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  1. Why do the unit nurses treat the students like this?!

    liveyourlife747 replied to CT Pixie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love students!! It is great to hear these things. Some nurses are against students but I absolutely love them. You all help with Meds, keep my "needy" Pts entertained, and enjoy doing everyday...

  2. Bad week

    liveyourlife747 replied to mikala3's topic in General Nursing

    Bad days happen. Just pick yourself up and think of things you could do better. Although, honestly, most of the issues seemed out of your control. Don't let this get you down. Chin up

  3. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    liveyourlife747 replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think the nurse is to blame in my opinion. The nurse should've explained the safety issues and why an alarm was needed. Although alarms don't always prevent falls, it does help. Seems like the...

  4. 5 things you wish you knew as a new nurse

    liveyourlife747 replied to Bugs20091's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sometimes you have to be assertive with the doctors about your pt. Especially when the Mds change and don't know the pt

  5. needle too short for flu vaccine?

    liveyourlife747 replied to sheela411's topic in General Nursing

    I looked it up on the CDC website today and they recommend a 1 to 1.5 inch needle in adults but said a 5/8 inch could be used. So you are

  6. 8 or 12hr shifts?

    liveyourlife747 replied to ashleyr34's topic in General Nursing

    I work 2 12s and 2 8s so I get the best of both worlds in my opinion. I love leaving around 3 because I know the 3-7 shift at my job is so chaotic but then again I like the 12s because i have more...

  7. Funny things patients say !

    liveyourlife747 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a pt family ask me "what was the doctor saying about her dimensions?" lol I had to keep from laughing because the doctor has said things about dementia and this poor lady couldn't stop saying...

  8. Labeling of pressors/high risk med IV bags

    liveyourlife747 replied to roma4204's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have little labels that come up with the bag from pharmacy. Red for heparin and purple for insulin. If they need anything more than that then they are shipped off to icu. Each bag comes with 3...

  9. How do you deal with overbearing family members?

    liveyourlife747 replied to liveyourlife747's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ^^thanks so much. The advice helps a

  10. How do you deal with overbearing family members?

    liveyourlife747 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So Im a new hospital nurse. Have been on my own for two weeks. Today I had a pt where the family was do overbearing with trying to tell me what the pt could and could not have and questioning my every...

  11. How do you deal with overbearing family members?

    liveyourlife747 replied to liveyourlife747's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you all! It is great to feel like I handled the situation as best as I was able in all my hospital newness. Thankfully got the family out this morning. I wasn't to thrilled to have the same...

  12. How do you deal with overbearing family members?

    liveyourlife747 replied to liveyourlife747's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks guys! Lots of great

  13. Is there a proper way to chart what a patient/resident says?

    liveyourlife747 replied to black_widow192's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I would have wrote: resident states "my Meds werent given to me all

  14. Why glucose need to be control in MI patient?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Fitri's topic in General Nursing

    To be able to figure this out You need to understand the pathophysiology of what higher levels of glucose and diabetes have on the body. Uncontrolled diabetes With high glucose levels can cause a...

  15. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    liveyourlife747 replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    My mother in law was dx with conversion disorder after a traumatic injury where she was literally bent in half from going off a slide too fast and hitting the water at the wrong angle. She's now doing...

  16. Back in NSG after one year; Meds, labs, skills, what to know

    liveyourlife747 replied to Nib3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Know your classes of Meds vs trying to memorize each individual Meds. Know what to monitor for those classes, for example always check BP with blood pressure Meds and most diuretics. H/H and platelet...

  17. HEENT evaluation...oops that shouldn't be THERE!!

    liveyourlife747 replied to maddison1002's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haha. That's funny! Sounds like something I would've

  18. IV vesicants and pain management

    liveyourlife747 replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Phenergan is also very irritating to the veins as well has vancomycin and levofloxin. If say, my pt has a pca an it is to be d/c'd i start giving oral pain Meds an hour before I take it down. If the...

  19. The first day off after 12's

    liveyourlife747 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Whew. Makes me feel so much better that I'm not the only one who can't get moving on my days off! Lol.

  20. Day shift or night? Starting to doubt myself...

    liveyourlife747 replied to C-lion's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I started on days from the get go. If you are a day person you will get used to the hussle and bustle of the day shift. There are advantage of days: Mds are awake, pharmacy is fully staffed, lab is...

  21. Do you ever see the child after you leave a case?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I keep in touch with the ones I really enjoyed and bonded with, BUT I think there is a fine line between it all and sometimes judgement demands that you make a clean break and let it

  22. Bad things happen in 3's?

    liveyourlife747 replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    I believe things come in threes! In the past two weeks we have had three devastating multiple injury an death car accidents in our area. It used to be rare to see things like this around my rural...

  23. To the nurses: What do you want NA to do at night shift?

    liveyourlife747 replied to chariot's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with the above posters but it would also be nice of you to stock the cabinets with necessary supplies. I don't know how many days I come on and there are no supplies nor linens in the...

  24. LVNs say they are equal to RNs...how true is this? much more schooling...

    liveyourlife747 replied to jewelspassion's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The only reason I did it was because I was able to start during high school and be in a nursing position making Lpn pay while getting my rn. If I hasn't started in High school I would've most likely...

  25. LVNs say they are equal to RNs...how true is this? much more schooling...

    liveyourlife747 replied to jewelspassion's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was an LPN that got my RN and in one job I am not doing anything different. The biggest difference I've noticed is the critical thinking skills i learned. Lpns spend most of their schooling...