Ann RN

Ann RN

ICU/CCU, CVICU, Trauma

Member
  • Content

    221
  • Visitors

    3,922
  • Followers

    0

About Ann RN

Ann RN specializes in ICU/CCU, CVICU, Trauma.


GO PHILLLIES!!!!!!

Latest Activity

  1. new RN's in specialty areas

    And once again, I am just trying to help new nurses understand how we sometimes feel. And why. Believe me, it is not a personal affront. It is not an attack. And if you think a seasoned nurse's humble opinion on who the hospital should hire matters, ...
  2. new RN's in specialty areas

    We do not "trudge along". We are still learning, even after 30 years. We have to - things change. So please do not make the argument that we fall into a pattern. We take responsibility for our own education. And we do well. In no way do I believe tha...
  3. new RN's in specialty areas

    I'm trying to do this without being personally critical. I do not want to put all new nurses in the same basket, so to speak. You have been blessed to work in a unit where all the seasoned nurses are happy, no one is burned out & all is well. Thi...
  4. new RN's in specialty areas

    Do you have any idea what you are REALLY getting into? A year as a nurse apprentice is not the same as a year as a graduate nurse on a general peds floor. And I hate to tell you, but you WILL be working with adults - parents. They can be harder to de...
  5. Please help me with my care plan and NANDA

    OK, here goes - 1. Decreased tissue perfusion R/T decreased cardiac output & AEB periods of confusion. 2. Knowledge deficit R/T disease process. 3. Altered nutritional status AEB nausea & poor appetite. Hope this helps.
  6. Pregnancy is not a disease!!! (vent)

    You set yourself up for this. If you cannot do your job, you should not be there. Those of us who are not pregnant do not want to take MRSA home, either, whether or not we have children. Those of us without children also have families that are import...
  7. OMG! My feet are killing me!

    1. Ryka sneakers - made by women, for women. They have nitrogen shock absorbancy. Great stuff!
  8. Please Read and Help w/decision. thx

    "I work Mon-Frid 8-4 days, and the company is very good to me, I mainly do paper work and only clinical things like Medi port meds that LPNs can't access. I get little perks like gifts and game tickets an hr for lunch, pretty much do my own thing. " ...
  9. transferring pts. from ED to floor

    Sorry, but - if you drop the pt. off in the hall of their new unit and a nurse does not accept the pt., that is patient abandonment. OR am I missing something?
  10. Frustation with the charge nurse

    Properly go up the chain of command with written communication. Keep it factual; no opinions. The fact that she is using a hospital computer for "personal" business may be cause for termination - review your hospital policy. Keep a copy of all writte...
  11. Stupid questions/comments made by doctors!

    I had a patient in the week that our new interns started. A septic patient had a temp of 105.1. The intern asked if we had IV tylenol so it would work faster! I had a pt. s/p OHS with a balloon pump. He lost his pulse in the balloon leg. When notifie...
  12. Stupid questions/comments made by doctors!

    Actually, I would. We all need a place to vent. As other posters have said, there are stupid people in every profession. And if the stories about "stupid nurses" were true (I'd laugh either way); they should be heard and learned from.
  13. a little help..

    First, let me say that these two issues should be covered in your initial hospital orientation. I cannot believe they were not better covered when you were in school. Anyway - Observe IV insertion site at least once/hour. Look for signs of infection ...
  14. to give or not to give, that is the question??8)

    Need other labs - Bun/Cr? Lytes? Serum osmo? If you cannot rule out a head bleed, DO NOT give dextrose!
  15. another acid-base question for clarification:

    Some may argue with me, but this is not a compensated blood gas. It is only compensated if the pH is "normal".