Fairlythere ASN, RN

Fairlythere has 13 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Postpartum.

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1. Pain is NOT subjective

   Fairlythere replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in Pain Management

   I agree drug seekers are difficult to deal with, however at a recent conference on Pain Management, Nancy Pasero, who wrote the Pain Management manual, reminded us that addicts have pain also. They...

2. Going to Work with "pink eye"

   Fairlythere posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay, so two weeks ago I came down with a right red eye with watery discharge. I woke up after a night shift and found my eye stuck together. After gently washing it, I looked in the mirror, and it...

3. Are WA Hospitals Hiring?

   Fairlythere replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in Washington Nursing

   Here it depends on the unit. Right now there are a few in the ED and PACU in Bellingham, ED seems to always be looking and also the ICU...A half hour away I hear they are laying off non-nursing...

4. Is it really hard to find a job as LPN in WA?

   Fairlythere replied to gaius's topic in Washington Nursing

   Just saw this post, in the Whatcom County area, Bellingham, there is a hospital here that hires LPNs for ED, Mother Baby Post Partum and one med/surg floor. At this time there are a couple openings...

5. wrong route phenergan?

   Fairlythere replied to cybernurse614's topic in Patient Medications

   Are you thinking of vistaril??That is no longer given

6. 25 years clean in June - and work doesnt know!

   Fairlythere posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

   Well, I have been reflecting that I have been clean since June 28, 1983. I am coming up on 25 years, mostly in NA. I sponsor 8 women, I got clean at the age of 24 and am pushing 50. Its amazing....

7. POST OP NAUSEA -which drug do you like?

   Fairlythere posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work on a med-surg floor and we mostly do gynecological surgeries, though we have others too. It seems most people coming back have nausea/vomiting within a couple hours. Most of our post op...

8. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

   Fairlythere replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

   Leslie, yes the general consensus is that the surgery itself and meds including the ativan and opiates threw her off. She cannot take ibu because of allergy nor can she take toradol. See my next post...

9. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

   Fairlythere replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

   I love the thought of tele and ekg but the docs are all saying its the opiates. Weird thing is she was lucid again all day, just a little confused. And she had nothing all day but tylenol at noon as...

10. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    Fairlythere replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    She actually did have a UA previously but is on abx of course and that has been treated.

11. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    Fairlythere replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    She has a foley. She WAS on a heparin drip but that had to be stopped she was bruising so much. Now she is on PO coumadin. But thanks for the

12. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    Fairlythere replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, pain and ativan were my first thoughts. Getting the pain controlled in an elderly with her tendency to snow is the tough

13. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    Fairlythere posted a topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE 7/28 I have had a few days off. Day after this post, I go in to find my pt. up in a chair, talking to friends, lucid and cheerful; helped back to bed, a lot of pain, but only tylenol. Still,...

14. Okay, Dumb question=Diluting meds

    Fairlythere replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we have 3 ml. Its just that my brain couldnt figure out how to get it into a prefilled 10 cc syringe without losing some of it cause I was too thick headed to think of using a REAL needle...

15. Okay, Dumb question=Diluting meds

    Fairlythere replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that if there is an iv running and the drug is compatable it may not have to be diluted, but we are supposed to always dilute toradol and phenergren. My problem is not that I cant figure out...