AggieNurse99

AggieNurse99 BSN, RN

Infusion, Med/Surg/Tele, Outpatient

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  1. April Fools Day

    AggieNurse99 replied to RescueNinja's topic in General Nursing

    Go to Google or Bing and change the language to either Pirate or

  2. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    AggieNurse99 replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I love, love, love Lexi Comp online. It is my go-to reference for daily use. Esp. b/c it has monitoring parameters, toxicities, and focused

  3. venting

    AggieNurse99 replied to nurse12b's topic in General Students

    This is extremely disturbing to me. I'm sorry your experience is this bad. If these things keep happening, I'd find a way to make an anonymous complaint to either the nursing board, the state medical...

  4. We have to COUNT drugs like lisinopril and Claritin

    AggieNurse99 replied to glutton4punishment's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. I was floored one day when pregnant and c/o of heartburn when another nurse told me that protonix is really hard to tear, that second one just comes out of the pyxis all the time. WTH?! I mean...

  5. range order rationale

    AggieNurse99 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Myself, I'd give the second at 1330 and that'll be all until 1730; the pt had all the dose at 1330. Now my work has been improving range orders. Norco X/325 1-2 tabs q4-6prn and morphine 2-4 mg IVP q...

  6. What is your definition of a good manager?

    AggieNurse99 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    A good manager knows the staff = strengths along with weaknesses A good manager knows how to use positive reinforcement effectively and

  7. New Grad RN...Why can't I hear lung sounds!!

    AggieNurse99 replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    I had a problem...and my bell/diaphragm mechanism had gotten stuck in between. Could hear bowel sounds, young heart sounds but no lungs! Frustrating and slightly

  8. Penicillin IM to thigh in adult

    AggieNurse99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hate giving shots! Really hate it. I gave my first PCN

  9. Fundamentals Ah-hah Moment?

    AggieNurse99 replied to metabolicfrolic's topic in General Students

    You are correct to use the nursing process to guide you in taking your tests. ADPIE. But always factor in Maslow's and ABC's. i.e. a patient in respiratory distress with an intervention answer will be...

  10. Encouragement needed please!

    AggieNurse99 replied to cainca's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was such a great pre-nursing student! I studied hard and made 'A's. Nursing school is harder simply because you learn a new way of thinking. You do pre-req's thinking like a student. Nursing school...

  11. Best online place to get CEU?

    AggieNurse99 replied to sparrowRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about cost, but texas tech health.edu is pretty user

  12. Flushing IV sites?

    AggieNurse99 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess our policy is not necessarily to flush q8h but to check for blood return q8h. Its just habit to flush

  13. would you work for free

    AggieNurse99 replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

    It is illegal for your employer to require you to work of the clock. Call your local workforce comission or dept of labor. Also, it is negligent (spelling?) to leave your charting unfinished before...

  14. Nursing Diagnosis....Please Help!!!!!

    AggieNurse99 replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The first part of formulating your nursing diagnoses/care plan is to assess your patient. 1. What problems does your patient have? 2. Are any of these going to kill your patient today? 3. What can...

  15. Hospira pump safety?

    AggieNurse99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok...is it true that there was a sentinel event yesterday due to the pump not catching air in the cartridge? No one's given me hard evidence so I don't

  16. Need advice..i think one of my managers want me out

    AggieNurse99 replied to asdf80's topic in General Nursing

    asdf80, like everyone else has said, get out of there fast. There are almost always nursing jobs available, if one can look outside of acute inpatient care. Right now you need to give your 2 weeks...

  17. Funny Nursing Dreams

    AggieNurse99 replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    During my first ACLS course, I tried to run a code on my husband in my sleep. He yelled "Not dead! Not dead!" before I could start

  18. Patient with a Left TKA...need help with care plan

    AggieNurse99 replied to b.randolph's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does he have a pre-albumin level? It is much more indicative of actual malnutrition as albumin itself reflects 3 days. Malnutrition, as the above poster pointed out, does not just reflect

  19. Nursing diagnosis

    AggieNurse99 replied to Sjump's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You could probably get away with a risk-for-infection dx. But far better would be to focus on your pt's actual problems. Total Hip? Much worse risk would be to throw a clot. Impaired mobility? Acute...

  20. The ethics and laws associated with keeping a personal diary

    AggieNurse99 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    Any type of personal documentation relating to work is subpeonable (forgive the spelling.) I learned here on allnurses about some forms of CYA - like writing up a note to self and sending certified...

  21. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    AggieNurse99 replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I do also agree with many others about the entitlement of some groups of people. I am not required to speak another language for my job. My state does have a large population of spanish speaking...

  22. How to prepare for med-surg class?

    AggieNurse99 replied to swansonplace's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know nursing school will tell you "no" but I always found having a good pathophysiology book very helpful - the 'why' of the disease process gets answered and it helped me understand. We had to do...

  23. DNR POLST not signed by conservator, signed by MD

    AggieNurse99 replied to Loving.Very.Nice's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We too have this debate at our hospital. I think the consensus was that the MD can make the pt at DNR all he wants, but without the pt's, NOK's, or POA's signature on the DNR .... when this comes up...

  24. Would you ever be a scab?

    AggieNurse99 replied to klone's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I could never cross a picket (sp?) line. Dad was union. 'course I'm probably the odd man out here in

  25. ....and they had Dynamaps in every room!! (a nurse has gotta dream!)

    AggieNurse99 replied to Walden-Puddle, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What a great dream. Maybe it will be fulfilled after our new directors and managers actually get suction and oxygen set up in each room too! Keep dreaming