NurseDennie

NurseDennie BSN, RN

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  1. Have you ever administered IV iron?

    NurseDennie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's one of those annoying questions, I guess. I've looked it up, but the procedure sounds very scary. Doc has to be the one to do the test dose, etc., etc., I've never given it. I've never...

  2. Kansas City area anyone?

    NurseDennie replied to louloubell1's topic in General Nursing

    I lived in Overland Park from the time I was about 11 to when I was 17. I loved it. I wish I'd never left!!!! That doesn't tell you anything about what you were wondering about work, pay levels,...

  3. Let's talk about acrylic nails ...

    NurseDennie replied to SC RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I worked with a nurse who had very nice, tasteful acrylic nails. It was against hospital policy, but it wasn't really enforced. Anyway, one change of shift, she and I were standing in the hallway,...

  4. low census

    NurseDennie replied to sheRN's topic in General Nursing

    SheRN - how can that possibly be legal???? I can almost see how you would kind of have to "take it" if they called and said that your shift was changed from 7a-7p to 11a-7p and they might still...

  5. Jessica's family's lawyer opposes medical mal. cap

    NurseDennie replied to Tilleycs's topic in General Nursing

    Hi - Just dropping in because this seems to be kind of a common misconception. The cap they're talking about is not capping costs or lost wages or things like that. People who were injured so that...

  6. Memories of nursing school.....

    NurseDennie replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    One of the instructors was talking about charting, and how we were to chart the patient ambulated "x" number of feet, as opposed to pt ambulated to BR. Well, my friend and I were... well, of course,...

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

    NurseDennie replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ewww, I wanted to say how gross that one story is (trach care education) but it makes me gag to think about it! Ewwwwww This is just a poop story, but it was NASTY poop. PT had this guy up and...

  8. Medical Assistants in the office

    NurseDennie replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I would be quite sorry that you were offended if I asked you to show me the vials, but I would still need to see the vials. I'd probably also apologize if you were offended. But still, I'd look at...

  9. I got hurt at work

    NurseDennie replied to Buddha's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - I hope you heal up quickly! I know shoulders can be VERY painful. When I fell and broke my arm at work, I was put on light duty, as well. Yep, a one-handed nurse again, only I broke my right...

  10. Anybody work in a religious hospital?

    NurseDennie replied to delirium's topic in General Nursing

    You're right - I think it is a change, but I don't know when it happened. It was quite a while ago... Maybe as far back as Vatican II?? I don't know, but for example in the past, the church didn't...

  11. Anybody work in a religious hospital?

    NurseDennie replied to delirium's topic in General Nursing

    OMG Perky! That's horrible. And it's certainly not in keeping with the Catholic doctrine, either. I'd have a major problem with that, as well! We're not allowd to kill someone, even as an act of...

  12. Anybody work in a religious hospital?

    NurseDennie replied to delirium's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a *gasp* Catholic hospital. Of course, being Catholic myself, it wasn't much of a gasp. It was the hospital where I'd done a lot of my clinicals in school (*gasp* Catholic college as...

  13. Nurses & Retirement $$$

    NurseDennie replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    It is a big issue, I agree. I put all my money into tuition for my daughters, and even borrowed for one particularly good prep school. I really NEED to retire right now (50 in May) but maybe I'll...

  14. Have you ever administered IV iron?

    NurseDennie replied to NurseDennie's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - thanks, you guys. I knew there would be people on here who have given it and/or seen it given. Thanks for the links - This was thekind of information that made me panic in the first place!...

  15. Ethics class - HELP!!!

    NurseDennie replied to ashemson's topic in General Students

    I loved the ethics classes I've taken. When I was in high school, I dated a philosophy professor, and .... Well, it didn't end very well, actually. I think he may have been gay. But I took the...

  16. Rectal Exam

    NurseDennie replied to jade95's topic in General Nursing

    :imbar You would Not believe how long it took me to figure out what you meant! Sheeesh. Maybe I'm really a blonde? Nope. Not having Nearly enough fun. Love

  17. Rectal Exam

    NurseDennie replied to jade95's topic in General Nursing

    Awww c'mon, Bob - Be a sport! Love

  18. Rectal Exam

    NurseDennie replied to jade95's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of that, either. And believe me, if that had EVERRRRR happened to my hubby, I'd definitely have heard about it from him. But -- and this is from the small but very sick part of me,...

  19. Pharmaceutical Sales

    NurseDennie replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    Pharm sales? Yeah, pretty much all have to have a BS in something med or chem or something related. But the most important part, IMHO: Being under 40 and being very very pretty. Those of you who...

  20. No holiday pay!!??

    NurseDennie replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    That's how it worked where I used to work. Oh, and some horrible (I wonder how legal?) penalties if you call in sick during the month of November or December. Burned myself out there, injured and...

  21. hair color and anesthesia, no kidding

    NurseDennie replied to BRobison's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've heard it too. I don't know about histamine releasing - I've spent HOURS with my head stuck in a spreadsheet and my eyeballs are rattling around like marbles. I definitely am a "free bleeder"...

  22. Stripes

    NurseDennie replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    My school had one or two caps that we used for our graduation pictures, if we wanted to. I've always like nursey caps, and I wanted one, so I asked the instructor, and she told me the store that...

  23. Checking residuals

    NurseDennie replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. Duhhh - You can't check residuals on the smaller-diameter lumens. What else was I going to say? I know I had two points I forgot to mention. Rinsing the tube?? No, I mentioned that.... Oh,...

  24. Checking residuals

    NurseDennie replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    In neuro, we had a lot of tube feeds. Remember, I've been away from BS care for a couple of years. But what we did was just turn off (pause) the pump and aspirate the stomach contents, and record...

  25. Stripes

    NurseDennie replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    Sort of from anecdotal reports, I understand that RN's wear a dark gray or black stripe. I think it's to indicate mourning for Florence Nightengale. I'm not sure what color LPN's wear but I'm...