ToryAdore

Looking for words of wisdom from those who are more experienced with prepping a pt for surgery or catheterizing adult male pts with modesty issues. It has only happened a few times in the past year but it's still something I need to be able to deal w...

Balsamic vinegar...?:roll

a "toy"...? Umm...maybe it was Mattels East Bake Oven. That'll do it

If the reason you're leaving was job related why would you mind them saying they wouldn't hire you back...? Would you go back if they wanted you...? If not, I can't see any reason to risk turning your new employer off by asking for another week.

Imagine residents doing every diagnostic procedure themselves..?. Last week the female resident performed a mammogram. I'm waiting for one of them to do a bed bath.

We had a man in for a hernia repair yesterday. Not an inguinal hernia but upper gastric...about 2-3 inches above the navel. The warming blanket was on and after removing his gown from under the blanket, I noticed that he was wearing underwear. I ment...

I could probably deal with the need to get the pt. into a gown but without paperwork or documentation...umm...are you supposed to take verbal instructions from the pt....? Heck, if you give them a local, they could even assist with the procedure.

Krissy, I'm probably wrong and this is going to sound way out of left field but, did he throw up in the ER..? Who determined that it was blood..? Was that checked...? Could an 18 year old with 7 beers + in him determine that it was blood or did he po...

I think we may be overreacting a bit here. Krissy never said he entered the ED because he was drunk...but for vomiting blood. (as it turned out it wasn't due to health problems associated with chronic drinking but for a virus). He didn't hurt himself...

You did great in just walking away. I'm sure I would have said something (as I left to find another nurse) that bordered on "totally inappropriate" such as "it might be a good idea if I call Social Services regarding a "minor" getting so drunk that t...

From the responses, it seems that undergarments are removed "without" asking the surgeon first. Are there different proprietary rules at each facility about this..? I was trained (at my facility) to ask the surgeon "before" you do anything to what th...

Having a female nurse present during the PE is as much a safeguard to the MD as it is to the pt. I've read about the numerous frivilous law suits and allegations by pts. who accuse the MD of fondling or conducting themselves in an otherwise inappropr...

Digressing just a bit, I feel bad for the male pt. who, after requesting a male nurse (for whatever reason he's so inclined) is talked about behind his back in the nurses break room about why he doesn't want a female nurse. Most often he's suspected ...

And if you DID ask if she were pregnant, would the ER Director expect you to have put the (example) 4 chest pain pts. in their 60's or 70's aside...? Of course not. It seems that the Director has 20/20 hindsight. Second-guessing staff is just flat ou...

You have to go by the numbers. If you have good feedback from 99% of your pts. or family members (sometimes even no feedback is good), then don't fret over the complaint from that 1%. Especially if there wasn't an incident that you could look back on...

http://www.enw.org/Research-NGT.htm This site is pretty comprehensive about placement

I'm not one to try to change the course of history after only 8 months out of school but many of the techniques in school differ from the hospital. I can now understand most of those differences, given the pace and volume of pts. all looking to be tr...

Although I totally agree with TennNurse's thoughts, I still think I'll add her to my "do not ever "PO" list :lol2:

Or these: 1. When you start eating first thing in the morning and do not stop until you go to sleep, it's NOT considered one meal a day. Eat sensibly. 2. Doors are to be pushed open with hand not kicked with bare foot. 3. Never sit on a chair until a...

Putting the actions of the nurse and the reaction of the wife aside for a moment...the reference to being as "sexless as a CRP dummy" is beneath contempt. The wife might have thought that her husband was the sexiest man alive. The Dear Abby writers n...

That's one of the things going against me because of my age. I've been told (by a pt.) that most men are more comfortable having this procedure done by a nurse in their 40's or 50's rather than one approaching 20. Especially with pts. my age who have...

That's another aspect that I could use a bit of help with. What if the pt "is" awake..? He assumes you're inexperienced or fumbling but actually you're not. What do you say while all this is happening to ease his mind that you know what you're doing....

I still need to work on the "blushing" part. Too bad Britney Spears didn't own a part of Bard. Foley trays might come with a small tube of concealer. Oh well. Thank you all for your responses. Any others would be welcome. Tory