chelynn

chelynn

ER, LTC, IHS

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  1. Tags! New ADON here

    Reach out to your corporate nurse, mine actually wrote out a grid for me to understand it
  2. Reassignment as a nurse

    You just continue to provide care. That's one of the first things I was never taught is that you leave your judgements at the door and you take care of your patients
  3. Why would a nurse push IV potassium?

    Since the post came from a patient I'm sure they're not real clear on everything about their treatment . You never push potassium
  4. New Grad-Insulin

    You printed patient information at home? Not good
  5. definition of "treatment"

    Things in our treatment books are: Wound care, dressing changes, creams, powders, monitor bruise, skin tear, etc, skin checks, diabetic nail care, podus boots, o2, cath care, cath changes, elevation of extremities, peg tube checks and flushes, remov...
  6. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    I often wonder how you can even breathe when you're head is always so far up your butt
  7. Need advice about working in LTC-subacute floor

    How dare you say the nurse wants an "easier shift." I work nights, I have 45 residents and 2 CNAs. You do understand that these confused residents don't know whether it's night of day. They try to get out of bed several times a night and often end up...
  8. Epi Pen makes a good day

    LOL, lucky you! I have the exact same story about 3 years ago, only the thing shot right into my thumb! The other nurses and the doc I was working with almost wet their pants laughing. Talk about a crazy rush: Legs like jelly, shaking, pulse 135,...
  9. What do you think constitutes insubordination?

    I too, have been known to ask, "Can you get me a BP/pulse on so and so?" The reply was, "No, I'm really behind," I simply said, " What I meant was get me a BP/Pulse on so and so, thanks." I don't like sounding like I'm bossing them around, but I want...
  10. What do you think constitutes insubordination?

    That would definately be insubordination. We discuss this at work all the time. Ours are CNAs, ceftified nursing assistants, which means they are at work to assist us. They do need to work with us and do as asked. Definatley write her up. A coup...
  11. Help with case study

    For one why has she been getting 2mg when the order stated 4-15mg? Also tell us what you would guess and why and then we are more likely to help you from there.
  12. If you read it the problem isn't that the CNA didn't have time to sit with the resident. The problem is that the nurse gave the CNA the patients meds, MORPHINE and ATIVAN to administer. That to me is grounds for termination for BOTH of them. By th...
  13. Unsafe ?? Need opinions....

    I have to say you have it better than I do. I work 1800-0600 with 3 CNAa until 2200 and 2 after that. We have 45 residents. I have the med passes, treatments, tube feedings, TPN, among all the other stuff and then the charting, med orders, dr appo...
  14. Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    Our place does 12s, 6-6. I work 3 nocs
  15. thanks

    How many times are you going to post this? Not to be rude but I swear I read it not long ago
  16. Vastus Lateralis

    I have always kind of had difficutly landmarking injection sites. The other day we had police bring in a psych pt and she got put in 4 point restraints. When the "b52" was ordered I found it easiest to inject in her vl. Later I tried it on a couple o...
  17. what are your thoughts about my situation.

    I don't think the drinking was so much the problem as placing an IV was. Why were you doing that?
  18. Most common overdose drug of choice?

    Tylenol is what I see most, I guess because that's a common drug around the house and the lay person doesn't understand what a slow painful death liver failure is.
  19. trouble pronoucing some medical words

    You're kidding right? It scares me if you think this is true.
  20. I guess I wasn't clear enough in my first post. I never meant to imply that I don't give the meds. As a nurse it is my job to do what the doctor orders. If pain meds are ordered then I give them regardless if I belief the pt or not. The things I list...
  21. I look for pysiologic signs such as higher bp and pulse. We also look into the pts old charts and visits. We see if they are under the care of a pcp and if they go their follow ups. Also when you see many FFs you get a sense of the real pts in need.
  22. Contact after interview

    I didn't go through a recruiter so that's why my contact was with nm. If you have been working with the recruiter up until now I would stay with that.
  23. Contact after interview

    I called the nm once a week until I was hired, more than that is pushy
  24. my co-worker set me up

    How do you know she set you up and it wasn't a misunderstanding about the day or something? Why are you getting so upset before you speak to the coworker or the DON? what kind of teamwork does your facility have if these are the first things to cross...
  25. How would you rate your RN position?

    I agree. For some reason Katie you seem to be a tad aggressive, what gives? By the way I'm in the ER Started as a relatively new grad, went in willing to learn and work hard and I am very successful. And if you're wondering Katie most of my previos e...