meownsmile

meownsmile BSN, RN

Med/Surg, Ortho

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  1. The Magic of Touch: What's Happened to the PM Care Backrub?

    meownsmile replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wish. I suggested some of our CNA's offer back rubs one evening a few weeks ago. Since everyone seemed to be caught up and sitting around the nurses station talking, and it seriously got laughs....

  2. Do you need an order for this???

    meownsmile replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think so.. If the UA wasnt completed as ordered then of course they should have just gone ahead and recollected. Shouldnt have been any reason to bother you with that. As far as the other...

  3. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts

    meownsmile replied to nursemelani's topic in General Nursing

    I have done 12 hour shifts, both rotation and straight days for years. I dont know if i could do hospital work if i worked 8. Just the stress of going back in day after day would get to me i think....

  4. Staffing Ratios- Your Area And The Number Of Pts You Are Asked To Care For?

    meownsmile replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I work med/surg. The most patient i will even consider taking is 12 and thats pushing the envelope. Today,, i started the day with 9,, and ended up with 13. I raise heck, they listen and i keep...

  5. weird coming out of her vagina

    meownsmile replied to smiley22's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Im thinking fistula between the bladder and lady parts if she has urine leaking from the lady parts. Defninately call the doc and have her seen, i guess i missed that line in the OP. Has she had...

  6. As A Preceptor.............

    meownsmile replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Did i misunderstand,, you are the student,, or are you acting as preceptor for a

  7. HIPPA violation?

    meownsmile replied to Mythreeangels's topic in General Nursing

    I really dont think there is any need for a unit secretary to sit in on report. The duties she does in her job dont warrent her knowing all the details about patients. Her job is to put in orders,...

  8. As A Preceptor.............

    meownsmile replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Learning how to start to organize and

  9. Bleeding out

    meownsmile replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow,, the entire floor of nurses got involved in this one case?,, Can you say anxiety attack? Why wasnt the supervisor called to assist you and the float and the rest should have been told to stay...

  10. Nursing Staff Meetings: The good, the bad, and what can make it better.

    meownsmile replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of the key to having a productive staff meeting is to make sure you dont always conduct them on one shift. When we were having them they would always have them on the same shift, the...

  11. New LPN Burn&Crash

    meownsmile replied to marie4's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dont forget that this is why there is 24/7 nursing. Sometimes you have to leave things and let the next shift pick it up, that happens. There is no reason if you arent able to do everything that...

  12. Cast carts-how do you do it?

    meownsmile replied to jenlotus's topic in Orthopedic

    We havent ever really had a cast cart on our ortho floor. Probly because most of our patients are hip pinnings, arthroplasties, and fractures that come from OR with cast/splints already in place....

  13. Advice please

    meownsmile replied to colleennurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yep i agree, you will have plenty of action on nights. Surgical procedures are done 24/7, so you will have new surgicals, patients that are doing poorly, all those things still happen on nights

  14. Benadryl or epi?

    meownsmile replied to beannie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yep,, id say both, epi to support blood pressure and benedryl for histamines. I also would think at that point a code for safety, that far gone and the benedry may not act fast enough to keep her...

  15. weird coming out of her vagina

    meownsmile replied to smiley22's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ya im thinking long forgotten pessery. I'd definately have the PCP take a look next time he was in if it is still there. If it is visible at this point though it may be out before he gets back into...

  16. Fun nursing interventions!

    meownsmile replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Wonderful ideas with the glove. Ill have to remember that

  17. Feeling humiliated/Vent.. How would you respond?

    meownsmile replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uhggg, i hate drs who think their time is more important that someone elses. And i mean that both as a patient and a nurse. He's an ars. I would have called the primary back and told them to call him...

  18. Could someone decipher this for me please?

    meownsmile replied to RNin2007's topic in General Nursing

    Yep,, i agree,, 1/15,, date order written by dr. and added to patient care list. Now go look yourself in the eyes in the mirror, bop yourself on the forehead,, go duh,, and know there will be many...

  19. LPNs at my facility feel they are being direspected

    meownsmile replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    No reason an LPN should have to have a narc co-signed unless they are wasting. Even then,, another LPN should be able to sign that waste. I routinely have an LPN sign as witness to my wasted med if...

  20. Do you call your patients by first or last name?

    meownsmile replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Tazzi,, call them by their last name,, even their first name after introductions,, but i hate to hear staff calling people honey, sweetie and names like that. As my mother once told a...

  21. I got MRSA from my JOB

    meownsmile replied to liteskin_qtee's topic in General Nursing

    Where did they get their isolation procedures from? Anything that goes into isolation stays in isolation unless sanitized. Which im sure they arent doing if they are handling charts with their...

  22. Whats the best prerequisites to take with excelsior first

    meownsmile replied to *Karma's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Id do some of the general pre-reqs too. Maybe a math or english comp. You are already an LPN so A&P isnt going as much of a challenge. There may also be classes you need or should have before...

  23. Who does your daily blood work?

    meownsmile replied to nbnurse95's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I second that. We dont draw anything, not even stat Blood Sugars. The only time we have to deal with any type of blood draws is if it comes through a central

  24. Who's in charge???

    meownsmile replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, it isnt a good idea for people in school to do their clinical/leadership time on the unit they have worked in. I had a senior student who did just that, wanted her externship on our floor,...

  25. "Nurse's Pet???" (and more questions...)

    meownsmile replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Yep,, i have to agree. You are doing fine,, they are being reassuring as they should be, but eventually you will be just like the rest of them and they will expect just as much from you as they do the...