyw...