Dempather

Dempather RN

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  1. What injuries or illnesses of yours has been the result of being a nurse?

    Dempather replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    tazzi, "ol' battle axe" suits you well. sorry, couldn't pass up on that one. :) i also feel compelled to add that every profession carries its injuries. i've had a fairly injury free first year...

  2. should i just give up?

    Dempather replied to MK6babies's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, since we're all going down honesty's path.. I got a C+ in college chemistry.. THERE, I said it. And I'm still here... and I still passed the NCLEX the first time. I KNOW I'm smarter than some...

  3. Administering flu/pneumonia vaccines

    Dempather posted a topic in General Nursing

    On my floor, I've only administered a handful of flu or pneumonia vaccines. I know pneumonia is IM, I think flu is too.. however, when I was at the MD yesterday to receive my flu shot, I received it...

  4. Question regarding Cruise Nursing

    Dempather replied to Mokonasoel's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine it has something do to with dealing with sea sickness all day long?

  5. Last Shift Outstays their Welcome!

    Dempather replied to StNeotser's topic in General Nursing

    ... don't they want to go

  6. Administering flu/pneumonia vaccines

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, as with several IVs meds, we mix the drug with 50 or 100cc NS or D5W and run it from 30-60 minutes. I don't remember precisely. I want to say Rocephin 1gm IV in 50cc D5W over 30 minutes....

  7. Administering flu/pneumonia vaccines

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    "When I give Rocephin I use a 21 and it goes in the gluteus" I've always given that IV, I didn't know IM was a

  8. Administering flu/pneumonia vaccines

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    On another note, there was an article on Medscape about young women fainting after receiving the Gardasil shot because it was so painful. I had that shot. It hurts.. yeah, but

  9. Hey you..with the trashy blonde hair

    Dempather replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so happy for you for having taken the step to a better place. Sometimes people perceive "Quitting" as failing, as we tell ourselves so many times. But, I can't find something more courageous...

  10. Life as a burn nurse..

    Dempather posted a topic in Burn

    Hi guys - I'd just like to send out my respects to you and your line of work. I think that often, people consider this one of the tougher specialties of nursing and shy away from it. I have never...

  11. What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    Dempather posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey folks, Each one of my patients on the floor has a personal white-marker board on the wall where we write our names, the aide's name, and date. I want to personalize it a bit. I was thinking...

  12. What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Guys, this is great. Thank you for such informative feedback.. and for some good laughs. Goals for the day is something really helpful. As for quotations, maybe I'll ask the patient if they want...

  13. I am giving up

    Dempather replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    WHOA. There are plenty of places where you can nurse where you ARE appreciated for everything you're doing, because you deserve it! I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience, but nursing can be so...

  14. Who here works overtime for the extra cash?

    Dempather replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    ME. If there's a shift, I'll really try. Downtime is under-appreciated, though. It's important to allow

  15. What would you do?

    Dempather replied to BeachBayNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ass kissing. What's that? I know special situations cause for me to ease a little on the matter-of-factness... but in general, I treat everybody with the same amount of respect and patience. If...

  16. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    Dempather replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, lordie lord. I've been a nurse for almost exactly as long as you have been, and if I was chewed into that like, I'd probably be upset, too. However, I find that I'm less upset when I'm...

  17. Anyone else get bummed out around the holidays?

    Dempather replied to jbp0529's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm so sorry to hear it's so hard around this time of year for you. While these are only some thoughts.. and not solutions... would you think of moving closer to your dad? While it's moving away...

  18. Patient Beats Up Nursing Staff Member

    Dempather replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Errr.. I'm really impulsive. Without thinking, I'd jump in and either kick the crap out of somebody or have the crap kicked out of me. :) Anything to help the person who could get really hurt......

  19. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    Dempather replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    How can you be sure that what you want when you're 21, you'll want when you're 30? And extra spending during your 20's? Just not gonna happen so you can retire? Money goes a WHOOOLE lot faster when...

  20. new orders at end of shift

    Dempather replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... well, at my hospital, all the orders come up on the computer. To show that we've read the order, we have to click "acknowledge". If I can't do it, I don't acknowledge it and the next nurse...

  21. Lawsuit?

    Dempather posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of the girls on my floor gave the wrong patient Ampicillin IV. Patient had a noted Penicillin allergy (itching). No reaction after 36 hours. All MDs involved with patient are aware (as is the...

  22. Lawsuit?

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    "Another common tactic is to claim that, due to the trauma of the incident, the plaintiff can no longer have intercourse with their spouse." Heheh. I've even heard that one used

  23. Preventing Pt Falls and success rate

    Dempather replied to Advocate1's topic in General Nursing

    Patients on my floor have treaded slippers and wear purple wrist bands. For people who are at a real risk, we end up putting them on a 1:1, however that severely limits the staffing of NAs on the...

  24. Lawsuit?

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    How about delayed reactions to penicillin? How often can they occur? Can they be experienced after one dose or are more common with prolonged

  25. Lawsuit?

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Appreciate the posts. I passed them on to my co-worker.