nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. what would you do??

    nerdtonurse? replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    If the pt's asymptomatic, I'd wash their hands, dry them, use alcohol prep, let it dry, and then test it again. If it's still showing inprobably low, I'd get the lab to draw a glucose. I had a pt...

  2. White sand like particles in wet stool

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

    Did anyone do an ova/parasite on

  3. Comfort measures for an end stage COPD pt

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

    The worst part of the end stage COPDers (to me, anyway) is when they are terrified to be left alone, grabbing at your hands, begging you to stay, and because you've got 5 other folks, you can't stay....

  4. RN program; not much credit given to LPNs!!!

    nerdtonurse? replied to amjowens's topic in LPN to RN

    Okay, I'm gonna shake my own tail feathers here a minute... The instructor who makes up our tests told the teachers, "well, no one's going to pass THIS test." She's also really clear that LPN equals...

  5. Just a little night shift venting about day shift...

    nerdtonurse? replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in General Nursing

    Dayshift was doing that to me, and I've got school (working on that RN), and you know, you can't be late. A couple always were coming in at 0715 with their coffee, calling to make sure the baby...

  6. Is Being Loyal Worth It?

    nerdtonurse? replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a multi-national telephone company when I was still a "nerd." I worked Christmas and New years without OT because I was "management." I didn't go to birthday parties and family...

  7. Bad Managers

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

    What kills me is when you've got a unit like mine, where people are running for the door, you can't staff a shift unless there's OT or borrowing from another floor involved, and upper management does...

  8. Bad Managers

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

    Back in my computer days, the one thing my company got right was meetings. We were all in "pay bands" and you knew who was in what pay band by what equipment they could order. We were told if we...

  9. Why is hand-off reporting to so hard?

    nerdtonurse? replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    I go by ABCs, and "what will kill you faster" -- mine sounds something like this: John Smith is a 87 year old male in Room XXXX is a patient of Dr. Jones. Patient is a full code. He was admitted...

  10. team buidling

    nerdtonurse? replied to VAJenny's topic in General Nursing

    You guys got any openings? One thing we used to do back in the computer world when we had a deadline, working on a "death march" (you don't leave until the product's ready), etc., was have a big...

  11. One Last Wish

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Other than the say goodbye to the family thing.... I'd take a crash course in Latin, and go to Pompeii. I've always wanted to go there, but I would want to be able to read all the graffitti from 79...

  12. Scope of Practice for LPN

    nerdtonurse? replied to anononurse's topic in General Nursing

    We get a lot of the "I can't do that" when we get new hires from other hospitals. One reason I chose the one I'm at is I get a wider scope of practice (and therefore, learn more). I've heard in some...

  13. Scope of Practice for LPN

    nerdtonurse? replied to anononurse's topic in General Nursing

    At my shop, all I can't do is initiate a care plan, and a RN has to validate my assessments on a new admission. I had to take a TON of classes when I was hired, and the floor I'm on is what...

  14. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    nerdtonurse? replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a rural area, and what can be difficult for me is when a patient is someone I know, and they start asking about Mom, Dad, how's the degree coming, etc. I mean, I care about my pts, but I have...

  15. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    nerdtonurse? replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    My answer to "are you married?" depends on the asker...if it's an elderly lady, obviously stressed by hospitalization, I tell the truth -- no, I'm not. If it's a freak or "bad vibe" I tell them I'm...

  16. Violence in the work place

    nerdtonurse? replied to jbluehorseh's topic in General Nursing

    If you can't sue the hospital, or it doesn't affect the PG scores, they don't care what happens to you. And if you're a nurse and you did sue because someone hurt you (and the hospital knew of your...

  17. How to have confidence in what you do?

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

    I know I spent the first 6 months feeling like I was 30 seconds away from killing someone by making a stupid mistake. Then, and I'm not sure just when, it wasn't like a "ON/OFF" thing, the feeling...

  18. looking to learn from life lessons

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

    We had a surgeon (who I'll call "dr. death" for obvious reasons) that was the most dangerous guy I'd ever seen. I was in school, doing an OR rotation, and watched this guy sew up a bowel resection pt...

  19. Struggling keeping nurses in my unit

    nerdtonurse? replied to BellaSRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a tele/ICU stepdown unit, and I'll tell you why I'm thinking of leaving my job for another hospital -- the reason I'm still there is my boss won't let me move off the unit, and I'm trying to...

  20. NO EVEING RN OR LPN Classes available

    nerdtonurse? replied to chrmnldy's topic in Virginia Nursing

    J. Sargeant Reynolds has a weekend

  21. Challenging LPN test as a military medic.

    nerdtonurse? replied to airforcemedic's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think you can challenge the tests in TN and TX, but not sure if any other state will accept it. I know an LPN can challenge the RN boards in those states, but probably can't get a Rn license...

  22. catheter (male) 101

    nerdtonurse? replied to nate07's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above choices (and I've seen para's that needed foley sizes that just made my toes curl to look at). One thing that can help sometimes if you have a very obese pt, or a guy that has...

  23. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    nerdtonurse? replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I had a cath after some dental surgery where we found out that if I'm given codeine, I stop breathing....ended up intubated, IV's everywhere, tubes everywhere. Here's what the ICU nurse told me, and...

  24. For those who work while in school

    nerdtonurse? replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Dayshift, tele/icu stepdown, fulltime, nights -- gotta eat, gotta pay bills ADN LPN to RN bridge program, fulltime, days -- only option I've got a friend who's a wood carver who made a little sign for...

  25. Grief and family members: Didn't know what to do!!

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

    You know, we're taught as nurses that we should be compassionate, meet the pt/family where they are, as they are, not judge, not condemn. Unfortunately, the one person that's the hardest to treat...