PsychNurseWannaBe

PsychNurseWannaBe BSN, RN

LTC, Nursing Management, WCC

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  1. Charting question..

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to vivibonita's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked for a place where the nurses pretty much charted the same thing...over and over again. I was in your shoes once and I would look at their charting and think...umm, that wasn't much help. LOL...

  2. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    I think your place needs some organization. We have a calendar that has all our labs to be ordered. So if I just received an order to do a PT/INR in one week... I flip forward 7 days and write it...

  3. Charting question..

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to vivibonita's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Boy did you hit the nail on the head! VIVI, I understand where you are coming from in LTC. I just graduated in Dec. and I too ran into the same problems you are having. I would sit at the computer and...

  4. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    We have paper MARS... the typical 31 days. So if I just received an order and the PT/INR is to be checked in one week... I go to the date on the MAR and write INR right where someone will have to...

  5. Charting question..

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to vivibonita's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Try not to use a "canned" charting method. It is too closed ended and will probably lead to frustration. Chart what you see, as well as, subjective data. If you need to add more later in the...

  6. nursing care plan: measles

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to maely's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tachypnea is not a nursing diagnosis. Ineffective breathing pattern r/t (what do you think this is r/t?, hyperventilation, pain, etc.) AEB (what is the patient exhibiting... SOB, dyspnea, use of...

  7. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I am a total bear. I do manscape prior to working but I do not shave my chest hair off. I will trim slightly. But it isn't like it was long enough to do a french braid or anything. I would not be...

  8. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe we could find a map of areas that are actively recruiting LPNs. I know that new LPNs are scared about job security. I can only say how it is in my area. No hospital jobs, no psych jobs,...

  9. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

    i am glad to see that you are a team

  10. O2 Sats..bad if 100%..?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to featherzwolfcloud's topic in General Nursing

    You covered it all by cutting and pasting from someone's document. So really you would not be a bit unclear but the orginal authors would

  11. About the little pocket license you get :)

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you...give me my license. As for my 8 x 10...well I still need to buy a frame for it. Now which pile of paperwork did I put that in? :)

  12. General Abuse reporting question

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    Mandatory reporting is for children and in some states elder abuse. In my state, if you are not a child or an elder... you have the right to stay in an abusive relationship. Therefore, I can only call...

  13. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

    Too funny. This topic just goes on and

  14. Help with Gordon Functional Health Pattern

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to lulu997RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're welcome! Good luck and keep the Advil handy.

  15. needle question

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to julezzz26's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  16. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

  17. Help with Gordon Functional Health Pattern

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to lulu997RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know why instructors do that either. It teaches us to use the nursing process wrong. It also reinforces that the nursing diagnosis hinges on the medical diagnosis, when it doesn't. Your...

  18. needle question

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to julezzz26's topic in General Nursing

    So is there a difference between blunt needles and blunt plastic cannulas? I know what blunt plastic cannulas are... but I don't know if they are different from blunt needles. When the OP mentioned...

  19. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...it was weird. I was like...oh no... my comment is going to be taken out of context. I don't know where that thread went. It was someone who wanted to know about RN and LPNs but they were from...

  20. Alert and Oriented?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to oguesswhat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I have patients that struggle with time then I will ask additional "time" questions. Half the time I don't know what day it is :) We were taught to start current and go

  21. tet-toxin

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to curetheworld's topic in General Nursing

    Because of the skin damage d/t frostbite would be my

  22. About the little pocket license you get :)

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    I got a big 'ole certificate 8x10 to frame and a nice little wallet

  23. most controversial medications

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to defeatedcreek's topic in Patient Medications

    Antipsychotics. Typical antipsychotics, such as Haldol and Thorazine, carry a bigger risk of TD than Atypical ones. Clozapine is a controversial drug in psych...well in some places, don't want to...

  24. Paramedics Calling for Pt Info

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    If the paramedic had the truest of intentions and really wanted to know if the patient is doing fine...that was quite noble to care enough. However, he shouldn't show up on the floor to try to get a...

  25. O2 Sats..bad if 100%..?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to featherzwolfcloud's topic in General Nursing

    Put them on supplemental carbon dioxide?? :chuckle