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  1. BuSpar, Xanax, or other Alternatives For Anxiety?

    RN-PA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm considering taking medication for a period as I cope with stress and increasing anxiety related to nurse-to-patient ratios on our med-surg unit and to our hospital going on line with computer...

  2. How Does Your Unit Handle Vacation Time?

    RN-PA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work part-time on a med-surg unit and receive pay for sick days and vacation days. I accrue the time very slowly, regardless of the number of hours I work beyond my 5 days per pay period (2 weeks)....

  3. How Does Your Unit Handle Vacation Time?

    RN-PA replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm locked into a "pattern", certain days I work every week. It doesn't allow for much flexibility, but I can make plans 10 years in advance.

  4. Job description for your tech's?

    RN-PA replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't know how you're getting any of your own work done since you're doing much of what our PCT's are doing on my med-surg unit. I have 5-6 patients and the two PCTs have 12, sometimes 14 patients...

  5. How do you give a painless injection

    RN-PA replied to guzzebear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I always tell my patients to take a deep breath right before I jab the needle in them. Then as I'm injecting the med, I tell them to breathe out. If I'm giving an IM in the buttocks, I add to the deep...

  6. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    RN-PA replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    #1- Direct admit LOL: Exacerbation COPD. #2- POD #2, prostatectomy: progressing well. #3- POD #2, total vag hyster with bladder sling: better urine output and pain management today. #4- POD #5,...

  7. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    RN-PA replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Barely out of report and hand-irrigating 3-way Foley with CBI for many clots; repeat numerous times over next 8 hours; call doc 3 times for orders. Replace cath with another #24FR cath. Still clotting...

  8. One of your best moments in Med Surg is...

    RN-PA replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wrote about this on Allnurses a while ago, but I still have to say one of my best moments in Med Surg came about as a result of caring for a young female patient who was admitted with a kidney...

  9. Floating from L&D

    RN-PA replied to mamallama's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm sorry, but that's just crazy that your hospital expects you to float to med-surg! As a med-surg nurse, I wouldn't feel the least bit comfortable-- or safe!-- if I was pulled to L&D and asked...

  10. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    RN-PA replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Sunday, 1445-2315 shift: 1.) S/P colon resection, new colostomy, progressing well. 2.) LOL O2-dependent, CHF- Many med questions. 3.) LOL with pneumonia. 4.) Admission: rhabdomyolysis, admitted then...

  11. Admission/Discharge nurse

    RN-PA replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have admission nurses and I agree with what Thunderwolf said, " I value the admit nurse greatly...almost to the point of worship." Our unit clerk kids me that I have the admission nurse on...

  12. Transfers from ICU

    RN-PA replied to AKav8trix's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for asking what would be helpful to us med-surg nurses in a transfer report. I'm someone who likes MORE information rather than LESS, whether I'm getting report from the previous shift on our...

  13. Rapid Response Team

    RN-PA replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We had a staff meeting yesterday where two representatives of the RRT gave an update on the RRT which I think was initiated within the past 3 months. They said that the RRT members for that shift...

  14. IV Protonix

    RN-PA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I frequently administer Protonix 40 mg IV (in 50 ml NSS) to patients, and when it first came out a while back, we had to change IV tubing with each Protonix piggyback we hung and it also came with its...

  15. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

    RN-PA replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I call 'em "Floor-Kisser" shifts. I get home from work, get down on my hands and knees, and kiss the floor, THANKFUL to be safe at home away from the chaos and craziness. A nice bowl of ice cream...

  16. IV Protonix

    RN-PA replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    WOW-- that's interesting. If I get a chance this weekend, I'll ask one of our pharmacists if IV push Protonix is in the wings for us, too. Only drawback would be that the LPN's wouldn't be able to...

  17. Med-Surg Roll Call

    RN-PA replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Congratulations on becoming an RN, Shawnette! I also thought I could never work med-surg after negative experiences during clinicals, but I ended up liking it for the same reasons you do: the variety...

  18. "Universal Beds" Concept

    RN-PA posted a topic in General Nursing

    Administration at my hospital is planning to make us a "Universal Beds" hospital in a year or so. I work part-time on a med-surg unit, and the plans are to make more beds in the hospital...

  19. "Universal Beds" Concept

    RN-PA replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    Good question-- I have no idea and hope someone will answer. I have a friend who used to work with us as a Unit Clerk with no background or training in the medical field and she's now a Unit...

  20. "Universal Beds" Concept

    RN-PA replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    You and some others have mentioned monitor techs, but as far as I've heard, we won't be using them. It seems like it'll be tough to keep an eye/ear on monitors while I'm running around (as usual)...

  21. Handwritten MAR's?

    RN-PA replied to DUCKGIRL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm not sure what it'll be called. It's supposed to be implemented in the next 6 months and what you quoted from my post is all I know about it so far. I know management and the committee working on...

  22. "Universal Beds" Concept

    RN-PA replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    We're taking a 3-day course at a university hospital and then taking an exam to be able to administer chemo, so it should be safe; the problem is that we don't get a lot of inpatient chemotherapy...

  23. That feeling that you can't quite get anything right

    RN-PA replied to RNAnna's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Anna! What Cheerfuldoer expresses above is exactly what was going through my mind as I read your post. I've never been too great about receiving criticism and when you're being oriented, your...

  24. Handwritten MAR's?

    RN-PA replied to DUCKGIRL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We also have handwritten MAR's at my hospital, but are going computerized within the next year. I don't mind the handwritten MAR's-- they're what I've always known, but the handwriting can sometimes...

  25. Anyone with a diabetic cat?

    RN-PA replied to Daytonite's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love cats but can't help you with your questions, unfortunately. I would suggest doing a Google Search by typing in "Cat Questions" (which I just did) and you should probably find some sites where...