meownsmile

meownsmile BSN, RN

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  1. Is it easier?

    meownsmile replied to jschut's topic in LPN to RN

    I think technically, it made things a bit easier because most of the things your getting are familiar, however, learning how to think like an RN is the biggest

  2. septic pedophile wanted by FBI

    meownsmile replied to dfk's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree it is the hospitals responsiblity to report his presence if the authorities dont know he's there.. but he is still a patient and deserves the same treatment as any other on the unit. Someone...

  3. Blood transfusions

    meownsmile replied to nursing04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    NO toothbrush, you wouldnt necissarily cause fluid overload. Lasix is given sometimes between units and after IF the patient has had a hx of CHF or exhibits the s/s of having CHF while the units are...

  4. 12 hour shifts

    meownsmile replied to cshelly12's topic in General Nursing

    12 hrs pay, 12 1/2 hrs worktime,, 1/2hr unpaid lunch. I like 12 hour shifts because of the time off through the week i have. I work straight days, 7AM, to 7:30 PM,, wouldnt trade

  5. NCLEX help ASAP - does this mean I passed?

    meownsmile replied to mags2141's topic in General Nursing

    It probly just means the state has recieved acknowledgement that you have been approved to take the test and have a date set. They have put you in their system as a potential license

  6. student question-clamping caths

    meownsmile replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    What we are advised by our urologist is 2 hrs clamped for bladder retraining. The full sensation is most likely due to pressure on the inner urethral sphincter by the balloon, which will also cause...

  7. New equipment...No training...

    meownsmile replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most companies have sales people that come in and inservice on new supplies. Ask your manager to contact the company for inservice. However, if you instilled 45 ml of saline for a balloon, shouldnt...

  8. Is This True? (extra coccyx bone, tail?)

    meownsmile replied to Meerkat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I dont know exact terms for that, but i do know just as people are born without properly formed vertebral bones (spina bifida occulta), there probly is the instance when there are to many

  9. Standardized Uniforms?

    meownsmile replied to shoelace's topic in General Nursing

    My facility tried that a fewyears back. It lasted about 2-3 years,, but because of the changes in staff (its hard to get a guy to wear raspberry), it fell by the wayside. First they started letting...

  10. I'm ANGRY and TERRIFIED!!

    meownsmile replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    She wasnt taught that,, she was just lazy and didnt want to go back and get something to cover the connection. I hope you wrote it up, got yourself your shots and started your blood workup. I think i...

  11. Please tell me how this is right?!?!

    meownsmile replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever happened to customer service being about actually BEING the best facility for health care????? Please its not WALMART!!!! YOu can have all the smiling little cookie cutters you want,, but...

  12. What did I suction out of my patient?

    meownsmile replied to mandana's topic in General Nursing

    Thats exactly what i was thinking tweety,, it very easily could have been food that the patient either never swallowed and had sat there at the epiglottis for an extended period, or maybe something he...

  13. Please tell me how this is right?!?!

    meownsmile replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, and again that is the problem with these "getaways" to sit at conferences for this stuff. Management will walk away and twist and accomodate their own philosphies even when wrong. The whole...

  14. I'm so ANGRY!!!

    meownsmile replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ahh ,Kevin,, if she has practiced the breathing and meditation techniques and it helped, but she didnt think she needed them before the test. She does. She needs to arrive around 10 minutes early for...

  15. I'm so ANGRY!!!

    meownsmile replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    She's gotta keep trying. She could be having a block when it comes to the test. Could be she is misreading the questions i dont know. Hope she keeps trying and doesnt give up, i know its...

  16. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

    meownsmile replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    And to all the allnurses.com family,, a very happy

  17. Please tell me how this is right?!?!

    meownsmile replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    OH i think this is speading like the flu. My facility has a "committee" now forming getting ready to put policies inplace. Those with attitudes will be let go if performance doesnt get better. Yes...

  18. 30 years and this was the first time it happened, what about you?

    meownsmile replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I avoid AC starts and thats why. It doesnt run well with bending, the pump beeping will make ya crazy, to close to arteries, and just a all around PIA. The one on the underside of the forearm,, our...

  19. Frustrated with neighbors

    meownsmile replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

    Dont be the hero. Simply put,, call 911 for them and get her the attention she needs that you cant give her. And tell them that. If bills are a problem, there are plenty of places they can go for...

  20. Your shift is over. Go home!

    meownsmile replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people are just very very lonely. Doesnt matter if they have family at home or not. If there is no communication at home, maybe the kids are grown and gone, maybe the kids fightin with...

  21. I need a cheat sheet or something! Help!

    meownsmile replied to bth44's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yep, i do what julie does and it works. You only have to use the red pen once during report and it is very easy to distinguish between last shift report and your own

  22. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    meownsmile replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with hugs,,thats how i learned the landmarks. I also use the vastus lateralis frequently with pain meds in the hospital. Best to rotate sites anyway avoiding affected leg if it is a hip/knee...

  23. very very very bad bad man

    meownsmile replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    ya i have to agree, this guy is trying to make this place function with less than the basics to be real. Id get out of there asap, and call the ombudsman and state abuse hotline. He warrents...

  24. Blood transfusions

    meownsmile replied to nursing04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Absolutely,, why wouldnt you proceed with the transfusion? The dr ordered it for a reason. Its not up to the nurse to decide the patient is stable enough to wait. The patient is there, the blood...

  25. Being called in extra....do you go??

    meownsmile replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I dont go in ususally,, simply because they will not call on a week that it would pay you overtime to go in. Give me a chance to make it worth my while and maybe i