ginger58

ginger58 ASN, RN

Palliative Care, NICU/NNP

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  1. Getting wisdom teeth removed, need advice from a CRNA

    ginger58 replied to BethBSN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My dad was a general dentist and when I was in HS and college he would remove one at a time over a year or so. He was a big believer in getting them out young. He simply numbed the area and removed...

  2. Sad and a little guilty

    ginger58 replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work palliative care and he may have been experiencing terminal restlessness. My manager also says if a patient is restless check for the need to pee, poop or is in pain. I think you're suffering...

  3. How will I ever handle a 5 pt load?

    ginger58 replied to quinnila's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Look at all you learned today. Remember you're learning new skills, practicing the ones you've learned. Your preceptor sounds like she's getting you things to learn and will get you to where you...

  4. Just came back from Magnet Conference 2006

    ginger58 replied to mom and nurse's topic in General Nursing

    How so quite an

  5. Advice Please! A cna spread a rumor about me.

    ginger58 replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    thanks so much for all the feedback. can anyone tell me... i thought "harrassment" means "the repeated taunting" of another person. about gossip - i thought the privacy agreement we all have to sign...

  6. Needed More Clarification on Piggyback.

    ginger58 replied to DJ Trance AZ's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I don't totally understand your question. The primary infusion would most likely already to infusing, then at the stated time the PB would be hung higher than the primary and would be programed to...

  7. LPN...picc lines and ear irrigation

    ginger58 replied to Vman's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    It depends on you State's LPN practice act and your facilitiy policy. Start with going to your State's BON

  8. magic markers on IV bags

    ginger58 replied to ginger58's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Just found my own answer online. Ballpoint/magic markers really can leach through the

  9. PICC line flushes

    ginger58 replied to mkflorida's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Our policy is to do a venous

  10. I'm so ashamed...

    ginger58 replied to ALMED's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Listen, forgive yourself. Facing a crisis as a new grad is a scarey thing, as it is for some more experienced nurses. You'll never do that again. We learn best from our mistakes. He could have not...

  11. Counrtry doses

    ginger58 replied to Bethy-lynn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sounds like practicing medicine without a

  12. Neuro ICU - "how to test for pain response in comatose individuals

    ginger58 replied to janwebsa's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I just went web searching and found this under nyu.edu neurology checking for pain in a comatose state and this is what they're taught: "Mental status is evaluated by observing the patient's response...

  13. Anyone watch ER thursday?

    ginger58 replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For being a NICU they didn't look like they had adequate staffing. And the nurse that blew off Sally Fields probably shouldn't be working in NICU! If you don't respond to an alarm and look at the...

  14. Fentanyl/Versed on locked pumps ?

    ginger58 replied to SusanRN321's topic in MICU, SICU

  15. Curious to hear NICU nurses perspective--23-wkr, NEC m

    ginger58 replied to wannabeL&D's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm just curious but why is she on any transplant list in this condition. Why can't she be placed on palliative

  16. New nurse jobs - easy or hard to get?

    ginger58 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't continue lifting! Read some of the reports at: http://www.wingusa.org/ Your back is too precious. Get with someone in PT that works inpatient and let them work with you on safe...

  17. pneumococcal vaccination

    ginger58 replied to golfnurse's topic in Quality Improvement

    We started printing the sheets on green paper and put them on the front of the MAR's clipboard. It's a nursing responsibility to initiate the vaccine based on criteria or not. When the sheet is...

  18. alcohol site prep

    ginger58 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I don't know the number of seconds but I'd think at least 10 seconds with good friction and letting it

  19. Maximum Heparin doses with Central Lines

    ginger58 replied to dmrn722's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Very well put! Our PICCs are not flushed at all with heparin. As long as they're flushed properly (push-stop-push to create turbulence in the line) and after meds, especially IVPBs, they're fine....

  20. Fish Oil...

    ginger58 replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did find the article by putting in fish oil+NSAIDS. They suggested a pharmaceutical grade fish oil which I also did a search on. Spectrum does have this grade of

  21. What questions should I ask during my job interview?

    ginger58 replied to one2one's topic in Nursing Career

    Kona2 Those were really good questions. A good list for people job seeking to hang on

  22. filter needles

    ginger58 replied to HSRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I would never give an IV med from a glass ampule without one. Do a search on filter needles and glass particles--1000s of particles. I have always had a FN available. If you find an article present...

  23. Vanco peak & trough times

    ginger58 replied to alarla's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Whether it be an infant or an adult, 3 different hospitals draw the trough 30 minutes before the dose. Where I am now the pharmacist gets the lab value and adjusts the dose. Other places the NNP/neo...

  24. PICC line flushes

    ginger58 replied to mkflorida's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

  25. Shared eye drops between patients

    ginger58 replied to switcher's topic in Infectious Disease

    Any time I've gone to an ophthalmologist's office for an exam they don't open a new bottle for me. I guess they have fewer people handling the