PsychNurseWannaBe

PsychNurseWannaBe BSN, RN

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  1. Getting blood on your hands

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to ribeyesteak's topic in General Nursing

    I double glove whenever I am going to give a supp. Not a good time for a glove to

  2. Dilemma about reporting some no-no's

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to DogWmn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually not wearing gloves can harm the current patient as well as the next. Gloves protect us from them, and them from

  3. Too attached

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    The first part of this is that you are assessing your feelings. That great. What my red flag is the statement that you feel your fellow nurses can not provide the same care. As a nurse you have to...

  4. Getting blood on your hands

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to ribeyesteak's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct... I am laughing at you!! Just kidding. 1. STOP PICKING 2. Wear gloves for any type of drainage, blood, urine, feces, vomit 3. Not latex, most place are latex free 4. Wash your...

  5. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    There is no way really to draw an end to this. Some feel it is ok and some feel it isn't. It happens. I am not going to fault a person, it is not my place. We are ALL adults here and if you are...

  6. What can you run iv tylenol with.

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing

    So put 3 or 4 PR... that should increase it

  7. What the what??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    doo-uh-dee-nuhm

  8. Lasix use in CHF?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to gorgenurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice offers wonderful services to the patient and to the family. It is important for facilities and hospice agencies to have open communications. Each patient is unique and their needs need to be...

  9. What the what??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    meto - prolol or meh tope rlol? And can I just off topic this a bit. Its O2 SAT not O2 STAT...

  10. What the what??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

  11. New Grad, new job... My First emergency!

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Rapid Ventricular

  12. Will better blood glucose control prevent further foot ulcer damage?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to cheesecakesquared's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Diabetic foot ulcers normally do not use the terminology of "stage" but "grade" There is a differencing in staging and grading using the Wagner Scale. Just an

  13. Cracked and Bleeding hands...help?!

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to ustechrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Jeez, they have come out with a lot.

  14. Cracked and Bleeding hands...help?!

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to ustechrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Gold Bond Healing Cream.... LOVE IT!! You can also put vaseline on your hands and wear cotton gloves to bed. But I hate that feeling. Gold Bond is awesome. They have Healing and other creams....

  15. Do you ever get tired of hearing this phrase?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Not totally corrrect. As a nurse manager I am supervising your practice. If I find something that just doesn't seem right and fail to act, I am now sharing the boat with you. If I don't know what...

  16. Best one sentence handoff report

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Work in LTC... NOC to days... everything went OK, 365 is

  17. on call/ low census status

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to TallRN3's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked for a hospital, we still accumulated PTO when we were low census on call. But still that doesn't help pay the bills always. That is one of the reasons I don't work in a hospital. They...

  18. medication error

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to py2010's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A little off topic, but I remember when I was giving insulin for someone. I gave it to him and chatted a bit and came out to my cart and saw Humalog sitting on my cart. I was like OMG what did I...

  19. do you make sure your pts

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    You betcha I do!! Why didn't you pull the nurse aside and ask her professionally?? I don't see anything wrong with

  20. Dont wanna be a floor nurse..

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Meese.C's topic in General Nursing

    Oh God... flash back to school... Get it out of my head!! I'm going with primary.

  21. Criticized for being nervous . . .

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to MakeAWish's topic in General Nursing

    I took it that she was just trying to convey to you to be who you are and to just chill and learn. Of course I wasn't there so I don't know the tone she used. But I have said to new grads... it's...

  22. keys for narcotics

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    If I need to get into a med cart (which is very rare), I take the nurse along with me. Even if they hand them over and don't look like they want to move. LOL... Our keys are on one ring for each...

  23. 4 weeks?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    If the staff isn't that welcoming and the manager knows it, then in my opinion, she is part of the problem. She should be correcting these behaviors and not accepting them. You are a new grad... you...

  24. Medication Errors?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    Now that you say that I do remember the small bottle. OK, so now we know it is possible to draw it up in a needless syringe and technically provide it via IV. So I guess we answer the OP question....

  25. Can a Nursing student cover an MA?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    I would think it depends on the state. Where I live you do not need to be a CMA, on the job training is OK, since you are working at the hand of the