Laughs-a-lot, RN

What i do is when I open my steril gauze packs, if one of them is bigger, I will drop the other into, so that they are open, but resting in a sterile package if that makes sense to you. Ours have some in peel open packets and some in plastic dish typ...

As far as that goes, I say save it for report. When charting the note, include what what said, what was done, what was the situation. Do not add any personal feelings to the note. The note can show how annoying and crazy said patient may be even by j...

I agree totally. The other day, I've got a new admit, with a pelvic fx. I'm trying to hook her up to the telemetry and her had to 60 something yr old son is complaining to me about the tv controller not working properly. Inside I wanted to yell WHAT ...

wishing you the best of luck. I would wait to schedule your test until you finish your course and feel ready.

I've been an RN for 2 yrs and done med-surg the whole time. Good experience, but I worked this floor for 2 yrs before graduation as an aide. We get patients that are pre-op, post-op, and medical we also do telemetry on my floor. We get the detox pati...

I Work Nts And I Get Alot Of Experiences With Foleys And Such. Also Alot Drsng Changes That Are Tid We May Time For 6am, So That Is An Option Also

Definately not your fault. The second bottle should have either been hung on the iv pole next to the first one or left at the med cart, or whatever system you use. Agreeable also that the MAR should have had another time maybe 30 min later to sign of...

ok. wher I work, we had to take a class on the new ekg machines because everything went computerized. pretty cool, I can log on and see all of my patients past ekg's to compare. Mind you the "assumption" being that all of the nurses already know how ...

Awesome!!

The ironic part is, you would be perfect for the job, because you can never seem to actually get to the bathroom while you're working anyway.

Tell her that you actually do have a life after you give her report and that she can get her forms ready after you leave. Of course I being shy and non-confrontational would just come here and talk about it or discuss with co-worker on the way throug...

That is horrible. First of all why would you not be looking at the diastolic? If it wasn't important we would only use 1 number and save time. When a pt starts to go septic it may not be a drastic change. Maybe a slightly elevated temp, a little tach...

WHY were you looking at pics of baby poo?

A few wks ago I saw my first real case of "explosive diarrhea", it was on the walls and everywhere. When the other nurse and I got back back to the desk all we could do is laugh. However we were unable to make eye contact with housekeeping when they ...

definately. I know that I am clumsy enough, so when I am in aroom with a pt that i need to get out of bed, I take 30 sec to assess the situation. OK, where is there tubing, what are they attatched to, cords are where, am I am going to trip over anyt...

one thing I don't understand is, why do so many nurses leave thye leave the clip (not sure of the proper name for it) open after they flush patient's heplock, it's not that difficult of a concept, and yet I see it quite a bit.

I am a newer nurse just licensed last August. I'm not sure I understand what is meant by losing your license over a med that wasn't prescribed. Is this to say that if the physician gives me a telephone order for a medication and doesn't sign the orde...

Remember that you are their eyes and ears when they are not here and you just spent 8-12 hrs with the pt. tell them if they are bettere/worse than whenever if you worked the day before. if they expressed any concerns- maybe a sore throat or cough tha...

Was this before or after you stuck him with the needle?

Murse sounds like something from a Deuce Biggelo movie

How about that poor little lady with COPD that has "SOB". She seems sweet enough to me.

I had a pt that just came up from the ED with abd pain, they were thinking gall bladder. So the house doc went in to see her, it was about 4 am, and he probably explained the possibility of surgery, depending on what the test results were. I wasn't i...

Explain to them that it's not that you are not "permitted" a break and they will still dock you for this said "break". However, your options are finish my charting while scarfing down a cereal bar (I work nights, less people around). Or stop and take...

my first experience with a pt's that passed away. I called security to come and pick up the body to take to the hospital morgue. I told the security officer, the pt will call me later with funeral home arrangements. He never let me live that one down...