trixie

trixie

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  1. Nursing Documentation in ICU

    trixie posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hi- I work at a community hospital with a 13 bed ICU. Currently, the nurses in ICU document a shift assessment q2h; this is a complete head to toe assessment. Is this similar to charting in other...

  2. Milk and Molasses Enemas

    trixie posted a topic in General Nursing

    There are still physicians at the hospital where I work ordering milk and molasses enemas. Is anyone else out there still using these?! If so, what is the procedure followed for mixing and...

  3. Being a Team Player

    trixie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was fortunate to have been oriented to the world of nursing by wonderful team players. They considered the work to be everyone's work. They were highly organized nurses who put the patient's needs...

  4. If you didn't get the job after interviewing, did you ever call to find out why?

    trixie replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would guess most areas of the country are similar to mine. The nurses all know one another or know someone at another facility. They all ask each other unofficially about people frequently. YES...

  5. Considering nursing school, but I have a slight problem

    trixie replied to schmalcine's topic in General Nursing

    Dead people used to freak me out. It got easier. Hang in

  6. I have an elbow injury... what field of nursing should I look into?

    trixie replied to racegrrl714's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps working in a dr office. Or in a mental health unit. It is not impossible, but will not be easy for you. The problem with the situation is that most employers want you to have some basic...

  7. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    trixie replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    " forget med-surg, it is not relevant. Yeah, it's good experience but it's not what you want to do and you can learn the same skills elsewhere" Told you someone would disagree. People that disagree...

  8. People you "know "coming to your unit for care

    trixie replied to anewday's topic in General Nursing

    I was the only RN on the L&D unit (left with a LPN). We had no patients. My former SISTER-IN-LAW came in as an outpatient and of course the doctor wanted her to have a VE. UGH! I discussed it...

  9. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    trixie replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    What I see lacking in your experience is Med/Surg from an acute care facility. Many feel (and may post) that it is not needed. However, with a great mentor and med/surg experience - I would bet you...

  10. What nursing magazine should I subscribe to?

    trixie replied to kreaglin100's topic in General Nursing

    If you have instructors as I did in college - never refer to them as magazines (even though RN bills itself as RN magazine I believe). Professionals have journals, not magazines. Pluses and minuses...

  11. I need YOUR help/advice

    trixie replied to NewRNdreams's topic in General Nursing

    I would not mention it. You did not misrepresent yourself when you filled out the application. Hopefully this experience will be better than your

  12. Being a Team Player

    trixie replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    To answer a question from one reply: I have been a nurse for 18 years. Med/Surg, L&D, Nursing Supervisor, Nursing Informatics Specialist. When I referred to "Fork in the road", what I meant was...

  13. Change dosing time - electronic charting

    trixie replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    I would ask pharmacy to change the time, would go ahead and give at 1800 as ordered (our system just gives a warning message). I never ask others to document for

  14. They changed the job hours right after I put in notice!!!

    trixie replied to Jean1313's topic in General Nursing

    That's okay if your current manager interprets it as "I'm not leaving yet". WAIT until the specialty of your choice becomes available. Don't settle for less just to escape what you are doing now....

  15. how to get started in specialty i.e. OR, ER, ICU, etc

    trixie replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    I started out and did Med-Surg for a year. Then I worked L&D 14 years. I think the time management skills that I learned doing Med-Surg and the basic skills I learned are invaluable. The best...

  16. Critical care charting via computer

    trixie replied to CasieCM's topic in General Nursing

    Our charting does not automatically carry over for shift assessments. In most fields, the nurse CAN hit a button (f5) and it will recall the previously charted information. I am not sure how often...

  17. mom's who are rns

    trixie replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 2nd shift (3p-11P), every other weekend/every other holiday for the first 14 years of my daughters life. At times she would be upset when I had to go to work. I told her to look around....

  18. Being a Team Player

    trixie replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    Twinklebelle- You are receiving the "who the hell does she think she is" treatment. Sometimes those of us who are "doers" make the pass the buck people look bad (okay, most of the time). That's the...

  19. Checking the placenta

    trixie replied to saphyre's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It may or may not be obvious if some is retained. How you can usually tell if there is retained placenta is how the mother's uterus is behaving. If her fundus isn't firm, won't stay firm, and she is...

  20. Entry level jobs in informatics

    trixie replied to h60avtrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Expressing an interest to whomever is implementing in your facility was a great way to start! I got started (like most of my career paths) by accident. I took the initiative to computerize some very...

  21. When a baby is born, do they get their own chart?

    trixie replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely! They are a new patient, so at our facility, if they are born alive, they have their own medical record number, visit number, and

  22. pediatric wristbands

    trixie posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello! We have implemented Bedside Medication Verification on all of our inpatient units. Pediatrics is not happy. They place the young child's wristband on it's ankle, then they must "dig" to...

  23. Wristbands

    trixie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello! I was wondering how units are banding their mom's and baby's. We still hand write bands that have matching ID numbers on them for mom and baby (mom gets one and baby gets two - one on wrist...

  24. Nursing supervisor report

    trixie posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I am a nursing supervisor at a community hospital. We all work traditional 8 hr shifts. Daily, our units print a report that lists every pt on their floor, a spot for the census at the top, and...

  25. nursing supervisors all shifts?

    trixie posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Hi- Just wondering if all acute care facilities have nursing supervisors for all 3 shifts, or just 2nd and 3rd shift when the nurse managers aren't there? We have about a 200 bed facility and...