nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Why lvn's /lpn's should not work in labor and delivery

    nerdtonurse? replied to LNDBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hands on knowledge and experience are what save lives, not the initials on an ID

  2. Gunners in Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to Guest343211's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'm confused, too. In my world, the gunner was the guy or gal who was hanging out of the door of a Huey getting shot at while providing cover for my dad to get in the chopper...not a bad

  3. I feel like I am working at Walmart...The customer is always right!

    nerdtonurse? replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    And for the OP...I've had a patient try to deliberately infect me with AIDS --- would jerk her arm toward me (not a normal recoil) when we were starting IVs. That stopped when I left, and came back...

  4. I feel like I am working at Walmart...The customer is always right!

    nerdtonurse? replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to break it to you, but that's why I left IT. You'll get a bunch of people working on a multimillion dollar contract where if they'd done due diligence they would have known their choice of...

  5. Pulmonary Hypertension

    nerdtonurse? replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    For a good book on exercise, I recommend a book called "The Courage to Start" -- lots of help and good, practical advice for folks who need to exercise, but feel discouraged when they hear "30 minutes...

  6. What can we do to make nursing job better?

    nerdtonurse? replied to orgecatt's topic in General Nursing

    From my perspective in a rural hospital: 1) absolutely more staffing -- and don't just give us more nurses to take away telemetry techs, ICU techs, lab techs, etc. Look at the manhours required, and...

  7. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

    nerdtonurse? replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I was in for dental surgery during the 80's (pre nursing, just an engineer). They're doing all the pre op meds, and I'm scared out of my wits because my family generally doesn't do sedation well --...

  8. Middle aged men are such babies!!

    nerdtonurse? replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    We had one about a month ago where I was warned in report that the patient was showing "Joe and the boys" to everybody from the cleaning staff to environmental services any chance he got. I told the...

  9. Your CALL LIGHT privileges have been revoked!!!

    nerdtonurse? replied to amiro31's topic in General Nursing

    When my other patients are stable, what I've done is I take all my charting stuff into the room, sit down in the corner and try to chart while doing constant litany of "No, Mr. Smith, you've already...

  10. Sick Of Co-workers Calling In ALL the Time

    nerdtonurse? replied to skittlebear's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What ticks me off is when you have a policy that says everyone will work one weekend a month (rotates weeks). We've got two who will find a reason not to work weekends -- not a child care issue, not...

  11. Fluctuating Blood Sugar?

    nerdtonurse? replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    nephrosclerosis? I saw it in a patient who'd had long standing HTN, basically blew out their kidneys and sclerosed their glommeruli. BP plummeted and their sugars went all over the place because...

  12. Failed nursing student

    nerdtonurse? replied to bobokoama's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on where you are at, some states in the US will let you take the boards for the LPN/LVN with letters of recommendation from your teachers saying your clinical work was satisfactory. Don't...

  13. Would you switch to nights to make alot more money?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I'm nightshift, and on our floor, I don't think we do less work at night. Yes, we don't have to deal with meals, management on the floor, etc. However.... We also have less support, less help, if we...

  14. OR SIGN ON BONUS

    nerdtonurse? replied to ORNurseAngie's topic in General Nursing

    This is why anyone should be cautious of a sign on bonus that is that large; in the computer field, when you were offered a bonus that large, the standard thing that would happen is they would...

  15. Do nurses actually teach patients assigned to them?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I try to teach every chance I get. But very few people care to learn. I might...MIGHT...have made a point to a new onset CHF patient who had a massive amount of fluid around her heart. She didn't...

  16. A witness to CPR

    nerdtonurse? replied to michuria's topic in General Nursing

    When we do them, we get one person who's job is to feel for a femoral pulse -- if they don't feel the pulse with the compressions, we do it harder until they do. And wait until you see flash edema...

  17. What is your manager like?...Managers please also lend insight here.

    nerdtonurse? replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Er...would that be "Rabid" schizophrenia? LOL God, I want to print out the Poodle stuff and put it on the bulletin board in the break room...not that I ever get to see the inside of the

  18. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

    nerdtonurse? replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a very sweet LOL who called the nurse's station about 3am -- her nurse was busy, so I went to see what she wanted. L side facial droop, slurred speech, in for CVA per the quick look I took on...

  19. Starting to doubt nursing....

    nerdtonurse? replied to thongvo89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all, leave the parts where God put them, you'll need them later. Second....I've been a map maker, an assistant manager of a department store, an engineer (computers), a disaster recovery...

  20. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you're in here for "COPD exacerbation", getting 1MG ATIVAN TID scheduled AND Xanax AND clonapin because you're "nervous" because you can't breathe, maybe you need to stop going outside to smoke a...

  21. Hospital Romances

    nerdtonurse? replied to 2bnursejacksonrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My rule? You don't "fish" in the company pond. 90% of the time it ends badly. 5% it ends terribly. A very small percent go on to long term monogamous relationships. And I say that as someone who...

  22. They've Gotten Rid of All Their LPNs...

    nerdtonurse? replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a LPN, working on the RN because I've seen the handwriting on the wall; I'm just hoping the powers that be don't kick us out before I finish in May. Have I learned ONE THING in school that I...

  23. Can a DNR order be a TO

    nerdtonurse? replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    At our shop, we can get a verbal if the pt's from a nursing home, well known to the doc, and they forgot the form. Most of our frequent flyers, we know their status -- but we still have to have the...

  24. LPN to RN Degrees

    nerdtonurse? replied to Rodeomom's topic in General Nursing

    I think I heard Tennessee would let you try it; I'd check with the BON, but chances are, other states wouldn't accept the RN (which seems crazy to me, you passed the boards or you didn't). I know a...

  25. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    nerdtonurse? replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    "I've been too busy to record. Let me give you oral." The nurse I told it to looked at me like I was insane and busted out laughing. When I realized how it sounded, I almost peed my scrubs...