veegeern

veegeern BSN, RN

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  1. HIPAA Scenario???

    veegeern replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility issues each patient at "PIN" number on admission. The patient can then give that number his/her family member, SO, friend...If someone calls or comes to the desk to ask about a patient,...

  2. Computerized charting

    veegeern replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    We either bring in extra nurses to enter info, or our nurse manager enters it for us. In 2 years, we've only had 2 downtimes. They were scheduled, and each lasted less than 12

  3. Z track method

    veegeern replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    No. Heparin and lovenox can cause bleeding and tissue damage if given in the muscle. Check your drug book. Mine states, "Never give drug I.M." (not appropriate format) Nursgin 2004 Drug Handbook...

  4. Not for profit vs for profit facility?

    veegeern posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone had experience working in both not for profit and profit facilities? I'm interested in any insight that you may have in comparing and contrasting employment as well as patient care in...

  5. Charge Nurse responsibilities?

    veegeern replied to joamy2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a medical floor, and I would be really happy if a charge nurse did many of these things when she (we're all females) didn't have

  6. Z track method

    veegeern replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Really? Hmmm...could of sworn those were SC

  7. C'Mere & Play a New Game: "GIVE OR HOLD"?

    veegeern replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    oops! missed the next

  8. Consent forms?

    veegeern replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have short forms for a few routine tests such as EGD, Colonoscopy, etc...and for some procedures such as central line placement. Only the patient and nurse sign these. The nurse's line is...

  9. Charge Nurse responsibilities?

    veegeern replied to joamy2's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility, we have a clinical coordinator on each unit from 7a-3p M-F. On our floor, she is also the charge nurse for these hours. We work on a staffing grid. If our census is such that we...

  10. Should I give $$ to the ANA?

    veegeern replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    I tried ANA for 1 year after graduation, and it completely offended my BSN, Republican, Conservative values. Yes, BSN. I felt as if the organization not only offended my political and social...

  11. Endless Medication Administration....

    veegeern replied to MrsMinor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will be licensed 2 years in Feb., and I still have vivid memories of feeling like I was "dispensing pills" and wondering if "this" is what nursing is all about. Especially when I looked around and...

  12. Computerized charting

    veegeern replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    We use "meditech" in our hospital. The hardware differs by unit...On the med/surg floors each nurse has a large metal medicine cart that team's meds and general supplies. A laptop is mounted to the...

  13. W'hat's your favorite thing to do after a day on the floor?

    veegeern replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

  14. Not for profit vs for profit facility?

    veegeern replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for for the input...your responses are interesting. Please keep them

  15. ER Pet Peeves

    veegeern replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    And someone to bring you home once you're pumped full of phenergan and that ED Doc's pain med of

  16. Share Your Saying

    veegeern replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    As seen on a magnet: Put on your big girl underwear and get over

  17. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    veegeern replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard "who-who" and tallywacker most often since moving to the south, but the strangest I've heard were "bubbies" for breasts and ""dingle berry" for the

  18. Bizarre!!

    veegeern replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2:

  19. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    veegeern replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've seen so much of this! Just insert their favorite food. Makes you a true believer in Braslow's Hierarchy of Needs (sp?):wink2: Here's a couple: Remove the vacuum cleaner from the utility closet...

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    veegeern replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not store your pet's medications in the kitchen cabinet beside your own meds. My father did this and took the dog's phenobarb by mistake. He slept a long while, but was otherwise

  21. Bizarre!!

    veegeern replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    On on "quiet" Sunday afternoon, we answered a call light from a sweet little old lady who asked us to "Please come down here quickly and get this thing out of my room." The "thing" turned out to be...

  22. Bizarre!!

    veegeern replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a nice touch, but we'd never get anywhere or get anything done in my facility if we practiced this particuar

  23. peritoneal dialysis pts in hospital

    veegeern replied to chatty-rn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    On my Internal Medicine unit, the dialysis nurse connects and disconnects the patient from the manifold or (patient's own) cycler. We floor nurses are responsible for hanging, dropping, and weighing...

  24. Best shoes for WIDE feet?

    veegeern replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have wide, flat feet with high insteps. I am overweight, but I haven't noticed that my shoes wear unevenly. I love my Danskos. Especially the pair that I bought this year with elastic inserts at...

  25. Nursing Against the Odds -- Who's reading it, or has read it?

    veegeern replied to Stitchie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm about 1/2 through it. I'll read it for a while, and then I'll set it aside. Only to pick it up again. Some of it really hits home, and some of it makes me glad I'm not in "that nurse's" shoes....