MommyandRN

MommyandRN

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  1. RN's leaving drugs in lines

    MommyandRN replied to JiffyGriff's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have never aspirated back after giving a med. Always flush. The nurse before you should have flushed the line, yes. But don't think you have to aspirate back after everything you give IV. That...

  2. Lupus

    MommyandRN replied to katheriner's topic in General Nursing

    wow, so many of us! rehab nurse, I'm sorry to hear what you go through. I know it's hard to give up what you love doing but have you thought about a different nursing job? The good thing about...

  3. How would you have answered this interview question?

    MommyandRN replied to supernova004's topic in General Nursing

    I would do this: Ask the family member to leave so I can do a quick assessment on the patient. Check the chart and make sure the patient CAN get the medication (right order, time, dose etc), and...

  4. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    MommyandRN replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever worked for TENET? Its a nationwide chain. They are absolutely horrible but that is not the point of this post. For nurses week one year, a few years ago, Tenet gave out a CD. It...

  5. ABC.com nurse's blog

    MommyandRN replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Umm... no kidding, really? DUH! Of course it's not real. Are YOU for real? That's the whole point. That it's not real yet people across America may read it and think it is typical of a real...

  6. ABC.com nurse's blog

    MommyandRN replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK to reply to a few of you #1 - I do NOT watch the show. I follow the center for nursing advocy's reviews of it and the previews I see on TV. SO telling me that if it bothers me to stop watching it,...

  7. ABC.com nurse's blog

    MommyandRN replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    As I said above, yes the title is inappropriate because nurses are not Media objects. It is also the content. The nurse does nothing but talk about the interns sex lives. That show portrays nurses...

  8. Is this my fault??

    MommyandRN replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

    I have had incident reports written up on patient issues. If there's ever something that is a RISK for harm.. that potentially could cause a problem, tehy have to write it up just to document. It...

  9. Nursing is 24hrs is just an expression

    MommyandRN replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    This is true. I've experienced it from both sides. I always try to do what I can, stay busy. If I am having a slow day I try to think of what I can do, that doesn't HAVE to be done, that would be...

  10. Womens interest in male nurses

    MommyandRN replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm just a luurker female nurse. But I do think that this goes bnoth ways - for men AND women. When I tell people that I am a nurse, people's mood/conversation changes for me also. I do agree that...

  11. ICU Psychosis ?????

    MommyandRN replied to loricatus's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yep I've seen it. They don't get any sleep. Some people just go nuts. I've seen it happen mostly to older people. They say try to keep the lights dim at night, minimize sleep disruptions

  12. Lupus

    MommyandRN replied to katheriner's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I'm wondering, all you nurses with Lupus - what type of nursing jobs do you do? I'm surrently doing critical care, 12 hour shifts. But I'm undergoing testing for lupus right now, I may have it....

  13. IV push ativan...please help this student!:)

    MommyandRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't use saline at all. Why dliute it? I would jsut use a smaller syringe to draw it up. Use a 3 cc syringe and draw up the Ativan itself, no saline. Thats how I've always done it and I've...

  14. advice for new grad starting in ICU

    MommyandRN replied to HHW2006's topic in MICU, SICU

    I started in a city ICU right out of school 6 years ago. I was terrified but I did it. #1 rule, don't be afraid to ask questions... no question is a dumb one. Another thing which I still deal...

  15. Lupus

    MommyandRN replied to katheriner's topic in General Nursing

    I am about to be diagnosed with lupus I think. I get rashes in the sun, have joint pain, and have had the rash ont he cheeks for 10 years. I'm supposed to get tested for it this week. I find it...