SaraO'Hara

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    What specialty are you??

    SaraO'Hara replied to nique281's topic in General Nursing

    Rehab! Post CVA, post joint replacement, the occasional wound vac or PVD train wreck. The population is mostly elderly, with a good few chronic co-morbidities to make things
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    Help me save my poor hands

    SaraO'Hara replied to wmg246's topic in General Nursing

    I ended up making my own hand cream - so many contain alcohol which just stings like hell on sore hands! Beeswax, jojoba oil, and any essential oil for fragrance, melted together and stirred in a...
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    Instructor reamed me even though nurse said I did right thing..what do you think?

    SaraO'Hara replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Pt needed assessed by somebody experienced. You did the right
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    Nurses as secretaries

    SaraO'Hara replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse as unit (well, facility really, we're tiny) secretary. I love it because she understands what she's transcribing, knows if an order may be fishy and lets me know so I can get it...
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    Do you wear your engagement rings at work?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SarahBerah's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my wedding band only (flat sterling silver claddagh ring), exactly like http://www.justmensrings.com/images/products/med/medium_mr12.jpg. No catching, easily cleaned. A few co-workers wear...
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    Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    SaraO'Hara replied to tigerlily345's topic in General Nursing

    Look into Dickies W
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    Will you give out a medication without the order yet?

    SaraO'Hara replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Patient Medications

    Your CN is a
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    Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    SaraO'Hara replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    On a CNA at my old job - purple background with Spider-man and Superman print... complete with sound effects eg BOP! ZING! WHAM! ZAP! POW! Pants AND
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    How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

    SaraO'Hara replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    We did - until she got married and vanished from the face of the earth. Being married myself, I find the situation puzzling and
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    can I.v certified l.v.n's administer tpn??

    SaraO'Hara replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    In California, we can't give anything through a central line - so that would eliminate TPN. We can do partial hyperalimentation, but only through a peripheral
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    Dear Paramedics - Thankyou

    SaraO'Hara replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I drop cookies by our fire station once in a while - they're just so damn good and professional when we need
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    When did you become competent with starting an IV and blood draws

    SaraO'Hara replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    When we had to practice on each other Seriously, that was a good start - but I do get to use my skills in my job (semi-frequently), and for our purposes, usually 22ga. placed for fluids...
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    How hard do you press down on your stethoscope?

    SaraO'Hara replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    In regards to heart sounds, they're low-frequency. If you look at "tunable" stethoscopes like the Littmanns, instructions are to press lightly for low-frequency and harder for high (eg lung sounds)....
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    Do Nurses Use Abdominal Percussion in the Field?

    SaraO'Hara replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    I do work at a SNF - so we don't really have the high-tech equip. No bladder scanner, no quick dash to CT... just your own hands and eyes. Even a portable CXR might have a 2-hour turnaround time,...
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    Do Nurses Use Abdominal Percussion in the Field?

    SaraO'Hara replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    I will if I'm not sure if that distended-looking belly is fluid, gassy bowels, or just blubbah.
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    Nurses and Coffee

    SaraO'Hara replied to studentstorm's topic in General Nursing

    ...I may be a freak of nature. I hate coffee. Detest it. Coffee smells like burnt hair and tastes like singed popcorn. This is not to say I dislike caffeine - Great Scott, no! I bring a thermos...
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    Hi my name is Jane, I'll be your glorified waitress today!

    SaraO'Hara replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Glorified waitress? Hell, waitresses get tips for good service! Nurses get b**ched at no matter what we
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    managements new idea for call-lights

    SaraO'Hara replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    It's like rewarding toddlers for pooping in the
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    Med errors...the scary reality

    SaraO'Hara replied to phoenix14232's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The scary reality is that you will make one. Probably not in school, because you are watched so closely and have so few patients, but when you're out on the floor, rushing, on your own, and you blast...
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    Does Death Have A Smell?

    SaraO'Hara replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you mean... it's like Dr Pepper, only
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    As a Nurse what are some things that make you sick?

    SaraO'Hara replied to Josh.P's topic in General Nursing

    Emesis. Oh, a thousand times
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    When coffee is no longer enough,

    SaraO'Hara replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Diet Coke, Diet Coke, Diet Coke. Later in the shift I switch to tea. Sleep cycle artificially enforced with Benadryl. Stupid darn four-hours-out-of-whack body
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    How does blood flow through the heart? Do you know?

    SaraO'Hara replied to FocusRN's topic in General Nursing

    Somebody (maybe a nurse at clinicals) taught "Ooh ooh ooh, to touch and feel a girl's (naughty bits) - ah, heaven." I remember really fundamental things (eg normal VS, order of blood flow through...
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    If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    SaraO'Hara replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    No. I'd go back to school and start teaching
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    Nursing Superstitions?

    SaraO'Hara replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    Any night I can't sleep - the following day shift will be NUTS! If you walk in the door thinking "I'm going to send a patient to the ER today" it will happen. Hot days are crazier than cold