nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Our Legs and Feet

    nerdtonurse? replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

    With the "please check with your doctor before starting any exercise program, yada yada yada..." One thing that I used to do when I ran was heels together, knees bent and tap your toes, left right,...

  2. background checks?

    nerdtonurse? replied to aomer5178's topic in General Nursing

    Our program makes us pay for our

  3. how to help a struggling student?

    nerdtonurse? replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and BTW, before I forget.... Thanks for being a

  4. how to help a struggling student?

    nerdtonurse? replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    What helped me was I made baseball cards, sorta. Front would say something like "CHF: Congestive Heart Failure" followed by S/S, Causes, and finally Treatments. On the back, most common meds...

  5. Attention use-to-be new grads: when did you feel confident?

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

    Wait until you turn around one night and with the exception of your charge nurse (who graduated 1 semester ahead of you), you're the most experienced person on the floor and the newbies are asking you...

  6. Under Viral Attack

    nerdtonurse? replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sounds like our last norovirus outbreak *except for the

  7. What causes focal seizures??

    nerdtonurse? replied to ReemBZN's topic in General Nursing

    A focal seizure is just that -- focused in one area. I've seen "seizures" that were nothing but drumming of a little finger, coupled with "absence" seizures. Looked completely freaky, since I'm more...

  8. Nurses Are Professionals? Oh Really?

    nerdtonurse? replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone remember the old 70's movie "WestWorld?" Don't worry about your surgery; with Dr. Smith, nothing can go wrong...go wrong...go

  9. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    nerdtonurse? replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    And, for the record, I didn't smack my great aunt in the head when she said this.... "You must be bored on night shift." *Coughing, sputtering* "What makes you think THAT?" *Visions of q30 minute...

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

    nerdtonurse? replied to anewday's topic in General Nursing

    In a rural community, it happens. I always tell the charge nurse I know the patient, then go see if they want me to look after them. So far, no one's said "no" and it hasn't bothered me; I guess I...

  11. Need help with creating Skills Fair!

    nerdtonurse? replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Put a list on the wall of the nurse's stations, asking what they'd like to see covered. I'll tell you what I'd like to see at one: Mock up of things like MicKey buttons, portacaths, things you don't...

  12. R U annoyed by some ancillary staff too?

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

    Pitching a fit and swearing in front of the patient? NO, no, got to

  13. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

    nerdtonurse? replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I have scoliosis. 3 curves, lumbar, thoracic, cervical. And I wore a Milwaukee brace for 4 years as a teenager. The years where I should have been the most carefree were instead a constant stream...

  14. Nurses Are Professionals? Oh Really?

    nerdtonurse? replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in computers, we had a phrase for crap like this: "Oh, god, someone let the CEO out of his cage long enough to read a management magazine...." Just like you've got Baxter and Smith-Kline...

  15. Company loyalty meaningless?

    nerdtonurse? replied to AprilW3's topic in General Nursing

    You know what years of "company loyalty" got me when I was in computers? Outsourced. You know what would happen if it became politically or financially expedient to fire you? You'd be gone. You...

  16. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    nerdtonurse? replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My biggest worry is looking after someone at work who's got an undiagnosed case, I catch it, and then transmit it to family, friends, church; if someone caught it from me when transmission was...

  17. Clothing issues/malfunctions.

    nerdtonurse? replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Why I always wear "racerback' bras..... Was looking after a demented 90-something, and was helping the aide move her up in the bed. Well, my bra strap slipped down my arm, the LOL grabbed it, and...

  18. Murphy's Laws of Nursing | Life of a Nurse

    nerdtonurse? replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    The med you need will be in the furthest possible Pyxis/Dibold The healthiest patient on the floor will complain the

  19. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    nerdtonurse? replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Worst thing ever: "Have a quiet night, dear." We had back to back

  20. Nobody answers the floor phones

    nerdtonurse? replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect...perhaps your mom could volunteer as a unit secretary to help out, since the hospital's obviously so

  21. I witnessed the most horrible death last night at a LTC facility.

    nerdtonurse? replied to stdntograd06's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug: It's never easy watching a person die, even when you know it's their time and it will be a blessing. I've had my share of hospice pts (ICU, get made a DNR, then out to the tele unit to...

  22. The word NO

    nerdtonurse? replied to SBehanna's topic in General Nursing

    Your job, your license. I chart what I need to chart to CYA. I don't chart by exception, because I chart what I did; I don't like signing off on just anybody else's assessment. If you've got no...

  23. Patient's family that lies and blames everything on staff....

    nerdtonurse? replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, document. Document that you've seen the pt turn, sit up, whatever, what level of assistance, etc. It's hard for a patient to claim neglect when all the nurses are charting that...

  24. Pressure Ulcer, CHF, & UTI r/t Foley

    nerdtonurse? replied to WildFlowers84's topic in General Nursing

    Is she also in renal failure? Because if she's not, that's likely to come soon. Absolutely get a wound care consult/specialty bed as others have suggested. Get lots and lots of pillows, and keep the...

  25. LPNs working unsupervised in nursing homes

    nerdtonurse? replied to mdfrey2010's topic in General Nursing

    It's legal in mine. After 11p, LPNs are the only ones on most night shifts at the NHs I call when we get an admission. They always have an RN on call; on the rare occasion I talk to an RN, she's...