shannonRN

shannonRN BSN, RN

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  1. Protonix IV

    shannonRN replied to midwestRN's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital's policy

  2. Protonix IV

    shannonRN replied to midwestRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have found that many of the docs at my hospital are switching to protonix as well. the choice of drug should depend on the severity of symptoms as well as the presence of complications. the...

  3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    shannonRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    that is lovely! don't you just love your job?!!

  4. Med-Surg Telemetry

    shannonRN replied to shhooke's topic in Medical-Surgical

    where i work we have the capacity to have 6 tele beds. rarely do we use them all. not all of our nurses are monitor trained. they are working on it, but don't offer the class very often. i was...

  5. adrenaline rush?

    shannonRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    last night was a pretty slow shift. well at about 11:15pm we had a resident pass out on the toilet. when the nurse found him, we got him to bed and all his vitals were stable. afterwards the nurse...

  6. 4-hour shifts--Anyone done them or doing them now?

    shannonRN replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    my girlfriend does them quite often. i would definately do them. i have offered, but ended up staying the extra four hours. i think it also depends on how far away you live from work. i couldn't...

  7. adrenaline rush?

    shannonRN replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not saying that this guy has lost his caring. i think he is an excellent nurse and a wonderful teacher. he has so much experience, i just want to learn everything he has.... maybe it is because...

  8. Doctor charged with murder in overdoses

    shannonRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Doctor charged with murder in overdoses Cops say physician was dealing, not healing BY MARK KIESLING and BILL DOLAN Times Staff Writers GARY -- People would come from as far as Wisconsin and Michigan...

  9. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    shannonRN replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    i agree with most of the posts...it does go both ways. did you ever wonder if it was just that person's personality? on my floor we have one nurse who is usually mean to all of the other floor...

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    shannonRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    my thoughts

  11. Lack of communication in report!

    shannonRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    i work on a med/surg floor and a coworker was telling me about report they got one morning......our charge tapes for the whole floor. she decided it would be easier if each nurse taped. the problem...

  12. FULL NAME required on name tag???

    shannonRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    we used to have our full names on our id's....our hospital decided to change that a little while ago. now only our first name and title appear on the front of the badge, as well as our pic. on the...

  13. What Freaks You Out?

    shannonRN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    i absolutely hate inserting ng's...especially on that patient that is gagging and coughing (i hate respiratory secretions!). then you get the damn thing in and they pull it out.....here we go again....

  14. Flushing JP Drain

    shannonRN replied to lori999's topic in Medical-Surgical

    had a patient come in with infected mesh...i think he was a vent. hernia repair a couple of months post-op. doc took him to surgery and ordered an antx flush thru his jp q8', so here is yet another...

  15. too much stress in Med -Surg?

    shannonRN replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

    love it!! proud to say i'm a med-surg nut! have been doing it for 1 year. before i did that i worked rehab...talk about patient loads....beds, baths, dressing...all before 9 am. i personally have...

  16. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    shannonRN replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    when i worked rehab, we had a frequent flier ms patient. well, we had to disimpact her one evening. after a whole ordeal of turning, position, and digging...another nurse and myself had...

  17. obituaries

    shannonRN replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have to say that i totally agree with you ernurse...."but they tend to drive me a little nuts, b/c I always want to know what they died of, especially the younger ones, and most of them don't have...

  18. spooky spooky spooky

    shannonRN replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    lasvegas, your whole thread gave me the goosebumps. those dreams are amazing. but i don't envy nor do i want to have any like

  19. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    shannonRN replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    bob, your smiley guys are

  20. Practical jokes at work

    shannonRN replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    at my last job, they used the little lotion bottles and would squirt each other from opposite sides of the nursing station. they would also take the little tubes with saline in them and act as if...

  21. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    shannonRN replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    one year we got huge coffee mugs with hosp. logo on them filled with instant chicken soup packages and a small chicken soup for the soul book. another we got a gift certificate for $10 or so off of a...

  22. Do you watch Medical shows?

    shannonRN replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    i totally forgot to mention scrubs. must have been having a brain fart right then! it is a great

  23. Do you watch Medical shows?

    shannonRN replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    hi, my name is shannon and i am a medical show junkie! tape er everyweek and watch it after work. love watching tlc...trauma life in the er. however, i don't watch a baby story. maybe if i was...

  24. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    shannonRN replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    potato as a diaphragm. omg!!! that is too funny. sound like something that should have been posted on lame er awards thread. my fiancee's grandma used to tell his sister to eat the crust on her...

  25. What Freaks You Out?

    shannonRN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    maggots i have heard of, but cockroaches....yuck! i can't image finding worms in a bedpan. omg, that is just gross. i can't handle sputum, vomit, and ng cannisters with chunks.