veegeern

veegeern BSN, RN

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  1. Automatic blood pressure cuffs

    veegeern replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    We use them daily on all of our patients (acute care). However, if SBP is >180 or 90

  2. Hearing Impaired Nurses

    veegeern replied to ark-two's topic in General Nursing

    I have the Litmann 2000 and LOVE it! I have a hearing loss that is greater in my right ear than my left, so it works great for

  3. Title of "BSN" on badge?

    veegeern replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    BSN is printed on my ID badge, and yes I receive an extra 50 cents/hr for the degree. Yes, I have a lot of patients and families ask what it means. Many of these same people are not aware of the...

  4. Hospital's duty to keep elderly man safe from falls

    veegeern replied to thlnc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    mjlrn97, I wish we had the resources that you describe, but alas, we do not. To the OP, do you have

  5. Patient leaving AMA

    veegeern posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was pulled to another unit the other day, and the nurses were discussing a particular patient that had left AMA and how they handled the patient. I said that I always go in to the room and attempt...

  6. How do you feel about your CNA's?

    veegeern replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I believe our unit has the best CNAs in the hospital! We have 2 in particular that would have made excellent nurses, but they both tell me that they're too old to go back to school now. Our CNAs...

  7. Patient leaving AMA

    veegeern replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about the legality, but would be interested to have a definite answer as our management requires us to explain this to the patient. I usually state, "I am required to make sure that you...

  8. Patient leaving AMA

    veegeern replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same policy, except we don't notify security. Most of our MD's basically acknowledge that we've told them and leave it at that. I've only had one cardiologist tell me that he was on his...

  9. You know how ppl ask you stuff b/c they know you're a nurse? This tops it all....

    veegeern replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I get this one a lot. But sometimes, after doing something like removing an impaction, a patient will say, "You nurses don't get paid

  10. Nursing Dreams

    veegeern replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    One night I started dreaming about taking care of a patient that belonged to Dr. D (name changed, etc..). He was going to put in a triple lumen cath. Then, the dream changed, and I became the...

  11. In Her Shoes - Interesting Observation

    veegeern replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Even better: the regular scrubs are color coded according to size. So, if, say, you're usually teal, but once every month you're light blue for a few days--everyone knows to stay out of the way!...

  12. Nurse called "stupid cow" in Oscar movie

    veegeern replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

  13. A patient pulled a knife on me today.

    veegeern replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :icon_hug: Oops! Didn't notice that the page changed. I was agreeing that you should have mental health days at the facilities

  14. 4 vs. 2 year program

    veegeern replied to chnst1105's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BSN, and IMO it all depends on the program that you're in and the intelligence (not GPA) that you have. That said, in some areas it is easier to advance into management, case management,...

  15. JCAHOs rules for contrast

    veegeern replied to SWAT_RN's topic in Radiology

    I'm not sure what you're referring to, but we just implemented at new policy so that contrast shows up as given in EMAR. Our radiology techs come to the floor and administer the contrast, and I think...

  16. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    veegeern replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Like I'm going to stand and inhale 2nd hand smoke:devil::angryfire Like I want to stand outside the cold/hot/rain/wind...:angryfire Like my co-workers who do smoke want to spend their...

  17. Accessing ports.....can you do it?

    veegeern replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our Hubers are all 20 gauge. We give outpatient blood transfusions through them all the time for cancer patients and others with chronic conditions. Our protocol is to administer blood over 2-3...

  18. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    veegeern replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I've never heard of this or the previous post with the PCA and fast flush. Both make sense. Now I understand why one of my patients ALWAYS c/o itching and pain at the same time. No rash....

  19. Bedside Computer Charting in Isolation Rooms

    veegeern replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    We have COWs. Each nurse uses a COW for their team. If you take it into the isolation room, then you wipe it, the scanner, etc...with the sani cloths upon leaving the

  20. Accessing ports.....can you do it?

    veegeern replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    We access them quite frequently. However, we have to have an MD order to used the PC for Meds and Labs. Many times, if the port was placed for chemo, our medical MD will deny an order to use it....

  21. Man dies after falling out of bed wearing a vest restraint

    veegeern replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient manage to do something similar w/o injury b/t hourly checks WITH A SITTER at the bedside. . . She was sleeping "because the patient was

  22. Sick of working short

    veegeern replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    It's a for profit corporation of hospitals. You can look them up

  23. Sick of working short

    veegeern replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    In the state of GA, LPNs can do shift assessements, but cannot do initial (admission) assessments. So, I guess it depends on the state in which you are

  24. What is considered a Medication Error?

    veegeern replied to nursemi's topic in General Nursing

    We could debate the "medication error" issue for quite a while. For instance, what is the window of opportunity? My facility policy allows medications to be given up to 1 hour before to 1 hour after...

  25. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    veegeern replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital policy for adults is that 2 floor nurses each attempt 2 times (or sticks). The nursing supervisor attempts 2 times. Then the MD is called. Don't know if this applies to our wee ones,...