nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. morbid question about post mortem care

    nerdtonurse? replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    What I've done is get a really worn out pillow, roll it up, and stick it under the chin while I'm doing postmortem care (putting in dentures, changing the gown, linens, removing invasive lines,...

  2. Just QUIT- Need some support- VENT

    nerdtonurse? replied to nurseofthemonth's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing's a closed world in some respects, and people tend to hear about folks at nearby institutions thru the grapevine. One of my friends left our unit after 5 years and applied at another facility...

  3. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

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

    Doc, the order says "call MD for SBP > 160," so stop screaming at me because I called you at 0300 for a BP med; I called you at 2100 and told you this pt's BP climbs every night, and we've gotten...

  4. help, I have burnout bad!!

    nerdtonurse? replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    You need to take a break, even if it's just a few days away. Go to the mountains, the beach, somewhere that you can be anonymous, no one's going to call you nurse and demand anything of you. We're...

  5. 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

    I'm sitting here giggling -- we had a pt one night that was really, really sick -- EF was 10, couldn't get his sats much above 85, even on a bipap (pt was a full code, but had a "no intubation"...

  6. What is your first hint that it is gonna be a rough shift

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelsWings09's topic in General Nursing

    When you have an admission who's in for "pain/nausea after D&C at another facility" d/t miscarriage.....despite the fact that you were her nurse when she had a hysterectomy 1 year ago. Let me...

  7. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

    nerdtonurse? replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

    Hypothetically....nurse, meet bus. Sorry, I wish I could say something helpful...but I've seen it too many times when something goes wrong, they throw the newest employee under the bus to save the...

  8. The reality of educating patients about their meds

    nerdtonurse? replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    We were told that we couldn't print off info, even from the drug manufacturer's website, because our medical staff hasn't approved it... so even if you're getting tygacil, I can't give you the...

  9. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

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

    Now, back to the thread.... I'm sorry you don't like Dr. X, but you wrote the consult, and Dr. X wrote some orders, which you dc'd, he reinstated and dc'd some of yours, and we're now on our 5th...

  10. What is your first hint that it is gonna be a rough shift

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelsWings09's topic in General Nursing

    First hint? When you get to the station to pick up report, and: you have 1 CNA, because the other one called out, 3 nurses because the other 2 called out, and only one US, because the other one...

  11. Question: Why don't hospitals color code the scrubs?

    nerdtonurse? replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    I've done clinicals in sites that have "RNs in white" or "LPNs in blue" kinda uniforms and that's been their dress code for years -- and I still hear the patients saying to the cleaning lady in maroon...

  12. Trouble sleeping at night

    nerdtonurse? replied to drawingarak's topic in General Nursing

    It goes away. But when they come to fill the propane tank, and the truck starts beeping as it back s up, I still shoot out of bed thinking I hear a vent

  13. How to help fearful/anxious patients

    nerdtonurse? replied to LeahC18's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my first surgery when I was a teenager, and I was shaking like a leaf. The anesthesiologist noticed, stopped, took my hand and asked me what I was so afraid of. I told him I didn't want...

  14. 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

    ROFL -- first thing I thought was, "So that's where Patient X

  15. Intracranial pressure vs. hypovolaemia -- which is first priority???

    nerdtonurse? replied to davidthenurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've seen people A/O with ICP (brain bleed after a fall, hx. of coumadin use) who ultimately died from a herniated brainstem, but it wasn't immediate. Bleeding to death is. And since the pt in your...

  16. code blue meds

    nerdtonurse? replied to mkairo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    :yeahthat: I paid to take ACLS while I was still in school -- and it was a deciding factor in me getting the job I have. Learn the EKG rhythms -- you don't push the same stuff for every code. Are...

  17. Why did I go to school to be a nurse?

    nerdtonurse? replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    Travel50, got any openings? You're a born leader -- you lead from the front, and understand the job you're asked to evaluate. That makes you a very rare manager.

  18. Gtube flushes

    nerdtonurse? replied to babiesbreath's topic in General Nursing

    If the person is fluid restricted -- dialysis, CHF, etc. -- then I use the regularly scheduled flush amount at time for the med pass -- we've had some really ticklish dialysis patients and fluid...

  19. Opinions on a book-Critical Care Made Incredibly Easy

    nerdtonurse? replied to chele44's topic in General Nursing

    My next "present" to myself is going to be "The ICU book" -- it's expensive, but it looked like a great resource, at least from my

  20. Unit Based Staff Educator??

    nerdtonurse? replied to BSN2CRNA's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that hasn't worked at our place is that the "nurse educators" can sometimes just be the "teacher's pet" not the nurse with the years of hands on experience. I kid you not, our last "nurse...

  21. When did you know what specialty you wanted?

    nerdtonurse? replied to peytonsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I'd be a nurse midwife -- grew up as free labor for my uncle's farm, loved it when the calves were born, watching a foal take it's first steps, etc. That was what I was going to do --...

  22. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

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

    When you stop at Hardee's to eat before you go home after your 4th nightshift (because you're too hypoglycemic to drive 30 miles) and something starts beeping in their kitchen, and you turn around and...

  23. Nursing School Questions/Concerns

    nerdtonurse? replied to alyxoxo82's topic in General Nursing

    I have always had a queasy stomach -- I had a lot of the same worries you do. However...it's very different when you've got something to do, not just watching. You're concentrating more on how to...

  24. Off The Wall: Nurses & Sticks

    nerdtonurse? replied to is5512's topic in General Nursing

    I always try to get the patient to laugh if I can -- saying "uh-oh, get the garlic, here comes the vampires" when lab comes around, etc. I had one guy, very stuffy, very reserved, gave him an IM, and...

  25. Rude or Reportable? I'd like others opinions...

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

    It's karma on the wheel, and eventually the company will get the bill for this person's behavior. Be glad you weren't thrown under the bus, and go on to help those you