PANurseRN1

PANurseRN1

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  1. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    PANurseRN1 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Precisely. Many of the times, the people who say "I hate to bother you, but..." are the ones who ask for more water, then five minutes later need a blanket, then five minutes later need to go to the...

  2. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    PANurseRN1 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say to this is that you really need to brush up on pharmacology, and why someone might prefer IV to PO (and it's got nothing to do with "buzz.") Also, please learn about

  3. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    PANurseRN1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Right here is a perfect example: "My education is newer and evidence-based, as opposed to your outdated, outmoded education. Therefore, I'm just going to go ahead and do what I want to do and ignore...

  4. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    PANurseRN1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    yes, because we all know that any remotely negative feedback is the equivalent of voracious, jaws-like

  5. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    PANurseRN1 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    What the heck is NACAL??? Do you mean NaCl? You can be thankful someone didn't sue the pants off you for that. Quite unethical, possibly illegal. That violates the standard of care for numerous...

  6. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    PANurseRN1 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I do get enraged by nurses who have judgemental attitudes about pts. who ask for pain medication. Maybe I'm just stupid. Here all this time I thought the point to pain management was to keep...

  7. need help with care of child with cardites

    PANurseRN1 replied to lorinurse's topic in General Nursing

    Also, you shouldn't list in your profile that you're an RN-ASN when you are

  8. need help with care of child with cardites

    PANurseRN1 replied to lorinurse's topic in General Nursing

    When a professor tells you to "read on your own," I hardly doubt he/she means for you to ask people to do your homework for you. It used to mean actually doing your own research, not just posting on a...

  9. Is becoming a nurse harder now?

    PANurseRN1 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    But I think the level of difficulty is relative to the time period. There weren't many docs familiar with hemodynamic monitoring years ago...does that make them "lesser" doctors than newer ones? I...

  10. JCAHO vs. non-JCAHO hospitals

    PANurseRN1 replied to Shiggles!'s topic in General Nursing

    JCAHO= healthcare's version of the

  11. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    PANurseRN1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    That must be it. They're doing it to deliberately annoy you. It couldn't possibly be because their pain is inadequately managed. It's all an evil

  12. Do you use filtered needles for Im injections

    PANurseRN1 replied to ceen's topic in Emergency

    Yeeeoweee!!!

  13. Promethazine IV Question

    PANurseRN1 replied to PMercier's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We just got a memo at work; it's Zofran that is going generic as of

  14. You Know You're a Young(er) Nurse when...

    PANurseRN1 replied to cristina26houston's topic in General Nursing

    Nice. Really

  15. Why do other floors think OB isn't real work?

    PANurseRN1 replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have got to be kidding. I work in the ED, and OB pts. scare the bejeesus out of me. It's hard work and very stressful. I try to stay as far away as I can from anything remotely OB/GYN

  16. IV start tricks

    PANurseRN1 replied to glb1960's topic in General Nursing

    How much longer is she going to be getting IV therapy? Sounds like she'd be a good candidate for a medi-port if it's going to be long-term. Actually, I'm surprised this wasn't done after an...

  17. IV start tricks

    PANurseRN1 replied to glb1960's topic in General Nursing

    No slapping! That causes the vein to rise breifly but then constrict. It's far more effective to gently tap the vein, use friction such as rubbing with an alcohol wipe or gently stroke the vein in the...

  18. Yahoo! Don't have to wear a nursing cap for grad pics!!

    PANurseRN1 replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Mine is sitting on a bookshelf. I wore it once for graduation ceremonies. (For our graduation photos we took turns sharing the same cap.) It's got a lot of dust on it, and it's a bit yellowed...

  19. Ketamine

    PANurseRN1 replied to NeuroICURN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    "Dissociative" is putting it mildly. Everyone I've ever seen get ketamine has turned into a screaming banshee. It scares the heck out of the rest of th patients. I can't imagine having someone on a...

  20. Health Profession & Wacko's

    PANurseRN1 replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Between this thread and the one about the pros and cons of nursing being a predominantly female profession (also started by the OP of this thread), I'm disgusted. This is pot-stirring. Have a little...

  21. My Med/Surg Christmas...it's lengthy, but I'd really appreciate some advice.

    PANurseRN1 replied to AlisonBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Uhm, unless things are really different in your hospital, CBCs do go in the lavender top tubes. I've enver seen them done

  22. unhappy doc/letter to editor

    PANurseRN1 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Let's be clear, mid-levels do not have the equivalent education of a physician. They may have a lot of practical experience, but that is not the same as the education one receives to become a...

  23. unhappy doc/letter to editor

    PANurseRN1 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Things are particularly bad in PA, so while I don't like the manner in which the doctor expressed herself, I do understand to an extent. I knew this was going to generate a lot of hostility when Ed...

  24. Help! The worst training ever!

    PANurseRN1 replied to wefdm21's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I simply cannot believe what I just read. A new grad does not come out of nursing school with the skills needed to function independently. Read it in a book? Look it up on the internet? Good God, is...

  25. Signing out AMA

    PANurseRN1 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    By ED, do you mean "Executive Director"? I think many of us are confusing that with ED as in "Emergency