Take a deep breath, You'll do fine on the test, the rest can wait till after finals. Sounds like you really need the Flylady method to be in place by September. Go to flylady.net and check it out. There is also a site that she recommends for a weekl...
We had one of these cases a few months ago, the cause seemed to be the OTC med Abreva for cold sores. I never saw this pt before she was transferred,the same evening, as I was too busy with my own pts down another wing, but I can still remember hear...
I tend to agree with you but question, who slipped up on the Q 1/2-1 hr HS rounds? Don't they routinely do those at your facility? Our Nurses or Aides check the pts at least Q hr thru the night.
BABE RN, no , never had a recurrence of the endo, nor any problems with adhesions, at least not yet and surgery was about 15 years ago. Did not even know I had endometriosis, just knew I hurt awful, almost doubled over at times with the pain. MD s...
I had a total hyster and BSO at 36 for extensive endometriosis. Never regretted it for a minute, have been on Menest, a synthetic hormone ever since. Have cut myself back to 1/2 of a 1.25 mg tab every other day or so and have no hot flashes unless I...
Yep,, I'm one of the "older" nurses. Took mine in 1981, with 1 year old baby at home. Two days, in Harrisburg at the Zembu Temple, in July, no air conditioning and 95 degree heat. My only stipulation for the motel where we stayed was that it had t...
Lately I have been wondering why so many of our pts were on Telemetry, some inappropriately I feel, such as the 96 year old DNR, etcs. My thought is that it is one way to get a bit more revenue from the insurance companies as I know we charge more fo...
Mario, at our facility that is the color the OR crew wears, burgandy. They switched from green a couple of years ago and as far as I know, no one makes any comments about the masculinity of any OR male!!!:) On the floors we wear colored pants and...
There is nothing wrong with continuing to be a floor nurse. We need more Indians and less folks aspiring to be Chiefs sometimes. I know that was not politically correct but sick people need seasoned nurses to take care of them too! I've been a cha...
Good post for a reminder. I always make sure someone watches my wastes and into the sink and rinsed down, don't want any weird suspicions somewhere down the road!!! And is anyone else ever able to smell the Morphine . Most of them think I'm nuts wh...
Good answers, same as we do here, especially about flushing the saline locke site. If it flushes that hard I'd be afraid I was pushing a clot thru and would cause a problem, so usually restart the site. I also rarely get a flashback unless it is in a...
Hacamilla, You did the right thing, don't ever feel guilty for letting a natural end to life come to a loved one without the violence and trauma of being coded if you know in your heart that it is the way the loved one would have wanted it. Last sp...
I always wear a t-shirt under my scrub tops, no sense giving a free show! Also have made a few tops, very easy to do, in fact I have tons of fabric and need to get busy making some new ones. have never perfected pants though and generally buy the...
Yes, for the initial test. After that, if you do it within 1 year, you only have to do one, so keep track and do it on time. We do ours on the floor and give the test to our fellow workers and fill out all the paperwork. If your facility is like ou...
Most places, geriatrics is the majority of your patient load, talking acute care setting here. My thought is, no real extra time, there may be classes geared toward care of the elderly during your regular classwork. Believe me, you will get plenty ...
Been there, done that. We are in the same financial crunch as most everyone else and they laid off approx. 28, the closest they got to hands on staff were some CNA's. Come on guys, they are our extra hands and eyes and get paid the least, there's g...
No one has brought up the fact that there is a hefty fine for not wearing gloves, to the institution if you are witnessed Not wearing gloves and ripping out the finger is also a breach of infection control and is not allowed. I have worn gloves sin...
Sounds like CHF to me too. and if your intervention keeps him out of the hospital . YEAH! Hopefully you can treat him in the environment he is familiar with rather than going thru the stress of a hospital stay.